It's all about domain names
This is what I call a token gesture from auDA. An invite on a Saturday night to some selected “domain investors” to attend a zoom meeting with the CEO Rosemary Sinclair on Monday (today).
Quite frankly, I also think it is rude and disrespectful. It is the week leading up to Christmas, and many of us are away or otherwise engaged.
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Good news for all registrants of Aussie domain names.
auDA have today released their Priority Status Tool for the general public. This enables registrants to see where they stand with regards to having priority on the .au.
Links on Domainer …
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Last week, the Gold Coast Tourism Corporation purchased DestinationGoldCoast.com.au from me.
They have had the dot com for around 5 years, and this will no doubt be a perfect (and necessary) addition for their portfolio.
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Sometimes a buyer does just not have the cash on hand to purchase a domain name for what it is truly worth.
Have you thought of negotiating a cash plus goods or service deal? It can be a win / win. Here are some examples …
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Normally when a senior staff member leaves auDA, there is generally some sort of announcement.
But to my knowledge, not so for Caroline Fritsch.
When I made some enquiries at auDA (and I did try hard), I was met with a wall of silence. Read more …
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Yet another domain name where the Department of Justice (Vic) is the supposed registrant.
There is something funny going on here – we look at two possible explanations.
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Direct Registration is coming in around 4 months. This is the ability to register a domain name in a shorter version e.g. Domainer.au.
In this article, I give you two tips how to possibly profit from this scenario.
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In yet another win for the good guys, an auDRP complaint on the domain name Event-X.com.au was successfully defended for the Respondent by Nicole Murdoch of Eaglegate Lawyers.
Key points on Domainer today …
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Over many years, Domainer has been at the forefront of highlighting “Unauthorised Business Use” (UBU) in relation to registering domain names.
This is when some “burglar” steals another entity’s business details – e.g. ABN – and uses this to register or purchase Aussie domain names.
Today we report another perpertrator who is using a Victorian goverment ABN!
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On Friday, KLR Automotive decided to invest in their online future with the purchase of KLR.com.au.
The simple USP (Unique Selling Proposition) is that there will only ever be one “KLR.com.au”. Once it has gone, it will probably never be available again (certainly not at the original price).
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I’ve been waiting 5 years to tell this story in full. It was all a bit hush / hush at the time.
In October 2016 I was engaged by a client to sell the domain name Insurance.com.au. The domain registrant was a company comprising 5 separate shareholders – one of whom was my client.
As you would expect, I had a lot of interest for such an absolutely premium domain name. And with a final twist in the tail, the domain was effectively sold. Read the full article …
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