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Round Two: fresh TLDs return – DNW Podcast #584

Round Two: fresh TLDs return – DNW Podcast #584

Things for fresh TLD hopefuls to consider as the application window opens this stretch.

ICANN is opening applications for fresh top level domain names this stretch, 14 years following the last round of TLD expansion.

The rules have changed: Fees are higher this time around, and applicants can’t coordinate to settle string contentions following applications are revealed.

On today’s show, Ray King discusses some of these changes and why he built Early Warning Note to help applicants.

Ray is the founder of domain registrar Porkbun and the TLD firm Top Level Design, so he’s been on both sides of the top level domain distribution market. He explains what it’s like to be a registrar and how registries can set their domains up for success.

Also: Domain business surge, .com price increase, .us, DNSid, and more.

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