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James Iles · Aug 22, 2016

One word .COM domain names have always been considered to be a valuable asset class, with a large number of these names having multiple potential uses. Today, it has been discovered that yet another one word .COM domain has been acquired by a company looking to improve its online presence...

James Iles · Aug 20, 2016

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 price paid was $4,080 via the Afternic marketplace...

James Iles · Aug 17, 2016

Throughout our Domain Data series, in association with NameBio, we have explored new gTLDs, surnames and four-letter .COM domains. In this article, we'll be looking in detail at one-word, dictionary .COM domain names to see exactly what they're worth, what their average return on investment is...

equity78 · Aug 16, 2016

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.

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James Iles · Aug 15, 2016

Earlier this year, Skypicker made the momentous decision to change their brand from Skypicker to Kiwi.com. After starting as a two-man team in 2012, Skypicker has grown to be a phenomenally popular travel brand. Thanks to the growth of Skypicker, the company has decided that the name doesn’t...

James Iles · Aug 14, 2016

To many readers, the domain name AUS.com may be familiar. Once owned by Ali Zandi (@Zandibot) and mentioned on a DomainSherpa review of his recent flips, the valuable three-letter .COM has been sold between various domain investors, until now.

On or around July 27th, the domain name was...

James Iles · Aug 12, 2016

One of our favorite investors, Mike Mann, has racked up yet another five-figure sale. Following on from the sales of AnimalsUnited.com for $39,000 and GotBoobs.com for $15,000 is this latest $40,000 sale of a three-word .COM.

The news of the sale was broken by Mike via his Twitter...

James Iles · Aug 12, 2016

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. There are a number of excellent beginner...

James Iles · Aug 10, 2016

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 are three points that are often overlooked on the...

James Iles · Aug 8, 2016

After being placed on hold during a phone call, Brandon Littlefield started to browse through domain names. After stumbling across BookKeeping.com and realizing it was for sale, Brandon immediately enquired about the name and eventually purchased it for $150,000. Within just two months of...

James Iles · Aug 5, 2016

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 and their overall goals for the redesign. It's...

James Iles · Aug 2, 2016

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 primarily of grey and blue, with all pages being...

James Iles · Aug 1, 2016

Six-figure domain sales are rare occurrences, but in the last couple of weeks, we've had reports of several high value sales from Uniregistry, China and a prolific .CO.UK buyer. Over the weekend, reports surfaced on Twitter of another high six-figure sale, that was sold to a Chinese investor...

James Iles · Jul 29, 2016

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. Interestingly, we also have questions from an end-user, who...

James Iles · Jul 27, 2016

In part one of our report on surnames, we looked into the most popular surnames with corresponding domain name sales. In part two, we see what a last name is really worth. Thanks to NameBio, we have a comprehensive list of data that should help us to determine what a surname might be...

James Iles · Jul 25, 2016

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 sell a geo-targeted domain name, and what should you...

James Iles · Jul 22, 2016

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 IdealSleep.com in 2012 for $70. No matter the size of his...

James Iles · Jul 19, 2016

In 2015, short domain names came to the attention of the domain community as a whole, thanks to the influx of funds from Chinese investors into two-, three- and four-character domains. Many domainers took advantage of the rising prices, and made a small fortune in a very short amount of time...

James Iles · Jul 18, 2016

Over the weekend, reports emerged that the valuable two-letter .COM had been sold to a Chinese investor. Jamie Zoch first broke the news via his Twitter account, confirming late on Saturday night that the domain had indeed been sold to China. The domain has been brokered by industry expert...

James Iles · Jul 15, 2016

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 work every day can be extremely beneficial to your...

James Iles · Jul 12, 2016

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 and has previously recorded large sales on domains...

James Iles · Jul 11, 2016

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 strategies. In attendance were industry leaders such...

James Iles · Jul 8, 2016

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 of movement within China's domain investment...

James Iles · Jul 6, 2016

There are very few domain brokers who can say that they have successfully brokered over $40mm worth of domain sales, but today, we are speaking with someone who can. Joe Uddeme is one of the industry’s most successful domain brokers and as a key member of the Domain Holdings team, Joe closed...

James Iles · Jul 5, 2016

Forenames and surnames have traditionally been popular categories of .COM domain names to invest in, due to a high potential return on investment. Whilst forenames as a category are usually much rarer and more difficult to acquire, surnames are bought and sold by investors every week, simply...

James Iles · Jul 1, 2016

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 so. If you have an article you'd like to write...

ValleyRock · Jun 30, 2016

A cursory glance at the domain market will suggest that shorter domains sell for more money than longer names. So, I examined the connection between domain name length - meaning the number of characters in the name - and domain name value to see if there is in fact a relationship between the...

equity78 · Jun 30, 2016

With 2016 practically at the half way mark, now might be a good time to do a quick inventory of your portfolio. It's also a good time to reflect on what your goals were for these names and if that has changed. There are internal factors such as your family, budgetary conditions, employment...

James Iles · Jun 29, 2016

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 think clearly about your investments or your strategy...

