Tag Archives: early access program

Fri 14th February 2014
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
GoDaddy auction information yield early denote of new TLD direct and values - Auction data show competition for new TLD registrations and shed light on strategic considerations for ordering domains. What are domains registered under new top level domain names worth, and what is the demand for them? We already know how many domains are being registered. .Guru has close to 30,000 registrations and .photography has topped 10,000. Most others are in the 1,000-5,000 range. But digging deeper into the pre-registration process provides another interesting ... read more ...
Wed 29th January 2014
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Donuts’ EAP opens today, though usually some domain name registrars support it - GoDaddy and eNom are offering Donuts’ domains today, but other big registrars are not. Seven of Donuts new top level domain names, including .guru and .clothing, are available starting today under the company’s “Early Access Program.” For the next five days the domains can be purchased at premium prices. Today the prices are over $10,000, and the price will drop each day going forward. Only some of the major domain name registrars appear to be offering Donuts’ ... read more ...
Tue 10th December 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
GoDaddy has a $12,500 cost tab for Donuts’ Early Access Program - GoDaddy issues its pricing for jumping the line for Donuts’ domain names. Last month I wrote about how Donuts was eschewing a traditional “landrush” period for its domain names in favor of a so-called “Early Access Program”. The Early Access Program (EAP) charges significantly higher prices the earlier you register a domain name. It was clear at the time that pricing for the program would not be cheap. 101Domain already listed a price of $10,990 for the ... read more ...
Thu 14th November 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Some new TLDs will run “Early Access Programs” for a Landrush phase - The TLD launch phase typically known as Landrush might look very different with new top level domain names. Top level domain name launches over the past decade have followed a fairly similar path. First, there’s a sunrise period in which trademark owners can get first claim on domains. Then the domain proceeds to a landrush phase. In landrush, prices are generally higher and there are auctions if more than one person is interested in the same domain. Finally, the ... read more ...