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domains The Tales Told by GoDaddy Closeout Domains

This month’s Closeouts featured an eclectic array of domains, each with its own quirky charm. From UglyCarpets.com to the more adventurous OilAndButters.com, it was a smorgasbord of ideas. Among the oddities, OtherHumans.com and HumanBecomings.com piqued interest...
 
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strategy Michael Cyger Shares Domain Investing Priorities for 2025

I had planned this week’s article to be about balance and discipline in domain investing. As I was struggling to make progress with that topic, a holiday gift arrived, when Michael Cyger posted a multi-point plan for his own domain name portfolio for 2025.

Mike provided an insightful list...
 
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information Top Topics: Is Spaceship the next Dan? 3 Billion EUR quote! Afternic buys & GoDaddy renewals; Law firm required; Lowballing at Sedo

Welcome ✴️to this week's Top Topics review at NamePros!

Is Spaceship the next Dan? Quoted 3 Billion euro for a domain; Afternic domain buys without GoDaddy renewal; Law firm to address fraudulent reviews; Lowball offers at Sedo.

The next Dan...
 
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information A Selection of Data Recently Released by Several Registrars

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information Top Topics: Afternic cancels sale; Quantum domains; GoDaddy and RGP; Aged domains checklist; Share your Christmas domains!

Welcome ✴️to this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Afternic canceled sale after auth code; Share your quantum domains; GoDaddy and short Redemption Period; Checklist when buying aged domain names; Showcase your Christmas domains.

Afternic is canceling a...
 
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information Quantum Computing: The Development, The Field, The Companies, and Domain Names

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information Top Topics: Registry manipulates auctions; Is .life worth it? Webmaster's aged domains; Developed vs. undeveloped domains; Premium pricing post-drop

Welcome to this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Registry manipulating auctions; Is a .life domain worth it? Webmaster never sold a domain before; How many of your domains aren't developed? Premium domain reclassification: Forbidden after drops?

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analysis Request The Domain Name You Want

The Domain Buyer Requests section has been a feature of NamePros for many years. That section of the site provides an opportunity for investors looking to increase their holdings in a certain niche to see what is available from other NamePros members, or to try to find inventory for a...
 
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information Top Topics: John Berryhill's UDRP roundup; 3-worders as an investment; Trust your domainer gut! Dynadot & Bodis woes; One.com extra charges

Happy December! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

John Berryhill's UDRP roundup; Are 3-worders a bad investment? Trust your gut! Dyna & Bodis woes; Feedback about One.com

My Year-End UDRP Roundup...
 
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information Leap Into Domain Name Savings – But Spend Wisely

Usually the best deals on domain name registrations, and occasionally on transfers, occur around Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year is no exception, with great sales this year from a number of registrars. This article provides a list of resources and points to consider for those doing hand...
 
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information Top Topics: Raise your prices! NetSol transfer time; Afternic lead stalled; New search trends; Alternate TLD for non-tech businesses

Welcome to this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Time to raise your domain prices; NetSol transfer period; Afternic lead stalled; New search trends will impact domaining; Alternate TLD choice for non-tech business.

It's time everyone raise their prices...
 
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analysis NamePros Blog Analysis Articles: What’s Been Published, What Do You Want To See?

When considering investing in a new niche or sector, or a new extension, it is important to look at sales, adoptions, the type and length of domain names that typically sell, etc. The NamePros Blog has a wealth of articles that can help, but even with advanced search, it can be difficult to find...
 
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information Top Topics: Value of an emoticon .com; Afternic Checkout Woes; Is this domain transferable? Infringing domains & sales; Has the Epik market died?

Welcome to this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Value of an "emoticon" domain; Afternic Checkout: Frustrating experience; Is this domain transferable? Marks, USPTO, and infringement; Nobody buys domains on Epik anymore.

What should the value of an emoticon as...
 
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analysis The Last 5 Years of .IO Extension Sales

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information Top Topics: Domain too long for SEO; Can a domain become a tm? GoDaddy, Afternic & Dan; Your worst domain name; Should you broker your domains?

Welcome to this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

The domain is too long; Can a domain be considered a trademark? The reasons GoDaddy shut down Afternic marketplace and Dan; Your worst domain name; To broker or not as a seller?


