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N-A · Dec 4, 2015

The most popular discussions this week include the Indian ccTLD .in being the next speculated target for Chinese investments, looking back and determining the biggest regrets of domain name investing in the past year, domain investors sharing the best of the bunch in their domain portfolios, and...

Joe Styler · Dec 3, 2015

There’s no place like home for the holidays – or wherever your computer happens to be!

The domain market is a global market and anyone not living in a cave somewhere for the last year has been aware of how much and how quickly things can change due to this fact. The Chinese market has exploded...

James Iles · Dec 3, 2015

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing John Xu, the owner of the popular Chinese marketplace 4.cn. In addition to 4.cn, John owns and operates the escrow service DN.com. He also has a very sizable portfolio of domain names himself.

You may have read the breaking news on NamePros...

James Iles · Dec 2, 2015

Welcome to the brand new NamePros series called New Names. In this series, we will be discovering the domain names a successful domain investor has acquired recently. The subject for this series is @Ali Zandi. Aside from being a very popular NamePros member, Ali is the Director of Sales...

equity78 · Dec 2, 2015

This post will delve into the Sedo weekly sales report that was released on December 1, 2015. We will take a deeper look into certain themes and trends that many invest in on NamePros.

There was a tie at the top this week, Farma.com and Shoop.de both sold for 40,000 EUR...

James Iles · Dec 1, 2015

It's a term that has been frequently used by domain investors in the past few months, but what does it mean, why do we use this term, and what does it describe?

"Chip" is an abbreviation of "Chinese Premium." It describes a domain name that can be considered premium to a Chinese...

James Iles · Dec 1, 2015

Chinese domain investor and owner of 4.cn and DN.com John Xu has just announced that he's sold Daikuan.com "for an eight figure RMB fee." This equates to a sale price of at least $1,563,000 (according to XE.com). A final price hasn't been revealed publicly.

My contact has confirmed to me that...

James Iles · Nov 30, 2015

In September, the domain name GJ.com was sold at auction on NameJet for $694,095; a sale that currently sits at number 7 in DNJournal.com's Top 100 Sales Chart of 2015. Ever since this sale, I have been tracking the domain name.

I've noticed some activity on the domain name in the past...

N-A · Nov 27, 2015

The most popular discussions this week include the registrant on ABC.BIZ changing to reflect Alphabet Inc., domain hacks and their place in domain name speculation, domain markets coming to a crawl during the holidays, the future of domains, and what investors would do if they could go back in...

James Iles · Nov 27, 2015

Last week I revealed that the domain name 73.com had sold in a transaction between two Chinese domain investors. The new owner has a lot of high value domain names including 88.com, WJ.com, and HN.com (according to the WHOIS information available). At the time, very little information was...

James Iles · Nov 26, 2015

In recent years, the Thanksgiving festivities have moved online somewhat. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals readily available across the Internet, and many people searching for recipe and gift ideas in advance of their Thanksgiving celebrations, the festivities have developed a...

Paul · Nov 25, 2015

When you own online assets, security is particularly important. Think about it: what would happen if every web account you own was suddenly under someone else's control? Most people don't realize just how catastrophic that would be until it's too late.

Recently, the number of domainers...

equity78 · Nov 25, 2015

This post will delve into the Sedo weekly sales report that was released on November 24, 2015. We will take a deeper look into certain themes and trends that many invest in on NamePros.

The top sale for the week was Aflam.com at $34,000. Not far behind, Mike Berkens continued to work his...

James Iles · Nov 24, 2015

In this week's Inside Interview, I speak with John Quail, the owner of Claims.co.uk - a personal injury claims website that helps people to connect with solicitors in order to pursue compensation claims.

The domain name was acquired by John for £100,000, but this wasn't his first domain...

James Iles · Nov 23, 2015

With recent reports from NamePros members of domain names being stolen and accounts being hacked, I wanted to share the methods of activating two-factor authentication at a number of registrars and services that you may be using. This is a vital step that I think you should be taking...

Keith DeBoer · Nov 21, 2015

If I’m buying brandable domain names for resale then I need to know what’s selling and study the sale prices. That’s why I read the weekly list of the top 20 brandable domain sales by Doron Vermaat (@dv82). It’s also why I track brandable sales daily and post them weekly on Doron’s blog...

