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Summer is traditionally a slow period for domain name investing, since many investors take time off to enjoy the season with family and friends. Throughout the summer, we published some fantastic interviews and some breaking news stories that you...

Frank Schilling is one of the most recognizable names in the domain name industry. He has built a domain name portfolio that consists of hundreds of thousands of domains, including some of the most valuable digital properties on the Internet...

Next week, we have a great interview planned with Frank Schilling. It's a wide ranging interview that includes new gTLDs, China and advice for investors. It will be published on Monday, so make sure you subscribe to the blog to see when it's...

The startup community and the domain industry are often closely linked. Many conferences, including Domain Startup Summit, cater for both startups and domainers, and there are a number of domain brokers who work closely with the startup...

NameJet, the domain aftermarket auction company, is one of the premier destinations for domain investors looking to buy quality domain names. Their inventory of short domains, one-word .COMs and two-word .COMs in particular, cater to the desires...

In this week's Top Topics we take a look at a negotiation that allegedly went wrong, investors are commenting on startup's decision to change both their brand and domain name and the community reacts to the news of Brandon Abbey's new role with...

Matt Mullenweg is one of the most recognizable names in Internet history. As the creator of WordPress, he has revolutionized the way in which websites are made. Estimates show that WordPress powers 25% of all websites on the Internet, which is an...

Welcome to Behind The Keyword, I will be taking a look at the most popular keywords that sell, get listed and get developed. Whether it be on big marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic or specialty sites like BrandBucket...

Last week, we published our initial findings from a review of Mike Mann's published sales since the start of 2015. The data, which is all from Mike's Twitter feed, brought up some very interesting aspects for discussion within the...

I noticed that domain investor Mike Mann posted another five figure sale yesterday. According to his Facebook page, he has sold TripBeat.com for $18,000 after purchasing it four years ago for $80. This week, we published part one of an...

Welcome to Behind The Keyword, I will be taking a look at the most popular keywords that sell, get listed and get developed. Whether it be on big marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic or specialty sites like BrandBucket...

ClintonKaine.com has been a domain that's been in the news quite a bit recently. In August, the domain sold on Flippa for $15,000, and since then there has been speculation as to who bought the name. A discussion on NamePros told us that...

Mike Mann has been mentioned many times on the NamePros blog for his incredible domain sales data, including his $75,000 sale of BroadSpectrum.com and the $40,000 sale of AnimalsUnited.com. Individually, these sales are impressive...

In this week's Top Topics, we have a discussion about the Chinese domain market, and how to sell domains right now. At the moment, the Chinese market seems fairly slow. There are some high value trades going on behind closed doors, but prices are...

One of the attractions of being a domain investor is that it can be done from anywhere in the world, at any time of the day or night. In the past, desktop or laptop computers were required to maintain portfolios and perform daily tasks, but with...

Welcome to Behind The Keyword, I will be taking a look at the most popular keywords that sell, get listed and get developed. Whether it be on big marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic or specialty sites like BrandBucket...

Here’s a question that gets asked regularly by new investors: how can domainers make money? The majority of people who are attracted to this industry know of the seven-figure domain sales from investors such as Rick Schwartz, but they don't...

In this week's Top Topics, the community asks whether new gTLD extensions can ultimately make your own .COM domain names more valuable. We also find out what various investors think are the top three ccTLD extensions in terms of investment...

Welcome to Behind The Keyword, I will be taking a look at the most popular keywords that sell, get listed and get developed. Whether it be on big marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic or specialty sites like BrandBucket...

McKay Taylor isn't necessarily a name you will have heard of before, but this domain investor and broker has been quietly selling millions of dollars worth of domain names thanks to his connections all over the world. He's been responsible for...

Like many of us, I have been flabbergasted by the recent release of previously unreported Uniregistry domain sales from the period between February 2015 to June 2016. As a domain investor in the making and an industry follower, I believe that we...

One word .COM domain names have always been considered to be a valuable asset class, with a large number of these names having multiple potential uses. Today, it has been discovered that yet another one word .COM domain has been acquired by a...

According to a tweet yesterday, Mike Mann has recorded another five figure sale. This time, the domain in question is CorporateLeasing.com. Mike’s tweet says that he acquired the name in 2008, and records from NameBio show that the...

Throughout our Domain Data series, in association with NameBio, we have explored new gTLDs, surnames and four-letter .COM domains. In this article, we'll be looking in detail at one-word, dictionary .COM domain names to see exactly what they're...

In this new series Behind The Keyword, I will be taking a look at the most popular keywords that sell, get listed and get developed. Whether it be on big marketplaces like Sedo and Afternic or specialty sites like BrandBucket...