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It is easy to start out on the wrong foot in domain investing.

Whether it is hand-registering too many names, choosing quantity over quality, or investing in sectors or languages that we don’t understand, there are many ways to go wrong. Those...

In this week's Top Topics, we focus on a ten-year-old company that has rebranded to an ultra-premium .com domain. Elsewhere, we want you to share how much money you started your domain investing career with, and an end-user has asked for advice...

This article looks at 2021 high-value NameBio-listed .com domain name sales. I only included sales with prices of $25,000 or more. There were 369 sales, totalling $62.1 million in total dollar volume.

Many retail sales do...

In this week's Top Topics, a domain investor shares their $8,000 .TV sale and there's a focus on new technologies as we discuss crypto payments and Namecheap's acquisition of Namebase. Elsewhere, the .US extension turns 37 with a timely $99,999...

Great domain names sell themselves.

But that does not mean that there is no role to influence the probability of sale, or to add value.

Not Just Speculators

I sometimes hear those outside our field refer to ‘domain speculators’...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at the details of two rebrands, with one company moving to a .IO and one switching to a .COM. Elsewhere, a new investor shares what they've learned after a year in the business, and what's the easiest way to...

Many domain investors primarily acquire names from expiring domain auctions or closeouts. This article, intended mainly for those relatively new to the field, provides an introduction to efficient ways to find domain names that are either about...

In this week’s Top Topics, a seven-figure domain sale is uncovered by investor George Kirikos, courtesy of a company’s SEC filing. Elsewhere, a domainer explains why they’re happy to pay high commission fees on a good marketplace, and what’s the...

Investing in domain names allows you to be self-directed, have almost complete flexibility in hours, and the ability to work from anywhere. Those advantages can result in a rewarding and healthy side-gig or full-time position, one that allows you...

In this week's Top Topics, we decide whether parking .XYZ domain names is ever worthwhile and just how quickly can you build a $5,000 per month income from domaining? Elsewhere, investors tell us how long they spend on domaining activities each...

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. In just the first 23 days of 2022

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In this week's Top Topics, we look at how domain investors are faring this month. Is this January slower than usual for you? Elsewhere, we discuss whether .COM will be king in five years' time and we hear from a domainer that has sold a name for...

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 investments without the need to be directly involved in...

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 to own before you make regular monthly sales, and...

What will happen in domain investing in the coming year?

Will the market continue to surge? Will different extensions or sectors emerge? What will be the hot keywords?

While no one can predict the future with certainty, being receptive to a...

In this week's Top Topics, a domain investor offers a candid insight into their first ear back in the domain industry. Elsewhere, we're invited to share our domaining targets for 2022, and how did 2021 compare with 2020 in terms of domain name...

The year 2021 was very strong in aftermarket domain name sales, with strong prices, rising numbers of sales, and solidly higher dollar volumes.

Across all extensions, there were more sales in 2021 than in 2020, about 150,800 versus...

In the first Top Topics of 2022, we take some time to reflect on 2021 and the most impactful domain industry events of the year. Elsewhere, a domainer shares their thirty-seven factors for valuing domains, and just how much money do you need to...

For this last post in 2021, I assembled a list of 21 websites that I find useful. Many of these are well known, but a few will perhaps be new. Although a number of the sites offer a paid service, all provide some level of free service. Please...

In this week's Top Topics, domain investors are wondering what the next encompassing rebrand will be after Square launched a parent company named Block. Elsewhere, Squadhelp has released its 2021 marketplace review, and which is better, buying...

Year end is a good time to consider improvements in record keeping for the coming year. Many months ago, long-term NamePros member @Ostrados approached me with the idea of an article on financial record keeping and projections. He has...

In this week's Top Topics, domain investors react to the news that GoDaddy has won the contract to operate the .TV domain extension. Elsewhere, we receive news of a $2.2 million domain sale, and have you ever used paid ads to promote your domain...

2021 has been a pretty incredible year in domain name investing. From big returns in ETH and meta names, to new marketplaces and landers. The .xyz extension was stronger than almost anyone predicted. There have been more million dollar...

In this week's Top Topics, we take a look at the .XYZ extension and the current popularity among domain investors. Will wholesale auction prices for .XYZ domains, which have recently been reaching four-figures, continue to rise? Elsewhere, a new...

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 channel.

There are a number of large portfolio domain...