James Iles · Nov 21, 2015

Overnight there has been a change in ownership for the domain name 73.com. The domain has been sold by a Chinese investor, and the updated WhoIs details show that the new owner is another investor from China. The new owner also has many other high-value domain names including WJ.com and HN.com...

N-A · Nov 20, 2015

The most popular discussions this week include end users embracing new gTLD’s by rebranding from their .com to generic strings, the Chinese premium LLLL.org buyout that occurred earlier this week, 360° domains and what they are, buyouts of certain Chinese premium 5L.com patterns, and how to...

James Iles · Nov 19, 2015

A very good contact of mine in China has just shared an interesting piece of news with me. As you'll know, the Chinese domain market has taken off rapidly within the past six months in particular, and whilst Western investors are struggling to understand what's happening, it seems that many...

equity78 · Nov 19, 2015

This post will delve into the Sedo weekly sales report that was released on November 16, 2015. We will take a deeper look into certain themes and trends that many invest in on NamePros.

The top sale for the week was ICT.com at $40,617.

There were 6 new gTLD sales: IAC.pub sold for...

James Iles · Nov 17, 2015

As China continues its buyout of high value domain names, we're seeing higher and higher sales numbers, with four-letter .COM domains currently considered the hottest property among many investors.

At the top of the tree, however, is the two-letter .COM domain names. Chinese investors now own...

James Iles · Nov 16, 2015

This time last year, I would have never considered buying six-, seven- or even eight- number domain names. I wouldn't have considered buying a four-letter .COM with a "z" or a "q" in it either. I wouldn't have even considered buying four letter .NET domain names.

Yes, the domain industry is...

N-A · Nov 14, 2015

The most popular discussions this week include a theory on the current Chinese domain market being part of a larger pump and dump scheme, the pricing of non/premium LLL.com domain names, speculating on numeric .com’s that are 10+ digits, Western LLL.com pricing, and what are the steps after...

James Iles · Nov 11, 2015

What is it like to buy a two-letter .COM domain name? For years, this category of domains has been seen as one of the rarest, most exclusive types of domains available. With just 676 two-letter .COM names in existence, they can be difficult to buy.

With China's recent spending-spree on...

James Iles · Nov 9, 2015

Here's another interesting story from Medium.com posted in August by Zalmi Duchman, founder of The Fresh Diet, which is an online meal delivery service established in 2005 whose clientele have included Mila Kunis and Sara Michelle Gellar.

After initially naming his company ZoneAtHome (largely...

N-A · Nov 6, 2015

The most popular discussions this week include analyzing domain name trends and market activity for wise investment decisions, setting realistic and achievable investment goals for the New Year, the poor performance of the promising new gTLD’s since their release, and witnessing history in the...

James Iles · Nov 6, 2015

When I logged on to Twitter this morning, I was met with a tweet from domain investor George Kirikos claiming to have uncovered one of the most expensive domain transactions in history.

Edit: Article updated for accuracy. The domain deal is for $90,000,000 payable until 2040. Not $65...

James Iles · Nov 4, 2015

Have you ever wondered why Chinese investors have turned to buying domain names? Over the past couple of years, we've seen the market for two-letter .com, three-letter .com, four-letter .com, two-number .com, three-number.com, four-number .com, and five-number .com heating up with prices...

James Iles · Nov 3, 2015

Rob Halliday-Stein is a British entrepreneur and founder of BullionByPost, a highly popular platform that helps regular people buy gold and silver as investments. He is now the owner of the most expensive .CO.UK domain name ever sold: Gold.co.uk, which sold for £600,000 (currently equates...

James Iles · Nov 2, 2015

With Chinese investors becoming the focal point of the entire domain industry, it stands to reason that at some point you'll probably be doing business with someone from China, Hong Kong, or Singapore. The Chinese culture has many different standards and protocols to abide by when conducting...

N-A · Oct 30, 2015

The most popular discussions this week include a recent two-day promotion for discounted .net registrations that resulted in 14,000 new LLLL.net’s, the current and future value of .biz domain names, 6N .com’s having 500,000 reported registrations without the number 4, and methods of acquiring...

James Iles · Oct 29, 2015

Back in May of this year, Elliot Silver posted a story about Clutter - an innovative storage service that had just raised $2 million in funding. I came across the company again on Crunchbase earlier this week after they had successfully raised a further $9 million in Series A Funding...

