Domain Registrars

Most of the time when I receive special offers, I read right through them as quickly as possible or simply delete them. An email from Francois Carrillo this morning announcing the launch of DONA.com has me interested. His new domain registrar at DONA.com is offering free “UDRP insurance” on domain names registered there.

Here’s the deal:

“If you are hit by an UDRP:
– You will get free legal assistance to estimate your winning chances.
– A list of attorneys offering special rates to our members.
– And if you won the UDRP, we’ll reimburse you the legal fees spent to defend you!
This way you no longer have to be afraid about this plague. If you register your domain in good faith, you should no longer spend money defending against domain hijackers.”

In addition to this, Carrillo pledged that 30% of the profit from DONA.com will be given to the Internet Commerce Association, an organization that lobbies and fights for the rights of domain investors.

This seems like quite an offer. The UDRP insurance payout is only given if you win the UDRP, but with the cost of a defense around $5,000 (give or take depending on who you use), it seems like a pretty good deal if you. Although the price per registration is moderately higher than other registrars (assuming domain investors have better than rack rate), it’s still a good deal if you are hit with a UDRP and win.

Congratulations to Carrillo who always seems to be coming up with creative ideas to grow his business.

To celebrate its impending achievement of 3,000,000 domain names under its management, NameCheap has made a couple of special offers to its customers. Since the company is just a bit short of the final 10,000 domain countdown, I want to share what the company is offering customers during the countdown and just after.

The big prize is that the company will be giving $3,000 to the person who registers the 3 millionth domain name. The prize will be paid either via NameCheap account credit or paid via Paypal.

The company is also offering specials for when it hits 10,000 before and 10,000 after the 3 million number.

According to the NameCheap contest page, “We’ll be giving away 1000 free** domains before the 3 million mark, and 1000 more after! If you buy or transfer any 10th domain between 2,990,000 to 3 million, we’ll credit the associated costs back to your account automatically.Moreover, once we reach that 3 million milestone, we’re giving away another 1000 domains for free** for every 10th domain purchase or transfer until we reach 3,010,000 domains!”

You should visit the page to read any disclaimers they may have to be sure you’re eligible.

Congratulations to NameCheap on the  achievement.