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In part one of our report on surnames, we looked into the most popular surnames with corresponding domain name sales. In part two, we see what a last name is really worth. Thanks to NameBio, we have a comprehensive list of data that should...

Geo-targeted domain names have often been a popular source of income for domain investors, with some still making a living from buying and selling this category of name. However, there are some common questions that need answering. How do you...

Mike Mann recorded another five figure sale today. Following his $39,000 sale of AnimalsUnited.com last week, Mike confirmed the $25,000 sale of IdealSleep.com via his Twitter account. According to the tweet, Mike acquired...

In 2015, short domain names came to the attention of the domain community as a whole, thanks to the influx of funds from Chinese investors into two-, three- and four-character domains. Many domainers took advantage of the rising prices, and made...

Over the weekend, reports emerged that the valuable two-letter .COM had been sold to a Chinese investor. Jamie Zoch first broke the news via his Twitter account, confirming late on Saturday night that the domain had indeed been sold to...

In this week's Top Topics, we highlight a couple of discussions based around your domaining income and your day jobs. It's been well documented that it's difficult to make a good living through domain investing, but it can be done. A little hard...

Mike Mann, the serial entrepreneur and owner of DomainMarket.com, has announced yet another five-figure domain sale today that sees AnimalsUnited.com sold via Sedo, according to WHOIS details. Mike owns a portfolio of around 250,000 domain names...

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...

The Chinese domain name market has been relatively quiet recently. With little to get excited about, the focus of many investors has largely moved back to traditional domaining territories of keywords and brandable names. However, are there signs...

There are very few domain brokers who can say that they have successfully brokered over $40mm worth of domain sales, but today, we are speaking with someone who can. Joe Uddeme is one of the industry’s most successful domain brokers and as a key...

Forenames and surnames have traditionally been popular categories of .COM domain names to invest in, due to a high potential return on investment. Whilst forenames as a category are usually much rarer and more difficult to acquire, surnames are...

This week, the NamePros blog has had some excellent guest articles from investors around the world. It's great to see so many people willing to share their own experiences in the domain industry, and I would encourage more of the community to do...

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...

Domain investing is a 24/7 industry, with deals being made around the clock in many different time zones. With the attraction of making vast amounts of money, we can easily spend all our free time in front of a screen. If you're struggling to...

Frank Schilling is the founder of InternetTraffic.com, DomainNameSales.com, and Uniregistry. In this interview, Schilling shares his insights on new gTLDs, the Chinese market, the relationship between Bitcoin and domain names, and more. He even...

In December 2015, NamePros brought you the exclusive news that 77.com had been sold for a multiple seven-figure fee, thought to be above $5 million. Today, we are able to tell you that another valuable two-number domain name, 66.com, has...

In this week's Top Topics, we have a couple of success stories from both outbound and marketplace sales. It's always nice to see an investor complete a marketplace sale, but an outbound sale can be even more difficult to achieve. We also have an...

Last week, we brought you the news that the two-letter domain name BY.com had been sold to a Chinese investor, after failing to sell in the NamesCon auction earlier this year. Today, the seller of BY.com, André Eidskrem, revealed that he...

The impact of Chinese investors on the domaining industry has been well documented, and during the periods of rising prices during 2015 in particular, many domainers started to acquire "Chinese Premium" domain names with the aim of either selling...

Data is an extremely important part of domain investing; it drives what you buy, and how much you buy it for. In this series, called Domain Data, we delve into sales data provided by NameBio to help you make more informed decisions about your...

Last week, we brought you news of the sale of BY.com. Today, another two letter .COM domain has been sold, and again, the buyer is in China. The name in question is ZQ.com, which was owned by a company based in Vancouver, WA and sold to a Chinese...

We have brought you a number of interviews about companies that have created brands on ultra-premium .COM domains. Today, we have the pleasure of interviewing the team behind an investment company that has decided to place a considerable amount...

Last week, the Global Domain Summit in Hangzhou closed with the biggest domain name auction of all time. According to reports from eName and TLD Investors, the auction finished with over $46mm in domain sales, with banana.com being...

The two-letter .COM domain name BY.com has just moved to a Chinese registrant after being sold by a Norweigan company this week. The news of this transfer was broken by Jamie Zoch of DotWeekly on his Twitter page.

BY.com was put into the...