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As some of you know, .MX Sunrise registrations will end July 31st and .MX will go into a so-called “quiet period” in which the registry will be reviewing all received applications during the month of August (the period begins tomorrow, August 1, and ends August 30th. This means that no new registrations will be accepted by the registry until September 1st when the .MX extension goes live, but 101domain will still be accepting requests for .MC domains even during this period.

While 101domain will still be accepting requests for .MX domains during the month of August, it is important to understand that there will be a delay until SEPTEMBER 1st for the domain to be registered. Existing restrictions for .MX domains still apply, but as of September 1st, the extension will be fully live and there will be open registrations (no requirement to own a .com.mx domain as during the sunrise).

We cannot guarantee that you will get domains that you request during this quiet period, as the name you want may have been taken during the Sunrise, but we will do our best to secure the domain, and requesting it before hand may well improve your chances since we will go to register the domain immediately on September 1st. If it turns out that you don’t get the domain, we will refund your registration fee right away, so if you missed out on sunrise, make sure you make a request during the quiet period to give yourself the best chance – contact us by phone or email and we’ll be glad to take your request.

According to data  from the Latino Americann, latin america continue to be the fastest growing ccTLDs, led by .BR, .AR, .VE and .MX.  Frequent visitors to our site and newsletter recipients have already seen the push for .MX domains through its re-release sunrise period, including a special price promotion, and .BR has been a high-demand extension as well.  In terms of growth, the highest growth in June was seen on .EC (7.50%), .MX (4.11%) and .PY (2.69%) extensions.  For number of registrations, the June leaders were  .BR (30,263), .AR (21,892), .MX (12,663) and .CL (3,159).  101domain has all of these extensions, and information for registration is listed below.

Here is the current pricing information for these popular domain extensions.  See the individual pages for the registration requirements and any special regulations.

.EC Domains: $99/year
.MX Domains (Still in Sunrise!) : $35 (see the domain page for sunrise regulations)
.COM.BR Domains: $130 / year
.COM.PY Domains:  $120/year

Some of these prices are newly lowered, so take advantage and grab up these very popular domains before it’s too late.  If you need any help or want to transfer all or part of your domain portfolio to 101domain, contact one of our domain services specialists and they’ll be happy to help you.

Other sources for information about the growth in latin american ccTLDs:
» Domain News
» Latino Americann

Here’s a quick poll question that may inspire you to seek new ways to earn more money from your domain name portfolio.  With traditional Pay-Per-Click parking revenue on the decline, the concept of “domain parking” has been evolving.

Many domain name owners are seeking alternative revenue streams which may help pay for those yearly registration fees or much more.

While it’s unlikely you will become the next Yun Ye (who sold his portfolio for $154m), you can tap into new resources and technologies of today to expand your online empire and put those domains to work!

So, just how are we making money from our domain names? Let’s take a look!

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Thanks for responding to the poll! Please comment below with any additional information on how you monetize your domain portfolio and check back soon to see the results!

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The DotSauce Available Domains Newsletter is an extremely valuable resource for domainers looking to add additional high quality .COM domains to their portfolio. These names are researched by hand and delivered right to your email inbox twice per month.

Last Week’s Poll Results

Last week we asked, “Will you pre-order or buy any .CM domains?” and the results suggested DotSauce readers were quite strongly against being involved with .CM domains. Over 75% of respondents said “No.”

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The Castello Brothers (Michael and David Castello) of the Castello Cities Internet Network will give the keynote address and host an interactive session at the 2009 Domain Convergence Conference in Toronto, Canada August 13-14. The Castello Brothers’ keynote address will be The Future of Domaining – Building Your Brand. In addition, they will be hosting a [...] Related posts:

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I read the TechCrunch article that had significant Twitter insider information, meeting notes, and other information detailing Twitter’s internal strategy. Whether or not it was the right decision to post the information isn’t something I care to discuss, but there are some interesting things to see if you haven’t read the article yet. As an [...] Related posts:

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If you read my blog frequently, you are probably well aware that David Castello from CCIN has given me great geodomain development advice on Lowell.com and Burbank.com. As I mentioned in a previous article, David’s advice led me to add banners across the top row of the home page on my geodomains, whereas before I [...] Related posts:

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I have discovered, tried and tested some amazing WordPress plugins lately. I can hardly wait to share them with you! I’ve just got to say first that you should definitely give each and every one a try because they really can enhance your blog experience for both you and your readers! Let’s get started…

Twitter Friendly Links – Yup, Your Own Short URL

Download Twitter Friendly Links or Visit Plugin Website

This is quite simply an in-house URL shortening service that creates links using your short post ID’s.  For example you can visit http://DotSauce.com/1632 to access this very post!

