‘Tis the season to start thinking about holiday gifts for your friends and loved ones. Nearly everything you might need on your list can be found from small businesses with shoppable online marketplaces. Independent retailers make a very important impact on our economy. In 2020, there were over three million new jobs created through start-up businesses1. Your support can make the holidays even happier for these emerging retailers. In this week’s #WebsiteWednesday, we’ll help you find incredible small businesses in the .xyz community that carry gifts for nearly everyone on your list.
Small Business Saturday is an annual shopping holiday that promotes small businesses and encourages consumers to start the holiday shopping season by shopping small. The holiday supports small businesses by bringing attention to their importance in our economy. This year, Small Business Saturday is on November 27, 2021. In an effort to help you shop small, here are 11 small businesses where you can find gifts for everyone on your list.
For the streetwear lover on your list, consider some new clothing items inspired by one designer’s passion for collaborative art, electronic music, and the varied interests of the label’s own fans. PublicSpace.xyz is fashion designer Eric Wu’s dedication to supporting and elevating other emerging artists. Eric helps artists reach a broader audience through PublicSpace.xyz and gives them commission on every piece sold, so they can continue to do what they love. This online marketplace sells high-quality, Los Angeles made clothing with bold designs that have even graced Cosmopolitan magazine.
In many parts of the world, it’s the perfect weather for a new hoodie, and the streetwear fan on your list may love the “Banana Basel Cotton Hoodie.” This white cotton hoodie is inspired by the infamous $120,000 Art Basel Banana, and is available for you and everyone on your list for considerably less. You can learn more by following the shop on Instagram and Facebook, or by visiting PublicSpace.xyz.
For those on your list who love art and design, consider the gift of some eye-pleasing decor like posters, photography prints, and stretched canvas art. You can find all of this and more at MightyType.xyz, the online home of skilled creative Tanner Vargas. This personal website also features an online store that carries photography prints, stretched canvas artwork, stickers, T-shirts and more, all featuring Tanner’s original artwork and photography. The design lover on your list just might appreciate a brand new poster for that bare space on their wall.
The shop features a variety of modern designs, including a series of high quality poster prints on matte paper, such as this one titled “Off The Grid.” You can learn more by following the shop on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, or visit MightyType.xyz.
For the aspiring media professionals on your list, you can make their holidays bright with the invaluable gift of an online support network populated with members of the media industry. Take a look at StudyHall.xyz. This platform is an online community for freelance writers with a goal to promote community and collaboration in the media industry. Members can network and share experiences through the platform’s Listservs and Slack groups. StudyHall.xyz has an email Listserv of over 4,500 members who receive weekly newsletters and access to informative Slack chats and editor databases. This Listserv community can be a beneficial platform for writers and aspiring journalists, and a membership package might be just the gift they need to get their career started.
The platform offers six different membership options which offer varying levels of benefits such as a discounted Network membership paid on an annual basis, a monthly subscription that provides a weekly report on the media industry, and a monthly Listserv membership that has job listings, pitch calls, and more. You can take a look at the different subscription plans on the Subscribe page to consider which plan might most benefit your intended recipient. To learn more, visit StudyHall.xyz.
For the coffee lover on your list, consider purchasing fresh, seasonal specialty coffee beans that are likely to take homebrewed coffee to a new level. Black.xyz is a specialty coffee roaster and supplier located in Bratislava, Slovakia. The owners behind the company pride themselves on the freshness, quality, and seasonality of their roasted coffee selection. They feature coffee beans from popular coffee regions like Brazil and Columbia, as well as a varied selection of coffee-related merchandise and branded T-shirts.
Visit the e-shop link to check out Black.xyz’s range of merchandise and coffee beans. Costa Rican coffee Entre Rios is described as having a balanced body with the taste of green tea and the acidity of mandarin, which complements the sweetness of honey and the aftertaste of pecans. The coffee drinker on your list may be very pleasantly surprised with a new favorite way to wake up. You can learn more by following them on Instagram and Facebook, or by visiting Black.xyz.
