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I saw a post not long ago by @VivifyDomains that after a few recent small domain sales she was taking the money and investing in herself, and had started the Domain Academy course. I could relate...

Welcome to the latest Top Topics review here at NamePros! :) Afternic has closed its marketplace; Bet.bet was sold for $600,000 dollars; Selling Bei.jing to the Chinese; Do not transfer domains...

Welcome to the latest Top Topics review here at NamePros! :) Girlfriend.ai was sold for $170,000 dollars; Record number of UDRP cases at the WIPO in 2023; Howard Neu - A valuable member of the...

It seems everyone is talking about Web3. But beyond the buzzword, what exactly is Web3? Many define Web3 in terms of components: cryptocurrencies, NFTs, blockchain, decentralized domains, DAOs...

In this week's Top Topics, a new six-figure sale from 2021 is revealed, and we discuss how to reach domain name owners in a post-GDPR world. Elsewhere, a seven-figure deal from 2017 may have been...

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.cool: Showcase your fresh .bot domain names; Are LLLL .com prices crashing down? Hurt.com was sold for $1.5 million dollars; Sleep...

It's time for the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :) NamePros lander helps investor score a $75k sale; Sedo transaction reversed 4 days later; Figure.ai sold for $100k; Runna.com...

It's Big Game Sunday and our review of Top Topics here at NamePros! 🏈 What are the worst domain investments you ended up losing money from? Google shutting down web sites; SnapNames at it once...

Most domain name investors concentrate on making money through selling domain names. For some, that is supplemented by using monetized parking. There are some indications that the domain market...

Most investors sell predominantly on the major domain marketplaces. However, a number of individual investors maintain a website, either for occasional direct sales, or as their main sales...

Welcome to another recap of Top Topics here at NamePros! Domain investors discuss whether domain parking is alive, dying, or already dead; $600,000 USD was paid for the domain name Socrates.com...

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.grin: BBC: The race to buy .AI domain names; Epik's Masterbucks balances are not available; GoDaddy Auctions jacks up base bid to...

In response to a NamePros Blog article a few week’s ago, Arslan Nawaz asked that I write an article on Domain Investing Dos and Don’ts. The following is an amalgamation of my own ideas along with...

Here are seven tools not covered previously in the NamePros Blog, at least not as described in this article. For example, these tools can help you find all combinations of a couple of terms in...

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.grin: Expired domain Accelerator.com was sold for $145k at GoDaddy auctions; Get an .ing domain for a million+ bucks; Sedo...

In this week's Top Topics, we have another six-figure .XYZ domain sale to profile, and we discuss a recent company rebrand to a one-word .COM. Elsewhere, there has been some development in the...

Welcome to the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :) Pose.com sold for $302,670; GoDaddy doubles its brokerage service fee; A pair of great .AI sales; The story behind the sale of...

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.grin: Sedo sale within a 60 day registration window; Eleven.io sold for $121k at Squadhelp; GoDaddy auction win ends in...

This article takes a look at the highest-value domain name sales from 2023, at least those reported on NameBio. I also compare the year with the preceding few years, to get a sense of the nature...

Welcome to the latest Top Topics review here at NamePros! :) Cognition.ai was sold for $110,000 dollars; Hey newbies: Domaining is dead! A complicated offer at GoDaddy; Never use a broker for...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at the $65,000 sale of Maga.com and how the domain name is now being used. Elsewhere, an investor advises not pricing your domain names too low, and what made...

Whether excited about opportunities, or not a fan of the extension, .xyz is the focus of many recent discussions here on NamePros. It is not hard to see why the extension has attracted attention...

The demand for names for new businesses globally is immense. While current figures are probably even higher, Moya K. Mason estimated that worldwide about 305 million businesses are attempted each...

Many investors dream of one day making a million dollar domain name sale. The odds are against you, with only 156 sales at this price point recorded on NameBio over all time. I take a look at...

Whether prior to acquisition of a domain name, or to help with pricing, we often use comparator sales listed on NameBio. But what do you do if a preliminary search does not yield any comparator...

Ideas don’t need to be complex to have value. I present below some simple principles about domain investing that resonated with me. I urge all readers to add their own principles in the discussion...

Initially the .org extension was intended mainly for organizations, particularly not-for-profit organizations. However, for decades anyone can register and use an .org domain name, and it is...

