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information A Value-Added Approach To Domain Names

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’. That always rubs me the wrong way. While I...
 
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information Top Topics: Meta.co.uk Rebrands to Herd.io; What I’ve Learned After a Year...

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 make money with domain names?


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guide Finding Expiring and Recently Expired Domain Names

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 to expire or have expired.

A Few...
 
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information Top Topics: Galaxy.com Acquired for $1.8 Million+; Why I’m Happy to Pay High Commissions...

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 hardest part of domaining?


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information Stress and Domain Investor Mental Wellness

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 to balance other demands and interests...
 
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information Top Topics: Is Parking .XYZ Domains Worth It?; I vs l in Domain Marketplace Listings...

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 day and we seek your input about stress and...
 
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analysis Past 12 Months Of XYZ: A Look At The Data

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
  • There were 200 sales of .xyz domain names...
 
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information Top Topics: Is January 2022 Slow For You?; I Sold This Domain for $6,000...

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 $6,000.


Is January 2022 Slow For...
 
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news Fractional Ownership And Domain Names As An Asset Class

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 buying and selling of individual domain names...
 
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information Top Topics: From a $20,000 Offer to a $75,000 Sale; How Many Domains Do You Need to Make a Sale Each Month?

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 a bizarre new regulation from the .IN registry...
 
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opinion Predictions For 2022 In Domain Investing

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 variety of views, while at the same time exercising...
 
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information Top Topics: My First Year Back in Domaining; How Did 2021 Compare to 2020?...

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 sales?


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analysis 2021 Domain Name Sales Very Strong

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 127,500. The average price increased as well, from...
 
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information Top Topics: A Look Back at 2021; My 37 Factors for Valuing Domain Names...

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 make from domain investing to quit your day job in...
 
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information 21 Useful Sites for Domain Name Investors

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 extend this list with your own suggestions in the...
 
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information Top Topics: What's the Next Encompassing Rebrand?; Is Buying at the Beginning or End of the Year Better?...

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 domains at the beginning of the year, or the end...
 
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strategy Domain Name Portfolio Record Keeping

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 founded and managed several startups, so has expertise...
 

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information Top Topics: GoDaddy Wins .TV Contract; Forge.com Sold for $2.2 Million...

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 names?


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information Domain Names 2021: The Year In Review

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 .com sales than in recent years. Below I...
 
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information Top Topics: Will Wholesale Prices for .XYZ Keep Going Up?; What Will 2022 Hold?...

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 domainer shares their portfolio strategy, and Bob...
 
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information How Big Domain Name Sellers Do It – Ideas For Small Portfolio Sellers?

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 name sellers. In this article, I take a look at four...
 
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information Top Topics: Jack Dorsey's New Domain Name; Which Landing Page Should I Use?...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at the .XYZ domain name that Jack Dorsey's new corporation is using, an investor asks about which landing page is best for them to use, and which TLDs should a company register? Elsewhere, we also begin a list of plural domains owned by companies.


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information Domain Name Registrars – Part 2: Investor Friendly Registrars, Registrar Market, Checklist

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information Top Topics: Is Immersive the Next Big Trend?; Black Friday & Cyber Monday Promos...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at whether the term "immersive" will be the next big trending keyword for the domain name industry. Elsewhere, we cover the domain-related deals that investors can find over the Black Friday weekend and there's a featured chat with the prolific .XYZ investor...
 
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information A Look At Domain Name Registrars – Part 1: The Top 10 In Terms of Registrations

Registrars serve an essential role, as the intermediary between the registries and the domain name investor. In this article I take a look at the number of domains under management at different registrars, as well as providing a brief history for the ten companies with the most domains under...
 
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information Top Topics: Rearranging My Portfolio for 2022; Looks Like OpenSea Bough OpenSea.com...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at OpenSea's reported recent acquisition of OpenSea.com and we see why Dana White had big regrets before eventually acquiring UFC.com. Elsewhere, a seven-figure domain sale is received and an investor is looking for advice on their 2022 strategy.


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tools Finding Technology Trends And Opportunities

2021 will be viewed as the year of trending terms within the domain name community. From various crypto-related opportunities, lately ETH in particular, to NFTs, and then meta / metaverse, many domain name investors have chased trending terms.

Sometimes these opportunities have resulted in...
 
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information Top Topics: Bird.com Domain Name Sells; Has the Meta Craze Slowed?...

In this week's Top Topics, we examine whether the meta domain name craze has slowed after some sizable recent sales. Elsewhere, we discuss the strategy for testing new landing pages and we receive news that the Bird.com domain name has sold.


Do You Point All Domains to New Landing Pages...
 
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interviews From Smoke To Fire: An Interview With Dennis Tinerino –$50,000 ETH.Paris Seller And Domain Smoke Founder

Dennis Tinerino is an accomplished domain investor as well as editor and founder of the Domain Smoke newsletter.

He recently sold the domain name ETH.Paris for $50,000 at Dan. He had held the domain name for only 25 days.

That sale ties for the 4th highest sale of the exact term...
 
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information Top Topics: Metaverse.org Sells Within Days; How Do I Make the Marketplace Listing Process More Efficient?...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at possible means of making the marketplace listing process more efficient, and are some domaining strategies just a lottery? Elsewhere, news breaks of the sale of Metaverse.org and Intis Telecom puts its new $3.8 million domain to use.


How Do I Make...
 
