Newsletters 2022
- Newsletter 2022 April
- Newsletter 2022 August
- Newsletter 2022 December
- Newsletter 2022 February
- Newsletter 2022 January
- Newsletter 2022 July
- Newsletter 2022 June
- Newsletter 2022 March
- Newsletter 2022 May
- Newsletter 2022 November
- Newsletter 2022 October
- Newsletter 2022 September
Newsletter 2022 April
Welcome to our latest Newsflash. We bring you a lot of the latest news. There are some changes in domain prices, new discounts available, and brand new products that you can use to get an advantage over the competition.
Openprovider.com gets refreshed
In a few days you might notice that our website opens faster, looks lighter, and is easier to navigate. We are optimizing our website to deliver you a better experience when using the website. We hope you will enjoy the new look, and if you have any feedback or suggestions, please let us know.
New product in Openprovider- BuildMyLogo
We released the Build My Logo product for our Resellers in the Control Panel. Thanks to the cooperation with our Partner BuildMyLogo we delivered a great product for our Resellers that allows you to design and create logotypes for your Customers’ businesses. BuildMyLogo can be accessed from the Reseller Control Panel. The payment and logotypes management is conducted directly on BuildMyLogo website. Check it out!
New multiyear variants for SSL certificates
It is now possible to order additional period variants for SSLs - 3, 4 and 5 years. For most SSL certificates in Openprovider offer it is now possible to choose additional period variants - 3, 4 and 5 years. Buying for a longer period is a great way to get a better price for a selected certificate and also reduce the churn rate from the Customers who are deciding to purchase it for a longer period.
New certificate types in Openprovider
We have added S/MIME and Code Signing certificates to the offer! New certificates from Sectigo are already available in the Openprovider offer! Both products are available to purchase from the Reseller Control Panel and with our public API. Please read more in ourKnowledge Base, where you can find information of validation, provisioning and delivery processes.
Updates to new gTLDs
Upcoming price changes
- April 15: .saarland
- April 25: .cyou
- September 1: .monster, .xyz, .biz, .club, .design, .miami, .boston, .abogado, .fit, .fashion, .beer, .wedding, .yoga, .garden, .surf, .horse, .vodka, .cooking, .casa, .work, .fishing, .law, .rodeo, .luxe, .co (premium domains)
- October 4: 199 Donuts TLDs.
Donuts price increase on October 4, 2022
Donuts registry will increase the price for 199 TLDs on October 4, 2022. The majority of TLDs will receive a wholesale price increase of 7%.
New .be validation for Dutch private registrants
Last month, dnsbelgium implemented a new .be domain validation system for Belgian private individuals. After a successful few weeks, and following their plans, .be domains that require validation that belong to Dutch private registrants will be able to be validated using iDIN or itsme easily and automatically. You can find more information in our Knowledge Base:https://openprovider.help/books/domains/page/new-dnsbelgium-registrant-verification-process
Mother's Day promotion!
XYZ registry will celebrate Mother's Day with a big promotion for new 1st year .MOM, .BABY and .FLOWERS domain registrations!
From May 2 to May 9 prices for members will be:
- .MOM → $1.99
- .BABY → $5.99
- .FLOWERS → $59.99
.barcelona promotion
From May 2 to June 1st, .barcelona new 1st year registrations will be at 75% discount!
- Member price: €9.18
- Non-member price: €10.18
Newsletter 2022 August
Domain news that is as refreshing as a watermelon on a hot summer day.
We've got lots of updates for you again this month. The new .kids domain extension has entered its Sunrise Phase, and you can read all about it down below. We've also got new content on our blog, and, as usual, lots of domain promotions!
New on our blog
Freshen up your knowledge about our security products with the latest articles on our blog.
Why resellers need Premium DNS?
Security has never been as important as it is right now, and your customers are aware of that. In this blog post, you can learn all about Premium DNS by Sectigo and how this product can help you create a new revenue stream and increase customer loyalty.
SSL module updates
Recently, our product team has released some innovative new features for our SSL module. You can read all about them in this blog post, as well as take a look at a sneak peak of what is more to come!
Upcoming price changes
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September 1: .monster, .xyz, .biz, .club, .design, .miami, .boston, .abogado, .fit, .fashion, .beer, .wedding, .yoga, .garden, .surf, .horse, .vodka, .cooking, .casa, .work, .fishing, .law, .rodeo, .luxe, .co (premium domains)
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October 4: 199 Donuts TLDs.
(Remember, you can check all details about these price changes in previous newsletters)
.kids, new child-friendly TLD
The new .kids domain extension has started its Sunrise Phase, and as always, you can register it at Openprovider!
There are no special requirements to register a .kids domain. Anyone can register and use this domain extension. Domain names can be within 1 and 63 characters in length, and it is possible to register a domain for a period between 1 and 10 years.
Sunrise registrations have started on August 11, 2022, for trademarks registered in the Trademark Clearing House. We are a TMCH agent, so you can have your trademark registered with us using your Reseller Control Panel.
