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Last week, we published our initial findings from a review of Mike Mann's published sales since the start of 2015. The data, which is all from Mike's Twitter feed, brought up some very interesting aspects for discussion within the...

I noticed that domain investor Mike Mann posted another five figure sale yesterday. According to his Facebook page, he has sold TripBeat.com for $18,000 after purchasing it four years ago for $80. This week, we published part one of an...

ClintonKaine.com has been a domain that's been in the news quite a bit recently. In August, the domain sold on Flippa for $15,000, and since then there has been speculation as to who bought the name. A discussion on NamePros told us that...

Mike Mann has been mentioned many times on the NamePros blog for his incredible domain sales data, including his $75,000 sale of BroadSpectrum.com and the $40,000 sale of AnimalsUnited.com. Individually, these sales are impressive...

In this week's Top Topics, we have a discussion about the Chinese domain market, and how to sell domains right now. At the moment, the Chinese market seems fairly slow. There are some high value trades going on behind closed doors, but prices are...

One of the attractions of being a domain investor is that it can be done from anywhere in the world, at any time of the day or night. In the past, desktop or laptop computers were required to maintain portfolios and perform daily tasks, but with...

Here’s a question that gets asked regularly by new investors: how can domainers make money? The majority of people who are attracted to this industry know of the seven-figure domain sales from investors such as Rick Schwartz, but they don't...

In this week's Top Topics, the community asks whether new gTLD extensions can ultimately make your own .COM domain names more valuable. We also find out what various investors think are the top three ccTLD extensions in terms of investment...

According to a tweet yesterday, Mike Mann has recorded another five figure sale. This time, the domain in question is CorporateLeasing.com. Mike’s tweet says that he acquired the name in 2008, and records from NameBio show that the...

This week, we have a number of interesting discussions around mistakes in domaining and advice for new investors. If you are looking to learn about domain investing and hoping to avoid some rookie mistakes, you need look no further than NamePros...

The two most important skills that a domain investor traditionally requires are the ability to find quality domains to buy and the ability to sell domain names that you own for a profit. These are skills that can be easily developed, but there...

Earlier this week, Sedo unveiled their new user interface. This caused a big reaction within the industry, with over 90 comments on our news article to date. Today, Sedo have responded to those comments with a list of upcoming fixes...

The popular domain name marketplace, Sedo, has unveiled a brand new, comprehensive redesign that marks the end of an era in terms of the company’s traditional blue and white colour scheme, with the new design opting for a colour scheme consisting...

In this week's Top Topics, we reveal the news that eName has released an English version of their website, as well as documenting a discussion about new gTLDs and we see an investor asking for advice for selling a domain to an end-user...

Geo-targeted domain names have often been a popular source of income for domain investors, with some still making a living from buying and selling this category of name. However, there are some common questions that need answering. How do you...

Mike Mann recorded another five figure sale today. Following his $39,000 sale of AnimalsUnited.com last week, Mike confirmed the $25,000 sale of IdealSleep.com via his Twitter account. According to the tweet, Mike acquired...

In this week's Top Topics, we highlight a couple of discussions based around your domaining income and your day jobs. It's been well documented that it's difficult to make a good living through domain investing, but it can be done. A little hard...

Mike Mann, the serial entrepreneur and owner of DomainMarket.com, has announced yet another five-figure domain sale today that sees AnimalsUnited.com sold via Sedo, according to WHOIS details. Mike owns a portfolio of around 250,000 domain names...

Last week, the World Domain Conference was held in Wuzhen, China. Domain investors from all over the world attended the event to discuss a number of topics such as the development of new gTLDs, the domain name aftermarket and domain investment...

The Chinese domain name market has been relatively quiet recently. With little to get excited about, the focus of many investors has largely moved back to traditional domaining territories of keywords and brandable names. However, are there signs...

This week, the NamePros blog has had some excellent guest articles from investors around the world. It's great to see so many people willing to share their own experiences in the domain industry, and I would encourage more of the community to do...

Domain investing is a 24/7 industry, with deals being made around the clock in many different time zones. With the attraction of making vast amounts of money, we can easily spend all our free time in front of a screen. If you're struggling to...

In this week's Top Topics, we have a couple of success stories from both outbound and marketplace sales. It's always nice to see an investor complete a marketplace sale, but an outbound sale can be even more difficult to achieve. We also have an...

Last week, we brought you the news that the two-letter domain name BY.com had been sold to a Chinese investor, after failing to sell in the NamesCon auction earlier this year. Today, the seller of BY.com, André Eidskrem, revealed that he...