DN.com · Jun 28, 2016

Frank Schilling is the founder of InternetTraffic.com, DomainNameSales.com, and Uniregistry. In this interview, Schilling shares his insights on new gTLDs, the Chinese market, the relationship between Bitcoin and domain names, and more. He even shares a domain name sale experience that would be...

James Iles · Jun 27, 2016

In December 2015, NamePros brought you the exclusive news that 77.com had been sold for a multiple seven-figure fee, thought to be above $5 million. Today, we are able to tell you that another valuable two-number domain name, 66.com, has likely been sold by a Romanian mapping and...

James Iles · Jun 25, 2016

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 investor looking for advice after receiving an...

James Iles · Jun 24, 2016

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 had sold his prized domain name for over $1mm, after...

James Iles · Jun 21, 2016

The impact of Chinese investors on the domaining industry has been well documented, and during the periods of rising prices during 2015 in particular, many domainers started to acquire "Chinese Premium" domain names with the aim of either selling them on for a quick profit, or holding on to the...

James Iles · Jun 20, 2016

Data is an extremely important part of domain investing; it drives what you buy, and how much you buy it for. In this series, called Domain Data, we delve into sales data provided by NameBio to help you make more informed decisions about your domaining activities. This week, we ask: "Which is...

James Iles · Jun 17, 2016

Last week, we brought you news of the sale of BY.com. Today, another two letter .COM domain has been sold, and again, the buyer is in China. The name in question is ZQ.com, which was owned by a company based in Vancouver, WA and sold to a Chinese investor that also owns an impressive portfolio...

James Iles · Jun 14, 2016

We have brought you a number of interviews about companies that have created brands on ultra-premium .COM domains. Today, we have the pleasure of interviewing the team behind an investment company that has decided to place a considerable amount of money into buying the domain invest.com.

The...

James Iles · Jun 13, 2016

Last week, the Global Domain Summit in Hangzhou closed with the biggest domain name auction of all time. According to reports from eName and TLD Investors, the auction finished with over $46mm in domain sales, with banana.com being sold at around $3.4mm and miss.com being sold at...

James Iles · Jun 11, 2016

The two-letter .COM domain name BY.com has just moved to a Chinese registrant after being sold by a Norweigan company this week. The news of this transfer was broken by Jamie Zoch of DotWeekly on his Twitter page.

BY.com was put into the NamesCon 2016 auction by its owner, but failed to...

James Iles · Jun 10, 2016

In this week's edition Top Topics, there are a couple of discussions about outbound domain sales, with many investors seemingly turning to outbound sales again after riding the wave of the Chinese market. Are you still heavily involved in Chinese domaining via brokering or investing, or have you...

Vandesh · Jun 9, 2016

When I started domaining about a year ago, I was sure that I would hit the jackpot! It's easy to get caught up in that dream when first entering the domain name business. I have sold a few domains since then, but more importantly, I have learned quite a few lessons about the business, many of...

James Iles · Jun 8, 2016

Data can help us make more informed decisions about our domaining activity, including which domains to acquire and which to sell at a specific time. One of the leading investment categories over the past twelve months has been the four-letter Chinese Premium .COM. This category has seen a...

James Iles · Jun 6, 2016

What type of domain names do Unicorns own? In business, a Unicorn is a startup that is valued at over $1 billion, and as you may expect, they usually have the budget for high value domain name purchases to help to promote their brand online. According to Fortune, there are 176 Unicorns in...

James Iles · Jun 3, 2016

Some time ago, NamePros published an article about securing your domain name registrar accounts by using two-factor authentication. After my own experiences this week, I've found there's one problem with this security system, and that is the person using it. Thanks to being forced to reset...

AndyM · Jun 2, 2016

We hear so much about Chinese investors owning elusive short .com domains. So, me being British (Scottish), I thought that I would do a little research on the United Kingdom based businesses that are using two-letter (2L) and three-letter (3L) .com domain names.

Here’s a list of some...

James Iles · Jun 1, 2016

With only 1,000 three-number .COM domain names available for registration, they are a highly sought after category for investors with a large budget. Today, the auction for one of these 1,000 domain names has closed at the popular NameJet marketplace. The domain in question is 212.com which has...

James Iles · May 31, 2016

The first .COM domain name was registered in 1985 and since then, the .COM market has become a very crowded, with over 120 million .COM names currently registered. The emergence of new gTLDs gives companies another option when looking to either create or upgrade their web presence. Many...

James Iles · May 30, 2016

The most successful people in the domaining industry have incredible instincts when it comes to domain names. Whether it's buying or selling, it seems that the pros have a talent for paying under the odds and selling high. While some of this can be put down to salesmanship and business acumen, a...

James Iles · May 27, 2016

The domain market has been slow recently, with public domain sales records for this week showing no sales above $65,000. Privately however, there are plenty of deals happening amongst investors, brokers and end-users, well into the seven figure range. These are deals that may not...

James Iles · May 26, 2016

Record car sales in 2015 have seen new growth within online automotive business that could change the way the industry operates forever. According to eMarketer, the US automotive industry will spend $8.71 billion on digital campaigns within 2016, with outlays set to reach $14.14 billion by...

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