This new domain extension is a great choice for websites about products, services, and infotainment for children, as well as for websites by parents or children's rights organizations. Don’t miss this opportunity and start selling this TLD with us.
For more information and a price overview,click here.
Changes to .UK lifecycle
On Sep 13, 2022, Nominet will apply changes to the 2nd and 3rd level .UK domains, creating a new “pendingDelete” period of 5 days at the end of the life cycle.
The main difference with the current situation will be that, once the quarantine expires, the domain will be inactive for 5 days without an option to be restored, before it is released. With this move, the registry will standardize the domain's life cycle to make it more similar to gTLDs.
For more information, take a look atthis article in our Knowledge Base.
.net price increase
Verisign has announced a new price increase for February 1, 2023 for .NET domain names. The new price will be $9.92 (excluding the ICANN fee).
As .net domains can be registered for a period of up to 10 years, consider registering or renewing your .net domains before the 1st of February 2023. Time is of the essence. Big savings are at stake!
Chartered accountants can claim their own domain
NIXI, the registry of .in, has announced a special promotion for the .ca.in extension!
The promotion will run for a long period of time: 27th July 2022 to 31st March 2023. During this period, one-year registrations of .ca.in are available for just INR 249!
Things are getting hotter here!
The .spa Registry is running a promotion for the month of September. During this month, Members can register .spa domains for just $12.10.
.gal October promotion
The .gal registry is running a special promotion in the month of October (3rd October - 17th October)
During this period, 1-year-registrations of .gal domains are available for just €9 (excluding the ICANN fee).
ShortDot BOOM
ShortDot will be releasing more than 2.4 million names across all five of their extensions :.icu, .bond, .cyou, .cfd, and .sbs.
Starting on September 1st, 2022, first and last names, city names, dictionary terms, and more will be released across all five of ShortDot’s extensions.
You can find the list of domainshere.
Don't let this opportunity slip by and grab these domains!
ShortDot flash sale
We have another great deal from ShortDot for you. .cfd and .sbs from ShortDot will be available with large discounts for the last months of 2022.
From 15th September 2022 to 31st December 2022, .cfd and .sbs will be available for registration for only $0.99.
.ie special discount
The. ie registry is running a special promotion from 1st September - 30th November.
During this period, all 1 year creates of .ie are available for €10 for Members and €11 for non-Members.
New product in our offer - EasyDMARC
We are very excited to finally release a new product to Openprovider offer - EasyDMARC.
EasyDMARC is a powerful tool that makes DMARC, SPF, DKIM, or BIMI records easy to manage and adjust to personal or your company needs. There are a number of features that make EasyDMARC stand out from the competition - all of them are there to protect your domain reputation and email deliverability rates!
You can find more information about the product on ourblogand in ourKnowledge Base. We also held a webinar together with EasyDMARC in June. You can watch the recordinghere. If you wish to discuss more details about the product and how to kick start sales, please contact our Sales team directly - we are happy to help you!
Newsletter 2022 December
New on our blog
Newsletter 2022 February
Welcome February, Valentine’s Month!
January was a very busy month at Openprovider.
We were paving the way for a very productive year of updates on our platform, getting great deals on domains and products so we can provide you with a great offer, service, and support in 2022.
In this month's newsflash, we bring you the latest news about the hottest deals, upcoming price changes, updates on our RCP, promos, releases, our upcoming webinars, and some tips on domain name security.
Find below all the information you need to know in order to stay up to date!
What's new?
Automatic top-ups in the Control Panel
Are you looking for an easy way to top up your account? Try the automatic top-ups! Learn more about this featurehere.
Sunrise B blocks release
Sunrise B blocks were originally scheduled to be released last January 16, 2022, but this release has been indefinitely postponed. As of this date, we haven't received a new launch date. Therefore, all Sunrise B blocks will not be released or deleted and will continue active for free until further notice. We will keep you updated!
Upcoming PremiumDNS Webinar
Save the date - February 24th, 16:00 CET! Together with our partner Sectigo, we have prepared a webinar fully dedicated to PremiumDNS, our top-notch DNS service.
Survey about future webinars
We want to know which topics you would like us to cover in our upcoming webinars. Please, let us know your comments in the survey below. It only takes 3 minutes. Your feedback is valuable for us and will benefit all of us greatly!
SSL Certificates Webinar - Deck & Insights
We are happy to share with you the presentation deck and some insights and remarks about our past SSL Certificates webinar with Sectigo.
Please find all details in the following link.
Download SSL webinar
Is Your Domain Name Exposing You to Disastrous Security Risks?
While the domain name may seem like an innocuous concept, the mechanisms that make it possible are quite complex. In our latest blog post, you can learn how cybercriminals can hijack your domain name and steal valuable data. We also share some tips and tricks on how you can protect yourself from domain name-related exploitation.
Read the blog post here
Domain News
Updates to new gTLDs
Upcoming price changes
- March 30: .click
- April 15: .saarland
- April 25: .cyou
.EU promo
During the months of February and May .EU domains are only:
- €1,49 for members
- €1,99 for non-members.
