In this Video, we talk about the Domain Name Appraisal Email Scam.
It all starts with an email that comes out of nowhere and includes an offer for your domain name, that is hard to resist.
We talk about – the various scams that have been existing for years in the Domain Name Industry.
Beware of the Domain Name Appraisal Fraud! Learn how to ignore such emails and also domain registration/renewal emails that are a scam and trying to cheat you.
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In this Video, we talk about the Tips for finding Good Domain Names.
We talk about – starting with the .com domain extension (gTLD), avoiding any types of trademarks, follow market trends, research the same keyword taken in other extensions and status of those domain names, etc.
With so many domain names available for registration, how do you find the Best ones for your portfolio?
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KAU.com, a 3 letter .com domain name originally registered in 1996, was registered at Melbourne IT before it dropped.
DropCatch.com caught it, and the domain KAU.com went to auction post-registration with the final bid amounting to $100,350. It was a very interesting auction to watch till the last minute.
Kau.com is the Seventh LLL (3 letter) .com this year to be selling above $100k, as per NameBio.
Lets discuss Why it went for that high amount.
The youngest LLL .com in the world
Kau.com was registered since 1996 before it dropped, or as presumed, failed to be renewed by its previous owner.
According to a research, it was earlier owned by Sakurai Sekiyu, a Japanese energy company formed in 1960.
In the early 2000’s, KAU.com looked like an Internet services provider in Japan, according to Archive.org.
It was previously owned by a Japanese company. There are no trademarks for KAU as a standalone registration. Kau also happens to be the southernmost district on the island of Hawaii.
What does KAU mean ?
Kau is a form of the word “Buy” in Japanese, also means “You” in the Indonesian language, as per Google Translate.
Courtesy: Google TranslateCourtesy: Google Translate
A quick search on Google also yields Kau being a common Surname. So it can be either the Japanese “Buy”, Indonesian “You” or simply a Last name, or more interestingly, a First name. This is what it says about Kau being a first name: The meaning of the name Kau is First daughter after two sons Manu-tribe.
Two big domain names closed at DropCatch on Wednesday, October 28 2020. Kau.com closed at $100,350 and epara.com closed at $58,056. The Whois status of the domain as on November 1, 2020 is: Pending backorder/auction delivery at www.DropCatch.com so probably the financial transactions are being processed as of now.
I also noticed some very interesting existing websites on a quick search for the keyword “Kau”:
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Here is my First Domaining YouTube Video:
This first Video (Introduction video) was recorded in March 2020, but I could not bring it online earlier because of two reasons.
First was the spread of Corona virus from that period on wards, due to which everything got delayed. I hope you would also agree, it has directly or indirectly impacted the plans and routines for all of us.
Second was some of my personal involvements due to which I could not focus on this YouTube channel.
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The Language used in these videos is a combination of English and Hindi. I also try to use the English Subtitles feature of YouTube which lets you read through the video in English.
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We all saw a sudden uprise trend in the Acquisitions and Sales of Crypto related domain names over the last 2 years.
Almost all the leading sales were related to Crypto in 2017-2018. For example, CryptoWorld.com sold for $195,000 in 2018, CryptoBank.com sold for $125,000 in 2017, CryptoRate.com sold for $99,888 at the end of 2017 and so on.
I am talking about domain names containing the keywords:
Crypto Coin Bit Wallet Chain ICO and few other crypto related terms, etc.
Now the question in 2020 is, is the demand still there ?
Aman Bhutani is the new Chief Executive Officer of GoDaddy as Scott Wagner is set to step down from the post due to health concerns.
During his stint with Expedia Group Inc., Bhutani most recently served as the President.
Bhutani said in a recent statement, “GoDaddy’s extraordinary focus on constantly innovating and improving for its entrepreneurs has built a devoted and rapidly growing customer base. I look forward to working closely with everyone at the company to seize the vast opportunities that lie ahead”.
Aman Bhutani wants his employees to focus on data, not what the boss says.
A Sikh by religion, Aman Bhutani has done BA in Economics graduate from Delhi University. Aman’s appointment is effective from September 4th, 2019. He joins the ranks of an increasing number of Indians who are at the helm of leading multinational firms.
Bhutani has a nine-year experience at Expedia and recently served as the President of Brand Exedia Group. Before this, he served as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice-President of Engineering. Bhutani began his carrer as a senior engineer with ConneXions Technologies. According to his Linkedin Profile, he worked with JPMorgan Chase before joining Expedia.
DomainX is one of the first and most celebrated Domaining Event in India, that’s being held every year since 2014.
This was my third time participation at the DomainX event that happened this year on the 3rd and 4th of August, 2019 at Eros Hotel, New Delhi.
The participants included Domainers, Entrepreneurs, Companies and people related to the Domain Names / Cloud / Web Hosting Industry from all over India and abroad, also people representing Indian and International organizations.
The 6th edition of the annual DomainX conference at the Eros Hotel was slightly different from its earlier editions, primarily because it was a Two day show.
The First dayof the event, August 03 2019 was Conference that included Panels for “Will this Sell” section and “Why Domain Names are Important”. I was a speaker for both the Panels and contributed my best from my experiences in Domaining spanning the last two decades.
One of the best platform for landing pages and a domain names marketplace, Undeveloped.com recently rebranded themselves as Dan.com
This move came as a result of recent updates in their system, which they define as “Our own blockchain network to automate all inefficient processes in the domain industry”
DAN meaning Domain Automation Network is about to bring in new changes in the domain name industry, according to them.
In an exclusive discussion with GoDomaining.com, Reza from DAN.COM further explains:
We use the blockchain to solve multiple problems.
1: In order to automate processes.
2: To create a new WHOIS where the data is irrefutable and always accurate.
3: To provide a trust-less automated escrow service where the buyer and seller can check what the “machine” has done via a public ledger.
4: To solve huge legal issues when you lease or rent a domain (in our whois 2.0 it’s clear who’s liable for the content on a domain under a payment plan)
5: To offer fractional domain ownership and a domain investment dashboard so domainers can attract capital to invest in their portfolio’s
and lastly 6: due to Domain Automation we can now scale new models like renting a domain easily.
Dan.com wanted to bring more transparency into the domain name marketplace and make it easier for businesses and individuals to find, buy and transfer domains with flexible domain purchase options, such as lease to own.
2018 proved to be a great year for Domaining. Many good Sales happened during the year and many new technologies and niches were discovered.
And just like that, another year has flown by!
Here are few most prominent developments from the last year:
1. Crypto.com Sold for $12 million
The domain crypto.com, whose owner Matt Blaze has held out for a long time refusing to sell it to cryptocurrency companies, finally sold it for “millions.”
One of the hottest and highly sought-after domain names in the world, Crypto.com, has been reportedly sold to Crypto Visa card company Monaco for around $12 million.
Blaze is an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a well-regarded cryptography researcher who is credited with the phrase and concept of “trust management,” an important framework for modeling the authenticity and reliability of parties in information security.
A visit to Manoco old website (https://mona.co/), redirected visitors to the new Crypto.com website with the message: “Monaco is now Crypto.com.”
