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One of my favorite parts of the week is choosing the discussions for Top Topics. I get to take some time to browse the talking points of the week and compile a little list of Top Topics that I think will be interesting to you, the reader. I hope...

The most popular discussions this week include a topic on the new generic top-level domains and whether they are liked or merely chosen for investment purposes; domaining trade secrets by those who’ve been in the industry for some time; choosing...

In this week’s Top Topics, we have a number of great discussions from the community including an excellent piece from DN.com explaining the economic theory behind domain name investing. It’s such an interesting topic, and DN.com's staff do a good...

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Domain investor got scammed while helping someone who earned his trust; HealthRight.com sold for $210k; Would you use a domain marketplace based on crypto...

Welcome to Sunday's review of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Your preferred method of domain verification on Sedo; Meet Cemal from Turkey; Dot .tech domain carries a $3,000 dollar renewal fee—why's that? Afternic wants you to prove...

Welcome to a fresh round of Top Topics here at NamePros!

A domain investor hasn't scored domain sales for what appears to be a long time; WHOIS privacy did not stop spammers from pitching services; Dan & Afternic integration has a...

The most popular discussions this week include a theory on the current Chinese domain market being part of a larger pump and dump scheme, the pricing of non/premium LLL.com domain names, speculating on numeric .com’s that are 10+ digits, Western...

The most popular discussion this week include domain investors that are fed up with their primary registrar, the route to take when domain owners refuse to sell their domain names, a strange story of a domain owner murdering their partner, and a...

The most popular discussions last week include how to negotiate and price a domain sale with a well-funded startup, time traveling back to 1995 to buy domains, what one could realistically expect to earn in two years of domain name investing or...

The most popular discussions this week include brand and registrar loyalty, which includes a poll of how many registrars we each use; domain names that work with a Z at the end of them; steps taken by others before they decided to invest in...

In this week’s Top Topics, we see the reaction to the news that GoDaddy has acquired the Coronavirus.com domain name and is doing something positive with it. Elsewhere, investors discuss their preferred marketplace and there’s reaction to a...

Welcome to another edition of Top Topics here at NamePros. Here's a selection of active discussions for your reading pleasure:

Is it an infringement for an app's developer to name it after a domain name they don't own? Why can short...

In this week's edition of Top Topics, we highlight a discussion dedicated to domain industry Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. We also take a look at the details of a four-figure .TV domain sale that was announced this week and we find out...

In the first Top Topics of 2018, we discover why one domain investor thinks that any correlation between a domain's age and its value is a myth. We also read a report of a domainer making a $500 profit within minutes of reaching out to an end...

In this week's Top Topics, a domain name investor asks whether anyone still makes regular income via parking names anymore and a domainer reports their latest sale of a blockchain related domain. Elsewhere, George Kirikos posts a report about a...

In this week's Top Topics, domain investors reveal whether they predominantly sell domains at retail or wholesale levels, and is domain brokerage a low risk, high reward business? Elsewhere, Helium, a decentralized telecommunications network that...

In this week's Top Topics, we take a look at a list of ten mistakes that new gTLD investors may be making. We also feature a poll asking domainers whether they are consistently making five-figures per month from domain investing and we look at...

In this week's Top Topics, one domain investor considers the possibility of a portfolio management service specifically for domain investors, and we hear about an ICANN working group that wants to make it easier to hijack domain names. Elsewhere...

Just a couple of days ago, James Booth (@BoothDomains) of BQDN noticed that the domain TAE.com had been sold recently. According to James, who passed on relevant details, the domain TAE.com sold for $75,000. Based on DomainIQ's historical...

A tweet from Shane Cultra (@Domain Shane) prompted me to look into a possibly monumental domain sale. Earlier this year, Lumis was brokering the sale of the Everest.com domain name, with an asking price of $1 million.

This week, Shane...

In this week's Top Topics, we hear about another .XYZ domain that has sold for a six-figure fee. Elsewhere, a domain owner is looking for advice after receiving a $30,000 offer, and tributes pour in after a successful domain investor passes away...

In this week's Top Topics, George Kirikos warns domain owners to stop using UK and Australian-based registrars, a WordPress developer acquires an incredible domain name, and did AOL pay $10 million for Games.com?


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According to DNJournal's chart of the top one hundred sales of 2017, there were six domains listed as selling for over $1 million. There's likely to be another seven-figure sale, which we are currently trying to verify. The domain in...

In this week's edition of Top Topics, we feature domainer Page Howe's recent "Ask Me Anything" page and attorney John Berryhill warns the community about some recent stolen names. Elsewhere, an investor reveals a $6,250 domain sale resulting in a...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at why the .IO domain extension is currently hot, and GoDaddy releases its latest domain sales data including the sale of Exclusive.com for $350,000. Elsewhere, we look at category-defining domain names. Who...