Don’t miss this promo! Go to RCP!
.IN promo
During February and March, we’re offering .in domains to our customers with a membership plan for only:
- ₹400 for members
- ₹1695.91 for non-members
What are you waiting for? Go to RCP!
.SHOP promo
During March .shop is on sale! Prices will be:
- $2.50 for members
- $3.00 for non-members
Get ready to save!Go to RCP!
.cn policy date extension
.cn registry has postponed the implementation of new contact validation policies. As per our previous communication, their initial idea was to start applying the new policies now, but they have paused the process. Right now, the validation is not being implemented, and we are waiting for a new date of release. We will keep you updated!
.blog premium promotion extension
.blog registry has extended the promotion for premium domain name registrations. You will be able to register .blog PREMIUM domain names with a 75% discount until December 31, 2022! What a great year to help the world start a .blog!
.DAY in General Availability!
.DAY is now in the General Availability phase, so anyone can register this new TLD from Google Registry. Remember that the requirements are the same as other Google TLDs. Find more information about .dayhere.
Newsletter 2022 January
A new year starts! After ending 2021 with the achievement of 3 million active domains under management, we welcome 2022 with open arms for more growth. We’re looking forward to it, are you?
In this month’s newsflash, you’ll get to know more about our 3 million domains milestone, a major update to the domain transfers interface, price changes, promotions, and a tip on security. Let’s start!
3 million domains under management
We are proud to share with you that we have reached 3 million domains active under management. Our commitment to providing domains, management, security, transparency, and trust allowed us to establish unique relationships with our loyal customers, who are the main reason why we are celebrating this special day with you all.THANK YOU!
Domain transfers made easy
Openprovider has just released a major update to the interface for domain transfers. Learn more about this update in the link below.
Webinar with Sectigo - let’s talk security!
Together with Sectigo, we will run a webinar about topics related to certificates and security on January 13.
Join us!
CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability in Log4j
In the previous days, a vulnerability in the Log4j logging framework has been affecting multiple versions of a widely distributed Java component, Apache Log4j. Learn more about this newshere.
Updates to new gTLDs
Upcoming price changes
- 1 January: .li, .ch, .nl, .wien, .io
- 14 January: .info, .mobi and .pro
- 25 January: .love premium tiers
- 30 March: .click
- 15 April: .saarland
- 25 April: .cyou
.cyou price increase
From April 15, 2022, ShortDot will increase the price for .cyou TLD. The new price will be $4.18 for members.
.gal promotion
From 1st to 28th of February, all 2-year .gal registrations will be at 13,99€ for members, and 14,99€ for non-members.
.cn policy changes
From 1st January 2022, the .cn registry will implement a new policy in order to have more control over the registrants' identity. That is why it will apply new validations from registrants of new domains, but also from current ones that they consider have not passed validation. In the forthcoming days, we will contact resellers who have domains that require some extra validation, for now, you do not have to take any action.
.WIKI promotion
From January 1 to 31, 2022, all .wiki 1st year new registrations will be at $4.99 for members and $6.99 for non-members.
Newsletter 2022 July
In the middle of the hot summer we have an even hotter selection of the latest news to share with you. Take your time, have a coffee, and enjoy the update :). We've got new interesting and useful content, lots of domain promotions, and updates about our growing list of extra services related to domain names and making the Internet a safer place.
Blog content for your inspiration
Have a look at our latest 3 articles! You might find them useful for you, but they can also be a great inspiration for your content as a reseller to provide for your customers.
How to start using Plesk license and make the most out of it?
Plesk License explained! By reading this article you will get familiar with the possibilities that Plesk provides, but also learn the details about ordering and installation of your license.
If not .com, then what?
It’s a waste when a customer visits your website and only checks the .com domain and if it’s not available he just leaves. There are plenty of other extensions that might fit their needs even better. That’s why it is so important for resellers to help and educate their end-customers, so they are more aware of all the options they have available.
What are the different types of domain names?
A great source of base knowledge about domain name types, explaining how they work and how it all began. Highly recommended for everyone wanting to gain well-structured knowledge written in easy to understand language.
Upcoming price changes
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September 1: .monster, .xyz, .biz, .club, .design, .miami, .boston, .abogado, .fit, .fashion, .beer, .wedding, .yoga, .garden, .surf, .horse, .vodka, .cooking, .casa, .work, .fishing, .law, .rodeo, .luxe, .co (premium domains)
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October 4: 199 Donuts TLDs.
(Remember, you can check all details about these price changes in previous newsletters)
Our prices just keep getting better
Our commitment to seeing our members grow with us and helping them maximize their profit has led us to adjust the prices of five of our extensions. This is the result of our quarterly cost price review, created with the aim of trying to adjust prices as much as possible:
.ae → from AED 114.17 to AED 110.71 (create/renew/transfer)
.de → from 2.62 to €2.61 (renew/transfer)
.de → from €3.59 to €3.58 (create)
.dk → from DKK 49.11 to DKK 49.14 (create/renew/transfer)
.cz → from CZK 201.45 to CZK 188.86 (create/renew/transfer)
.uk → from GBP 2.51 to GBP 3.90 (create/renew/transfer)
Verisign .com price hike on 1st of September
Verisign has announced a price increase on its .com extension, effective from the 1st of September 2022.