In this week’s Top Topics, a seven-figure domain sale is revealed in the form of Brandforce’s $3,144,000 deal for Floor.com. Elsewhere, domainers react to a domain sale at the other end of the...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at the recent $149,000 sale of Meta.so, sold by domain name investor Nikul Sanghvi. From a sale to an acquisition, a domainer shows off an exceptional recent...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at a company's rebrand from Monthly to Studio.com, and we learn of DC Comics' acquisition of the DC.com domain name. Elsewhere, our featured poll asks how...

We are fortunate to have many tools and metrics to assist and guide domain investing, many that are either free or have a free version. Probably none is more vital to domain investing than...

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.cool: Domain investor got scammed while helping someone who earned his trust; HealthRight.com sold for $210k; Would you use a...

The first six months of 2022 resulted in 76,000 NameBio-listed domain sales of $100 or more, accounting for a dollar volume of just over $84 million. That is an increase of 0.9% in number of...

In this week’s Top Topics, we look at two mammoth seven-figure sales that were announced this week. We also focus on a useful quality that domain investors need to succeed, and we discuss coping...

Today, we have the great pleasure in bringing you an interview we conducted with Jason Calacanis. For those of you who don't know about him, Jason is a very successful angel investor and the...

This week has seen an uptick of interest by some domain investors in superintelligence, and the possibility that the Slovenia .si extension will find adoption for the sector. For some time I had...

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! (y) Elon Musk has potentially acquired ai.com; Billing error at GoDaddy reverses acquisition; Afternic broker involved in trademark...

Real estate staging is common in many parts of the world. As Mike Higgins recently commented: Staging sells properties…PERIOD. Staging your properties is the best money you will spend. - Sell...

In this week's Top Topics, domain investor AbdulBasit Makrani describes how he was able to take a $20,000 and transform it into a $75,000 sale. Elsewhere, we look at how many domain names you need...

It was widely anticipated that Apple would introduce at the annual 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference goggles to support virtual reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and...

Most large businesses will brand on a single-word domain name, whether that is a dictionary word, a creative spelling, or a made-up word. Still, it is true that there is a place for longer domain...

NamePros is full of tales of mistakes made and mistakes to avoid. Personally, I have made my share of mistakes. This post is about the mistakes I made during the last six years. While I won’t cite...

Pricing of domain names is hard. If you price too high, your sell-through rate may go down. If you price too low, you leave money on the table. But what is the right price point? While various...

For more than 19 years NamePros members have been reporting sales in the thread, started by @RJ, Report Completed Domain Name Sales Here. In this article I look at sales data posted at NamePros...

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-) Missing domains in my GoDaddy account; When will Dan be sunset? Atom asks for SSNs; Statistics that matter to end-user buyers; Can you...

If you watched the 66th Grammy Awards ceremony on Feb. 4, 2024, odds are the duet by Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs is a lasting memory. Tracy Chapman made the song Fast Car a huge hit in 1988...

Any domain name can be categorized in various ways, such as the number of words, extension, etc. This article introduces the idea of also categorizing a particular domain name acquisition...

I like to read and listen to experts from fields outside domain investment. Sometimes this is in sectors like technology, that will directly inform investment in new niches or sectors. Other...

In this week's Top Topics, we take a look at two six-figure .XYZ sales that recently happened. We also feature a question about outbound domain sales, and how do you handle domain renewals...

Is it better to concentrate on just a few, or even one, type of domain name, becoming an expert in that niche, or is it better to diversify? If you specialize in just one type of domain name, the...

As domain investors, we are in the business of providing names that businesses and organizations will use. Succeeding at that can be a win-win-win situation. We do well, but startup owners are...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at NFTs and why domain investors are seemingly moving much of their attention over to this new asset class. Elsewhere, George Kirikos has discovered another...

It's time for the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :) What is the maximum renewal period for .com domains? Atom launched Cloud Brokers program; .AI domains vs. *AI.com domains; Dynadot...

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.cool: Sold a domain on GoDaddy but their cut amounts to 39% of the sale; Movies about domain names; Mana.org expired and sold for...

Domain name investors have many choices in landers and marketplaces. Some options come with high commissions, others low commissions, and options like the NamePros landers have no commissions at...

