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Noteworthy · Mar 13, 2021

In this article, we provide a handpicked list of some of the most popular, interesting, and helpful articles to have ever appeared on the NamePros Blog. If you're short on time, or if you're not sure where to start, then you may want to check out these articles – we think they're worth your...

Future Sensors · 2025-12-21T07:17:39+0000

Quick heads-up for domain investors: DNSSEC can be a useful security feature when you run and control a live website and its DNS signing, but in the domain aftermarket it's usually a problem rather than a benefit. A leftover DNSSEC setting from a previous registrant can make your lander...

Sully · Tuesday at 11:32 AM

Domain pricing is supposed to get easier with experience.

It usually doesn’t.

Well, maybe it gets a little easier. Maybe you get a little better, a little closer. But even investors who have been buying and selling for years will admit, quietly, that pricing still feels uncertain. Not because...

Acroplex · Dec 14, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!
Wonderly.com sold for $100k; Can I trust Afternic brokers? Domaining vs. Real Estate & Gambling; Appraisal tools question; Ridiculous domain sales.

Wonderly.com Sold For $100,000 At Afternic
Afternic might be valuing...

Sully · Dec 9, 2025

There's a strange phenomenon in this industry that everyone sees but almost nobody talks about. It doesn't show up in conference panels, it rarely appears in forum threads, and you certainly won't catch it on a registrar's marketing page. It's quieter than bad renewals and sneakier than...

Bob Hawkes · Dec 8, 2025

While it is instructive to look at domain name sales volume data, that, by itself, does not show whether the volume is made up of a large number of modest sales, or a smaller number of high-value sales.

Each month Afternic provides filtered and unfiltered lists of the top selling keywords. Most...

Acroplex · Dec 7, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

NetSol suspended my ChatGPT domain; AbdulBasit moved to NamePros landers; Is the Crypto domain market dead? Top 5 domain trends in 2026; Creative ideas for domain names

NetworkSolutions Suspended My Domain CHATGPT4.WIN w/o...

Future Sensors · Dec 7, 2025

This year has once again shown why NamePros is the beating heart of the domain industry. Day after day, forum members bring curiosity, experience, and a willingness to share hard-won lessons. That steady, collective effort makes the forum more than a message board: it is a living laboratory...

bhartzer · Dec 4, 2025

Domain investing has evolved over the years, which is a good thing. Search engines are smarter now. Brand enforcement by companies is more aggressive than it has been in the past. And AI makes it easier to spot possible legal and reputation risks before you buy a domain.

As a domain investors...

Sully · Dec 3, 2025

I've been calling myself a domain investor for almost twenty years. It's what was on my NamePros profile, what I had on my blog bio, what I mumble when someone wants to know why I own so many random URLs.

But I've been thinking lately that the title doesn't really fit anymore. Maybe it never...

Acroplex · Nov 30, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!
Gname scammed me for $10k; Is Escrow.com still working? Quotes about domains from end-users; Longtail domains: A hidden cash engine; Geo-domains: City/Niche order.

GNAME scammed me with $10k domain purchased at their marketplace...

Future Sensors · Nov 25, 2025

Most of us treat our registrar accounts like banks. We deposit our digital assets, enable two-factor authentication, and assume they are safe in the vault until we are ready to sell or renew. But the reality is that the Internet is fragile, and software is prone to error.

Recently, we have...

Sully · Nov 25, 2025

I was looking back at some of the emails and DMs I've received over the past year. There's a common theme running through it. If you've been around for a few years, you have probably received something like this, too. If you're a newer domainer, you probably wrote something like this, or you can...

Acroplex · Nov 23, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

GoDaddy's Paul Nicks retires; Spaceship adds MassPay; Subject.com sold for 6 figs; Black Friday domain deals; Cloud outage lessons.

Paul Nicks Retiring After 18 Groundbreaking Years at GoDaddy
GoDaddy's Paul Nicks announced...

Future Sensors · Nov 18, 2025

Today a global Cloudflare outage disrupted countless websites and online services. Not long ago, Amazon AWS suffered a similar outage. These events remind us that while cloud platforms bring many advantages, they also create single points of failure that can affect entire industries...

Sully · Nov 18, 2025

I've been thinking about this a lot lately, probably because I just ate another renewal invoice on a domain that all the data said was solid. Good DA. Decent search volume. CPC in the double digits. Sounds good.

And it's been sitting there for three years generating exactly zero inquiries.

The...

Acroplex · Nov 16, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!
IONOS to sell Sedo; Coinbook.com auction drama; Icy Studios gets ICY.com; What if .com had never existed? How to deal with GoDaddy appraisals?

