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WHOIS Reseller Branding for .CO Domains

WHOIS Reseller Branding for .CO Domains

The .CO registry allows registrars to insert information about a reseller into the .CO WHOIS record for a domain. HEXONET is happy to announce two new fields for the .CO domain whois output – Reseller Name and Homepage URL.

Domain Name:                SOMEDOMAIN.CO
Domain ID:                      D12345-CO
Registrar-Reseller Name:  Reseller LLC
Registrar-Reseller URL:     http://www.resellerhomepage.com

We see this feature as a value-add for our resellers and have therefore implemented these additional extensions into our API commands.  These extensions are AddDomain and ModifyDomain, the same parameters already deployed for .com and .net:

COMMAND     = ModifyDomain
DOMAIN      = somedomain.co
X-WHOIS-RSP = Reseller LLC
X-WHOIS-URL = http://www.resellerhomepage.com

If explicit WHOIS branding parameters are not utilized, then the default values are used as entered in the “WHOIS Branding” section of the Control Panel, which can be found under “Manage Account > My Settings”.

It’s all about .ME – New Year’s Promo & Exciting News

dot ME domains continue to be highly popular and are now highly recognizable too.  For another amazing year of growth, HEXONET would like to congratulate our friends at the Registry as well as celebrate with our clients with New Year’s .ME promotion!

NEW PROMOTION

  • Promo Start: January 1, 2012 11:00 UTC
  • Promo Ends: March 31, 2012 at 10:00 UTC
  • Promotional Price: 8.21* (net price: 6.90 EUR) per Domain/Year
  • Promotional price only applies to new one year registrations
  • Promotional price also applies to the first year of a new multi-year registration
  • Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional pricing

Why .ME Continues to be HOT

  • .ME is still growing at a very steady but strong pace
  • The registry is close to reaching nearly 600,000 .ME Domains
  • .ME domains have been registered by customers from over 200 different counties across the world
  • .ME domains in the aftermarket are growing in value, which is driving up the value of all .ME domains
  • .ME domains are used for many high profile web addresses and are now heavily used for content based sites throughout the Internet.

V.ME and D.ME Launched
The Registry recently allocated two of their one-character domain names for some unique online services.  The first is V.ME, which was acquired by VISA Inc. for their digital wallet.  The second is D.ME, which was acquired by AVOS, Systems Inc. (delicious.com) for their URL shortener. HEXONET highly encourages our resellers and clients to go to these URLs to see how large corporations are using domains in innovative marketing programs.

.ME Auction Alert – Remember the Date

Another big .ME auction, in cooperation with SEDO, will be held on Feb 2, 2012. Up for grabs are mostly keywords (geo-domains, online business and tech related names etc.). To view the full list you may visit http://www.sedo.com/me or .ME blog at http://www.domain.me/blog/another-me-auction-starts-on-february-2-2012-at-sedo-2976.

.ASIA IDN – Go Live Date – Announced

IDN.ASIA – Go LIVE Date – Announced!

HEXONET has just recieved notice from the .ASIA Registry that the Go Live Date for .IDN.AISA is Saturday, June 23, 2012.

Go-Live Info:

  • Go-Live: Saturday June 23, 2012
  • Time: TBD
  • Allocated on a First-come-First-Served basis
  • Characters: Min. 1, Max. 63, letters, numbers, hyphens (”-”) – however hyphens at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD will not be accepted
  • Registration Periods: 1 – 10 Years
  • Domain Name Registration Policies: View
  • Go-Live Pricing:
    • Reseller:  $18.09* (net: 15.20) USD per Domain/Year
    • Premium: $16.90* (net: 14.20) USD per Domain/Year
    • Platinum: $15.23* (net: 12.80) USD per Domain/Year

Pre-registration Billing: (IMPORTANT)

HEXONET will start withdrawing DEPOSITS for Go LIVE starting June 11, 2012.  These deposit deductions are only to reserve funds in case all your Pre-registrations are successful. Deposits will automatically be returned back to your reseller account if any Pre-registrations are not successful or if you delete it prior to the submission to the registry (for Go-Live 24 hours prior to the actual launch).

Go-Live applications deleted more than 24 hours prior launch are automatically refunded back to your reseller account. Please note, that Go-Live deletions are not permitted in the last 24 hours prior launch.

Pre-registration via API (Go-Live)

command = AddDomainApplication
class = ASIA_IDN_GOLIVE
domain = xn--5gq0bvk968l.asia
x-idn-language = ZH | JA | KO
period = 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 4Y | 5Y | 6Y | 7Y | 8Y | 9Y | 10Y
ownercontact0 = (CONTACT)
admincontact0 = (CONTACT)
techcontact0 = (CONTACT)
billingcontact0 = (CONTACT)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver2 = (NAMESERVER)

Pre-registration via Control Panel

Pre-registrations can be submitted through the Control Panel by logging into your account and navigating to “Manage Products > Domains” and clicking the “Pre-reg Admin” link in the left side menu. From here one can list existing or submit new Pre-registrations. Users can modify or delete any Pre-registrations without charge up to 24 hours prior to the launch date.

Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact us at support@hexonet.net.

* The GROSS price includes Germany’s 19% VAT; many resellers pay the lower NET price without VAT.

Super Saver Volume Promotion for .ASIA Domains – STARTS January 1, 2012!

The more you register the cheaper it gets!

  • Promo Start: January 1, 2012 11:00 UTC
  • Promotional Pricing Ends: March 31, 2012 at 10:00 UTC
  • Everyday Promo Price: 8.21* (net price: 6.90) USD per Domain/Year
  • Volume Pricing on 6th – 9th registration on the same day: 7.02* (net price: 5.90) USD per Domain/Year
  • SUPER SPECIAL Volume Price for the 10th or more registration on the same day: 5.36* (net price: 4.50) USD per domain/year.
  • Promotional price only applies to new one year registrations
  • Promotional price also applies to the first year of a new multi-year registration
  • Transfers and renewals are NOT eligible at promotional pricing

Top Reasons to Register .ASIA!

1. .ASIA is a natural fit for web content / audience related to Asia and is already adopted by businesses, celebrities and brands. Consider using .ASIA when your website, your brand or your market has anything to do with Asia. It is a natural web extension that echoes your content and speaks directly to your target audience. A .Asia domain name instantly turns your brand into an Asia-friendly name.

2. Secure, reliable and easy to register without government restrictions or complex registration process compared to some ccTLDs within the region.

3. Improve search ability and visibility for searches relevant to the Asian market.  Keyword domains make a difference in search result rankings. The term “Asia” is a frequently searched keyword. Making use of a .Asia domain may improves SEO organically for searches related to Asia

4. Save on cost without having to register multiple country-code-top-level-domains within the region