For the furry friends on your list, consider buying carefully crafted dog foods and supplements designed with your dog’s health in mind. Meet Wooof.xyz. Wooof.xyz is a Netherlands-based dog food manufacturer that provides natural dog food designed to improve your pet’s overall health. They aim to create high-quality dog food by crafting it using carefully selected ingredients backed by nutritional science. With six varieties of dog foods, as well as healthy snacks and vitamin supplements to support skin, coat, and digestion, you should be able to find something to give your dog a spectacular holiday season.
Wooof Puppy, for example, is specially formulated to contribute to the healthy growth of puppies up to 11 months old. Compare all the varieties and choose the best formula for your fur buddies. Follow Wooof.xyz on Instagram and Facebook, or visit Wooof.xyz or order your selections.
For those looking to bolster their wardrobes, give the gift of a limited edition garment that is sure to help them stand out in a crowd. Take a look at Unedited.xyz. This Miami-based clothing brand features unique men and women’s clothing designed and created in limited quantities. The brand encourages frequent visits to Unedited.xyz because they rotate their limited quantity inventory every three weeks. Creating items in limited quantities helps them to keep their selection fresh and helps buyers to know that they’re choosing something unique that will stand out. The fashionista on your list might enjoy one of the many chic items inspired by exotic travel destinations.
Whether you are shopping For Him or For Her, you are likely to find something special. A current featured item designed for women is the Tulum Robe, a silk robe with animal print and the eye-catching Unedited XYZ logo. A product description explains that the “magical and edgy” item was inspired by the town on the Caribbean coastline of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Find the perfect items for your fashionista by following on Instagram @Unedited.xyz, Facebook @Unedited XYZ, or by visiting Unedited.xyz.
For the music scene lover on your list, consider giving them the gift of a truly independent music publication aimed to provide new musicians with an exciting platform to showcase their work. This is Preme.xyz. Preme Magazine is an independent arts and music publication founded in 2018. The magazine features new and established photographers, musicians, models, designers, directors, and more that can entertain and inspire the music lover on your list.
To select a nice print edition of Preme Magazine for the music fan on your list, click “Print Issues” from Preme.xyz’s homepage. Last year’s issue featuring Jack Harlow is an interesting read, especially considering how his career has progressed since then leading up to his recent recording of Industry Baby with Lil Nas X. You can also visit the Shop link right underneath the masthead on their homepage to check out their assortment of merch selections. You can learn more by following Preme on Instagram or heading over to Preme.xyz.
Perhaps you’ve got someone on your list who would appreciate a unique gift that also gives back. In that case, check out SuperstarX.xyz. Canada-based SuperstarX.xyz is a multimedia collective aimed at destigmatizing and celebrating our differences, with a goal of connection and eradicating oppression. They aim to support their goals through the production of art, film, music, and fashion. One of the ways they share the work of their collective is through The X Shop (TXS), found at TheXShop.xyz, which is an e-commerce art gallery with products like hoodies, tote bags, and kitchenware, all featuring artwork by the collective’s artists. SuperstarX.xyz donates 10% of proceeds from the shop towards wellness initiatives, programs, and organizations. They state that their designs are “for trend-setting humans who make a statement simply by being who they are.” You’re bound to find something new and exciting for the loved one that seems to have everything, and you can help spread the mission of eradicating oppression with your purchase.
“Audience” is a waterproof duffel bag that seems ideal for a weekend getaway.
It features artwork from SuperstarX.xyz’s debut artist, Edward K. Weatherly, as well as the added gift of knowing the purchase has helped benefit wellness initiatives.
The holiday season is likely gametime for the home cook on your list. It’s the perfect time to check out Tucson-based TimeMarket.xyz to find just about anything that could bring a smile to their face. TimeMarket.xyz is a bakery, restaurant, grocery store, and gift shop located about half a mile from the University of Arizona. Their online store makes it very easy to enjoy the wonderful selection of gifts if you’re unable to shop there in person. Whether the home cook on your list is in need of a new cookbook, cookware, or fine crafted kitchen knives, TimeMarket.xyz may be able to help you find just the thing.
