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By owning your own domain name, you have independence from social media giants. Nevertheless, some potential purchasers of your domain names may prefer to also control the matching term in social media accounts. This can be a defensive ploy, or...

The most successful domain investors have a system. That system may include many elements, but one of the most important is a method for acquiring quality names that businesses will want. As is said, “you make money on the buy.”

But there are so...

Successful domain investment depends on the art of selecting effective names, as well as the science of using measures to evaluate positive attributes of names.

We often consider various metrics, such as the number of extensions, or how...

When talking to potential buyers, be sure your language reflects their viewpoint and concerns. It is easy to slip into domainer language and talk about number of TLDs (top level domains) the term is registered in, or the age of the domain...

TonyNames, known here under the NamePros handle @blogspotter, has emerged as one of the most consistent domain name sellers. The level of success he has achieved within less than two years of active selling is a rare accomplishment...

Recently I went through the .com and .xyz domain names in my portfolio, deciding which to renew prior to the price increases that took place Sept. 1. With another .com price increase coming in 2022, it won’t be long before the...

Domain renewal price increases make domain investing even more challenging.

We are about to see another 7% increase in .com wholesale prices on Sept. 1, 2023, and a 10% increase in .net prices on Feb. 1, 2024.

Prices for .xyz have...

Do you hold pairs of domain names that you try to sell as a package? These might include both the plural and the singular forms of a word, the UK and American spelling, a hyphenated and non-hyphenated version, or the same name with two different...

It seems that many domain investors are scaling back domain acquisitions these days. This may be because of economic uncertainty, a possible drop in domain sales activity, or profits from parking, or simply because the renewal increases have used...

What domain name superpowers do you possess that can give you a competitive advantage? While much has been written on the best approaches for success in domain investing in general, I want to turn the focus here on tailoring the approach to take...

Year end is a good time to consider improvements in record keeping for the coming year. Many months ago, long-term NamePros member @Ostrados approached me with the idea of an article on financial record keeping and projections. He has...

Any domain name can be categorized in various ways, such as the number of words, extension, etc.

This article introduces the idea of also categorizing a particular domain name acquisition according to the investment style that name...

When you are considering a domain name acquisition, does it matter who owned the name previously, what price they asked, and the marketplaces they used to try to sell the domain name? We all know to check for possible developed use of a domain...

While most modern businesses need a domain name, that does not mean that all sectors and niches offer an equal naming opportunity.

What are some of the factors that make names more likely to sell for good returns in a niche or sector?

In this...

While there are many ways to find success in domain name investing, I suspect that most successful investors have a strategy to guide their acquisitions.

This week, investor James Kim shared his strategy for finding names. With his...

With industry domain name sell-through rates not much different than 1%, most domains sit in a portfolio for many years. Other than renewals, it seems natural to simply wait for an offer or sale. But is that really a sound strategy?

While a...

Have you ever wondered what kind of domain names the world's largest Internet companies use in China? Do they use .com, .cn, or even the latest Chinese IDN extension? To gauge the practical domain market, I studied the ten largest Internet...

The Internet was in less than 5% of homes when visionary Gary Kremen registered jobs.com, housing.com, autos.com, sex.com and about two dozen other valuable domain names. For free! The story is relayed in David...

While it is sometimes possible to have success without a business plan, having a clear plan, including near-term and long-term objectives, will improve your odds for consistent success. I personally consider late February as a good time to...

More investors sell successfully at the high 3-figure and 4-figure levels, compared to those with multiple 5-figure domain name sales.

A single 5-figure sale can make a monumental difference in a domain investing career. It might open the door...

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...