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A wholesale domain name transaction refers to a domain investor acquisition. For example one investor buying a domain name from another here on NamePros, or an investor acquiring a domain name in an expired domain auction.

A retail...

Initially the .org extension was intended mainly for organizations, particularly not-for-profit organizations. However, for decades anyone can register and use an .org domain name, and it is regularly one of the strongest extensions...

About a week ago I received the following message from domain name investor JudgeMind.

Throughout 2020 I’ve been watching the prices of auctions at venues like GoDaddy soar to new highs. Prices are now almost out of reach for the average...

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For brand new startups, domains are usually a necessity to show potential clients and potential investors exactly what they offer, and why they’re different from the rest. The domain names of valuable startups have often been analysed, but what...

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...

One of the biggest attractions of domain name investing is that there are so many ways that you could make money from domain names. The interviews that you watch and read from some of the industry’s leading figures is proof enough that there are...

Where do you buy domain names? This was the question posed by one community member earlier today, and I think it's a question that deserves to be looked at in detail. There are a number of marketplaces, drop catching services, and auction...

Over the past 12 months, we have covered a number of high profile and high value domain name sales on the NamePros blog, varying from multi-million dollar sales of two-number .COMs down to five-figure brandable sales. I thought it would be...

I was looking at what is getting registered in .XYZ with all the hoopla around Google, Alphabet, and ABC.xyz.

• Trademark violations
• Actress Names
• 5N
• 3Character
• Multi Hyphens

All of the above naming conventions were...

Most large businesses will brand on a single-word domain name, whether that is a dictionary word, a creative spelling, or a made-up word.

Still, it is true that there is a place for longer domain names. In this article I look at the sales...

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...

What is your favorite domain name from your own domain name portfolio? Every single domain investor has a personal favorite, which isn’t necessarily their best domain name, or their most valuable. It’s always a personal choice, which is what...

With Christmas in just forty-one days, consumer activity in preparation for the big day is increasing day by day. Estimates show that spending in the USA for Christmas tops $1 trillion, with much of that spending taking place online. One of...

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...

News reports and features from domain industry blogs are so frequent that it is often easy to miss some stories. Today, we're going to recap some of the articles from the NamePros blog that you may have missed over the past few months. These...

I reached out to many people to see what they thought 2021 would hold for the domain world. I made it tough by requiring each to respond in just a single sentence. To get a comprehensive view from many perspectives, I included long-term and...

I own many domain names and have sold many more over the years. I feel as if I have a good grasp as to what to do (and not to do) when picking a domain name. I do not consider myself to be an expert in this field but I do have a great deal of...

I like to read and listen to experts from fields outside domain investment. Sometimes this is in sectors like technology, that will directly inform investment in new niches or sectors. Other times, it is in aesthetics or design, that can be...

Last week, in part one of What The Domain World Needs, the following were covered:

• Registrar-based single-source marketplace listings.
• Retail Buy Request Marketplace.
• Domain Broker Certification.
• Smart Contract Escrow...

We have many innovative and useful products and services in the domain world. But are there things that don’t currently exist that would have a significant impact on the productivity and success of domain investors?

That was the question that I...

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...

Web3 is a hot term these days, with many startups in the sphere, and existing companies reimagining themselves as Web3.

In this article, I take a look at the names of 156 top Web3 companies. I also study what extensions are popular, and the...

Is it possible that recent branding trends have resulted in overlooking beautiful words? Is there an advantage to having a beautiful name? What does beautiful even mean in the context of words?

What Do We Mean By A Beautiful Word?...

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...

Let’s step back from the business of acquiring, promoting and selling domain names, and put ourselves in the position of a group wanting to name a business, product, service or organization. Let’s consider the simple question: What makes a...