A versatile cast iron skillet is always a nice choice. The No. 8 Cast Iron Chef Skillet is a compact skillet that has a polished interior surface designed to make it naturally non-stick and easier to clean. There is an attractive hand-stitched full grain leather potholder available which could add a sophisticated and modern touch to any kitchen. Perhaps a Beechwood pepper mill in either a Poppy Red or Natural Finish will bring that holiday joy. You can learn more and find many more gift options by visiting TimeMarket.xyz.
For the metaverse-focused crypto fan in your life, give the gift of a one-of-a-kind non-fungible token (NFT). An NFT is a unique digital asset stored on the blockchain, and can be minted from art, music, videos and more. NFTs are a big hit in the crypto community, and there are online NFT platforms for minting these special pieces of art. Canada-based Manifold.xyz is an NFT platform that is particularly unique because it aims to help artists fully own their NFTs with the use of smart contract technology. All NTFs minted on the platform are then compatible with, and can be sold on, other NFT platforms such as OpenSea, Rarible, Foundation, SuperRare, Nifty Gateway, and Zora.
There are many exciting limited edition Manifold Collab NFT auctions where you can score a unique crypto gift. Once your purchase is in your wallet, you can transfer the NFT to the wallet address of your intended recipient. You can learn more by following Manifold on Twitter or by visiting Manifold.xyz.
The .xyz community is home to many small businesses with brilliant websites that amplify their unique offerings to the world. We are inspired by these small businesses, and enjoy the opportunity to raise awareness of Small Business Saturday during this holiday shopping season.
Agora.xyz – Porkbun customer – (United States)
The .xyz community is home to exciting blockchain-based community platforms such as NFT-focused decentralized autonomous organization FlamingoDAO.xyz and the DAO-governed Universe.xyz, where you can launch your own community-driven NFT universe. In this week’s #WebsiteWednesday we’ll introduce you to an innovative platform that aims to integrate social media with the ever-growing blockchain community: Agora.xyz.
Agora.xyz is a social media and blockchain integration platform designed by Agora DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization focused on crypto-token-based social communities. According to their homepage, the vision of this platform is to “supercharge Web3 adoption by creating gasless, multichain and platform-agnostic solutions, without sacrificing decentralisation or privacy.” Agora Space recently launched the dedicated website for their DAO on Agora.xyz. Agora DAO co-founder Réka told us about the decision to build on an .xyz domain: “We chose .xyz because it symbolizes decentralization and the new wave of Web3 applications.”
The platform helps users integrate existing social media platforms like Twitter, Telegram, and Discord with blockchain technology through its Agora Social Oracle layer, which helps users to link their social media actions to the blockchain. The Agora Social Oracle layer is a collection of open-source APIs, bots, and smart contracts. The smart contracts analyze clusters of data from social media posts, which creates an information superhighway between social media platforms and the Ethereum blockchain network. Users can control their digital identity across the blockchain space and social media and automate publishing across all channels to keep their reach independent from individual platforms.
The platform’s full suite of tools are still in development. The first tool available to use is called Guild.xyz, which is an authorization layer for Web3 and a no-code tool for token-gated Discord. Agora.xyz is aiming to collaborate with similar DAOs and partner with other innovative platforms such as Web3 non-profit organization Witnet Foundation and blockchain-based payment system Superfluid so that it can create more solutions and functionality to its ecosystem. We are inspired by this Ethereum and Web3-focused platform and look forward to its evolution. You can learn more by following on Twitter or by visiting Agora.xyz.
