Author: Michiel Grotenhuis

16 articles
With over 20 years in the web hosting industry, Michiel Grotenhuis is the CEO and co-founder of BrandForge, an AI-powered white-label brand creation platform built for hosting providers, registrars, and agencies.

Expert's Voice
Is auDA About to Nuke the .com.au Namespace? The $500 Million Red Tape Nightmare
by Michiel Grotenhuis · 8 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
auDA has voted to tie .com.au and .net.au eligibility to an exact company or trademark match, ending registrations based on products or events.
Events
Webhosting Today Experts Join Exclusive Delegate Roster at Domain Summit Europe 2026
by Michiel Grotenhuis · 13 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
Domain Summit Europe 2026 gathers just 60 invited delegates in Kempten on August 17-18, and three of our experts are among them.
Expert's Voice
The Hosting Price Squeeze, Part 3: The Playbook
by Michiel Grotenhuis · 30 Jul 2026 · 7 min read
Part three of the Hosting Price Squeeze: a practical playbook for rising costs, from what other industries learned to what hosts are doing now.
Expert's Voice
The Hosting Price Squeeze, Part 2: Should You Actually Pass It On?
by Michiel Grotenhuis · 22 Jul 2026 · 6 min read
When hosting costs rise, raising prices is not your only move: when to pass it on, when to absorb it, and when to restructure your tiers.
Expert's Voice
The Hosting Price Squeeze, Part 1: Why Your Costs Keep Climbing
by Michiel Grotenhuis · 17 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
Energy, hardware, consolidation, and per-account licensing are squeezing hosting margins at once. A veteran founder breaks down what is really driving the rise.
Other
Your Customers Aren’t Only Googling Anymore. Is Your Product Stack Ready?
by Michiel Grotenhuis · 13 Apr 2026 · 4 min read
At CloudFest 2026, three SMB visibility platform leaders delivered the same signal: online visibility now means more than Google ranking.
Industry reports
The Domain Market in 2026: What Hosting Resellers and Founders Need to Know
by Michiel Grotenhuis · 2 Apr 2026 · 4 min read
The Global Domain Report 2026 shows .ai past one million registrations and traces the demand rebound directly to AI-assisted development tools driving domain registration as an embedded step in the build process.
Other
Domain Summit London Day 2 – Key Takeaways
by Michiel Grotenhuis · 11 Sep 2025 · 1 min read
London, September 3, 2025 – Day Two of the Domain Summit London 2025 was another jam-packed day full of insights, practical strategies, and inspiring stories from…
Other
Domain Strategy in 2025: Observations from the InterNetX Domain Summit
by Michiel Grotenhuis · 7 Aug 2025 · 4 min read
By Michiel Grotenhuis and Frederick Schiwek | Web Hosting Today When InterNetX announced its 2025 Domain Summit in Frankfurt, the initial buzz focused on domain portfolios,…
Other
Nordic Domain Days 2025 – Day 3: Security, Standards, and Forward Thinking
by Michiel Grotenhuis · 30 Apr 2025 · 5 min read
The final day of Nordic Domain Days 2025 at Clarion Stockholm maintained the high energy and insight-driven focus of the entire conference, with a deep dive into policy, security, and technical innovation. Attendees were welcomed with coffee and conversations, ready to tackle a packed program centered on DNS abuse, NIS2, and future-focused tech.
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