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information Domain Name Search – Part 2: Finding An Alternative

In Part 1 of this series on domain name search, I covered 8 sites to help find if a specific domain name is for sale, along with several other things to try. But if a specific name is not available at any price, or not even remotely within your budget, then what?

As for the first article...
 
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information Top Topics: AI domain valuator; Garbage searches increase; Tips for 4L .com domains; Namecheap & Spaceship clause; Non-resolving domains with value

Welcome to this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

New AI-driven domain value estimator; "Garbage" keyword searches; Tips for buying 4L .com domains; Namecheap & Spaceship clauses; Domain registered but not operated.

Domain Name Value Estimator
A new...
 
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information Domain Name Search – Part 1: Finding A Specific Domain Name

A potential buyer has decided on a specific domain name – how does he or she find if, and where, that domain name is listed for sale?

While I think domain name investors will find some value in this article, it is intended primarily for developers or startup owners searching for a...
 
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information Top Topics: Monetize adult domains; Rocket.com sold for $14MM; Is this an act of bad faith? 100 domains and no views; Rate my 30 days as a domainer!

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Monetizing adult domain names; Rocket.com changed hands for $14MM; Is this considered acting in bad faith? Over 100 domains and no views at Afternic; Assess my portfolio's worth and return feedback on my month-old path...
 
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analysis The Top Ten Index As Measure Of Domain Name Extension Strength

Which domain name extensions are growing stronger, and which are waning in popularity? We often use measures such as total sales dollar volume to help answer that question.

Sometimes that can be deceptive, though. It is possible to have an uptick in sales numbers and dollar volume because...
 
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information Top Topics: GoDaddy killed DAN; TLDinvestors turned 14; Sedo Auction feedback; My 2024 sales analysis; Afternic lander switch cost domain sales

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

GoDaddy killing DAN; TLDinvestors turned 14; Sedo auctions: Sharing listing experience; My 2024 sales plus some market perception thoughts; Lost sales switching Afternic landers.


GoDaddy Killing DAN is...
 
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analysis Life In The .INFO Extension?

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information Top Topics: Domains & money laundering; GoDaddy checkout issues; Portfolio size & profitability; DomainEasy launches; Was this deal handled well?

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Domains and money laundering; GoDaddy checkout issues; Portfolio size and profitability; DomainEasy Official Thread; Did I handle this domain deal well?

Money Laundering & Domain
A person working for the...
 
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information What Does the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics have to do with Domain Names? A Deeper Look at Neural Networks.

This week it was announced that the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics went to John J. Hopfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey E. Hinton of the University of Toronto. The one line summary of their work was ”for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning...
 
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information Top Topics: Afternic TA poor support; 4L .com optimal prices; PPC revenue then and now; DAN sale incident; Too many TLDs damage the industry?

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)


Afternic TA poor customer support; Optimal prices for 4L .com domains; I could live off parking income; DAN domain transfer fails payment; Are too many TLDs bad for the domain industry?


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analysis A Look At Domain Names Ending In ‘ING’

Generally when we add a suffix to a term, the value of the domain name goes down - e.g. Example.com would be worth more than Exampled.com or Exampler.com for most terms’. But is that always true?

This article looks in particular at words with the suffix ‘ing’. Do some...
 
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information Top Topics: Broker for up to 40% commish; Stop GoDaddy migration; VM domain marketplace; How pros find great domains; Super.net sold for 6 figures

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Broker wanted, 25%-40% commission; Stop GoDaddy's migration; VM.com domain marketplace; How pros find great domains all the time? Super.net sells for $150,000 dollars.

Broker wanted 25%-40% commission
A...
 
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analysis What Is The Path For Most Domain Name Sales? 
Data and Insights from Nikul at Hypernames

A key question is: what are the critical steps for a domain name to be discovered and ultimately purchased?

Last week Nikul Sanghvi of Hypernames posted data from his own portfolio that helps to answer questions such as the percentage of sales at Afternic, and, of those, how many...
 
