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Since entering the industry in 2015, James Booth has been responsible for hundreds of high-value domain sales, which has seen him ranked consistently in Escrow.com's annual Masters of Domains list. In October 2018, we published a Top 10...

Another two-letter .COM domain looks to be off the market forever after California-based Ubiquiti Networks stealthily acquired the UI.com domain name, upgrading from the four-letter domain UBNT.com.

Ubiquiti, founded in 2005, is a...

In March 2019, the domain name DoubleDutch.com expired after being used since the 1990s by a Minnesota-based multicultural leadership development company. The owner likely received some offers in that time, but for whatever reason, the domain...

In this week's Top Topics, we find out more about the best way to acquire a complete domain name portfolio, and an investor asks about the lack of demand for new gTLD's. Elsewhere, this week's featured poll asks domainers to vote on the number...

Recently, we published an article looking at how various animal domain names are used. We highlighted animal .COM domains since they are a versatile type of domain name that is coveted by investors and end users alike. Another niche that is...

Welcome to Behind The Keyword, I will be taking a look at the most popular keywords that sell, get listed and get developed. Whether it be on big marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic or specialty sites like BrandBucket...

Welcome to Behind The Keyword, I will be taking a look at the most popular keywords that sell, get listed and get developed. Whether it be on big marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic or specialty sites like BrandBucket...

Welcome to Behind The Keyword, I will be taking a look at the most popular keywords that sell, get listed and get developed. Whether it be on big marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic or specialty sites like BrandBucket...

In this new series Behind The Keyword, I will be taking a look at the most popular keywords that sell, get listed and get developed. Whether it be on big marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic or specialty sites like BrandBucket...

In case you missed it, we published an analysis of several well-funded companies that might consider rebranding since their ultimate .COM domain name is unavailable. It is, I believe, a reality check. There are a large amount of companies...

It’s rare to hear from the owner of an ultra-premium domain name on their reasons for selling a domain name, but the original registrant of Coconut.com commented on a recent story to explain his rationale for selling the name to James Booth...

Brothers Michael and David Castello are founders of CCIN (Castello Cities Internet Network), a portfolio of domain names and city-based websites that has been amassed since 1994. Previous sales from the brothers’ portfolio include Whisky.com for...

It's not often that a domain is sold twice to end users within a matter of years, but that seems to have been the case with Keep.com.

In early 2012, according to DomainIQ's WHOIS history, Keep Holdings purchased the Keep.com domain name...

Cryptocurrency is a hot topic amongst investors. With Bitcoin surpassing $10,000 and Ethereum nudging $500 in recent weeks, the attraction of the digital currency industry is undeniable. This attraction has lead many domainers to register and...

With the rising demand for LLLL (letter, letter, letter, letter) domain names in China, I wanted to find out if other four-character patterns, such as LLNN (letter, letter, number, number), LLLN, NLLL, and NNLL were also being used to develop...

Behind the scenes, there are numerous seven-figure sales that occur without public attention due to various non-disclosure agreements (NDA's). However, in this case, we're able to disclose the news of the largest domain sale of the year by far...

We recently wrote an updated "Top 10" domains article profiling the recent acquisitions of James Booth (@BoothDomains). One more name that could be added to that list is Booth.com's recent purchase of Coconut.com, which was announced by...

According to my DomainIQ monitors, Nat Cohen’s Telepathy Inc, which holds an incredible portfolio of premium names, sold the domain Properly.com this week. The buyer is a holiday home management company called Properly, who upgraded from...

The perceived value of individual domain names is one of the most talked about subjects within the domain industry. Domain valuation is also one of the most difficult skills to successfully master, with a combination of sales data and experience...

For a relatively small industry, domain name investing is extremely diverse when you think about it. There are thousands of active investors, and probably hundreds of ways to make money through domain investing. Various niches offer different...

Liquid domain names are developing into mature tradable assets similar to stocks. The increasing demand from Chinese investors has been a driving force behind their recent growth.

ChaoMi.cc is a website that emerged to help Chinese...

In October 2018, UserEngage made the monumental decision to pay $150,000 to acquire the domain User.com in a transaction brokered by Sedo. Since then, UserEngage has rebranded to User.com, putting the memorable four-letter domain to use almost...

This week's Top Topics comes to you from Dublin, Ireland! From a domaining point of view, Ireland is heavily invested in their .IE extension. The large majority, probably close to 85%, of billboards and local advertisements I've seen, have...

In this week's Top Topics, an investor asks for advice on how to respond to a difficult question, Eric Lyon evaluates “STER” domain names and another domainer has an issue with a potential GoDaddy sale. Elsewhere, a .TV investor sells Privacy.tv...

Recently, we broke the news of @braden Pollock’s $500,000 sale of Q.org. At the time, the buyers were unknown since the domain held no content and was registered under privacy protection. This week, the domain’s content changed to display...