The new price for Members will be $9.15 (for registrations, renewals, and transfers). The new price for non-members will be $9.15 for domain registrations and transfers and $14.57 for renewals. For Members, the current price is $8.77 (for registration, renewals, and transfers). For non-Members, the current prices are $8.77 for registration and transfers and $14.31 for renewal.
This is the second price increase that .com has seen since 2012 when a fixed price was agreed on between Verisign and ICANN. However, two years ago, Verisign renegotiated its contract and was allowed 4 price increases of 7% until 2024.
As .com domains can be registered for a period of up to 10 years, consider registering or renewing your .com domains before the 1st of September 2022. Time is of the essence. Big savings are at stake!
Hot prices from .design
The .design registry is running a promotion from 1st July to 30th September for .tattoo, .ink, .gay, .wiki.
These 4 TLDs will be available for just $3.49 in the above period! This price is only valid for new registrations.
.SC prices have an amazing discount
The .SC registry is offering .SC for $79 in the second half of the year!
This price will be applicable from 1st July 2022 to 31st December 2022!
Get to the top with .TOP
The registry is running a promotion for .top (26th June 2022 to 31st August 2022)
First year registration price in the period is just $0.79!
Consecutive multi year registrations / renewals / transfers in this period are available for $3.43 / year.
Let those glasses make some noise!
There is a promotion for .bar and .rest for the period 1st July 2022 - 31st August 2022
The first year Registrations in this period are offered for $11!
.BIBLE Summer Promotion
Promotion from .bible registry from 15th July 2022 to 30th September 2022
All 1 year registrations in this period for $20.50!
.MOE Crazy Eight Flash Sale
.moe celebrates 8 years on the Internet!
To celebrate this, the registry is running a promotion from 22nd July 2022 - 31st August 2022
All 1 year registrations in this period are available just for $4!
New product in our offer - EasyDMARC
We are very excited to finally release a new product to Openprovider offer - EasyDMARC.
EasyDMARC is a powerful tool that makes DMARC, SPF, DKIM, or BIMI records easy to manage and adjust to personal or your company needs. There are a number of features that make EasyDMARC stand out from the competition - all of them are there to protect your domain reputation and email deliverability rates!
You can find more information about the product on ourblogandKnowledge Base articles. We also held a webinar together with EasyDMARC in June. You can watch the recordinghere. If you wish to discuss more details about the product and how to kick start sales, please contact our Sales team directly - we are happy to help you!
Survey about new products - Security category
We have recently sent out anothersurveyto our resellers, this time about security products (such as data backup, antimalware protection, website protection). If you haven’t responded to it yet, we would really appreciate your feedback. The survey takes up to 3 minutes to complete and will help us greatly to deliver the products that you and your customers are looking for.
New product purchase pages in Reseller Control Panel
We are constantly working on improving the overall experience with our Reseller Control Panel and products available there. One of our next steps is to vastly improve the purchase experience for products such as SSL and signing certificates, Plesk licenses, and SpamExperts. In the coming days and weeks, we will present you with a new product selection page for our certificates! Please stay tuned for further details.
Newsletter 2022 June
June brings plenty of news and updates from the domain industry. Please have a look at the latest price changes for some domain extensions. Don’t miss the promotions. If you are looking for something more than just domain names, have a look at the end of the newsletter, where you can find updates about our other products.
Checkout our Fast-Checkout
Now you can buy a domain straight from the main page. This is a relatively new feature that we are still improving, please feel free to send us your opinion about it. What did you or didn’t like.Your feedbackwill help us make this feature better.
Happy Birthday .CO and .US!
To celebrate the anniversary of .CO and .US birthday, those domains will be available for just 2$ (for members) and $3 (for non-members) from the 27th of June until the 10th of July.
EURid Web Awards 2022
The .eu Web Awards are open and anyone can nominate any .eu website! .eu Web Awards is an online competition, designed to acknowledge the best websites, using the .eu, .ею or .ευ extensions. Six winners will have a budget of €5000 for marketing campaigns, receive an educational package and a badge for their websites. Finalists will be revealed on 1st of September, and we will know the winners on 17 November. Take advantage of this competition and nominate your customers ;)
For more information:https://webawards.eurid.eu/
New product at Openprovider - EasyDMARC!
In the next couple of days we will release new product that a lot of our Resellers have been asking and waiting for - EasyDMARC. It is a complete suite to manage your domain security and protect your business and reputation from phishing attacks and bad actors. EasyDMARC allows you to create DMARC, DKIM, SPF and BIMI records on just one dashboard, monitor your IP and domain reputation and receive aggregated reports to control over the emails being sent on owner’s behalf. For more information about this new product you can already check our Knowledge Base and product page. Stay tuned for the dedicated mailings once we officially launch the product!
