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information Top Topics: A Shift Away from .COM?; Your Predictions for 2019...

This is the final edition of Top Topics before Christmas, so I want to take a second to wish a Happy Christmas to all readers who celebrate the occasion. Whilst the festive period tends to be a quiet time in domaining, it can be an opportunity to...
 
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information Top Topics: Planned NamesCon Meetup; I Sold Square.tv for $9,000...

In this week's Top Topics, we have a number of featured discussions relating to sales and potential sales of domain names. First, we have the news of a $9,000 .TV sale that took place on the Afternic platform, then a domain investor reveals a...
 
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information Top Topics: Getting Eyes on Auctions; Should Offers Be Reported?...

I had planned a full article about this subject, but I think my point can be summed up here. With ZenSourcer’s recent rebrand to Gem.com, the crypto marketplace Gem (operating on Gem.co) have lost much of the Gem brand control and power that they...
 
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information Top Topics: How Would You Invest $10,000?; GoDaddy Auctions Is a Whole Lot Better...

This week, we released the final installment of our four-part series teaching you how to perform outbound sales. Mike Robertson, Director of Business Development at Fabulous.com, contributed a phenomenal amount of information to this...
 
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information Top Topics: The Story of Onions.com; Will There Be a 9 Figure Sale?...

Over the last couple of days, I've taken part in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on NamePros. It's been an interesting experience that has produced a couple of challenging questions as well as a few fun ones! One of the main talking points seems...
 
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information Top Topics: Trump Bought My Domain Name!; Dealing With Lowball Offers...

In this week’s Top Topics, a domain investor reveals that a name from their portfolio was recently acquired by The Trump Organization. Elsewhere, a domainer asks how to deal with lowball inbound offers, and one seller has a particularly difficult...
 
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information Top Topics: What Do You Do to Keep Motivated?; Price Upon Request...

In this week's Top Topics, we touch on the subject of motivation. With domaining being largely an individualistic venture, how do you keep yourself motivated? Elsewhere, investors are discussing the subject of terminology for landing pages, after...
 
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information Top Topics: Will Wholesale Prices for .XYZ Keep Going Up?; What Will 2022 Hold?...

In this week's Top Topics, we take a look at the .XYZ extension and the current popularity among domain investors. Will wholesale auction prices for .XYZ domains, which have recently been reaching four-figures, continue to rise? Elsewhere, a new...
 
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information Top Topics: Maga.com Sold for $65,000; Don't Price Yourself Out of a Sale...

In this week's Top Topics, we look at the $65,000 sale of Maga.com and how the domain name is now being used. Elsewhere, an investor advises not pricing your domain names too low, and what made you want to become a domainer?


Maga.com Sold...
 
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information Top Topics: I Sold This .TV Domain for $17,500; I Closed 2 Sales Today Like This...

In this week’s Top Topics, one domain investor announces a $17,500 .TV sale and another domainer secures two sales in a day thanks to following up with old leads. Elsewhere, an investor is done with domaining, and which company will be the next...
 
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information Musk grabs ai.com; GoDaddy billing glitch; Afternic broker relays trademark claim; How to manage your domains; End-user buyer negotiation strategies

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! (y)

Elon Musk has potentially acquired ai.com; Billing error at GoDaddy reverses acquisition; Afternic broker involved in trademark case; Advice about how to best manage...
 
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information Top Topics: Investor's cold call; Namesilo unresponsive; Back to domaining after a dozen years; SAV vs. DAN; Dropcatching favorites

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :glasses:

Domain investor receives cold call from potential buyer; Namesilo lagging with delivery of a $2,500 dollar domain; Investor returns to domaining after more than a...
 
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information Top Topics: Nissan.com domain theft; Can you sell 100 domains fast? Registrar of the year; Sell .ai to the .com owner; DNS change before sale occurs

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :woot:

Nissan.com domain theft update; How fast can you sell 100 domains? Registrar of the year annual poll; Selling .AI domains to companies that operate on the .com...
 
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information Top Topics: Domainer got scammed; HealthRight.com sold for $210k; Crypto marketplace: Possible? Anonymous domain trading; Security fobs and registrars

Welcome to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.cool:

Domain investor got scammed while helping someone who earned his trust; HealthRight.com sold for $210k; Would you use a domain marketplace based on crypto...
 
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information Top Topics: Are .ai domains expensive? Delete GoDaddy appraisals; Most powerful keywords; Domain tools you pay for; Domainers that started decades ago

Welcome to Sunday's review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :)

Why .ai domain registrations cost so much? How to delete GoDaddy appraisals; What's your most powerful keyword? Domain tools you pay for; Most successful domain investors...
 
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information Top Topics: Big domainer won't transfer domain; Squadhelp is Atom; Google & hyphenated domains; Is Estibot accurate in valuations? Mixing DNS at Dan

Welcome to the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :)

High profile domainer refuses to transfer sold domain; Squadhelp is now Atom; Google and hyphened domains; How reliable is Estibot valuation? Mixed DNS servers for...
 
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information Top Topics: BabyAndBeyond.com $350k sale; GoDaddy backorder policy; Expiring copyright & domains; Outbound sales automation; AbdulBasit's April sales

Welcome to the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :)

BabyAndBeyond.com sold for $350k; GoDaddy and its backorder policy needs clarification; Hank Williams and expired copyright as domains; Can outbound sales be...
 
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opinion Dissecting Strange Domain Facts

I came across an interesting article today that covered their version of "10 Strange Domain Name Facts." I thought I would go over them and add my personal thoughts. This should be fun, right? Let's find out! :)

1. Webmasters purchasing...
 
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registries The True Colors of TLD's

For some domain investors, it’s difficult to understand foreign markets such as Japan. It’s advisable to avoid these markets until you know what you're getting into, before a loss occurs. There are speculators with International Domain Names to...
 
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auctions Another Epic Go Daddy Auctions Battle - 7 hours to win MatahariMusik.info

Last week, I wrote about Koreatv.us and the back and forth that went on for hours to win that name. Yesterday another name saw the same scenario. Bidder 4 vs Bidder 6 battled it out for close to 7 hours.

The domain mataharimusik.info...
 
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events Shane Cultra Interview [Video]

Shane Cultra began investing in domain names 20 years ago. Through years of trial and tribulation, he discovered his own niche and strategy in the market to lucratively flip domains. He is now the founder of the popular domain blog...
 
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various Top Topics of the Week: Reach end-users, Freemarket spams Flippa users, and Marketplace extortion?

How to reach end-users
A rare dilemma faces a NamePros member that has owned an LL.com for years. @NickSE wishes to know how he can reach out to corporate end-users to purchase his name for the desired amount of 7 figures. There...
 
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various Top Topics: Auction Strategies; Pinyin Domains; Pheenix Changing to DropCatch Model...

The most popular discussions this week include strategies to follow on pending delete and expiring auctions, what Pinyin domains are and why their popularity is on the rise, the value of domain names with reversed keywords, and Pheenix’s...
 
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various Top Topics: Chinese Premium LLLL .com's; Facebook Uses .XYZ; Flippa Subsidies...

The most popular discussions this week include an announcement of scheduled auctions to assist a NamePros member in need; Facebook using an XYZ domain name for their live stream; Shane Bellone, a former Flippa broker, spilling the beans about the...
 
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various Top Topics: Making $100,000 Per Year; LLL Buyouts; Defining "Premium"...

The most popular discussions this week include numerical dot com domains with 7, 8, and 9 digits; defining what a “premium” domain name consists of; an LLL buyout in various ccTLD’s and gTLD’s; the likelihood of breaking $100,000 a year through...
 
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