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information Top Topics: White.com Sells; How My Former Domains Are Put to Use...

The ultra-premium White.com has been sold, with BQDN's James Booth (@BoothDomains) reporting via social media that he brokered the sale. According to DomainIQ, the domain showed "Booth.com", as the owner briefly before it went under...
 
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information Top Topics: Abstract Buys Abstract.com; Should I Accept This $5,250 Offer?...

During some research this week, I came across a one-word .COM domain sale that I don't think has been reported before. The domain Abstract.com looks to have sold to workflow platform Abstract as a direct upgrade from GoAbstract.com. Abstract...
 
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opinion Why You Can't Let Social Media Control Your Brand

Recently, a prospective client told me that a domain name is "not that important in comparison to our social handles". This CEO owned a company offering a valuable, physical product. To someone involved with domain names, this came as a shock but...
 
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opinion Exclusive: XA.com Sold For $850,000

Earlier in the week, I wrote about XA.com's probable sale, and it can now be confirmed thanks to James Booth (@BoothDomains).

The new owner of XA.com is Kyar Kyin Yang of the Philippines, and as James Booth is currently based in the...
 
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data Domain Data: $9.48 Million of Sales in Q1 of 2019

The prestigious DNJournal has been collecting data since 2003 and compiling it in a weekly sales report. Operated by Ron Jackson, DNJournal is one of the most credible sources for the domain name industry and has been referenced in outlets such...
 
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information Top Topics: The Story of Onions.com; Will There Be a 9 Figure Sale?...

Over the last couple of days, I've taken part in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on NamePros. It's been an interesting experience that has produced a couple of challenging questions as well as a few fun ones! One of the main talking points seems...
 
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information Top Topics: How Would You Invest $10,000?; GoDaddy Auctions Is a Whole Lot Better...

This week, we released the final installment of our four-part series teaching you how to perform outbound sales. Mike Robertson, Director of Business Development at Fabulous.com, contributed a phenomenal amount of information to this...
 
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information Top Topics: What Will the Industry Be Like in 10 Years?; How Domaining Changed My Life...

In case you missed it earlier this week, we reported on the news that Ice.com sold for $3.5 million. At the time of publishing, the buyer was unknown. However, since then, the name has started forwarding to TheIce.com, which is owned by...
 
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interviews Inside Interview: Why Packet Paid $350,000 for Packet.com

Inside Interview is a series in which we talk to buyers of high-value domain names to discover why they purchased these names, and what they’re doing with them. In this edition, we’re speaking with Jacob Smith, CMO of Packet, a cloud computing...
 
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information Top Topics: Voice.tv Sold for $8,600; Brand Switches from .COM to .APP...

In this week's Top Topics, an investor shares some information about a one-word .TV sale, and domainers debate after brand switches from a two-word .COM domain name to a one-word .APP name. Elsewhere, we discuss why networking is beneficial to...
 
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information Top Topics: Getting Eyes on Auctions; Should Offers Be Reported?...

I had planned a full article about this subject, but I think my point can be summed up here. With ZenSourcer’s recent rebrand to Gem.com, the crypto marketplace Gem (operating on Gem.co) have lost much of the Gem brand control and power that they...
 
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information Five Domains Apple Does Own, and Five They Should Own

Technology giant Apple is currently listed by Forbes as the largest tech company in the world, beating the likes of Samsung, Microsoft and Alphabet (Google) thanks to their array of popular products such as the iPhone and the MacBook Pro. I am an...
 
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analysis 8 Companies That Started Using One Word .COM's in Q4 of 2018

Single-word .COM domain names are some of the most sought after digital assets for both investors and end users. Thanks to their desirability, many of these one-word domains can fetch six or seven-figure sales prices to the right buyer. Often...
 
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information Top Topics: Smartphone.com for $100,000, Is It Cheap?; Performing Outbound Sales on LinkedIn...

This week was the final NamesCon in Las Vegas before it heads to Austin next year. Whilst it was the last Las Vegas NamesCon, 2019 also my first. I would like to publicly thank the NamePros staff and members for making me feel very welcome. If...
 
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information Top Topics: A Gem.com Update; I Sold Playground.tv...

We have been following the progress of the gem.com domain name after reporting on a transaction involving the domain recently. This week, the name has started to resolve to ZenSourcer, a talent CRM co-founded by Nick Bushak, a former Facebook...
 
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sales Gem.com Moves Into Escrow in a Deal Likely Worth 7 Figures

The domain name Gem.com has moved into Escrow.com's holding account today, signaling that a deal involving this three-letter .COM domain has been agreed. Registered in 1992, Gem.com has been owned by the Roglenn Inc since at least the late...
 
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sales Yes.com Sells for a Seven-Figure Fee

The market for three-letter .COM's is well established with even the worst letter combinations routinely selling for five-figure fees. In the past twelve months, a couple of three-letter .COM domain names have even sold for seven-figure fees...
 
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sales 6 Domain Deals You May Not Know About: Currency.com, Step.com and More

Every week, we get to hear about some of the domain industry's largest recent sales thanks to DNJournal's highly respected weekly sales chart. However, most sales do not get reported for one reason or another. Experts such as Jamie Zoch...
 
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information Top Topics: Have You Ever Seen an Auction Like This?; Getting Rid of a Trademarked Domain...

In case you missed it, we broke the news that the highly valuable Gem.com domain name moved into Escrow this week in a reported seven-figure deal. Domain brokerage company Lumis followed our story by posting a tweet, confirming that they...
 
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other How I broke free from the chains and got my start

What chains am I referring to breaking free from you might ask? I'm simply alluding to those of us who feel stuck in a 9-to-5 job. Everyone who feels that there is no more room for advancement on their current career path, who dreads getting up...
 
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domains What GoDaddy Won't Tell You

Go Daddy’s people are standing by via phone and Internet chat, but there’s a few things you aren't going to hear from GoDaddy’s finest.


WHO SAID DISCO(UNT) IS DEAD?

Okay, so the days of using 99 cent coupons to register...
 
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information Top Topics: From $17 to $1,000; Can You Explain Cybersquatting?...

Yesterday, Elliot Silver (@EJS) reported on Jamie Zoch's (@Yofie) discovery that the domain name Medicine.com had been sold recently. Not much is known about the purchase, but the new WHOIS showed Hampstead Trust of...
 
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domains 7 Great Domain Names Owned by Michael Cyger

Investor and entrepreneur @Michael Cyger became a well-known figure in the domain name industry thanks to his @DomainSherpa brand, which he created in 2012. Through DomainSherpa, Michael won several industry awards including Blogger...
 
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information Top Topics: I Sold Tutorial.app for €5,000; Who Do You Contact for Outbound Sales?...

In this week's edition of Top Topics, an investor tells the community about their latest .APP sale, we take a look at the potential correlation between .COM, .NET and .ORG sales and a domainer looks for a little bit of outbound advice. Elsewhere...
 
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information Top Topics: Your Regrettable Purchase; Working With Another Domainer to Make a Sale...

In this week’s Top Topics, a four-figure domain sale is revealed, a domainer shares their journey of how they became an investor and we read the interesting story of someone that teamed up with another investor to produce a sale.

Elsewhere, an...
 
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