New product surveys coming in next weeks!
Recently some of you participated in a product survey regarding web hosting products. We have received dozens of responses and based on that we will plan new products in our portfolio. But that is not over! Starting from July through October we will ask you to take part in a few new surveys and interviews about product groups such as: Security (backup, antiviruses, web security, email security), eCommerce products and storage products. We really hope a lot of you will be eager to respond to these questionnaires!
EasyDMARC - webinar!
You might have already received a separate invitation to our next webinar, this time with our Partner - EasyDMARC. For those who have not yet subscribed to participate - the webinar takes place on 29th of June at 12.00 PM CEST - this is a great opportunity to learn why EasyDMARC is a go-to solution to protect your domain and business reputation among Customers! Here is the link to register for the webinar!
Updates to new gTLDs
Upcoming price changes
- July 1: .fr, .re, .pm, .yt, .tf, .wf, .capetown, .durban, .joburg, .africa
- September 1: .monster, .xyz, .biz, .club, .design, .miami, .boston, .abogado, .fit, .fashion, .beer, .wedding, .yoga, .garden, .surf, .horse, .vodka, .cooking, .casa, .work, .fishing, .law, .rodeo, .luxe, .co (premium domains)
- October 4: 199 Donuts TLDs.
End of registry approval for .madrid domains
As you may know, .madrid domain registrations have to be approved by the registry, this means, the domain is not active until the registry approves the domain. But we have good news! From June 17th, .madrid domain registrations will be conducted in real time, without the prior review process by the registry, so domains will be active as soon as the domain is registered!
ShortDot's Premium Name bonanza!
Prepare to save the most money on premium domain names across all five of ShortDot's extensions! For the next three months, ShortDot is providing 75% off all premium .icu, .bond, .cyou, .cfd, and .sbs domain names! From June 1st until August 31st, 2022, the Premium Names Bonanza will take place.
AFNIC TLDs price change
AFNIC will make a price change on July 1st for their ccTLDs: .fr/.re/.pm/.yt/.tf/.wf. This is a price reduction and the new member price will be €4,64. Take advantage of this price change and apply this reduction to your end customers to get more domain registrations!
Huge price drops in Africa!
From 1 July 2022 onwards the wholesale price of all dotCities (.capetown, .durban, .joburg) registrations will be reduced to R55.00 for all member registrations, also the renewals will be reduced to R50.00. Premium prices will also decrease. The wholesale price of .africa registrations will also decrease to USD $3.80 for all domain name registrations for members, and premium prices will also decrease for all premium name registrations beginning July 1, 2022.
.XYZ NEW promo prices
.XYZ Registry is running a promotion on the following extensions from 1st June to 31st December!
Check out our member prices for 1st year registrations for the following extensions:
- .xyz → $2.49
- .monster, .quest, .beauty, .hair, .skin, .makeup, .autos, .pics, .lol, .mom → $1.99
- .rent, .college, .baby → $19.99
Donuts promo
On July 1st, 233 Donuts TLDs will be on promotion! From this date, you will be able to check the new prices in our promotions landing page: openprovider.promo!
Price change for .cl
NIC Chile informed of price changes in the following days. From 1st July, new fees for .cl domains will be $11 for registration / renewal / transfer / restore operations for members.
.blog promotion
From 1st July we will have a great .blog promotion! $3.99 for members and $4.99 for non-members, for 1st year domain registrations! As .blog usually has a price of $20, we highly recommend you to sell it to your customers for $10 or less, saving a lot of margin for you and increasing your competitiveness, getting a better return with this promotion.
PIR Promotion
We have a promotion on .CHARITY, .GIVES and .FOUNDATION from 1st July to 31st August! These gTLDs will be available to our members for registration in the above period of 1 year for $14.99!
.es changes
If you have .es domains registered with us, you should have received an email a few weeks ago informing you of changes that apply to our integration with the registry. We've listened to your suggestions and will give you more time to adapt your systems and implement the new flag in case you use our API. The implementation of the new flag will become mandatory from September 1.
We will send you a new email with more details on how to implement the change in the API and WHMCS in some days, and share with you a Knowledge Base article with all the information.
Newsletter 2022 March
The domain industry is currently experiencing a very critical time on a global level due to the many challenges that have arisen from the war conflict between Russia and Ukraine. At Openprovider we are doing everything within our power to help our customers run their operations through these difficult times. Our news this month covers several important notifications regarding domains: promos, price increases, TLDs that will stop working, spring promotions, and more. Below, you can find everything you need to know to keep growing your domain business.
What's new?
SSL certificates - new email notifications
You can now set up new email notifications for selected events in the SSL Panel! For more information, please visit ourKnowledge Base.
SSL Certificates - new multiyear periods
You can now purchase SSLs for 3, 4, and 5 years from Openprovider - both in SSL Panel or via API. Please remember to take into account the validation and reissue rules that apply for multi-year (Subscription SSL) certificates. Find more information on ourKnowledge Base.