Twitter Friendly Links plugin can help you preserve and increase your domain name brand exposure on Twitter and give your shared links more credibility.

The only caveat is that you are sacrificing click analytics, though I’m sure the developer of this plugin already has that in mind.

Analytics360 by MailChimp – Bringing Google Analytics to WordPress

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To use all of Analytics360 options you are asked to register a free account with MailChimp,  a web based email marketing and newsletter management system, but you don’t necessarily have to use their service.

Analytics360 adds a feature to you WordPress admin that connects with Google Analytics to display traffic stats, top referrers and most viewed articles.

A really cool feature of Analytics360 is the orange dot marker next to each of your blog posts over time so you can visually see how your posts are performing!

Disqus Comment System – Revolutionizing Blog Comments

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The default WordPress comment system is severely dated! I tried the WordPress threaded comment system for awhile and while it is slightly better it still fell short. Disqus simply has alot of appealing features…

• Track your comments across all blogs
• Verified emails and avatar uploads
• Instantly connect with Twitter and Facebook
• Moderate comments via email or assign moderators
• Top commentators and recent comments widgets

I am extremely happy since installing Disqus. It was surprisingly easy to install as any WordPress plugin usually is. Large sites like TechCrunch and Mashable have adopted Disqus and I foresee it soon becoming the standard for blog comments.

WP Smush.it! – Better User Experience by Reducing Image File Sizes

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I was ecstatic when I found this plugin, a plugin that actually shrinks your image files on the fly!  Most people should know how to use the “Save For Web” feature when working with images to keep file sizes down.

I found that Smush-It actually works better than PhotoShop for getting down to the smallest file size, especially with GIF and PNG files! Amazingly, no image quality is sacrificed.

You can even go in to your gallery and smush previously uploaded files!

Sexy Bookmarks – Making Social Sharing Fun

See Live Example Below!

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This plugin is quite literally beautiful! There are lots of social bookmarking plugins available for WordPress already, but this is by far the most appealing and unique set of bookmarking icons. In just a short time since installing I have noticed a few readers making use of my Sexy Bookmarks!

So yea, maybe you want to have unique looking icons and that’s cool, but I think it will actually benefit blogs on the whole because readers will be able to instantly recognize Sexy Bookmarks buttons and share blog posts.

These plugins rock, huh? Please share this post using my Sexy Bookmarks buttons…

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I want to follow-up to a post I wrote a few weeks ago called “Make 1,000% Profit.” In the article, I discussed how people can analyze what names are selling at auction at Snapnames, buy names for registration fee at Moniker, and then sell them on Snapnames. The jist was that you can register a [...] Related posts:

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Earlier this month Moniker & SnapNames announced a slick new site makeover and some welcome changes to their domain auction strategy.  One of the key new features is the start of monthly themed domain auctions!

Starting today, July 16th at 12:00 PM PDT / 3:00 PM EDT, the Summer Stimulus Auction kicks off with 44 domains at no reserve!  Here are a few of my picks…

• DegreePrograms.com
• HeadButt.com
• PokerStrategies.net
• Scared.net
• GolfingMaui.com

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone to acquire valuable domains at great prices.

Some premium quality domains are also being offered at auction with reserve prices. Here are some of the best…

• WirelessModem.com – Reserve: $1001 – $2500
• Pumped.com – Reserve: $1001 – $2500
• MusicArchive.com – Reserve: $2501 – $5000
• BuildingInspections.com – Reserve: $5,001 – $10,000
• HomeFitness.com – Reserve: $10,001 – $25,000
• 3N.com – Reserve: $25,001 – $50,000

Visit the SnapNames Summer Stimulus Auction now to view all 80 domains and place your bids.

What do you think of the names in this auction?  Please leave a comment below.

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