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It's a term that has been frequently used by domain investors in the past few months, but what does it mean, why do we use this term, and what does it describe?

"Chip" is an abbreviation of "Chinese Premium." It describes a domain...

Chinese domain investor and owner of 4.cn and DN.com John Xu has just announced that he's sold Daikuan.com "for an eight figure RMB fee." This equates to a sale price of at least $1,563,000 (according to XE.com). A final price hasn't been...

In September, the domain name GJ.com was sold at auction on NameJet for $694,095; a sale that currently sits at number 7 in DNJournal.com's Top 100 Sales Chart of 2015. Ever since this sale, I have been tracking the domain name.

I've...

The most popular discussions this week include the registrant on ABC.BIZ changing to reflect Alphabet Inc., domain hacks and their place in domain name speculation, domain markets coming to a crawl during the holidays, the future of domains, and...

Last week I revealed that the domain name 73.com had sold in a transaction between two Chinese domain investors. The new owner has a lot of high value domain names including 88.com, WJ.com, and HN.com (according to the WHOIS information...

In recent years, the Thanksgiving festivities have moved online somewhat. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals readily available across the Internet, and many people searching for recipe and gift ideas in advance of their Thanksgiving...

When you own online assets, security is particularly important. Think about it: what would happen if every web account you own was suddenly under someone else's control? Most people don't realize just how catastrophic that would be until it's...

This post will delve into the Sedo weekly sales report that was released on November 24, 2015. We will take a deeper look into certain themes and trends that many invest in on NamePros.

The top sale for the week was Aflam.com at $34,000...

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...

With recent reports from NamePros members of domain names being stolen and accounts being hacked, I wanted to share the methods of activating two-factor authentication at a number of registrars and services that you may be using. This...

If I’m buying brandable domain names for resale then I need to know what’s selling and study the sale prices. That’s why I read the weekly list of the top 20 brandable domain sales by Doron Vermaat (@dv82). It’s also why I track brandable...

Overnight there has been a change in ownership for the domain name 73.com. The domain has been sold by a Chinese investor, and the updated WhoIs details show that the new owner is another investor from China. The new owner also has many other...

The most popular discussions this week include end users embracing new gTLD’s by rebranding from their .com to generic strings, the Chinese premium LLLL.org buyout that occurred earlier this week, 360° domains and what they are, buyouts of...

A very good contact of mine in China has just shared an interesting piece of news with me. As you'll know, the Chinese domain market has taken off rapidly within the past six months in particular, and whilst Western investors are struggling to...

This post will delve into the Sedo weekly sales report that was released on November 16, 2015. We will take a deeper look into certain themes and trends that many invest in on NamePros.

The top sale for the week was ICT.com at $40,617...

As China continues its buyout of high value domain names, we're seeing higher and higher sales numbers, with four-letter .COM domains currently considered the hottest property among many investors.

At the top of the tree, however, is the...

This time last year, I would have never considered buying six-, seven- or even eight- number domain names. I wouldn't have considered buying a four-letter .COM with a "z" or a "q" in it either. I wouldn't have even considered buying four letter...

The most popular discussions this week include a theory on the current Chinese domain market being part of a larger pump and dump scheme, the pricing of non/premium LLL.com domain names, speculating on numeric .com’s that are 10+ digits, Western...

What is it like to buy a two-letter .COM domain name? For years, this category of domains has been seen as one of the rarest, most exclusive types of domains available. With just 676 two-letter .COM names in existence, they can be difficult to...

Here's another interesting story from Medium.com posted in August by Zalmi Duchman, founder of The Fresh Diet, which is an online meal delivery service established in 2005 whose clientele have included Mila Kunis and Sara Michelle Gellar.

After...

The most popular discussions this week include analyzing domain name trends and market activity for wise investment decisions, setting realistic and achievable investment goals for the New Year, the poor performance of the promising new gTLD’s...

When I logged on to Twitter this morning, I was met with a tweet from domain investor George Kirikos claiming to have uncovered one of the most expensive domain transactions in history.

Edit: Article updated for accuracy. The domain...

Have you ever wondered why Chinese investors have turned to buying domain names? Over the past couple of years, we've seen the market for two-letter .com, three-letter .com, four-letter .com, two-number .com, three-number.com, four-number .com...

Rob Halliday-Stein is a British entrepreneur and founder of BullionByPost, a highly popular platform that helps regular people buy gold and silver as investments. He is now the owner of the most expensive .CO.UK domain name ever sold...

With Chinese investors becoming the focal point of the entire domain industry, it stands to reason that at some point you'll probably be doing business with someone from China, Hong Kong, or Singapore. The Chinese culture has many different...