Openprovider at Cloudfest 2022
Openprovider will be attending Cloudfest 2022! The event takes place from March 22 to 24. Let us know if you want to meet and discuss technology and business! We want to meet you!
You can still register for CF2022 athttps://www.cloudfest.com/. See you there!
Email templates in RCP
Some days ago, we announced changes to contact verification email templates, but after working on and listening to your feedback, we can confirm that there will be no changes to these templates, so the templates configured in RCP will continue to be sent as usual.
Domain News
Updates to new gTLDs
Upcoming price changes
- March 30: .click
- April 5: .me (premium domains)
- April 15: .saarland
- April 25: .cyou
- September 1: .monster, .xyz, .biz, .club, .design, .miami, .boston, .abogado, .fit, .fashion, .beer, .wedding, .yoga, .garden, .surf, .horse, .vodka, .cooking, .casa, .work, .fishing, .law, .rodeo, .luxe, .co (premium domains)
.IN March special promo!
For a limited time only of March you can discover the Indian market with the .in domains for only:
- ₹400 for members
- ₹1695.91 for non-members
Please do not wait as the discount will end soon! Purchase now in our RCP!
.EU promo
During the months of February and May .EU domains are only:
- €1,49 for members
- €1,99 for non-members.
Don’t miss this promo! Go to RCP!
.XYZ and .MONSTER price increase
XYZ registry announced some price changes for September 1, 2022. New prices will be:
- .XYZ create/renewal/transfer: $9.15 USD
- .MONSTER create/renew/transfer: $9.15 USD
.BANK promotion
.BANK is on promotion for 3 to 5-year registrations until June 13, 2022. This TLD is focused on the financial sector and provides security to customers, apart from having a renewal rate of 92.3%!
The promotional prices are:
- For 3 years registrations: $1889 USD
- For 5 years registrations: $3249 USD
You can find out all the registration requirements on ourKnowledge Base.
.ME premium price change
Monday, 4 April 2022 at 16:00 UTC, .ME registry will apply some changes to their premium tiers and add new domain names to existing premium tiers.
Remember that you can check the price for every premium domain using our API and RCP.
GoDaddy TLDs price increase
GoDaddy Registry has announced price changes for .biz, .club, .design, .luxe, .abogado, .casa and .co (premium domains) that will be applied on September 1, 2022:
- .biz $13.50 Standard Registration/Renewal/Transfer
- .club $10.95 Standard Registration/Renewal/Transfer
- .design $35.00 Standard Registration/Renewal/Transfer
- .luxe $12.00 Standard Registration/Renewal/Transfer
- .abogado $20.00 Standard Registration/Renewal/Transfer
- .casa $6.00 Standard Registration/Renewal/Transfer
The registry has also announced new restore price increases for .design, .miami, .boston, .abogado, .fit, .fashion, .beer, .wedding, .yoga, .garden, .surf, .horse, .vodka, .cooking, .casa, .work, .fishing, .law, .rodeo, .luxe. The new restore price will be: $40.00
.TZ coming soon!
.TZ 2nd level TLD has been announced! The phases will be:
- Priority Phase 1: March 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022
- Owners of a third-level domain that was registered prior to 1 March 2022
- Trademark owners
- Priority Phase 2: June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022.
- Owners of a third-level domain which was registered between March 1, 2022 – May 31, 2022
- General Availability: July 1, 2022, onwards
Check ourKnowledge baseto see all details!
.AU in General Availability on March 24th!
The 2nd level TLD .AU will be in General Availability on March 24! The requirements will be very similar to the current 3rd level .AU TLD, but will also be available for natural persons! Check our Knowledge Base to see all details.
Arriba la primavera! (.cat spring promotion)
Fundació puntCAT will be running a promotion for .cat TLD from March 21st to May 2nd for new 1 year registrations, with a selling price of €4 for members and €5 for non-members. Don’t miss this opportunity to reach more Catalan-speaking customers!
TLDs that stop working
.spreadbetting, .org.uz and mo.bi TLDs have stopped working and will no longer be supported by their registries. .cu has also stopped accepting new domain registrations, but your current domains can still be renewed and transferred.
Due to the current situation, our provider for .su TLD has stopped offering domains under this TLD, so we will stop offering .su domain registrations and transfers. All current .su domains will continue to work as usual, and will be able to be renewed and updated.
New contact verification process for .be domains
dnsbelgium (.be registry) will apply new contact validation policies for Belgian individual registrants. Once a domain is registered, the registrant will receive an email with a link to validate data. The validation will be possible via “itsme” or “eID Card Reader”.
This will only affect registrations from Belgian individuals. If the registration is from another type of registrant, the flow will be as usual. Find more information on ourKnowledge Base.
Newsletter 2022 May
Welcome to our latest Newsflash. In this edition of our Newsletter we start with a short story about agents and the latest discounts for interesting domain zones.
