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MMX’s year marked by terrible renewals

MMX saw its revenue dip in 2020, and it reported shocking renewal rates at two of its highest-volume gTLDs, according to the company’s annual financial results, published this morning. The portfolio registry, which is in the process of selling of...

May 18, 2021 Kevin Murphy .vip, adultblock, Domain Registries, financials, mmx

GoDaddy has a secret weapon in its push into corporate domains

While GoDaddy has been focused for the last two decades on small and microbusiness customers, its entry this year into the corporate domains management space should not be dismissed — the company has one huge advantage. Earlier this week, the com...

November 19, 2020 Kevin Murphy .vip, Domain Registrars

MMX waving goodbye to .london? Boss puts focus on renewal profits, China

MMX’s revenue from domain renewals could cover all of its expenses within the next 24 months, if everything goes to plan, according to CEO Toby Hall. Hall was speaking to DI this evening after the company reported its first-half financial results...

September 26, 2018 Kevin Murphy .london, .vip, Domain Registries, financials, icm registry, Minds + Machines, mmx, renewals

MMX revenue slips despite domain growth

MMX today posted a smaller loss for the first half of the year, despite managing to grow domains under management and hit some important financial milestones. The new gTLD registry formerly known as Mind + Machines, which announced a few months ago that it’s looking to be acquired, reported an H1 loss of $526,000 compared […]

September 26, 2017 Kevin Murphy .vip, Domain Registries, mmx

MMX says .vip renewals running at 75%

MMX has revealed that its renewal rate for first-month .vip registrations in China were over 75%. The portfolio gTLD registry, also known as Minds + Machines, said that 317,000 domains that were registered during .vip’s first month of availability have now been renewed. The news follows a June announcement that the renewal rate would be […]

July 27, 2017 Kevin Murphy .vip, Domain Registries, mmx

Early .VIP results suggest 70%+ plus renewal rate

More than 60% of first-month registrations already renewed. MMX’s .VIP domain name has been a big success right out of the gate in terms of registration volume. It has China to thank; over 700,000 of its roughly 800,000 registrations are at Chinese domain name registrars. Hitting its first anniversary the big question was how many […]

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June 7, 2017 Andrew Allemann .vip, Minds + Machines, mmx

MMX says .vip renewals to be at 70%+

MMX believes the biggest money-spinner in its new gTLD portfolio, .vip, will see first-year renewals in excess of 70%. The company said this morning that it is projecting renewals towards the top end of industry norms based on manual renewals to date. .vip was a bit of a hit in China, topping a quarter-million domains […]

June 7, 2017 Kevin Murphy .vip, Domain Registries, mmx, renewals

Chinese buy another 200,000 .VIP domain names

Bulk orders boost .VIP top level domain name. MMX (Minds + Machines) reported today that it has received orders for 200,000 additional .VIP domain name registrations. The sales will generate $1.3 million in income over the life of the contracts, and this dollar figure includes 61 names sold in eName’s recent auction. The deals seem […]

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April 3, 2017 Andrew Allemann .mx, .vip, Domain Services