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| K.xyz | Faction.Car |
| Q.xyz | Solana.Theatre |
| Creative.xyz | E.Cars |
| Build.xyz | Cult.Hair** |
| AI.Security | Mobile.Homes |
| Nonfungible.Tickets | Ski.Monster** |
| Co2.Auto | Api.Protection |
| 877.Storage | A.Quest |
| Mama.Baby** | Aurora.Rent |
| RE.Beauty | 35.Yachts** |
| Villas.xyz |
| Spirit.xyz |
| Turbo.Auto |
| Open.Homes |
| Dev.Security |
| Voice.Storage |
| Map.Cars |
| Wash.Cars |
| Insurance.Quest** |
| Ai.Security |
(source: Namebio.com)
| Total dollar value: $220,593 |
| Average price: $3,676.55 |
| Low price: $100 |
| High price: $29,888 |
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(Price listed is MSRP)
(source: Namebio.com)
At XYZ, we’re dedicated to helping the next generation of internet users get online. Website design tool Readymag helps these excited new internet users to design their landing pages, editorials, portfolios, and general websites. Through our continued partnership, Readymag users can now pair their website design tool with globally recognized .xyz domains that fit with any industry, profession, or mission. They can now develop their brands and build the websites of their dreams. This week’s #WebsiteWednesday highlights a few standout Readymag users from around the world whose websites can serve as an inspiration for establishing your own online presence.
IsabellaBassi.xyz – Internet.bs customer – (Germany)
IsabellaBassi.xyz is the personal website of Berlin-based music composer, DJ, and tutor. Isabella shares much of her background on her About page, including her enthusiasm for music education and music therapy. She primarily composes Italo-Brazilian music, and says her work incorporates various techniques such as the use of a prepared electric guitar, which is a guitar that has had its timbre altered by placing objects on or between the instrument’s strings.
The Discography page showcases the music that Isabella releases under the name of Isabassi. There are eight tracks that you can click on and listen to, purchase, or share, like the drum-filled “Reverberations of Stone.” Isabella also shares links to her creative mentoring page, for electronic music enthusiasts who want to develop their creativity, and her electronic music lessons page for those wishing to learn the digital music software Ableton Live.
Isabella has taken care to provide samples of her compositions as well as ample background information about herself and her passion for music. Designing her website as an extension of herself can provide her visitors with more of a complete picture than simply providing music samples. To learn more about her music, mentoring, and tutoring, visit IsabellaBassi.xyz.
Antiprotiv.xyz – Internet.bs customer – (Ukraine)
Antiprotiv.xyz is the online home of Ukraine-based creative agency Antiprotiv. According to their About page, they “create a visual language that allows you to build close and effective relationships between brands and people.” This summer, just before launching Antiprotiv.xyz, the agency participated in Storm Club, an exciting and friendly competition for creatives in Ukraine’s capital city of Kiev where four teams are given a few hours to come up with an idea and make a presentation. Participants gather at various locations such as a park or a coworking space to come up with their winning ideas.
The team at Antiprotiv.xyz is focused on creating memorable advertising. They display their developing portfolio on their Work page, which includes the rebranding, strategy, and activation campaign for Noodle Doodle, a chain of Asian restaurants in Kiev. They detail the project by sharing their assigned task, imagery of their rebranding and design efforts, and how they conceptualized the new logo “Let’s not stress.”
By using their .xyz domain to neatly organize their creative portfolio, Antiprotiv.xyz’s desired audiences can be encouraged to experience their portfolio and connect for future work. You can learn more by following them on Instagram, Facebook, or by visiting Antiprotiv.xyz
Mllgndsgn.xyz – Internet.bs customer – (United States)
Mllgndsgn.xyz is the online home of Boston-based visual designer William “Billy” Mulligan. William is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art and Design where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design. His primary specializations are in typography, branding, information architecture, and user experience. As illustrated in his Pride month Instagram post, Mllgndsgn.xyz is a proud queer-owned freelance graphic design small business.
As William states on his About page, “My goal as a designer is to make my work as diverse as possible. I want to show that I am willing to work on various kinds of projects, and to show I’m not afraid to step out of my comfort zone every now and then.” He displays his diverse projects on his Work page, such as the branding and packaging for Zero Gravity Brewery’s rebrand. William also provides a link to his Instagram page where he displays more of his visual projects, such as the logo design for Lowpoint Apparel.
