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Registry recalling my domain; Essos.com sold for $80k; Seller is refusing the use of escrow; Your experience with GoDaddy VIP accounts reps; Google Ads rolling out changes for parked domains.

Registry recalling my domain! What to do?
An investor is about to find out the sad reality of new gTLDs, as a notification from their registrar informed them that a "country name" .TLD domain will be deleted at the end of its registration year. A little known ICANN rule demands that all registrars comply with this block, as IP attorney John Berryhill confirms.

Topic by @Allysin

Essos.com was sold for $80,000 dollars
Great news from a domain investor who managed to get their five letter .com domain, Essos.com, sell for a whopping $80,000 dollars. Find out if the buyer paid and how did the sale complete.

Topic by @Viet

Need advice: Seller refuses escrow for $700 domain purchase
Domain buyers that require the use of an established escrow service, such as Escrow.com, should not be apologetic. In this case, a buyer shares their experience with a seller who refuses to use escrow services over a $700 domain sale. Read why this requirement might save your money or domain name in the future.

Topic by @Paperhand

How has your experience with GoDaddy VIP reps been?
GoDaddy representatives for VIP accounts can offer special benefits to domain investors and their portfolios, such as special pricing or response to requests. And yet, a domain investor who is using one such account has complaints about their performance. Share your own experience and read the official GoDaddy response on the subject.

Topic by @LOLed

Changes to Parked Domains in Google Ads
As if domain parking and PPC ad performance weren't bad enough, here comes Google with policy changes to its Google Ads. Advertisers need to opt in once every so often to include domains that serve ads, deciding whether their campaigns will incorporate them. Who takes the time to do this? Clearly not good news for high-paying Google Ads campaigns!

Topic by @thetrafficman

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