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Using a Toll-Free Number on Landing Pages

Elliot Silver
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I think it’s a good idea to have a phone number on a domain name for sale landing page. Some people prefer to speak on the phone when inquiring about a domain name, and having a phone number can lead to more calls. It can also serve as an additional data point when researching an inbound inquiry.

There are numerous services that offer toll-free numbers. I am not super familiar with that market, so I can’t really comment about which service is better and what different providers offer. I would caution people about using toll-free numbers that have a cost per call component.

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Alternative TLDs Have Caught On

Elliot Silver
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Earlier this week, I was at my local Whole Foods for lunch and to do an Amazon return. While walking in and out of Whole Foods, three local business logos / domain names caught my attention. They were all using domain name extensions that were introduced by ICANN during the first round of new gTLDs.

In the same small parking lot in Wellesley, Massachusetts, I saw a .Cool domain name, a .Homes domain name, and a .Solutions domain name. I’ve seen two of the three domain names before. The three letter .Homes url was a new one for me. I don’t think I have ever seen this many new domain extensions used by small businesses in the same place at the same time. If I have, it wasn’t with local businesses.

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Did GoDaddy Just Sell Hantavirus.com?

Elliot Silver
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The hantavirus outbreak has received significant news coverage over the past week. According to various reports, the virus was linked to an outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship, and several passengers became ill and some reportedly died. Apparently, others who came in contact with some sick cruise ship passengers have also become sick.

This morning, I was curious about who owned the Hantavirus.com domain name. When I visited Hantavirus.com, I saw an Afternic landing page that typically shows up after a domain name was sold on Afternic but before the buyer changes the nameservers:

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ICANN to Hold New gTLD Program Webinar

Elliot Silver
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The application period for the second round of new gTLD extensions was just opened by ICANN. This will allow businesses, organizations, communities, governments, and others the opportunity to apply to operate their own domain name extension. This is the first new gTLD application round in more than ten years. ICANN is accepting applications until August 12th.

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What is Spirit.com Worth?

Elliot Silver
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Spirit Airlines is shutting down, and the discount airline will no longer operate. As a domain investor, one of the first things I thought about as the news came out yesterday was the Spirit.com domain name.

Spirit.com is an exceptional domain name, and it’s possible that it will go on the market in the wake of the shutdown. I am not sure what the next stages will be, but I assume the business is going to sell its assets. I don’t have any idea if the IP will be bundled together or possibly sold separately. If sold separately, I presume Spirit.com would become available for sale at some point.

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Joel Embiid Files UDRP to Get JoelEmbiid.com

Elliot Silver
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NBA basketball player Joel Embiid, who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers, filed a UDRP at the World Intellectual Property Organization to secure the JoelEmbiid.com domain name. The UDRP was recently filed, and it is WIPO Case D2026-1817.

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