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information Detected: FMA Sells Research.com; 724.com Moves to China; Jester.com Changes Hands...

As we reported last Thursday, 77.com did indeed sell. The domain, which is currently registered with Moniker, is pending transfer to its new owners, who are likely to be from China based on recent two-number .COM activity. There has...
 
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information Top Topics: I Sold OCX.com for $50,000; Are You Holding Your Crypto Names?...

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information Top Topics: I've Dropped 75% of My Domains; The Latest BrandBucket Statistics...

This week, we have a number of interesting discussions around mistakes in domaining and advice for new investors. If you are looking to learn about domain investing and hoping to avoid some rookie mistakes, you need look no further than NamePros...
 
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information Top Topics: Has Olive.com Been Sold?; My.com Moves Games Division to My.games...

I noticed the likely sale of a high-value one-word .COM name recently, that doesn't seem to have been reported elsewhere. Olive.com was owned by Tim Olive Studios Inc, with the name hosting a basic homepage for the small company until earlier...
 
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information Electrify Your Domain Name Portfolio

Electricity is pretty incredible. Think how easy it is to take the electricity provided by your utility company, and use it to cook your meals, power entertainment devices, operate an air conditioner or heat pump, charge devices, run motorized...
 
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sales Did Bryn Mawr Trust Pay $152,000 for BMT.com?

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information Top Topics: Coronavirus.es Confiscated by the Spanish Government; Which Is the Safest Registrar?...

In this week's Top Topics, an investor asks whether it's an opportune time to perform outbound sales in light of the social isolation that much of the world is experiencing right now, thanks to the Coronavirus. Speaking of the Coronavirus, a...
 
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information Top Topics: Does Anyone Still Make Money With Parking?; Over 30 Emails Received in 1 Day...

In this week's Top Topics, a domain name investor asks whether anyone still makes regular income via parking names anymore and a domainer reports their latest sale of a blockchain related domain. Elsewhere, George Kirikos posts a report about a...
 
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information Top Topics: Have You Ever Seen an Auction Like This?; Getting Rid of a Trademarked Domain...

In case you missed it, we broke the news that the highly valuable Gem.com domain name moved into Escrow this week in a reported seven-figure deal. Domain brokerage company Lumis followed our story by posting a tweet, confirming that they...
 
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data Domain Data: What Type of Domains Do Beijing Based Companies Really Use?

Chinese domaining activity has dominated the headlines of blogs over the past couple of years. The buying power of Chinese investors drove a renewed desire for short domain names, which in turn saw wholesale prices increase across the board...
 
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information Top Topics: Are You Ready For A Large Sale?; Big Movement in China...

Authorities in Beijing have announced this week that company names may now be just a number. This string can be up to five numbers long, but authorities will consider companies using longer number combinations. Could this have a direct...
 
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information Top Topics: Are All Single Word Domains Valuable?; IS.com Changed Hands for $1.95 Million...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at single word .COM domain names to discuss their value. Are all single word .COM domains valuable? Elsewhere, an investor shares details of a recent negotiation that started at $100 and ended in a $10,000 sale...
 
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advice Domain Name Investment: Dos and Don’ts

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analysis Recent Domain Name Sales Volume Trends in .NET, .COM, .AI, .IO and .XYZ

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information Top Topics: Voila.com Domain Sale; Will Installments Generate More Sales?...

A major domain name acquisition took place in recent weeks, and that was Sobeys' acquisition of the Voila.com domain name. Sobeys, a large Canadian food retailer, recently announced plans for a food delivery network called Voila, which would be...
 
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domains New Names: FishStick.com, DevelopmentTools.com, 98.uk, and more

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...
 
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information Top Topics: Why Are Sales So Slow in 2016?; How Long Does It Take to Get a Sale?...

We published an interesting interview this week with Recycle Track Systems, who bought RTS.com for between $50,000 and $100,000 last year. Instead of settling for a longer name, they invested in RTS.com, and described the purchase as “one...
 
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various Top Topics: 14,000 New LLLL .net's; .BIZ Value; 6N Registrations...

The most popular discussions this week include a recent two-day promotion for discounted .net registrations that resulted in 14,000 new LLLL.net’s, the current and future value of .biz domain names, 6N .com’s having 500,000 reported registrations...
 
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information Expert Exchange: What's Your Average Sales Price for the Past 12 Months? Are Sales up or Down?

Our assembled panel of domain investors and brokers are described as experts thanks in no small part to their ability to continuously produce sales. In our final edition of the current Expert Exchange series, we take a look at the average sales...
 
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information Top Topics: I Sold 150 Domains In 9 Months; Mike Mann sells BlueTrading.com for Bitcoin…

One of the most dominant discussions of this week is that if Mike Mann's sale of BlueTrading.com in exchange for 3.5BTC, which equates to around $12,000. Are cryptocurrency domain sales going to become more common in future? Do escrow companies...
 
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information Top Topics: I Know How Much You Paid; Showcase Your Crypto Names...

Last week, we brought you the news that James Booth sold the three-letter domain GMA.com to a Marksmen client. Yesterday, Jamie Zoch (@Yofie) broke the news that the eventual buyer has been revealed as Hyundai AutoEver America.

It's...
 
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information How Does A Business Choose A Name?

What are the different ways that a business may select a name? What are the implications for domain name investors?

Use A Naming Agency

Startups seeking a name, or an existing business considering a rebrand or naming a new product...
 
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information Top Topics: Anyone.com launches; Selling my oldest domain; ICANN registrars are expensive; Afternic's new beta feature; Epik targets domain investors

Welcome to the latest edition of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Reza Sardeha rolls out Anyone.com as a real estate market disruptor; Domainer receives an offer for their oldest domain name; Becoming a domain registrar is inherently...
 
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information Top Topics: What Will the Industry Be Like in 10 Years?; How Domaining Changed My Life...

In case you missed it earlier this week, we reported on the news that Ice.com sold for $3.5 million. At the time of publishing, the buyer was unknown. However, since then, the name has started forwarding to TheIce.com, which is owned by...
 
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information Top Topics: Why Are Hyphens Bad?; Does Age Matter?; James Booth Sells GMA.com...

James Booth, founder and CEO of BQDN.com, looks to have sold the domain name GMA.com. According to DomainIQ, the domain name has just moved into possession of Marksmen Inc, a domain acquisition service. There are currently now clues as to...
 
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