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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...

With the end of 2018 upon us, it’s an opportune time to reflect on the year. As usual, domain names have had an interesting year, and NamePros has covered some of the most popular news items and features from the past twelve months.

In this...

Last week, Elliot Silver (@EJS) of DomainInvesting.com revealed that NameBio created a new domain sales category to allow investors to easily track cryptocurrency related domain sales. According to @Michael from NameBio, the new...

There is a lot of discussion and buying and selling by Western domain owners that center around Chinese themes, 4L.com without aeiouv, 4 to 6 number.com, etc. Some of the others center around the JS88888 or HG999 type stuff, and I have been...

For this last post in 2021, I assembled a list of 21 websites that I find useful. Many of these are well known, but a few will perhaps be new. Although a number of the sites offer a paid service, all provide some level of free service. Please...

Reflex Publishing Inc of Tampa, Florida has a portfolio of several thousand domain names that would make the majority of domain investors extremely envious. Aside from operating developed sites such as Motels.com, Reflex Publishing own an array...

The easiest part of domain name investing is buying. Anyone with $10 can buy a domain name, but the most important part of being a successful domain investor is knowing exactly how to sell a domain. There are many different options available when...

Welcome to a brand new Q&A series on the NamePros Blog. Each article in this series will ask numerous domain name industry experts a single question. The questions and answer will hopefully give you an insight into how these successful industry...

In the domain name industry, we are very lucky to have such a wide variety of websites and resources to help us keep track of what is happening and to help us all profit from that. Fortunately, many of these resources are free to use.

I wanted...

One of the biggest stories in domain investing this year was Elon Musk's acquisition of the X.com domain name from PayPal. The news, originally reported by DomainInvesting.com, made headlines around the World and put domain investing...

Whether you're conducting outbound sales or you have received an inbound enquiry, there will usually be one question that can dictate the course of negotiations: "How Much?". This is one of the most common phrases that you'll ever hear with...

This time last year, the majority of six-number (6N) .COM domain names were available for registration. Even up until September of 2015, investors were acquiring thousands per day; the news broke here that a Chinese investor had registered...

With the rising demand for LLLL (letter, letter, letter, letter) domain names in China, I wanted to find out if other four-character patterns, such as LLNN (letter, letter, number, number), LLLN, NLLL, and NNLL were also being used to develop...

In a recent NamePros Blog post, I looked at the different ways a domain name can be found. One of the most important is through the lander.

Over the last few years additional marketplace choices, and additional lander options at...

A couple of weeks ago, I started a thread on NamePros asking members to submit some of their own mistakes, or listing very common mistakes that some investors make early on in their domaining careers. I'm posting this article not to poke...

First impressions are important. While there are many ways people might discover your domain names, probably the most important is the lander. An effective lander is attractive and professional, provides a clear route to purchase, and...

Few topics generate as much heat as discussion of automated domain name appraisals. The value of human appraisals can also be controversial. This week I decided to take a look at appraisal options and limitations. Should we even be doing domain...

Tracking every single domain name that you own can be a difficult task. Fortunately, there are many tools available to help with that. One of the most popular methods of tracking your domain portfolio is to use a spreadsheet. There are many...

The name George Kirikos (@GeorgeK) may be familiar to you if you follow domain name news since George regularly uncovers previously unreported domain sales such as the $2.1 million Vivo.com sale. Aside from George’s regular contributions to...

Ring has become a leading brand in the home security industry, having raised over $200 million in funding from famous faces such as Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson. The innovative Ring team lead by inventor Jamie Siminoff have released some of...

Back in 2002, Florida Atlantic University student Brent Oxley created a hosting company from his dorm room. This little company, HostGator, reached its first milestone of one-hundred users by February 2003 and quickly broke the one-thousand user...

Domain name investors process a large amount of data and information every day to find relevant pricing, potential new investments and to seek out money making opportunities. Like many of you, I use a number of free services daily to find what...

Last week’s Domain Investing: Just The Basics – Part 1 looked at domain name terms, extensions, and the basics for researching, registering, buying, renewing, and listing domain names. The article also considered developing a plan for your...

In just over twenty years, e-commerce and tech company Amazon has revolutionised online shopping, becoming the world’s largest Internet company in the process. With over a quarter of a million employees and a market cap of over $329 billion, the...