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Without reported domain name sales, we would all be operating in a blind fashion. This article covers the arguments for and against reporting domain name sales, as well as how to report domain name sales at the main venues.

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Last week, we brought you news of the likely Everest.com sale. At the time, we had no official verification of the sale, but thanks to a helpful senior staff member from National Gun Trader who confirmed the company’s acquisition of the...

In 2012, one company made a big investment in their future by acquiring two six figure domain names in a short amount of time. ViSalus, lead by CEO Ryan Blair, bought Challenge.com for $500,000 and VI.com for $325,000, and both domain name sales...

Today we are able to confirm the that the incredible one-word domain name Curve.com has just been sold in a transaction brokered by Right Of the Dot's Monte Cahn and NameExperts.com's Joe Uddeme. The news, confirmed by Monte earlier today, comes...

In this week's Top Topics, we take a look at the final installment of AbdulBasit Makrani's Afternic experiment results. Elsewhere, an investor discloses a $3,000 sale of a cryptocurrency .ORG domain name and a domainer asks for stories about...

It's the latest review of weekly Top Topics here at NamePros!

What is the best registrar to move 500 domain names to? One word domain acquired for a bargain price; PayPal suspended dotDB without explanation; PAUU.com is stolen, says...

The demand for names for new businesses globally is immense. While current figures are probably even higher, Moya K. Mason estimated that worldwide about 305 million businesses are attempted each year, of which roughly one-third, or 100...

Bill Sweetman is the President of Name Ninja, a company that works with entrepreneurs, global startups and marketers to buy some of the best names available. Unlike most domain name brokers, Bill concentrates solely on acquisition services...

Welcome to the first review of Top Topics in 2024 at NamePros!

Can a domain be blocked due to incorrect WHOIS data? Using pot when weed is not available; Rick Schwartz invests in .ai domains; How to stop someone trying to list my...

Following yesterday's discovery of Aron Meystedt's sale of Tablets.com, we have uncovered another sale that occurred a couple of months ago.

The domain name in question is Chili.com, which was sold by an individual from Hong Kong...

The domain name appraisal scam is by far the most common domain name scam and unfortunately claims many victims. Most domainers have either fallen for it themselves, or know someone who has. Follow the advice in this article to spare yourself...

Welcome back to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Domain investors are invited to say something positive about a fellow domainer; DAN ends listings of .in domains on its marketplace; If you have a trademark, can you...

One of the most synonymous cultural figures surrounding Christmas is Santa. Also known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas or Kris Kringle, this legendary figure has been the subject of many movies, websites and apps. Santa trackers, messages from...

Three-letter .COM domain names have the cabability to sell for six or seven-figures a piece. In the last year, we've seen DXL.com sell for $1.15 million, NWM.com for $325,000 and PFF.com for $270,000. Today we can report on another likely...

In this week's Top Topics, we learn about one domain investor's attempt to acquire a one-word domain name for $100,000. Elsewhere, a domainer is looking for advice on how to spend $8,000 to get the best return on investment and we also learn...

Welcome to our summery review of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Dan.com has changed the VAT/invoicing process, becoming the middle man for buyer and seller; India is about to ban .in domain investing; Expired domain auctions at...

In this week’s Top Topics, domain investors are asked to share a one or two-word .COM in the High Roller Club, and someone receives a $100 offer for a domain name with an interesting message attached.

Elsewhere, Dofo releases its September...

In this week’s Top Topics, we feature four discussions from the world of domaining. Firstly, an investor asks for advice and feedback regarding their direct mailing outbound sales strategy, and we look at the results of the NamesCon live auction...

2021 has been a pretty incredible year in domain name investing. From big returns in ETH and meta names, to new marketplaces and landers. The .xyz extension was stronger than almost anyone predicted. There have been more million dollar...

Domain investors, welcome to another great Top Topics session here at NamePros:

Whois.com mass-canceled .io domain registrations after its price special backfired; Dan.com, a GoDaddy brand, jacked-up fees to 15% and domain investors aren't...

The most popular discussions this week include a heated debate about domain investors struggling with the decision of using DropCatch due to the competition that it promotes, the excitement behind receiving your first parking payout, investing...

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@ambitnfun received a $2,500 offer on Sedo and asked whether he should sell it at $5,000 with a counter-offer or push it to auction. He’s stated that he had a few potential buyers but is on the fence as to...

With just 676 domains in existence, two-letter .COM names are some of the most sought-after properties on the Internet. Thanks largely to interest from Chinese investors, these names now routinely fetch six and seven-figure prices. Two-letter...

The domain name 1998.com was sold yesterday for $190,000 USD, and the news has just been confirmed to me. The sale of 1998.com took place between two Chinese investors.

This makes the domain name the second highest publicly recorded four-number...

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...