SteppingStonesPhoto.xyz – Squarespace customer – (United States)
The .xyz community is home to many creative professionals using .xyz domains to connect with customers. Branding and web design business PerfectEvolution.xyz offers a unique specialty in craft beer marketing. Germany-based type design studio NaN.xyz strives to deliver projects with purpose for clients including Google and Virgin. Natural wine sellers PlantsAnimals.xyz highlight their delivery service for customers in the Seattle, WA area. In this week’s #WebsiteWednesday, we’ll introduce you to an Atlanta-based photographer with a specialty in wedding photography: SteppingStonesPhoto.xyz.
SteppingStonesPhoto.xyz is the online home of Stepping Stones Photography, a portrait and wedding photography service founded by Atlanta-based photographer Maggie Karanja. Though based in Atlanta, Maggie shares that she dreams of epic adventures and experiencing new cultures. Maggie’s interest in travel makes destination weddings a featured specialty of SteppingStonesPhoto.xyz. Maggie aims to make sure that the couple getting married enjoy their day to the fullest. Maggie strives to make sure the wedding galleries are filled with amazing portraits and candid photos that remind the couple of all the special moments of the day.
Maggie showcases her photography for potential clients to review on the Portfolio page. She shares Couples, Weddings, Portraits, and Lifestyle photography, all of which can help clients gain an appreciation of the full range of services that Maggie offers. The Lifestyle page features vibrant portraits and candid moments of happy families, smiling children, and pregnant couples in love. Regardless of the types of photos you seek, Maggie expresses the importance of making the investment to tell your story perfectly. She aims to find the raw emotion and authenticity in your meaningful moments.
SteppingStonesPhoto.xyz features a Services page, which shares her three wedding package options. The most premium package comes with 10 hours of coverage, an engagement session, access to an exclusive and high-quality print shop, professional editing, and more. The remaining tiered packages are similar, but with slightly pared-down options. This page also shares testimonials from satisfied clients like Lisa F., who writes “Maggie is the best!!! She was the photographer for our wedding and we could not recommend her more. She was professional and positive during the entire process and helped make our wedding even more special!”
Maggie included a Call to Action (CTA) on SteppingStonesPhoto.xyz to encourage visitors to reach out for more information. The CTA is “Let’s Connect,” and routes visitors to her Contact page. This is a great resource that makes it simple for potential clients to reach out and make contact. You can learn more about CTAs and contact forms in our recent Quarterly Reports. We anticipate many more weddings and special occasions to be skillfully captured by Maggie and SteppingStonesPhoto.xyz. To learn more about this business and view more of their vivid photography, you can follow along on Instagram and Facebook, and you can visit SteppingStonesPhoto.xyz.
“Building on the XYZ domain was a natural choice considering the culture of innovation and internet exploration that defines the XYZ community. As curators of wholly new applications of virtual media, we feel at home using an XYZ domain to represent us. We would rather first build independent value and a name for ourselves in a culture of innovation by using an XYZ domain than to make a big, risky investment into a premium legacy TLD as an early act of business.”
– Christopher Travers, Co-founder, Offbeat.xyz
Discover a curated selection of available .xyz domains with our .xyz premiums, .xyz numbers, and CNOX search tools.
* Premium XYZ Registry domains refer to premium domains for extensions with standard and premium domains, and XYZ’s premium namespaces such as .Cars, .Car, .Auto, .Theatre, .Storage, .Security, .Protection, and .Hosting.***
** High/Low priced premium domain. Domains in this tier have a premium price for the first year, but renew at standard pricing. All other premium domains have annual premium renewal fees.
*** We fixed an error in the first disclaimer (*) – .Game and .Tickets are not reported as premium namespaces, as they both have premium lists. The error is limited to the disclaimer and all reporting in the Domains Reports remains accurate.
