DNForum.com
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| Industry: | Domain reselling |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Founder(s): | Dan Gessler |
| Ownership: | Helmuts Meskonis |
| Headquarters: | Maidstone |
| Country: | UK |
| Website: | DNForum |
| Facebook: | DNForum Facebook |
| Twitter: |  @dnforum
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| Key People | |
| Helmuts Meskonis, Owner | |
DNForum.com is an online forum where people can discuss domains, as well as buy and sell them; it is owned by Helmuts Meskonis. DNForum is mainly targeted for domain sales, domain registrars and domain appraisals. This online forum is can help novices understand the concept of domains, domain marketing, and the business involved. The forum claims to be the largest community of its kind on the Internet. Presently, the community has more than 535,000 domainers, who are engaged in either the buying or selling of domains or in learning about and discussing domains.[1]
Visitors
The forum was launched in the year 2001 and currently, there are more than 1,900,000 messages to be found in the forum discussion boards. The main target groups of the site include the industry domain enthusiasts as well as people looking for day-to-day business transactions.
Membership
For membership the domain requires the viewers to register on the site, a short process which can be completed within few minutes. The membership on the community is available in three options:[2]
Free Membership
This membership is meant for the Casual Domainer who is looking to purchase domains. It allows the users to use all the features of DNForum.com, apart from having a signature area.
Elite Member
This membership unlocks the following features: Custom Signature, up to three lines and up to three links; Elite Member badge.
Corporate Membership
One membership to associate the DNForum accounts of all your employees. Custom Signature, up to three lines and up to three links, a Corporate Member Badge for all your employees at DNForum (must be registered with your company's official email) + a Corporate Member Banner in the top of the DNForum sidebar.
Unlocks the following features: Custom Signature; Corporate Member Badge for all your employees; Corporate Member Banner.
Other (past) Memberships
Historically there was a mix of various memberships and the state of these is unknown.
Press References
DNJournal: "Helmuts Meskonis Follows Acorn Domains Purchase with Acquisition of DNForum.com." DNJournal, April 27, 2023. Retrieved from [1].
Domain Name Wire: "Epik Becomes Latest Owner of DNForum." Domain Name Wire, July 5, 2021. Retrieved from [2].
DSAD: "Introducing New Owners of DNForum." DSAD, Date Unknown. Retrieved from [3].
Domain Name Wire: "R.I.P. DNForum (2001-2016)." Domain Name Wire, February 19, 2016. Retrieved from [4]