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analysis A Look At How Different Domain Extensions Sell

Should a domain investor invest only in .com? I went looking for an answer in recent domain name sales data.

There seems a common consensus that, after .com, among general purpose extensions with investment potential are .net, .io, .org, .co and...
 
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information Top Topics: IT.com Sells for $3.8 Million; Facebook is Now Meta...

In this week's Top Topics, domain investors react to the news that Facebook has rebranded its corporation to Meta, using the Meta.com domain. Elsewhere, there's advice for new domain investors and we have news of a $3.8 million domain sale.


Poll: If You Could Only Use One...
 
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advice Don’t Let Your Landing Page Land You In Trouble

The landing page is one of the first impressions that potential buyers will have of your domain name. It also can provide information about the name, a link for purchase or lease, and how to make contact.

However, should your name be disputed in a legal action or UDRP, that landing page can be...
 
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information Top Topics: Vote For Your Favorite Registrar; Have You Ever Thought of Dropping Domaining?...

In this week's Top Topics, you're invited to vote for your favorite domain registrar of the year. Elsewhere, there's a discussion about lease-to-own deals and we talk about meta domains.


Vote For Your Favorite Registrar of the Year

Every year, the community votes on the favorite...
 
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interviews An Interview With Award Winning Domain Investor Leanne McMahon

At the recent NamesCon conference Dan sponsored domain awards in five categories. The winner of the award for Community-Driven Domainer of the Year was Leanne McMahon, @PixelCorp.

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Even though she has only been in domain investing a fairly short period of time...
 
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information Top Topics: AI.com Sells via Saw.com; ICANN Working Group Jeopardizes Domainer Rights...

In this week's Top Topics, domain investors discuss the recent domain sale of AI.com, which reportedly sold to an unknown buyer in the NFT space. Elsewhere, there's an ICANN working group report that has raised concerns for domain investors, and what are your thoughts on the recent surge in...
 
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analysis An Updated Look At Domain Names With Hyphens

While hyphenated domain names are popular in some parts of the world, notably Germany, most domain investors shy away from them.

Only a small percentage of domain name sales have hyphens. But there are also far fewer names containing hyphens that are listed for sale. So what about the...
 
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information Top Topics: Meta.so Sells for $149,000; Which Valuation Metrics Do You Consider?...

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 buy, and is there a parking service purely for great domain names?


Meta.so Sells for...
 
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information Domain Investing: Just The Basics – Part 3: Outbound, Promotion, UDRP, Parking, Website, Resources

In this final segment of the basics of domain investing series, I look at inbound and outbound selling, domain promotion, UDRP, parking and other ways to earn income from domains, and how to set up your own domain investing portfolio website. The article ends with links to additional resources...
 
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information Top Topics: NFT.com Sold for $2 Million; What's Your Strategy - Passive or Active?...

In this week's Top Topics, we get confirmation that the NFT.com domain name sold for $2 million earlier in 2021. Elsewhere, domainers get the chance to showcase their most popular domain name and we ask you to share your strategy, are you passive or active?


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information Domain Investing: Just The Basics – Part 2

Last week’s Domain Investing: Just The Basics – Part 1 looked at domain name terms, extensions, and the basics for researching, registering, buying, renewing, and listing domain names. The article also considered developing a plan for your domain name investments.

This week, I take a look...
 
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information Top Topics: Floor.com Sells for $3,144,000; Do You Have a Domaining Company?...

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 financial spectrum, and do you have a domaining company?


Brandforce Sells Floor.com...
 
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information Domain Investing: Just The Basics – Part 1

This two-part series is intended for those just starting out in domain investing. It covers basic information about registering, buying, renewing, researching, and listing domain names.

Next week, in the second part, I will look at landers, types of domain names, pricing, tracking...
 
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information Top Topics: Block.one is Now B1.com; Has Your September Been Slow?...

This week's edition of Top Topics features news that NameBio has introduced a new "live" feature to track domain sales in something close to real time. Elsewhere, blockchain company Block.one has officially switched to B1.com, and has your September been slow for domain sales so far...
 
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sales The Interesting Buyer And Plans For The Domain Name Privateer.com

It was recently revealed, possibly first by George Kirikos, that the domain name privateer.com had apparently been acquired by Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple.

A brief article in SlashDot indicated that the name was for a space company, currently in stealth mode. An...
 
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information Top Topics: SmartWallet.com Sells for $175,000; What Percentage of Domains Do You Renew?...

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 million, and what percentage of domains do you renew?


SmartWallet.com Sells for...
 
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analysis The .EU Domain Name Extension

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information Top Topics: How Was Your August?; I Sold This Domain for $10,000…

In this week’s Top Topics, domain investors reveal how many domains they sold in August, a domainer shares news of a $10,000 sale, and where have your domain sales originated from recently?


How Was Your August?


In the domain name industry, August can be a barren month. With most...
 
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strategy How To Decide What Domain Names To Renew

Recently I went through the .com and .xyz domain names in my portfolio, deciding which to renew prior to the price increases that took place Sept. 1. With another .com price increase coming in 2022, it won’t be long before the process is repeated. But how do we determine which...
 
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information Top Topics: Hippo.com Sold for $3.3 Million; Can You Make a Living With Parking?...

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 seven-figure domain name sale.


Why Are Domain Investors Buying NFTs?

NFTs, non-fungible...
 
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