(not ranked)
| Gondola.xyz** | Mini.Game |
| RC.xyz | SRC.Audio |
| Icebreaker.xyz** | Sell.Tickets |
| Origins.xyz | Fresh.Security |
| RA.Beauty | Cork.Protection |
| Smart.Yachts** | Hologram.Theatre |
| Food.Quest** | HHC.Flowers |
| Berlin.Rent | Click.Cars |
| TN.Homes | JM.Auto |
| Parody.LOL | SolarEnergy.Storage |
| Read.xyz | VavaService.Cars | CostaBlanca.Rent | No.Makeup** | |
| U3.xyz** | Ina.Game | City.Rent | Beautiful.Skin | |
| Voting.xyz | W3b.Storage | Galaxy.Quest** | Internet.Mom | |
| 889.xyz | AEA.Christmas | City.Quest** | 6686.Mom | |
| Goober.xyz** | A.Christmas | Star.Quest** | Trust.Monster** | |
| Entrepreneurship.xyz | 1337.Security | Its.LOL | Bank.Monster** | |
| Dayu.xyz** | Cyberone.Security | Derp.LOL | Pay.Monster** | |
| Paradise.Auto | Gorilla.Security | Ded.LOL | Living.Homes** | |
| Trilogy.Auto | Wicked.Tickets | Dalton.Autos** | Istanbul.Homes** | |
| Souq.Car | Cyber.College | Smart.Autos** | Solar.Homes |
(source: Namebio.com)
| Total dollar value: $137,229.00 |
| Average price: $2,048.19 |
| Low Price: $100.00 |
| High Price: $40,000.00 |
| Maximum SLD characters: 17 |
| 3L – 12 (17.91%) 4L – 12 (17.91%) |
(Ranked by volume)
(Price listed is MSRP)
(source: Namebio.com)
(source: Internal Data)
1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/capital/?sh=77b1169d32b5
2. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221206005170/en/Tea-Reaches-Over-16000-Developers-As-It-Raises-8.9M-in-Seed-Funding
The .xyz blockchain community has continued to grow since the XYZ Registry first worked with the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) to enable ETH wallet pairing with .xyz domains in 2018. TechCrunch writer Anita Ramaswamy noticed that .xyz had become the go-to URL ending for many web3 companies and published an article titled “WTF is .xyz?” XYZ continued innovating with the blockchain community in 2021, when we offered eth.xyz, a service aimed to help ENS users share what they want with the world. With eth.xyz, we enabled all .eth name holders to display their ENS profiles in all web browsers with .xyz. The ENS profiles serve as a hub for all the important public information connected to an .eth name, such as NFTs and wallet addresses. To use it, just add “.xyz” to the end of any .eth name in any web browser and the corresponding ENS profile will display (i.e. Nick.eth = Nick.eth.xyz).
As .xyz’s popularity among web3 developers continues to grow, we have launched a new blog series titled #BlockchainThursday to complement our long-running #WebsiteWednesday series. Every Thursday we now share a #BlockchainThursday feature about an innovative and forward-thinking member of .xyz’s blockchain community. Here’s a look at the websites we’ve featured so far:
CoopRecords.xyz – Google Domains customer – (United States)
CoopRecords.xyz is the online home of Coop Records LP, a $10 million early-stage venture fund aimed at investing in the next generation of music. The Los Angeles-based company strives to invest in platforms, protocols, artists, and tokens enabled by web3 and will work directly with founders and artists to build products that can generate new revenue streams. You can learn more by following the company on Twitter, and by visiting CoopRecords.xyz.
N.xyz – GoDaddy customer – (United States)
N.xyz is the online home of nxyz, a new data infrastructure firm developed by former Google advertising executive Sridhar Ramaswamy. The firm’s application programming interface (API) is designed to quickly scan blockchains and their associated applications for data pertaining to NFTs, crypto wallets, and more, and then stream that data to developers in real-time. N.xyz comes from the same team behind the private, ad-free search engine Neeva, which Sridhar co-founded in 2019. You can learn more by following the platform on Twitter, joining the Discord, and by visiting N.xyz.
Paragraph.xyz – GoDaddy customer – (United States)
Paragraph.xyz is a web3-native publishing platform that helps creators publish blogs and newsletters for virtual communities. The platform aims to help creators reach their audiences on web2 while using web3 tools to create, distribute, and monetize their content. With Paragraph.xyz, you can develop a community around your newsletter by selling NFT memberships, a feature which is designed to give ownership to your readers. You can also mint special edition NFTs that grant additional features to your readers, like special content, comment privileges,and Discord access. Paragraph.xyz’s current focus is on web3-native writers, DAOs, and NFT communities, with plans to expand to traditional media in the future. You can learn more by joining the Discord, following the platform on Twitter @paragraph_xyz, and by visiting Paragraph.xyz.
In addition to our partnership with Ethereum and our eth.xyz service, there are many more valuable reasons to choose .xyz when developing your web3 project.
#BlockchainThursday, eth.xyz and our longstanding partnership with Ethereum continues to enhance our mission of supporting the next generation of internet users. We are inspired by the many forward-thinking web3 developers launching their projects in the .xyz blockchain community, and look forward to sharing them with you.
Contact.xyz – Google Domains customer – (United Kingdom)
The .xyz community is home to innovative startups that have developed new services to meet the changing needs of our society. Digital talent measurement solution Questy.xyz aims to automate recruitment workflow, assess candidates’ skills, and map a complete employee development lifecycle. Learning tool Fingerspelling.xyz leverages hand recognition technology paired with machine learning to help teach American Sign Language. Brooklyn-based events startup PizzaTime.xyz helps facilitate catering and virtual experiences for remote teams. In this week’s #WebsiteWednesday, we’ll introduce you to a London-based startup designed to empower and support entertainment industry creatives to make a living: Contact.xyz.
