Author Archives: Boost

Major Registrars Purchased

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Boost

Never a good thing – what is essentially a public service is sold to a business that wants to squeeze profitability out of it, and then perhaps sell it to someone else…  On June 24th, 2011, The Wall Street Journal … Continue reading →

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EnomCentral – increasing .com cost by $5

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Boost

Verisign have announced a small price rise: … prices for .com registrations are set to increase from $7.34 to $7.85 while price for every .net registration will increase from $4.65 to $5.11 Registrars will be passing on the rise, and … Continue reading →

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NameCheap Deals for October

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Boost

SSL Certificate – PositiveSSL – $6.99 for the first year (of course after a year you should have worked out the value/use you are getting from having a secure site) Reseller Hosting Accounts now have Unlimited Domains (so you can … Continue reading →

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Recommended: Arvixe Hosting

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Boost

This is a genuine recommendation – I have been a happy Arvixe customer since May 2007. The most recent site I’ve used Arvixe for is Symbiotic Relationship (which is all about relationships between animals, for example a whale and a barnacle). … Continue reading →

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Myths about the new TLDs

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Boost

Here are some interesting little factoids about the new TLDs that might clear up any confusions: .info, .name, .mobi, .travel, .jobs and .xxx already exist, and they have not really changed the domain world much at all there is unlikely … Continue reading →

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70% Off at Network Solutions

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Boost

Network Solutions are one of the more expensive registrars out there, but many customers, especially those with a single domain, don’t mind the extra cost because they are highly unlikely to go broke or disappear. Right now you can get … Continue reading →

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Domain Name Index

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Boost

Founded by Thies Lindenthl, using data from Sedo, is the IDNX, an index of domain name sales index that reflects the health of the industry. While doesn’r represent all domain sales, it is large and international, and is certainly a … Continue reading →

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gTLDs for Everyone!

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Boost

(All you need is $185K for the application fee…) gTLD stands for generic top level domain, and the new domains will be just like a .com or .net, but will be privately owned. The owners could use them purely for … Continue reading →

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