IONOS plans to sell Sedo business
German company IONOS announced that they...

Future Sensors · Nov 13, 2025

Registering domains is not only about finding something available, it's about choosing words that make sense, look professional, and appeal to buyers. For non‑native English speakers, this can be especially challenging because English has many quirks. A single word can function as a noun, verb...

Sully · Nov 11, 2025

There's a moment that happens to every domain investor, usually somewhere around year three or four, where you open your renewal invoice and feel something close to nausea. The number is higher than you expected. Much higher. And when you start going through the list, trying to figure out what...

Bob Hawkes · Nov 10, 2025

Are there more companies with the term ‘capital’ in their name or ‘finance’?

One of the ways to create a composite name is to make the second word descriptive of what the business does, while the first term makes the combination unique. In some cases the first term suggests how the service is...

Acroplex · Nov 9, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

Nova.co sold for $160k using NamePros landers! Saved $2k in transfer fees at UD; Buy & Sell with LTO at the same time; Max time to hold a domain before letting it go; Would you drop a domain after spending $1k on it?

Nova.co sold...

Future Sensors · Nov 7, 2025

The internet's true engine is running on domains we never see

When domain investors on forums like NamePros.com discuss a great name, the conversation almost always centers on a memorable .com domain, a brandable asset designed to be the friendly, public face of a business...

Sully · Nov 4, 2025

Many domainers are out here studying sold reports and running keyword tools, trying to find the next big thing. Nothing wrong with that. But they're ignoring the most obvious and primary advantage they have - whatever they do for a living.

I'd venture to guess most of us have a day job...

Acroplex · Nov 2, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

I could have been a millionaire; $28,888 vs $499; GoDaddy auction bots in 2025; New keywords to consider; Do generics really deserve higher valuation?

If I had saved these domain names I would have been a millionaire!
A...

Elie Eweka · Oct 31, 2025

Let’s be honest—when it comes to domains, everyone’s got an opinion. And nowhere is that more obvious than on NamePros, the buzzing online information hub where domain investors gather, debate, and drop some serious knowledge.

But before you rush to the comments section to add your...

bhartzer · Oct 30, 2025

Traditional domain appraisals focus on factors like length, TLD, and comparable sales. Those are useful when pricing undeveloped or “naked” domain names. But they overlook the additional value created when a domain has real backlinks, organic rankings, or direct traffic.

For domains that have...

Sully · Oct 28, 2025

This argument comes up every now and then and it drives me a little crazy. Someone posts about building out one of their domains and the gatekeepers show up: "Real domainers don't develop, they invest." As if the two things can't coexist.

I don't get this mentality at all. When I'm looking at a...

Acroplex · Oct 26, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

Should I quit domaining? AI-Free Zone! Registrar charged me 10 euro for this; How to flip domains for 10x? Best elements of your registrar of choice, other than price.

Should I quit domaining?
When facing hardships or...

bhartzer · Oct 23, 2025

AI has become one of the most powerful tools available to us domain investors. Whether you’re trying to uncover the next big name, evaluate which domains to renew, or sell premium domains more effectively, AI can save time and sharpen your strategy.

By integrating AI into your daily workflow...

Sully · Oct 21, 2025

There's this thing that happens when you've been looking at domains long enough. You'll stumble across a name and just know—without running comps, without checking search volume, without doing any of the logical stuff you're supposed to do—that it's premium. It just is.

Summit.com feels...

DomainIncite · Oct 20, 2025

You will have no doubt read over the last few days that GoDaddy/Afternic has launched DomainNames.com, a service set up to promote and sell “ultra-premium” domains owned by third-party domainers. If you’re curious what kind of ask-price range constitutes “ultra-premium” before thinking about...

Acroplex · Oct 19, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

Goodbye Afternic; Speculator vs. Investor; Wake-up call for the Domain Industry; Best Registrar in 2025; NetSol charged me $53 to renew a .ORG!

Thank You and Good Bye Afternic.com
Domain investor AbdulBasit Makhrani has...

bhartzer · Oct 15, 2025

In 2025, domain theft has become a growing problem for investors, businesses, and brand owners. Well, it has been a problem more and more over at least the last 5 years. As someone who runs a stolen domain name recovery service, I can tell you that attackers aren’t always anonymous hackers in...

Sully · Oct 14, 2025

One of the hardest truths in domaining is this: buyers don't just buy domains — they buy confidence.
Or flip it to domainers don't sell names, they sell confidence.

You can have a great name, fair price, the whole package. But if the person reading your email doesn't trust you? Deal's...