Contact.xyz is the online home of Contact, a platform designed to help models, photographers, hair and makeup artists, and more, showcase their talents and connect with brands to book work. The London-based platform works to help furnish over 900 creatives with the tools and resources they need to thrive in the entertainment industry. Contact.xyz has helped creatives connect with major brands including Nike, Vivienne Westwood, Vogue, Balenciaga, and Burberry. Contact.xyz is backed by venture capital firms like Founders Fund and Rhino Ventures, and actress Maisie Williams. Their latest funding was raised on May 16, 2022. Reuben and his team applied the funding to expanding the platform to all of Europe.1
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The innovative platform helps creatives promote their talents and helps brands find the right artists to hire. Creatives can join Contact.xyz to begin showcasing their portfolio across different creative services. On the Creatives page, applicants can join the creative community that “celebrates the oddballs, outcasts and underdogs.” You can choose your creative discipline from four options: Model, Photographer, Hair/Makeup Artist, or Other. Next, you can create your profile. Provide your name, date of birth, pronouns, your social media handles, a short bio, and more to begin promoting yourself. Businesses and brands can visit the Book Creatives page to browse and discover creative talent using filters. They can shortlist creative talent, provide details about the job they’re hiring for, and book creatives directly. Creatives can accept or reject jobs via Contact.xyz. Once the job has been completed, the creative is paid directly by Contact.xyz. This feature helps creatives avoid the occupational challenges of chasing down a payment. The artist-focused platform is free to use for creatives seeking work, and is designed to allow the talent to brand itself independently across different verticals. Contact.xyz charges bookers a 20% booking fee, which is designed to help them save money by booking talent through the platform, rather than through an agent. Since launching in 2020, Contact.xyz boasts upwards of 2,000 projects that brands, casting directors, and world-leading photographers, have booked through the innovative platform.
CEO and co-founder Reuben Selby is also the creative director of his own eponymous fashion label. On Contact.xyz, Reuben shares his inspiration: “I deeply care about creating a safe, and inclusive space that empowers people to express themselves and their unique personalities and talents. I’m driven to help people get fairly paid for their talents, find balance and live more free and expressive lives.” We are inspired by Reuben’s forward-thinking to help creatives find work in a challenging industry. His passion and innovation make Contact.xyz a great fit in the .xyz community. You can learn more by following the platform on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and by visiting Contact.xyz.
1. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/the-contact-agency
Paragraph.xyz – GoDaddy customer – (United States)
Creator-focused web3 platforms are building their online homes on .xyz domains. Publishing platform Mirror.xyz helps writers distribute and monetize their minted work. DAO-governed Universe.xyz helps artists mint NFTs and launch community-driven NFT universes. In this week’s #BlockchainThursday, we’ll introduce you to a publishing platform aimed at helping creators publish content, grow audiences, and foster communities: Paragraph.xyz.
Paragraph.xyz is a web3-native publishing platform that helps creators publish blogs and newsletters for virtual communities. The platform aims to help creators reach their audiences on web2 while using web3 tools to create, distribute, and monetize their content. With Paragraph.xyz, you can develop a community around your newsletter by selling NFT memberships, a feature which is designed to give ownership to your readers. You can also mint special edition NFTs that grant additional features to your readers, like special content, comment privileges,and Discord access. Paragraph.xyz’s current focus is on web3-native writers, DAOs, and NFT communities, with plans to expand to traditional media in the future. On October 24, 2022, Paragraph.xyz announced that they closed a $1.7 million pre-seed funding round led by investment firm Lemniscap. The platform will use the proceeds to expedite product development and user acquisition.1
The platform’s website offers resources to demonstrate what sets the platform apart from other publishing platforms like Substack or Mirror.xyz. Web3 and web2 functionalities are listed for review and comparison. Web3 functionalities of Paragraph.xyz include gasless NFT minting and optional permanent storage on Decentralized Storage Network (DSN) Arweave. Web3 creators who move over to Paragraph.xyz can bring their own NFTs or ERC20 tokens for gating content or they can mint directly on the platform. Paragraph.xyz now integrates with web3 social networks like Farcaster.xyz, which helps discussions from those platforms to be displayed on your posts automatically. Web2 functionalities include the ability to see the email addresses of your subscribers, which can help you to keep track of your subscribers. You can also connect your Paragraph.xyz publication to Google Analytics to track audience, conversion rates, and more.
Founder Colin Armstrong is a former Engineering Manager at Google and Software Engineer at Coinbase. He originally developed the platform under the name Papyrus, then rebranded and upgraded the domain from Papyrus.dev to the more apt and topical Paragraph.xyz. As Colin explained to us,
“For web3 startups, xyz is an obvious TLD domain name choice. It’s forward-thinking, it symbolizes decentralization, and it’s easily recognizable as web3 by a growing global audience.”
We are proud to have creator-focused platforms like Paragraph.xyz defining the .xyz community. You can learn more by joining the Discord, following the platform on Twitter @paragraph_xyz, and by visiting Paragraph.xyz.
1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paragraph-raises-1-7m-pre-seed-funding-to-take-on-legacy-online-publishing-giants-301657341.html
