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In this week's Top Topics, we look at the .XYZ domain name that Jack Dorsey's new corporation is using, an investor asks about which landing page is best for them to use, and which TLDs should a company register? Elsewhere, we also begin a list...

Bill Sweetman of NameNinja.com published an excellent article earlier, telling the industry why he paid $1,500 to buy the expiring OliverStone.com. It's a great story that has reached mainstream media, and it shows the domain industry in a...

This week’s big news was the auction of 27.com at NameJet, which reached a highest bid of just over $1.5mm. For the platform, it’s a great price - as I believe it sets a new record for the highest bid received on NameJet. However, in terms of...

This week, Jamie Zoch of DotWeekly reported that VE Interactive of London had acquired the domain VE.com. The seller was Aron Meydstedt of XF Investments and Heritage Auctions. I reached out to Aron this week to ask about the sale, and...

In this week's Top Topics, domain investors discuss the recent domain sale of AI.com, which reportedly sold to an unknown buyer in the NFT space. Elsewhere, there's an ICANN working group report that has raised concerns for domain investors, and...

Whether prior to acquisition of a domain name, or to help with pricing, we often use comparator sales listed on NameBio.

But what do you do if a preliminary search does not yield any comparator sales for a particular domain name? With some...

In this week's Top Topics, our featured discussion is regarding the .UK domain extension release. It seems like hundreds of investors have been looking to pre-register and acquire .UK domains, which have been released to the general public this...

This afternoon, I was informed by Sedo that the domain Trainings.com sold on its platform for $30,000 in September 2017. The details haven’t been made public until now. Trainings.com, registered in 2009, looks to have been previously owned by...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at NFTs and why domain investors are seemingly moving much of their attention over to this new asset class. Elsewhere, George Kirikos has discovered another seven-figure domain name sale.


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Welcome to the latest Top Topics review here at NamePros!

The domain UKR.net was disabled by the domain registrar; Toros.com UDRP—You make the call; GoDaddy nightmare; Domain that expired in October has not dropped yet; Squadhelp...

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...

Two Years As a Domainer: No Sales

Since 2016, this domainer has been a follower of the industry and has amassed a small portfolio of thirty-two domains. After acquiring these names and paying their renewal fees, they have struggled...

Many top brokers look after some of the most sought-after domain names on the planet. This means an almost constant stream of inquiries and interest in these domains. The majority of interested parties will not be able to reach the often six-...

This post will delve into the Sedo weekly sales report that was released on December 1, 2015. We will take a deeper look into certain themes and trends that many invest in on NamePros.

There was a tie at the top this week, Farma.com and...

In case you missed it, this week we published some details of a 2018 four-letter .COM sale. The Keep.com domain moved into the possession of a Chinese fitness company in what we would consider one of the biggest transactions of last year...

While many domain investors have taken time off over Christmas to celebrate the festive period with friends and families, @Mike Mann is still closing deals before the year ends. Yesterday, Mike announced his most recent sale via...

Detected Domains is an ongoing series, in which we look at the recent purchases and sales of some of the top domain name investors in the industry. We start this week with news of a $24,000 sale from Mike Mann. Announced via Twitter, Mike told...

Detected Domains is a series looking at the activity of prominent domain investors and large portfolio owners. In this edition, a two-letter .COM domain name is sold by NameFind to a Chinese domain investor and @Nat Cohen sells a one-word...

The Telegraph published a piece on the race between Internet giants to provide satellite Internet to the world, especially to developing countries that are currently without it.

Elon Musk, the billionaire technology entrepreneur, has announced...

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In this week's Top Topics, the subject of a domain swap service is considered, and we look at iOS 16's new Mail feature. Elsewhere, a company completes a $1.6 million domain purchase, and a founder explains why they paid $35,000 for a .IO domain...

Well over the last two weeks I wrote about a couple epic auction battles on Go Daddy Auctions. These have been min bid battles back and forth for hours. Yesterday I watched one that lasted til past Midnight in the Eastern time zone.

Yesterday's...

Over the past few days, the domains BS.com and XS.com have been sold. There is one more two-letter .COM domain name that may be about to sell, and that is SW.com. The domain name was listed in the NamesCon extended auction, but didn't sell after...

Last week, the sale of NBX.com was announced via @Sedo. The name sold for $130,000 and has subsequently moved to the new buyer. Due to GDPR, we are unable to see the full WHOIS details of the new owner, but it’s highly likely that the...

In this week's Top Topics, we take a look at a potential deal involving one of Rick Schwartz's most prized domain names and we also explore the value of cryptocurrency domain names after the recent sale of BitcoinCash.org. Elsewhere, investors...

In August of this year, ReviMedia announced the acquisition of the two-letter .COM domain name PX.com from MediaOptions in a transaction worth $1 million in cash, in addition to other considerations. Until yesterday, this remained the highest...