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opinion Something Brewing With 5N .Net Domains?

I have been noticing an uptick in 5N .net action lately. To be clear, this article in no way suggests for anyone to register them, and this article is not a recommendation for them. The research and homework on this topic is just beginning. That...
 
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analysis Top 10 Sales of 2017: Where Are They Now?

Last year, DNJournal recorded more than $26 million worth of sales in their "Top 100 Reported Sales" table, lead by six deals valued at $1 million or more. It's can be interesting to revisit past sales, especially high-value sales, to see exactly...
 
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analysis Does Domain Name Age Matter?

The question of whether aged domain names have greater value has been discussed in various NamePros threads over the years. Here are a few of the points expressed:
  • Age by itself does not determine the worth of a domain name.
  • In the...
 
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sales Three Month Recap of End User Domain Name Sales

If you haven’t taken notice, NamePros has been reporting the top domain sales from various marketplaces on a daily basis. I thought that it would be fun, and educational to some, to report on who purchased the domain names and how they are using...
 
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interviews Inside Interview: Creating a Business On a $130,000 Domain Name

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...
 
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domains Mid Season Domain Portfolio Review

With 2016 practically at the half way mark, now might be a good time to do a quick inventory of your portfolio. It's also a good time to reflect on what your goals were for these names and if that has changed. There are internal factors such as...
 
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sales Mike Mann Sells Aux.com for $100,000 and Mike Berkens Sells QJS.com for $150,000

Mike Mann has announced the six-figure sale of AUX.com today.

The sale, which was announced a short time ago on Twitter and Facebook is the 8th highest three letter .COM sale this year, and it ties 62nd on DNJournal's Year to Date Sales...
 
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information Top Topics: A $22,000 .TV Sale; Would You Pay to Attend a Virtual Conference?...

In this week's Top Topics, we feature a $22,000 .TV sale that was announced this week, less than a year after it was acquired for $1,900. Elsewhere, investors discuss the news that Mike Mann dropped fifty thousand domain names, and our featured...
 
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development Domain Development: 5 Free Plugins Every WordPress Site Needs

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...
 
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development Domain Development: Getting Paid for Leads You Generate

After publishing my article on how to set up a lead generation website, I received a couple of messages asking one very important thing: How do you get paid for the leads you generate? I shall endeavour to answer that question in this week’s...
 
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information Top Topics: The Dangers of Trends; I Sold 38 Domains to a Single Buyer...

Yesterday, we reported on the likely Crypto.com sale that took place recently. As expected, there was wide interest from the domain industry in this sale, including some fascinating Twitter comments from @MediaOptions CEO Andrew...
 
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information Top Topics: $13,000 Domain Sale Reported; Domainer Reveals $20,000 Purchase...

Following Friday’s revelation of the multi-million dollar sale of Yes.com, we have an additional sale to report. Another three-letter .COM domain, DBA.com, sold recently in a deal thought to be worth around $150,000. We were unable to...
 
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news Six Companies Form One UDRP Against Yoyo.Email

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...
 
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information Top Topics: Girlfriend.ai sold for $170k; WIPO UDRP record in 2023; Howard Neu has passed; Swetha DNS changes; GoDaddy tapping appraisal tool data?

Welcome to the latest Top Topics review here at NamePros! :)

Girlfriend.ai was sold for $170,000 dollars; Record number of UDRP cases at the WIPO in 2023; Howard Neu - A valuable member of the domain community has passed; Swetha, XYZ...
 
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news Drawbridge Acquires Drawbridge.com in a "Mid Five Figure" Deal

Up until recently, a company called Drawbridge had been using the domain hack drawbrid.ge to host their main website. This week, it has been confirmed that they have acquired the domain name Drawbridge.com in a private transaction...
 
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analysis Dollar Volume Per Domain Listing (DVPL)

One measure of domain name sales success is the sell-through rate (STR). For your own portfolio, that is simply the number of domain names that sell in a time period, usually one year, divided by the average number of domain names for sale...
 
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sales Sedo Sells WMP.com for $275,000

In 2017 we have seen many six-figure sales for three-letter .COM's. LEV.com, DCC.com and BMT.com are just three of the eleven six-figure sales that NameBio has recorded this year. The attraction of three-letter .COM's to established businesses...
 
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information Top 5 Domain Names Owned by Jason Calacanis

Jason Calacanis is an American Internet entrepreneur and angel investor who has had his fair share of success when it comes to online businesses. After selling Weblogs Inc to AOL for around $30 million, Jason worked with Sequoia Capital before...
 
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sales Ultra-Premium KOS.com Acquired by KOS Naturals

Three-letter .COM domain names are highly sought after by investors and end users alike. In the past twelve months alone, ICE.com, DXL.com, and EEN.com have all sold for six and seven-figure fees to end users. The KOS.com domain name now joins...
 
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auctions NNNN.com Sold for the Record Amount of $22,500!

As mentioned by DomainCrunch and many of our own members, 2009.com, a domain that NamePros proudly listed as a Top Domain, got an initial offer of $20,000 on Sedo. The seller decided to push it to auction, which allowed anyone...
 
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information Top Topics: Porn.uk short-lived registration; Honoring one's word; Hype about .ai domains; Fiasco.com sale reported; WordPress offers 100 years of biz

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

Registration of Porn.uk reversed at Namecheap; Honoring one's word and its appreciation in the domain business; What is the hype about .ai domains all about...
 
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sales John Rampton Acquires Calendar.com for a New Startup

Regular readers of the NamePros Blog may recognise the name John Rampton from our Inside Interview series in which he discussed his $130,000 purchase of Due.com via the Flippa.com platform. With Due.com thriving, it seems that John has...
 
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analysis Domain Names With Color - Part 1

Adding a color to a word can make a memorable brand.

A brand like RedBull provides a brand icon known around the world.

The color purple could mean many things, but the mattress company Purple has acquired the name in the .com...
 
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information Top Topics: Walrus.com Domain Resold?; A $12,500 Sale is Reported...

Animal domain names have been desirable assets for investors thanks to their unique properties and versatility. Domain sales database NameBio is littered with animal .COM sales in the five and six-figure range including Walrus.com for a reported...
 
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information Top Topics: Threatening Reply to An Outbound Email; Did Someone Steal My Domain?...

In case you missed it, we shared details of two domain sales this week, the first being the €700,000 sale of Links.com at a record "buy now" price, and the second being the undisclosed sale of Orion.com. These two sales are only the...
 
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