Keith DeBoer · Oct 28, 2015

There’s a saying in real estate: You make your money on the buy, not on the sale. The same is true for domain names, but selecting solid brandables can be tricky. We need information to inform our opinions and develop our skills. So here are some tips for making savvy purchases that can increase...

James Iles · Oct 27, 2015

In the third part of my series of famous faces who don't own their own .COM domain, I'll explore five more celebrities including two actors, a politician, a TV show host and a businessman. It's always interesting to see how some of the world's successful people are overlooking vital online...

Joe Styler · Oct 27, 2015

Whether you are the king of domains and sitting on countless super valuable domains or someone just starting out who spent days scraping through dropping lists to buy a handful of domains you found that others may have overlooked, our portfolios are special to us. They are a part of who we are...

James Iles · Oct 26, 2015

Medium.com is a great place to discover stories from startups - these stories are often insightful, motivational, interesting or sometimes just fascinating. I stumbled across one such story today, entitled "We Bought Our Domain for a Box of Chocolates."

The domain name in question is...

James Iles · Oct 24, 2015

The majority of you will know that four letter .COM domain names have rapidly risen in value over the past year, and particular. Letters which were deemed to be poor investments a couple of years ago are now sought after by Chinese investors and those hoping to cash in on China's insatiable...

N-A · Oct 23, 2015

The most popular discussions this week include numerical dot com domains with 7, 8, and 9 digits; defining what a “premium” domain name consists of; an LLL buyout in various ccTLD’s and gTLD’s; the likelihood of breaking $100,000 a year through domain name speculation; and a recent buyout of all...

James Iles · Oct 23, 2015

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 Philippines, he spoke to Mr Yang about the domain...

James Iles · Oct 20, 2015

Today sees yet another two letter .com domain name change hands.

However, contrary to the recent trend of domain names moving to Chinese investors, this one has gone from China to a company in the Philippines.

The domain name is XA.com and has today completed its registrar move from eNom.com...

James Iles · Oct 19, 2015

After publishing my article on how to set up a lead generation website, I received a couple of messages asking one very important thing: How do you get paid for the leads you generate? I shall endeavour to answer that question in this week’s edition of the Domain Development series.

Let’s...

N-A · Oct 16, 2015

The most popular discussions this week include Alphabet Inc. purchasing the alphabet in dot com; what the industry standard is or should be regarding escrow fees; owning your first name, last name, or variant thereof in dot com; investors that purchase misspelled domains; and the steps one...

James Iles · Oct 15, 2015

This week's Inside Interview is with Frans van Hulle, the CEO and Co-founder of ReviMedia - a company that has a long history of producing high-quality lead generation websites on premium domain names. In August 2015, it was announced that the company had acquired the domain name PX.com...

James Iles · Oct 14, 2015

After last week's list of famous people who don't own the .COM of their name, I started researching and found so many who seemingly aren't interested in their own online identity.

From my research, it looks as though it may come down to who is advising the star in question - many management...

James Iles · Oct 13, 2015

I've often read posts from Elliot Silver and other bloggers about their recent acquisitions, and I have always found it fascinating to see what others are buying. I've endeavored to create a similar post below, and I hope that you get some interest from it.

My domain sales and acquisitions are...

James Iles · Oct 12, 2015

Welcome to the sixth in my Domain Development series which will hopefully teach you how to create your own websites for your domain portfolio without having to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars. Today we cover content.

Content is vital for a successful website, and well written content is...

Keith DeBoer · Oct 10, 2015

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 HomemadeMiniPickles.com for your grandmother‘s secret recipe...

N-A · Oct 9, 2015

The most popular discussions this week include a few tricks to ease domain name portfolio management using Excel functions, 9N .com domain name buyouts in certain patterns, Adam Dicker addressing concerns from previous customers and employees, the cheapest registrars for domain transfers, and is...

James Iles · Oct 8, 2015

This week's Inside Interview puts the spotlight on Jon Yau's $250,000 purchase of StockPhoto.com. This purchase was completed using Flippa, and it is the largest domain sale on the marketplace's website (according to NameBio).

In the eleven questions below, Jon (@Stockphoto.com) provides...

James Iles · Oct 7, 2015

Mike Mann has announced the six-figure sale of AUX.com today.

The sale, which was announced a short time ago on Twitter and Facebook is the 8th highest three letter .COM sale this year, and it ties 62nd on DNJournal's Year to Date Sales.

Aux.com is a domain that Mann has owned for quite a...

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