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Domain Registrars: Who Has The Most Klout?

Elliot Silver
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I am still fascinated by Klout, and I thought it would be interesting to see the Klout scores of some of the most popular domain name registrars.

A company’s Klout score is based on a proprietary algorithm, but important factors include social media mentions, posts, retweets, likes, comments, and a variety of other factors. I believe other outside factors are also taken into consideration,

Here are the top Klout scores for domain registrars:

  • Name.com – 78
  • Go Daddy – 75
  • NameCheap – 67
  • 1&1 – 56
  • Network Solutions – 54
  • Blacknight Solutions – 53
  • Dynadot – 50
  • Register.com – 50
  • Enom – 49
  • Dotster – 47
  • Melbourne IT – 46
  • Internet.bs – 45
  • Tucows – 44
  • Moniker (and Snapnames) – 44
  • Fabulous – 31

Favorite Domain Registrar of Politicians

Elliot Silver
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I read an article this morning in USA Today (“Presidential campaigns buy up domain names for ‘microsites‘”) and I wanted to do a bit of research to see what domain registrars presidential candidates and other politicians seem to prefer. I also checked the registration of domain names used by political parties.

Listed below are the candidates and parties, as well as the preferred domain name registrar based on the registration of the domain name that is used as the primary website. Candidates and parties may use other registrars for their “microsites,” but that would be more difficult to track.

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Infographic: Tracking the Growth of NameCheap

Elliot Silver
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I am a big fan of infographics because they do a great job of illustrating facts, and they’re more fun to look at than a chart or numbers.

NameCheap recently published the infographic below, which charts the company’s growth and identifies key milestones in its history. The company was founded in 2001 and it currently boasts over 3 million domain registrations. The infographic charts where NameCheap’s website visitors come from as well, its social networking prowess, and the brands the company operates.

I wish other registrars and companies in the domain space put out similar infographics. It’s a neat way to look at things.

(Click the infographic to see it larger)

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Best Rates for .ORG Domain Names

Elliot Silver
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As I mentioned earlier, there is a  .ORG price increase tomorrow, July 1, 2012. The Public Interest Registry, the organization that manages the .ORG registry, is raising prices, and domain registrars will almost certainly follow suit.

I have listed the current .ORG prices at leading domain registrars as of this afternoon, and I would bet most of the prices will increase tomorrow.  You may be able to get better rates if you transfer instead of hand register names, and some customers of registrars are able to get better rates based on their relationship with the registrar.

Here are the current advertised .ORG prices on hand registrations (not logged in to any of my accounts):

  • Dynadot – $9.75
  • Enom – $13.95
  • Euro DNS – $23.75
  • Fabulous – $9.49
  • Go Daddy – $6.99
  • Moniker – $8.82
  • NameCheap – $10.69
  • Name.com – $9.99
  • Network Solutions – $34.99
  • Register.com – $35.00

There are some discount / promo codes and coupons that you can find, so look around to get better rates on registrations and transfers. You can also probably get better pricing on larger order. There are just a few hours to go before prices will most likely increase.

Web.com To Sponsor PGA Tour

Elliot Silver
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As you can see from the embedded tweet, Web.com has announced a 10 year sponsorship of the PGA Tour. In a blog post  posted this morning on its website, Web.com “signed a 10-year contract with the PGA to become the title sponsor of the newly renamed Web.com Tour.” The Tour was previously known as the Nationwide Tour.

This is pretty good news for domain name investors, as it will certainly bring additional attention to domain names. The great thing about the PGA Tour (in my opinion) is that many business decision makers watch golf tournaments, and any time attention is brought to domain names, it’s a very good thing.

Go Daddy has done very well with its sports sponsorships, and it seems that the company continues to increase its visibility, with auto racing, Super Bowl, bull riding and other sporting event sponsorships and marketing campaigns. 1 & 1 has also been advertising during popular sporting events, although the focus seems to be on small business websites in its commercials.

Web.com’s primary focus is on business websites, and in the last couple of years, the company acquired Register.com and Network Solutions.

.Org Prices to Increase on July 1

Elliot Silver
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Public Interest Registry (PIR), the domain registry that manages .org domain names, will be raising the wholesale prices for .org domain names on July 1st, 2012. Most domain registrars typically follow suit, and the amount of the price increase generally depends on where you register domain names.

Domain registrars have been sending out emails to clients, and registrars like NameCheap have also been blogging about the price increase. While the increase isn’t much, it can be a burden for people and companies that hold a significant number of .org domain names.

There are a couple of ways you can save money though. First, you can renew, register, or transfer your .org domain names for the 2012 price prior to the July 1 price increase. A second way to save money is to see if your preferred registrar is running any .org registration or renewal deals in advance of the deadline. I’ve found that companies may run special offers to encourage customers to renew for several years to save money.

After June 30, prices on .org domain names will be going up, so if you have any in your portfolio, now is a good time to renew them.

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