Banana Bond
.EU (€ 1.99)and.ASIA ($ 5.49)went to the.SHOP ($2.5 for non-members and $1.30 for members)because they heard that a special agent might show up there and provide them with some secret information. And indeed they met there the agent .BOND(only in June: $1.99 for MM and $2.99 for non-MM) who told them that it’s the .CLUB’s 8th birthday and they can all enter for just 1 dollar. And everyone knows that the best .CLUBs in .EU are in the .NL (€ 3.19), especially in.AMSTERDAM.
New product survey - hosting
We have again asked our Resellers for their insights about new products in Openprovider, this time focusing on web hosting solutions that you are buying and would like to start offering to your customers. Most of our Resellers received invitations to answer a set of questions in a survey. We already have dozens of responses which will be a huge help to decide which direction the new product category should take.
Please expect more surveys in the coming months about different product categories!
BuildMyLogo - special promo is still on!
We are still running a special promotion for the BuildMyLogo package - for just 79,99 USD you get access to 20 logotype sets for an unlimited period of time. Every set gives you full commercial rights and a number of downloadable file formats including vector files, PNGs, business card designs, favicons, and social media kits - all you need to stand out with your brand among competitors!
PLESK extensions - cleanup in Reseller Control Panel
PLESK extensions have been in Openprovider for a very long time, offering dozens of different variants that greatly enhance your experience when using PLESK products. The available and popular extensions have changed over the last couple of years and months. To make it simpler to find the ones that are the best and most popular, we made a little “spring cleanup” in the Reseller Control Panel, aggregating extensions into categories and simplifying the purchase flow. Are you looking for a specific extension that is missing in the Reseller Control Panel? Please let us know!
Updates to new gTLDs
Upcoming price changes
- June 1: .ong, .ngo
- July 1: .re, .pm, .yt, .tf, .wf
- September 1: .monster, .xyz, .biz, .club, .design, .miami, .boston, .abogado, .fit, .fashion, .beer, .wedding, .yoga, .garden, .surf, .horse, .vodka, .cooking, .casa, .work, .fishing, .law, .rodeo, .luxe, .co (premium domains)
- October 4: 199 Donuts TLDs.
.cu domain registrations open again!
Some months ago, we had to stop .cu domain registrations due to a registry problem. The registry confirms now that everything is fine, so you can register .cu domains again!
Trustee service for 3rd level .BR domains
We are offering trustee (domicile) service for 3rd level .BR domains. If the domain owner is not located in Brazil, you can now register 3rd level .BR domains with our trustee service. The cost for members is only 32.50 BRL.
Price decrease for .re, .pm, .yt, .tf, .wf TLDs
From July 1st 2022, July 1 AFNIC’s TLDs .re, .pm, .yt, .tf, .wf will experience a price decrease to €4.61 for create, renew and transfer operations.
.ONG and .NGO will be unbundled on June 1, 2022
From June 1, .ONG and .NGO TLDs will be unbundled. This means these TLDs will not be registered together when you register a domain for one of these TLDs. The price will also be divided in half and will be completely independent:
- .ONG create price for members: $15
- .NGO create price for members: $15
Domains registered before this date will remain bundled and mirrored.
gTLDs explicit deletion changes
As we communicated by email some weeks ago, we unified Soft Quarantine and Hard Quarantine for some gTLD domains into a single Soft Quarantine of 40 days.
We heard your feedback, and we implemented a Hard Quarantine of 28 days for explicit deletions. So, if you explicitly delete a gTLD domain, you will have 28 days to restore it, paying the restore fee. This change only applies for explicitly deleted gTLD domains, if the domain is expired, already communicated single Soft Quarantine period of 40 days will apply. You can check the list of gTLDs we communicatedhere.
DNSbelgium verification process open to all suspicious domains
As you may know, DNSbelgium applied an online verification system for suspicious domains for Dutch and Belgian private individuals. Now they opened the online verification for all suspicious domains, no matter where the registrant lives.
If a registrant registered a suspicious domain, he/she will have to validate his/her identity using a service called Onfido, if it’s from outside The Netherlands or Belgium. In the case of registrations for companies, a contact person from the company will handle the verification.
The verification process is very simple. In case the registry marked the domain as suspicious, the registrant will receive an email with an online form. After following all the steps, the domain will be active.
You can find all details in our Knowledge Base:here
Important updates for .AF domains
Due to political changes in Afghanistan, AFGNIC (.AF registry) cannot accept payments from international registrars. This means we cannot accept new registrations, transfers, or explicit renewals for .AF domains.
But, to support you, all .AF domains in your portfolio will not expire until further notice. You can find all details in our Knowledge Base:here.
Last days to register .CHANNEL in Sunrise phase
On 7th June, Sunrise Phase for .CHANNEL will end. If you have a trademark, you can register a .CHANNEL domain for only $10. You only have to open a Support ticket with the TMCH Signed Mark Data (“SMD”) file and the name you want to register.
