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Good morning all,
I have made a small but important structural update at DNForum.
Two existing forum categories, covering Registries and Registrars, have now been merged into one clearer section for registry and registrar-related discussions. The category created for Registries wasn't really adapted - so, it was time to let is go.
This new change should make industry discussions easier to follow, especially where registry policy, registrar operations, accreditation, integrations, compliance, support, abuse handling and domain lifecycle topics naturally overlap.
Ok, what has been done >> I have introduced a new category: AI for Domain Professionals
direct url: https://www.dnforum.com/forums/ai-for-domain-professionals/
This new section is for practical discussions around AI, LLMs and AI agents in day-to-day domain industry operations.
The purpose is to discuss how AI can actually help domain professionals become more efficient, more informed and more competitive.
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Clarification on why I added this myself
>> I did not want to distract our dev team, Prashanna and Biraj, from the big task they are both working on right now. Hopefully, there will be a big announcement coming soon, either this week or next week. All the success team on completing your task. Big one!!
At the same time, I did not want to wait with this AI section.
I believe this subject is too important.
==
Why this matters?
I strongly believe that people and companies that do not accept AI, LLMs and AI agents will lose their positions, their efficiency advantage and many new business opportunities to the people who do use this technology.
This reminds me of the moment when computers entered the trading world - those who understood the change and adapted became faster, sharper and more competitive. And, those who refused to adapt were left behind. .. and, many simply disappeared.
I believe the same kind of shift is now happening across many industries, including domains, hosting, marketplaces, registrars and online business. The domain industry cannot afford to treat AI as something distant or experimental.
==
What this means for our core DNForum groups?
For domain investors, AI can already help with research, portfolio analysis, outbound preparation, landing page copy, trend discovery, niche analysis and faster decision-making.
For domain brokers, AI can support buyer research, lead qualification, negotiation preparation, sales copy, multilingual communication and follow-up workflows.
For domain marketplaces, AI can help improve categorisation, search, fraud detection, user support, listing quality, buyer matching and internal operational efficiency.
For domain registrars (like ourselves at HostMaria, @nicenic and many others), AI and agents can support customer service, abuse handling, documentation, compliance workflows, ticket triage, onboarding, internal tools, developer productivity, daily research, keeping an eye on resources we monitor manually and many more..
The real value will not come from simply naming tools.
The value will come from domain professionals sharing what is working, what is not working, what saves time, what creates risk, and where human judgement is still essential.
==
Ok, and now a short story on what triggered this change
The very idea of this change was born during (or after) a 1-2 hour call with Filip, the founder of Site.pro I had this Saturday (I think).
During that call, Filip spoke about how they are already starting to introduce LLMs and AI agents into their daily operations. He also shared fear that the European hosting industry must adapt to this technology quickly - and was concerned about this as Europeans are generally very very slow. Otherwise, it risks losing ground to representatives of other regions where LLMs and agents are already being used in full force. .. we mentioned me few samples (apologies, I can't drop names here) and this shook my reality - literalely.
.. the same what applies to hosting industry, does apply to the domain industry as well.
==
If I want DNForum to remain useful to domain investors, brokers, marketplaces, registrars and domain industry builders, then DNForum needs a place where this knowledge can be shared openly between peers. So, no time to waste = changes are implemented!
==
A little on the technical/administration side > about the thread prefixes that have been added
To keep the new AI category talks organised, I have added prefixes for many of the tools and agent platforms already being discussed and tested, including:
Screenshot of the current Thread Prefix setup for this particular category:
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What next?
Please visit the new section https://www.dnforum.com/forums/ai-for-domain-professionals/ and start sharing practical examples from your own work.
few ideas:
.. just share your own (human) experience, and let us help each other getting started.
LLMs would say something like this: "AI will not replace the value of industry knowledge, relationships and judgement." .. I start doubting it.. LLMs and Ai are getting their own experience, that is gained while working for us, or other LLMs or Agents.
.. personally me - I don't have a clear strategy on clean and 10/10 start strategy.. I want to learn how you all do this.. let us combine our experiences in order to have an advantage against those who don't do this. This is a race.
Happy Wednesday!!
Helmuts
proud owner of DNForum!!
DNForum is the King of domain name forums. And, the King is Back!!
I have made a small but important structural update at DNForum.
Two existing forum categories, covering Registries and Registrars, have now been merged into one clearer section for registry and registrar-related discussions. The category created for Registries wasn't really adapted - so, it was time to let is go.
