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One key to domain investing success is to be well informed with up-to-date information. NameBio just made that easier, with introduction of NameBio Trends Reports.

In this article, I take a look at the different components of the...

Today we sat down with Nick Rushkovsky (TwoMoon) owner of Voodoo.tv for a one on one interview.

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Eric - When did you buy your very first domain and what motivated you to...

NamePros is able to reveal that the domain 4G.com has been sold very recently, with the news breaking on LinkedIn and in a NamePros thread on Thursday night.

Bhanu Prasad - the owner of 4G.com - posted the news in a domain sellers group on...

The valuable two-letter .com domain name EG.com has been sold.

The news broke when George Kirikos wrote a tweet stating that EG.com has been unlocked, which would then permit for a domain transfer to take place.

Minutes later, Andrew Rosener...

I've followed Yoyo.Email with some interest ever since I learned that Giovanni LaPorta (CEO of Yoyo.Email) registered around 4,000 company .email domain names to create a "certified email service."

It seems, however, that Yoyo.Email's plans...

I have been alerted to the fact that the domain name 21.com has been stolen from its original owner.

The domain name, which sits in an eName.com account, was stolen by a Chinese individual who also stole 611.com - although this domain name has...

This story centers around a domain name sale that took place a couple of years ago, but details only came to light recently thanks to @john_karr who posted a link to an audio file in which the seller describes how he sold the domain...

The domain name investing industry doesn't take a break, even if we try to. Last week, I went away and refrained from using technology as much as I could. I did, however, succumb to using my iPhone to check in on NamePros to see the latest news...

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...

The Christmas holidays are here and naturally, being a domain investor, I can't help but take a look at some of the generic Christmas domain names and how they are currently being used. I’ve picked out five of my favorite .COM domain names that...

Welcome to the first edition of New Names in 2016. This series shows you the recent purchases of other domain name investors to give you insight and inspiration for your own acquisitions.

This week we look at purchases that NamePros members have...

Welcome to a brand new week, and a brand new edition of my series called Domain Development. Last week, I showed you the very basics of how to create a WordPress site. I recommend using the WordPress platform as it's a very simple platform...

In this edition of Inside Interviews, we take a look at the $130,000 acquisition of Due.com by John Rampton. The domain name, which was acquired through auction platform Flippa.com last year, is now the base for an effective invoicing and time...

Welcome to this week's top topics, where there is a distinctive time vs. money theme. A few discussions have arisen this week regarding the time spent on domain name investing and whether that time is worth the money you receive in turn from...

The most successful people in the domaining industry have incredible instincts when it comes to domain names. Whether it's buying or selling, it seems that the pros have a talent for paying under the odds and selling high. While some of this can...

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...

After being placed on hold during a phone call, Brandon Littlefield started to browse through domain names. After stumbling across BookKeeping.com and realizing it was for sale, Brandon immediately enquired about the name and eventually...

Recently funded companies are often blogged about by domainers, and it always proves to be a popular subject since startups and domain investors often have a lot of interaction and crossover. There was even a conference that incorporated the two...

In this edition of Detected Domains, we discover several recent purchases made by Andy (@andyboothsi) and James Booth (@BoothDomains). Elsewhere, @Rick Schwartz looks to have registered a political domain name, and...

Microsoft aren’t known for selling their domain names, but it looks as though one of their names could have sold this week. The domain name in question is Jellyfish.com. Thanks to DomainIQ, we can see that the name’s status just changed...

Welcome to the third installment of our “Where Are They Now?” series. We’re taking a look at every single seven figure domain name sale that has been publicly revealed to see what those names are being used for today. In this edition, we’re...

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...

Leading domain industry conference NamesCon is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas from January 28th through to January 31st. If you are attending, then you may be interested in the "Name Behind the Pro" meetup, hosted by GoDaddy. On Monday...

It's May 25th, which means that GDPR goes into effect today. Aside from DomainGang being unavailable to European readers, a number of news sites such as LA Times and Chicago Tribune are blocked for those in Europe. Britain's Nominet has also...

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...