Happy end of January and welcome to another edition of Top Topics here at NamePros. The ultra premium domain TXT.com was sold for $300,000 dollars in a brokered deal; Domainers discuss their...

It's time for the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :) How many actual domain sales take place daily? Koko.com sold for $1 million dollars; Odds of selling the .net or .org when the .com...

In this week's Top Topics, cryptocurrency exchange Banxa announces a multi-million dollar domain bundle sale, and we look at whether hyphenated domain name sales are on the rise. Elsewhere...

It can seem complex, with all the metrics and tools and more, to decide which names are worth acquiring. Let’s simplify the process to some key questions to ask. None of these are original, and...

Electricity is pretty incredible. Think how easy it is to take the electricity provided by your utility company, and use it to cook your meals, power entertainment devices, operate an air...

The domain name Gem.com has moved into Escrow.com's holding account today, signaling that a deal involving this three-letter .COM domain has been agreed. Registered in 1992, Gem.com has been owned...

Welcome to the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :) Printing.com sold for $2.27 million dollars; Can you still earn a living selling domains? GoDaddy transfer issue; Most valuable LLL...

In this week's Top Topics, we discuss the reported multi-million dollar sale of NFTs.com, which was disclosed this week via a press release. Elsewhere, a domainer shares a one-word .TV sale, and...

What is it like to receive emails every week offering you a multiple seven-figure sum for your domain name? Meet @jason calacanis, the owner of 20.com, which he bought in 2006 for just $75,000...

Welcome to another weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! The domain name NewYork.com was sold for 7 figures, according to DNJournal; What is the best marketplace to sell .it.com domains...

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.grin: GoDaddy doesn't allow domain transfers during the grace period; Did UX woes cost a DropCatch bidder a good domain? Have you...

There are numerous books, videos, courses and articles that mention anecdotes of domain names that sold quickly for large amounts, and then say this book will teach you how to easily flip domain...

Welcome to Sunday's review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :) Are new TLDs hard to sell compared to .com domains? Mistakes you made as a domain investor; Worth renewing .it.com domains? Bison.ai...

Welcome to the final review of Top Topics in 2023 at NamePros! 🎆🎇😁 Roundup of John Berryhill's UDRP performance in 2023; Hacked PayPal account used to buy a domain on Dan.com; How to sell a...

Several domain name niches have received a lot of attention lately, all related to some aspect of artificial intelligence or automation. Each week dotDB publish a list of trending terms based on...

The new year brings new domain name opportunities and challenges. Definitely 2023 saw a mix of both. This article is not about resolutions, but it is about reflecting on the past year, and...

Aftermarket sales of .xyz are having a stellar 2021. Even at the midway point of 2021, the sales dollar volume has more than tripled over the 2020 whole year total. To put it in perspective...

Welcome to a fresh edition of Top Topics here at NamePros. This week: Former domain owner insults the seller who made an outbound pitch; GoDaddy to lay off 8% of its global workforce; Google...

Welcome to the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :) BabyAndBeyond.com sold for $350k; GoDaddy and its backorder policy needs clarification; Hank Williams and expired copyright as...

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :woot: Nissan.com domain theft update; How fast can you sell 100 domains? Registrar of the year annual poll; Selling .AI domains to...

More investors sell successfully at the high 3-figure and 4-figure levels, compared to those with multiple 5-figure domain name sales. A single 5-figure sale can make a monumental difference in a...

The first six months of 2023 resulted in just over 70,000 NameBio-listed domain sales in total, with a dollar volume of just over $66 million. That is a decrease of 21.5% in sales dollar volume...

Are we approaching a time when domain names will be considered an asset class, like bonds, stocks, real estate, currencies and commodities? Will investors be able to hold domain name...

In this week's Top Topics, domain investors react to the $175,000 sale of a two-word .COM domain from a leading investor. Elsewhere, a domainer finds a tweet suggesting a domain name sold for $1...

Last week in Process to Rate and Price a Domain Name – Part 1, I covered: Structure, clarity and memorability of the name. Multiple interpretations, both literal and metaphorical. Business...

In this week’s Top Topics, investor AbdulBasit Makrani shares his experience with numeric domain names, domainers discuss the recent $853,000 sale of Translate.com and we ask, what ever happened...

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! RIP Jason Sheppard, also known as DNKingpin; Epik LLC acquires its own assets back via a proxy buyer; Best way to get sales on...