This new change should make industry discussions easier to follow, especially where registry policy, registrar operations, accreditation, integrations, compliance, support, abuse handling and domain lifecycle topics naturally overlap.
Ok, what has been done >> I have introduced a new category: AI for Domain Professionals
direct url: https://www.dnforum.com/forums/ai-for-domain-professionals/
This new section is for practical discussions around AI, LLMs and AI agents in day-to-day domain industry operations.
The purpose is to discuss how AI can actually help domain professionals become more efficient, more informed and more competitive.
==
Clarification on why I added this myself
>> I did not want to distract our dev team, Prashanna and Biraj, from the big task they are both working on right now. Hopefully, there will be a big announcement coming soon, either this week or next week. All the success team on completing your task. Big one!!
At the same time, I did not want to wait with this AI section.
I believe this subject is too important.
==
Why this matters?
I strongly believe that people and companies that do not accept AI, LLMs and AI agents will lose their positions, their efficiency advantage and many new business opportunities to the people who do use this technology.
This reminds me of the moment when computers entered the trading world - those who understood the change and adapted became faster, sharper and more competitive. And, those who refused to adapt were left behind. .. and, many simply disappeared.
I believe the same kind of shift is now happening across many industries, including domains, hosting, marketplaces, registrars and online business. The domain industry cannot afford to treat AI as something distant or experimental.
==
What this means for our core DNForum groups?
For domain investors, AI can already help with research, portfolio analysis, outbound preparation, landing page copy, trend discovery, niche analysis and faster decision-making.
For domain brokers, AI can support buyer research, lead qualification, negotiation preparation, sales copy, multilingual communication and follow-up workflows.
For domain marketplaces, AI can help improve categorisation, search, fraud detection, user support, listing quality, buyer matching and internal operational efficiency.
For domain registrars (like ourselves at HostMaria, @nicenic and many others), AI and agents can support customer service, abuse handling, documentation, compliance workflows, ticket triage, onboarding, internal tools, developer productivity, daily research, keeping an eye on resources we monitor manually and many more..
The real value will not come from simply naming tools.
The value will come from domain professionals sharing what is working, what is not working, what saves time, what creates risk, and where human judgement is still essential.
==
Ok, and now a short story on what triggered this change
The very idea of this change was born during (or after) a 1-2 hour call with Filip, the founder of Site.pro I had this Saturday (I think).
During that call, Filip spoke about how they are already starting to introduce LLMs and AI agents into their daily operations. He also shared fear that the European hosting industry must adapt to this technology quickly - and was concerned about this as Europeans are generally very very slow. Otherwise, it risks losing ground to representatives of other regions where LLMs and agents are already being used in full force. .. we mentioned me few samples (apologies, I can't drop names here) and this shook my reality - literalely.
.. the same what applies to hosting industry, does apply to the domain industry as well.
==
If I want DNForum to remain useful to domain investors, brokers, marketplaces, registrars and domain industry builders, then DNForum needs a place where this knowledge can be shared openly between peers. So, no time to waste = changes are implemented!
==
A little on the technical/administration side > about the thread prefixes that have been added
To keep the new AI category talks organised, I have added prefixes for many of the tools and agent platforms already being discussed and tested, including:
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Gemini
- Perplexity
- Grok
- Copilot
- Cursor
- Replit Agent
- Manus
- DeepSeek
- Canva AI
- OpenClaw
- Hermes Agent
- Ollama
- LM Studio
- LangGraph
- CrewAI
- AutoGen
- OpenHands
- n8n
- MCP
Screenshot of the current Thread Prefix setup for this particular category:
===
What next?
Please visit the new section https://www.dnforum.com/forums/ai-for-domain-professionals/ and start sharing practical examples from your own work.
few ideas:
- AI tools you use in domain research
- Prompts that help with valuation, outbound or portfolio work
- Agent workflows for registrar, marketplace or support operations
- Experiments with coding tools, APIs or automation
- Real results, including failures and lessons learned
- Questions where other domain professionals may be able to help
.. just share your own (human) experience, and let us help each other getting started.
LLMs would say something like this: "AI will not replace the value of industry knowledge, relationships and judgement." .. I start doubting it.. LLMs and Ai are getting their own experience, that is gained while working for us, or other LLMs or Agents.
.. personally me - I don't have a clear strategy on clean and 10/10 start strategy.. I want to learn how you all do this.. let us combine our experiences in order to have an advantage against those who don't do this. This is a race.
Happy Wednesday!!
Helmuts
proud owner of DNForum!!
DNForum is the King of domain name forums. And, the King is Back!!
