Phil Buckingham, CEO Dot Advice Ltd, a UK based gTLD consulting firm with offices in NYC and LA. It provides advisory services to gTLD Registries and Registrars on a number of fronts, from application, successful launch to strategic and financial advice on business plans,funding, operational readiness to launch, contention set strategy, valuations and resolutions.
Dot Advice Ltd is currently providing financial stats, trends, analytics, valuations and reports on individual TLDs from key TLD data metrics and for the industry as a whole.
Dot Advice Registrar has also developed bespoke business models, including those for closed, single registrant single user, vertically Integrated .Brand TLD Registries.
Phil is passionate about the Domain name business, especially in the launching and implications of 1000+ new gTLDs. A strategic thinker, entrepreneurial, DNS 1995 pioneer, he has a deep understanding of the Registry business(@Nominet,UK)and Registrar business(@Netnames,UK)from start up, financing, business development, operations to flotation. Phil was co founder and CFO of Netnames,a corporate brand Registrar back in 1995.He was instrumental in a merger and IPO flotation on the LSE in 2000.
Phil has been involved in ICANN’s gTLD Financial evaluation process, GNSO Vertical Integration WG.
Dot Advice previously advised many gTLD applicants on strategy, financial models and answers,LOC COI calcs.
To contact Phil: Please email: phil(at)dotadvice.co.uk or skype: philip.buckingham14
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2019 - Mar 18 | on | ICANN Terminates AlpNames |
2018 - Nov 21 | on | DOHA and ZIPPO Make Forty Five |
2018 - Mar 09 | on | ICANN Proposed Interim GDPR Compliance Model Would Kill Operational Transparency of the Internet |
2017 - Feb 13 | on | Next gTLD Round - A Seven Year Itch? |
2017 - Jan 06 | on | Is 2017 Crunch Time for the Domain Industry? |
2016 - Dec 29 | on | Confusing New gTLDs |
2016 - Oct 03 | on | A Look at New gTLDs Numbers... We're Doing Good |
2016 - Aug 03 | on | Almost Free Domains for Almost Everyone |
2016 - Jul 13 | on | New Top Level Domain Industry First Half 2016 Analysis & Insights (Infographic) |
2016 - Jan 22 | on | The Real Facts & Stats About ICANN and Its gTLDs: One BIG.FAIL ... So Far? |
2016 - Jan 22 | on | The Real Facts & Stats About ICANN and Its gTLDs: One BIG.FAIL ... So Far? |
2014 - Dec 17 | on | The Real Facts About New gTLDs |
2014 - Oct 09 | on | 5 Common Misconceptions New Registries Have About Domain Revenue |
2014 - Oct 07 | on | New gTLD Fees Threaten the Diversity of the Name Space |
2014 - Aug 27 | on | A New Way to Value Registry Business |
2014 - Jun 03 | on | Antony Van Couvering Interviews Alexa Raad, CEO of Architelos (Video) |
2014 - May 08 | on | Still Think .brands Might Be a Waste of Time? Google Doesn't! |
2014 - Mar 07 | on | Google Launches First Japanese IDN |
2014 - Jan 28 | on | 6 Domain Name Industry Developments to Lookout for in 2014 |
2014 - Jan 04 | on | Think ICANN Will End Up Rolling in New gTLD Cash? Think Again! |
2013 - Apr 21 | on | What May Happen to GAC Advice? 3 Fearless Predictions |
2013 - Apr 03 | on | gTLD Applicant Strategy: 2013 The Make or Break Year for Applicants |
2013 - Feb 27 | on | New gTLDs - Preparing for March Madness |
2013 - Feb 15 | on | New gTLD Target Date is April 23? Or is it? |
2013 - Feb 04 | on | How the Registrar Cash Flow Model Could Collapse with New ICANN gTLDs |
2013 - Jan 02 | on | Private vs. ICANN Auction of Last Resort |
2012 - Mar 04 | on | Last Minute Tips for a Solid gTLD Application |
2011 - Aug 23 | on | War of Words - the gTLD Weaponry |