Later' is not a decision, it's the absence of one. Every year of waiting has a price: the domain appreciates, the rebrand cost grows, the traffic keeps leaking. There is a crossover point where waiting becomes the expensive option. It's calculable.
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Statement Regarding the Suspension of https://t.co/ku1Zi3GLMi
The .ME Registry works closely with law enforcement to monitor and mitigate issues across the .ME domain in accordance with applicable laws, including sanctions requirements.
On 13 July, First VPN Service (1VPNS) was included as a sanctioned entity by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. A Telegram channel using the https://t.co/ku1Zi3GLMi domain was among 1VPNS identified infrastructure. Accordingly, the https://t.co/ku1Zi3GLMi domain was suspended.
On 14 July, Telegram provided confirmation that it had removed its links and affiliations with 1VPNS. Once the confirmation was reviewed and verified, the suspension was removed from the https://t.co/ku1Zi3GLMi domain.
We appreciate Telegram’s prompt cooperation in resolving this matter.
On September 23, 2021, the most trusted name in crypto—Bitcoin .org—was hijacked to run a primitive "double your coins" scam. It wasn't a server breach or a flaw in Bitcoin's code; it was a total failure at the DNS layer.
Read the breakdown of how a simple domain compromise weaponized the industry's most trusted home page against its own users.
Here’s how it unfolded: https://t.co/lCuxTsorbT
Historically, summer was the dead season in the domain industry.
Last week was July 4th week, the quietest stretch of the year. The aftermarket still cleared $1.7M+ across six six-figure sales. Three .COMs and three country codes. Not one of them was a .AI.
Underneath that, the public charts kept moving. https://t.co/owC4eVVJhS, a betting brandable, went for $128K. https://t.co/esYdTH4sb4 cleared $50K. That's a name most people still write off as a $2 registration, doing five figures in the middle of a holiday week.
No conference. No catalyst.
Six figures at the top and five figures in corners nobody watches, while the industry was supposedly at the beach.
That's what a real market looks like...
Domain Lesson Tuesday: Don’t price from hope.
One of the easiest domain pricing mistakes is starting with the dream buyer.
“If the perfect company needs this, it’s worth $50k.”
Maybe. But that is not pricing. That is a story.
A better first pass:
- How many buyers could use it?
- Is the phrase clear without explanation?
- Is the extension helping or hurting?
- Are similar names actually selling?
- Would a buyer see this as useful now, not someday?
- Are there trademark or brand-confusion risks that change the downside?
A domain can be good and still be overpriced.
Strong pricing usually comes from buyer fit, comparable demand, and realistic urgency. Not just from imagining the one buyer who would make the sale look obvious.
💡If a name sits near trademark, UDRP, or brand-confusion territory, verify the risk with a qualified professional before pricing or outreach.
Every domain sale starts the same way: a buyer discovers a domain.
We’ve spent years making that happen through AI discovery, search, advertising, and distribution.
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Most weak domain buys die from one simple question:
“If you cannot identify a realistic end user, reconsider the investment.” 🎯
New guest post from @ElieEweka that will sharpen your buying filter 👇
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.com will stay a trusted namespace
but true innovators and disruptors will embrace radical branding by using new top-level domain extensions
we saw early innings with .xyz upstarts
we see this now with .ai companies
the internet will be a multi-faceted home 👾🤖🛰️🧬
In 2005, a startup launched on a .net domain because the exact-match .com was out of reach. Six years later, after pivoting to the enterprise and scaling to millions of users, they paid nearly $1 million to finally secure the asset they had wanted from day one.
The journey from Box. net to Box. com is a masterclass in branding, capital allocation, and understanding why a premium domain is essential infrastructure, not just a URL.
Read the full breakdown on how a startup turns a domain constraint into a strategic asset: https://t.co/IYvJO6GAmK