Newsletter 2022 November
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Newsletter 2022 October
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Newsletter 2022 September
Welcome to another edition of our monthly newsletter. We are thrilled to share this month’s news with you. The heatwave is coming to an end around the world; but not in our Reseller Control Panel. Here, you can find multiple big updates, quality of life improvements, and many other positive changes. We also have new articles on our blog, new gTLDs that are launching soon, and, as usual, many new domain promotions.
New on our blog
Freshen up your knowledge about our security products with the latest articles on our blog.
Top 6 Internet security products
It’s better to be safe than sorry. None of us finds it pleasant to apologize to customers for data leaks or safety breaches - not to mention the financial, and other consequences. This short list of the top 6 security products will cover most of your concerns regarding the safety of your domain and email.
Getting started with EasyDMARC
Have you heard a lot about EasyDMARC lately? But are you not so sure how to actually take advantage of it? This useful article is packed with information on how to get started with EasyDMARC, including free tools and tutorial videos that will help you implement this product straight into your business.
.BOO and .RSVP announced
Google Registry announced their 2 new extensions: .BOO and .RSVP. Both TLDs will have a Sunrise phase from October 4, 2022 to November 7, 2022, and General Availability from November 15, 2022.
Requirements will be the same as other Google Registry TLDs (SSL certificate required), with a very similar price: $8 for General Availability, and $7.8 for Sunrise!
Remember that Sunrise registrations are for trademarks registered in the Trademark Clearing House. We are a TMCH agent, so you can have your trademark registered with us using your Reseller Control Panel!
We will support all phases in our Reseller Control Panel and API, so don’t miss this opportunity and start selling these TLDs with us.
Domain News
Free DNS zone changes
From 4th of October 2022, it will no longer be possible to park a domain name registered outside of Openprovider on our free DNS Servers. The servers will be reserved only for domains coming from Openprovider. We have to make this decision in order to assure the safety of our customers and to be able to provide uninterrupted access to our services. If you do have an external domain name parked on the Free DNS Server, we suggest transferring it to Openprovider, or redirecting it to another DNS server before the 4th of October.
Upcoming domain price changes
On October 4th 199 Donuts TLDS will have their prices changed. On February the 1st, 2023 .net will change it's price. (Remember, you can check all the details about these price changes in previous newsletters)
PIR extended promo
Public Interest Registry has offered us an extension on the promo for .GIVES, .CHARITY and .FOUNDATION!
The promo will now run until 28th February 2023.
In this period, all the aforementioned extensions will continue to be available for just $8.18.
.CO flash sale
We have a great offer on .CO coming up for the first half of October! (1st - 15th).This offer will be applicable for 1 year domain registrations only.
Domain registrations will be offered for just $3.50.
Ye Diwali Savings wali!
Diwali is one of the biggest festivals in India, also known as festival of lights.
We are offering big savings on 3rd Level .in + 3rd Level IDN Domains.
From 20th September - 19th October, all the 3rd Level (.biz.in,.co.in, etc) and 3rd Level IDN Domains (कंपनी.भारत, etc) will be available for just INR 150.
.EUS special promotional offer
The Registry of .EUS domains,Puntueus Fundazioa,is running a promotion from 20th October to 20th November, applicable only for 1 year registrations. During this period, .EUS will be available for €3.18 for Members and for €4.18 for non-Members (excluding VAT).
Our control panel has a new and redesigned top-up experience
We are happy to inform you that from now on, you can take advantage of multiple new options to make payments in our RCP. This update also improved the overall safety of the process, gave our customers more flexibility and resolved some issues that you have reported about. Thank you for your feedback; you are the ones that help us continuously improve our products!
Find the latest news and offers from Openprovider directly in the control panel
On all pages in the Reseller Control Panel (RCP), you can now find a new button in the top right corner called “News”.
This will provide you with useful information related to the page you are on at a given moment. We will also use this space to publish our most important announcements, updates, and crucial information about domain names, products and promotions.
You can give us feedback with your reactions to each post to let us know what kind of information is the most important to you.
How can Procys help your business?
Did you know that you can automate your entire accounts payable process with the power of AI? We are already doing it, with Procys. At Openprovider we have already processed 14,000 invoices through Procys. This resulted in a time saving of 2,000 hours (7,000 minutes of the manual process of automated data recording), and we think it can have a positive impact on you too. Find out more information at procys.com
New design for product purchase and subscription management pages in Reseller Control Panel
Spoiler alert! In the coming weeks we plan to make a huge overhaul for the user interface for selected products in the Reseller Control Panel. We plan to vastly improve ordering and subscription management for Plesk, SSL certificates and SpamExperts. The new design will be aligned with the overall look and feel of our Reseller Control Panel and be on par with market standards if it comes for similar pages.
New webinar in October for EasyDMARC
As you probably already know, back in August we released a new product - EasyDMARC. Since many of our resellers started using it already, we want to provide you with an in depth overview of the tool itself to help you understand certain features and its full capabilities. Please stay tuned for the detailed agenda and webinar invitation until the first half of October.