+1 for planet domain. Mainly for the interface. (like bulk domain renewals and DNS namespaces).
Go Daddy looks like puke on the screen and I aggressively dislike the way that Go Daddy attempts to sell you value-add or additional services (sometimes not entirely opaquely). Cheers. Ash Angell On Monday, 6 August 2012 at 11:43 AM, Shaon Diwakar wrote: > Hi Rod, the idea is definitely interesting! > > As for domain purchases - avoid all the scrupulous domain registrars > (GoDaddy, Crazy Domains et al) - I prefer planetdomain.com > (http://planetdomain.com) or MelbourneIT for registrations (the price is > higher, but you know what you're getting). > > Good luck, > Shaon > > > On 5 August 2012 09:57, Tom Dawkins <tomdawk...@gmail.com > (mailto:tomdawk...@gmail.com)> wrote: > > Local.org.au (http://Local.org.au) seems available. You will need a > > registered non-profit organisation first though. > > I like the idea. As with all these things gaining the initial traction to > > make posting there worthwhile will be the challenge. Some sort of > > pre-launch campaign, kinda like what app.net (http://app.net) have done, > > might help get over this hump. > > Cheers! > > Tom > > ------------------ > > Sent using large fingers on a small device, apologies for any spelling or > > grammar fails. (Was that last sentence even grammatical?) > > On Aug 5, 2012 9:10 AM, "Rod Clarke" <rodcla...@gmail.com > > (mailto:rodcla...@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > Well this is embarrassing - I thought I bought the domain via > > > crazydomains.com.au (http://crazydomains.com.au) last night. As > > > crazydomains.com.au (http://crazydomains.com.au) was showing the url as > > > available last night I pounched on it, paid and got a receipt number > > > etc. > > > > > > but this morning I check and I am still in "pending approval" status > > > (usually this only takes 15 mins to resolve) however I note the url is > > > already in use by someone else. > > > > > > Damn > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, 4 August 2012 20:17:58 UTC+10, Rod Clarke wrote: > > > > Hi Guys > > > > > > > > What do you think of me using local.org (http://local.org) for a > > > > localised ebay / classifieds / trading and advertising site where all > > > > the profits go to local charity groups. Where the monthly charitable > > > > disbursements are voted upon by the online community based on their > > > > transaction volume? > > > > > > > > Sell local, buy local, help local. > > > > > > > > Thoughts? Critique? I know the online ads space is crowded with free > > > > offerings and one mega profits maker - I am trying to crack that nut - > > > > all comments welcome Cheers > > > > > > > > Rod Clarke > > > > > > > > http://au.linkedin.com/pub/rod-clarke/52/b31/107 > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > > > Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more > > > > > > Forum rules > > > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > > 2) No jobs postings. 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