Bob Hawkes · Oct 13, 2025

The hardest part of domaining is the waiting. Much of the time, unless you have a really strong and large portfolio, nothing is happening. No sales, maybe not even many inquiries or offers.

After a period of inactivity, you might be tempted to do something drastic, such as wholesale liquidation...

Acroplex · Oct 12, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

Spaceship suspects buyer fraud after payment; Guide a newbie with 3 words; OnChain: Next trend? Domain jumped to premium overnight; Help a new domainer avoid making mistakes.

Spaceship suspects buyer fraud even after...

bhartzer · Oct 8, 2025

Every domainer has heard stories of quick flips, high-value sales, and expired domains with “instant authority.” The reality is different. Due diligence is critical. Not every expired domain is worth pursuing, and in many cases, Google’s policies make it clear that intent matters. Smart...

Sully · Oct 7, 2025

As domainers, we have to be careful not to let “rules” in domaining turn into blind spots. The market changes, buyers change, and the stories we tell ourselves need to change too. Here are a few myths I often hear, used to repeat—and why I don’t hold them as truth anymore.

Myth 1: “Short...

DomainIncite · Oct 6, 2025

How many domains in your portfolio contain numbers? If you’re a savvy domain investor, targeting end-user sales, chances are you don’t have many. So what if I told you that there are large gTLDs where the majority of domains have at least one number in them, and there's at least one namespace...

Acroplex · Oct 5, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

Domain parking apocalypse; IDNs: Hidden goldmine; It's Google's problem; Domains with strong backlinks; Name.com: Crazy renewal prices for .com?

Domain Parking Apocalypse - 95% drop in past year
PPC revenue has declined...

bhartzer · Oct 1, 2025

Having been in the domain industry for over 20 years, I’ve observed that most domainers are focused on short, catchy, and easily brandable names. We often chase these domains because they are easy to remember and seem to carry instant branding potential. However, what so many overlook is the...

Sully · Sep 30, 2025

You and I have seen a lot of extensions ride waves of hype over the years. Some burned bright and fizzled out, others carved out a lasting place in the market. Right now, .AI is the hot story — headline sales, startup adoption, and nonstop media buzz. But here’s the thing: momentum isn’t the...

Acroplex · Sep 28, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

Inbound sales won't save you; .AI domains—still the future? Bought my 1st domain! A 22 year old domain sold for $255? What defines a reliable domain registrar?

Inbound Won't Save You: Here's Your Wake-Up Call
Waiting for...

Sully · Sep 23, 2025

I get it. You've got a decent portfolio, maybe 200-500 names, and you're waiting for that sweet inbound email. "Hi, I'd like to purchase YourDomain.com for $50K."

Yeah, me too. Still waiting. In fact, when I first started domaining, I was under the false belief that "buy the domain and they...

Acroplex · Sep 21, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

Domains to register for $1; AI Agent keywords trending; .XYZ: Single word cost vs. other TLDs; $4 .coms at Unstoppable; Odds of Spaceship sales vs. Afternic.

Ever wonder what domains you can register with a $1 budget?
If...

Sully · Sep 16, 2025

The other day, I posted a short thought on X (Twitter for those of us still getting used to the name):

“A good domain reduces marketing spend. A great one eliminates it.”

It’s one of those lessons that is more than obvious to me after years of watching businesses either...

Elie Eweka · Sep 15, 2025

Imagine for a moment: you hand-register every available name that looks interesting, or you grab every expired domain you come across. Before long, you’re sitting on 100,000 domains. At $12 per renewal, that’s a staggering $1.2 million every single year—just to keep them active.

That number...

Acroplex · Sep 14, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

Why are my domains listed at GNAME? DubaiTravel.com, others, stolen; Commission rate for sale leads; Country names & gTLD issue; "Make fair offer" killed exchange.

Why are my domains listed at GNAME?
After adding their...

Bob Hawkes · Sep 11, 2025

It is easy to despise automated appraisal tools. For almost any name, when you query different sites, the values will range from $100, or less, to often tens of thousands of dollars. If you check a name that has recently sold, odds are many appraisals will be far off the actual selling price...

Acroplex · Sep 7, 2025

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A weekly news review at NamePros!

Is Ai.net at $3k a good buy? Scam alert—Or so he claims; Super.xyz sold for $290k; Is Dynadot going too far? Best marketplace landers for your domains.

Is Ai.net at $2,949 a good buy?
Don't get your hopes up: GoDaddy lists...

Bob Hawkes · Sep 3, 2025

I have a problem. I have too many domain names. Or to be more specific, I have too many weak domain names. It is so easy to keep acquiring domain names, and each year I have more than the year before.

Domain name investing can be addictive. I thought it might help me, and maybe others, to...

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