The organization of William’s website, the display of his varied types of projects, and the inclusion of his aspirations sets him up for successfully reaching his goal of diversifying his portfolio. Interested clients can see his range for themselves and reach out for potential employment opportunities that can further expand his portfolio.. You can learn more by following Billy on Instagram or by visiting Mllgndsgn.xyz.
Exhibiting your skills, achievements, passions, and objectives on your .xyz website helps you to connect with your desired audience and share the contributions you can make to the world. We are proud to support global Readymag users as they develop their online presence with .xyz domains. We cannot wait to see more exciting websites that develop from this partnership.
Davatar.xyz – Namecheap customer – (United States)
.XYZ is home to many decentralized communities and cryptocurrency platforms that are making new internet landscapes, like the metaverse and Web3. Decentralized Autonomous Organization project FlamingoDAO.xyz created a platform for members to pool funds for NFT investments. Cryptocurrency investment platform Launchpool.xyz offers exposure of investment projects to their growing community. Decentralized finance platform Matcha.xyz aims to get crypto traders the best rates on currency exchanges. In this week’s #WebsiteWednesday, we’ll introduce you to an innovative platform made by Web3 developers aimed to make decentralized connections fun for all: Davatar.xyz.
Davatar.xyz is an online platform that allows you to create a unique avatar for all of your digital wallets and crypto websites that make up the Web3 ecosystem. As shared on their homepage, Davatar.xyz was developed by a “group of product people passionate about decentralized communities. We have a mission to make decentralized connection fun and accessible for everyone.” Those product people include co-founders Gail Wilson and Carlos Diaz-Padron of Metaphor, a team aimed at making it easier to join and be part of DAOs. As Gail explains, “Carlos and I decided to make Davatar.xyz because we were shocked this product didn’t already exist in Web3, an ecosystem that was built for composability and open-source [sharing]! We knew it wouldn’t take us too long to build and this would be a perfect way to dip our toes in building out our first Web3 product.” The primary purpose of the Davatar.xyz platform is to make decentralized connection a fun activity that is achievable for everyone. The crypto community is taking notice. As announced in a recent Tweet, Ethereum-based decentralized finance protocol Uniswap has integrated the Davatar.xyz avatars.
The innovative platform aims to help you stand out in decentralized communities by offering the ability to personalize your profile picture across the Web3 ecosystem. As Gail told us, “Change your avatar in one place and see it update across all crypto sites and applications!” You can use any avatar that most reflects your interests and personality. If someone wishes to send you cryptocurrency, the sender will enter your ENS name and see your avatar image right next to it. This can serve as an effective visual indicator that they have typed in the correct name and help avoid possible errors.
You can update your profile picture across the Web3 landscape in just a couple of steps. Once you land on Davatar.xyz, you are greeted by a call-to-action to connect your digital wallet, specifically the one that owns your Ethereum Name Service (ENS) name. Then you can upload your avatar that you’d like to appear on your profile across all Web3 platforms, which can be either an NFT or a photo. You will then be required to pay a one-time gas fee. Gas fees are the fees required to successfully conduct a transaction on Ethereum. They are paid in Ethereum’s native currency, ether (ETH). Once complete, Davatar.xyz will reflect your new avatar on all of your ENS profiles. It will automatically become your profile photo on each of your Web3 websites and wallets.
Crypto enthusiasts are responding to Ethereum compatible .xyz domains and are using them to launch innovative ideas. As Gail explained:
“We decided to build Davatar.xyz on the .xyz domain specifically because the domain has become recognized as a standard for crypto websites. Even ENS recognized it such that .xyz site owners can claim domains as ENS names allowing them to connect to crypto wallets that can own cryptocurrencies, sign smart contracts, create subdomains and more.”
We are inspired by the many forward-thinking innovators, Web3 developers, and metaverse pioneers that make up the .xyz community. We appreciate speaking with Gail, who is helping to add some extra flair into the blockchain with Davatar.xyz. You can keep up with this new platform by following along on Twitter or by visiting Davatar.xyz.
