Building a Better NamesCon Online for 2021

As we prepare for the next edition of NamesCon Online, we’ve been sifting through attendee feedback from our first-ever all-digital event in September. Responses were overwhelmingly positive: 93% of attendees gave it 4 or 5 stars, and 96% said they’d attend another NamesCon Online event. (Which is good, because NamesCon Online 2021 runs January 27-29; […]

NamesCon Newcomers: Fresh Perspectives and a Desire to Learn

As we prepare for our first-ever fully online event, we wanted to include as many first-time attendees as we can. Since travel and hotel are not in the equation, the barrier for attendance has never been lower. To make a no-brainer an even less-brainer (Is that a word? It is now), we made a limited […]

THIS IS WHY NAMESCON WENT .ONLINE

The beauty of a domain name is that it doesn’t just exist to be bought, sold, and traded: it exists to be used. To bring an idea to life and present it to the world. We like to think outside the box here at NamesCon, and sometimes that means looking beyond the dot-com. That’s why […]

Registration Now Open for NamesCon 360° [Now NamesCon Online]

It’s real! Well, it’s virtual, but it’s also real! Tickets are now available for NamesCon 360°, [now called NamesCon Online] as we bring the world’s domain-industry professionals together all at once. The Standard Pass is only $59—you probably spent more on lockdown snacks last week. (No judgements.) New Experiences on a New Platform This is […]

NamesCon 360°: Our First Digital Event Brings Domaining Around the World

The domain industry is surging as it helps individuals and small businesses pivot and grow online during the pandemic. In our mission to bring the domaining world together, NamesCon is hosting what will be the largest-ever domain-industry conference, with content relevant to global and local markets. NamesCon is coming directly to domainers around the globe […]

GoDaddy’s CEO is our Keynote Speaker!

We’re excited to announce our main keynote speaker for NamesCon Global 2020: Aman Bhutani, CEO of GoDaddy. Since taking the helm in September, Bhutani has reaffirmed his commitment to transparency, as well as GoDaddy’s commitment to helping individuals and entrepreneurs realize their visions by getting the right domain and the right website. “Aman is a […]

New NamesCon Partner Hotels: Aloft, the Driskill and Proper Hotel

From CEOs to domain investors, professionals from every corner of the domain industry are getting ready to join us in Austin for NamesCon Global 2020. That means we blew through two blocks of hotel rooms at the Omni Autin Hotel Downtown. So we reached out to three amazing nearby hotels—with the help of these new […]

Announcing the Agenda for NamesCon Global 2020

We’re happy to reveal the agenda for NamesCon Global 2020! You’ve already heard quite a bit about what we want to accomplish this year. You’ve heard about Domain Economic Forum, our initiative to quantify and develop the domain industry—now you can see what that looks like in terms of actual sessions. We’ll explore transparency while […]

NamesCon Global 2020 First Keynote Speaker Announcement

Phenomenal news! Announcing our first keynote speaker for NamesCon Global 2020: James Booth, the domain broker who runs the award-winning Phenom.com. He’s cleared over $30 million in sales before turning 30, with $10 million in 2019 alone. James got his start in wealth management, rolling the dice on a move to Southeast Asia to take […]

RightOfTheDot Domain Auction at NamesCon Global 2020: Submissions Now Open

Submissions are now open for the RightOfTheDot domain auction at NamesCon Global 2020! The live auction will take place Thursday, January 30 at the NamesCon Global conference in Austin, Texas. RightOfTheDot is bringing you this live auction for the fifth year, with world champion auctioneer Wayne Wheat. This year, the auction will take place on […]