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Should a domain investor invest only in .com? I went looking for an answer in recent domain name sales data.

There seems a common consensus that, after .com, among general purpose extensions with investment potential are...

There is a belief that ten thousand hours of practicing a hobby or a skill will make you an expert in that particular activity. That means that if you spent two and three-quarter hours practicing something every day, you would amass ten thousand...

Today we sat down with Vito (The Dot Stop) owner of DomainSales.tv for a one on one interview.

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Eric - I couldn't help but notice that you have a VERY large .TV portfolio, What made...

The most popular discussions this week include fun and exciting stories about the things that domainers did before they began domaining, GoDaddy’s prolific domain sale of Beijing.com, the new gTLD .WEB and its outlook, domain investors’ criteria...

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 the first edition of Detected Domains for 2018, we use DomainIQ's portfolio monitoring tools to bring you the latest sales and acquisitions from some of the most well-known names in the domain industry. These include Media Options' sale...

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...

In December 2016, we brought you the first part of a brand new series in which we ask several domain industry experts to answer a single question. In this article, our second installment, we find out whether there really is a more...

This weekend, I was in Zurich Switzerland for a short break and as a domainer, it’s difficult not to notice domains that are being used by local companies. It seems that although the ccTLD for Switzerland is .CH, many companies have opted to use...

Many entrepreneurs enter the domain industry with high hopes, only to be confronted with endless paths and options, which can make becoming successful incredibly difficult if not pursued carefully. For many, domain name speculation is not as easy...

In this edition of Detected Domains, we get the backstory to a domain sale that has just entered Escrow.com’s holding account, and we also find out what some investors have bought and sold over the past few days. In China, there has been some...

In this week's Top Topics, there is intense debate about GoDaddy's new logo, and we discover what domain investors learned in 2019. Elsewhere, we see whether reading will maximize returns as a domain investor, and there is speculation that we...

Aron Meystedt, owner of XF.com Investments and Director of Intellectual Property at Heritage Auctions has sold the domain name Tablets.com.

The news was confirmed by Aron (@XF.com) today, telling NamePros that an investor had acquired the...

In this week's Top Topics, a domain investor announced their latest blockbuster sale, a $55,025 payday from a three-year-old hand registration. Elsewhere, a domainer shares their story of being a victim of a domain scam, and do you leave your...

Welcome to the latest edition of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Did MedicalRecordsReview.com really sell for almost $70k or payment failed? Domaining newbies: The train has left the station; Markets will crash up to 50% according to...

While there are many domain name lander options, how are we to know which lander will work best? It is possible to set up a randomized A/B trial, and with enough domain names and time, it might provide statistically significant results...

Global auction house Heritage Auctions is no stranger to premium domain names. Having hosted their main website on the two-letter .COM domain HA.com for many years, the company has now made the move to acquire the one-word domain Heritage.com in...

Short and valuable domain names are continuing to sell for high values, with Chinese domain investors paying premiums to get the best available names.

We can bring you some exclusive news today, with the two-character .COM domain V8.com selling...

One of the more popular songs of all time is My Way. The English lyrics, adapted by Paul Anka from the French original, into a version specifically for Frank Sinatra, include “Regrets I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to...

Our panel of expert domain name brokers have collectively closed hundreds of domain name deals worth millions of dollars. They have successfully refined their skills and can now be considered to be some of the best brokers in the industry.

In...

Like many of us, I have been flabbergasted by the recent release of previously unreported Uniregistry domain sales from the period between February 2015 to June 2016. As a domain investor in the making and an industry follower, I believe that we...

In this week's Top Topics, the sale of River.com is announced. Yesterday on Twitter, I posted some information about another domain sale from earlier this year. It seems that Kudos & Co, a company founded in 2014 that has raised $5,7...

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...

At the recent NamesCon conference Dan sponsored domain awards in five categories. The winner of the award for Community-Driven Domainer of the Year was Leanne McMahon, @PixelCorp.



Even though she has only been in...

In the final edition of Top Topics for 2020, we take a look at Rick Schwartz's latest domain sale, and domain investors offer their opinions on the hottest niches of 2021. Elsewhere, George Kirikos reveals that View.com sold for $737,000 in 2018...