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information Top Topics: Stolen domain at GoDaddy; Goodbye DAN; Gmail vs. Domain email; A 20 year old domain redirect; Buying an expired domain from HugeDomains

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Stolen domain at GoDaddy; Saying goodbye to DAN; Gmail vs. Domain email; A 20 year old domain with no use; Buying an expiring domain for a friend.

Locked out of GoDaddy account - Stolen
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information Ways To Learn Almost Anything – Even About Domain Names

New domainers are often told to learn before investing. But how exactly does one learn about domain names?

There is no single right way to learn anything. What works for you will depend on your personal learning preferences, the learning resources available to you, and what it is that you want...
 
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information Top Topics: Anime.com sold to Azuki; Russia: ICANN out of US control; Bought 85 domains for $200; Optimum LTO installments; The .AI vs. .COM debate!

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Anime.com sold to Azuki; Russia wants ICANN to split from the US; I spent $200 and bought 85 domains; Optimum number of LTO payments to ensure payment; Have .AI domains shaken .com dominance since 2022?

Anime.com...
 
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information Eleven Things About Domain Name Sell-Through Rates

Whenever domainers discuss sales, the topic of sell-through rate (STR) almost invariably comes up. Someone selling 5 domain names a year has a very different connotation if their portfolio is only 100 domain names, compared to another investor selling 5 names from a 10,000 name portfolio.

The...
 
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information Top Topics: Leaving domain life; My Afternic plan; Make my first domain sale; What is Wholesale Price? Dot .AI transfers don't get an extra year!

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Leaving domain life; My plan for Afternic; How can I make my first domain sale? Defining "wholesale price;" Dot .ai transfers aren't getting an extra year added.

Leaving domain life?
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analysis Is The Domain Name Market Up Or Down?

When I looked at domain name sales dollar volume, at least as reported in NameBio, for the first six months of 2024, compared to the same period of the previous year, there was a 29.6% increase. See Domain Name Sales First Six Months of 2024.

While I presented how...
 
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information Top Topics: Afternic Boost poll; Debounce.com scores $140k sale; Make $1k/month Domaining; GoDaddy got sued for Clawback; Vid.ai sold for $47,000

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Afternic Boost: Will you participate? Debounce.com sold for $140k; Make $1k /month from domaining; GoDaddy got sued over domain clawback; Vid.ai sold for $47k.

Will you participate in the Afternic Boost...
 
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strategy What Should I Do This Week?

I find it challenging to prioritize the many possible tasks that come with domain investing. Some don’t take long to do, but in total the time commitment can be substantial with a large portfolio, or if you are early in domain investing and still learning. Also what ‘needs’ to be done is not...
 
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information Top Topics: Domains gone missing at GoDaddy; Dan.com sunset date; Atom wants our SSNs; Metrics that matter to end-users; Needle in a haystack paradigm

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)
Missing domains in my GoDaddy account; When will Dan be sunset? Atom asks for SSNs; Statistics that matter to end-user buyers; Can you find great domains among expired listings?

Missing domain names in my GoDaddy...
 
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information In Domain Names, One Is Not The Loneliest Number

Some songs you just can’t get out of your head. “One Is The Loneliest Number” has been on replay in my mind since 1969. I probably played the Three Dog Night version hundreds of times from an LP record during my college years. It evokes emotions every time I hear the song replayed now. If...
 
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information Top Topics: Corporations, hire Domainers! Capitalize "i" or not? Crypto.co.uk sold for 100k GBP; One-worders & TLDs; Try Atom's latest commission gig

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! B-)

Corporations need to hire domainers; Leading "i"s in domains—capitalize or not? Crypto.co.uk was sold for 100,000 British Pounds; Are one-word domains created equal regardless of TLD? Atom.com Launches Commission Match...
 
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tools Domain Name Pricing Consistency – Sites and Tools to Help

Many domainers list names at multiple marketplaces. They also review and adjust pricing periodically, taking into account market conditions, inventory replacement costs, and trends. If you price manually, it is easy to end up with some prices inconsistent across platforms.

Especially with a...
 
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information Top Topics: Swetha's new sales; Afternic Boost FTW; About to buy my first domain; Should we avoid Afternic? HugeDomains pulls out of GoDaddy search

Hey! It's this week's Top Topics review at NamePros! :)

Swetha sold Gosh.xyz for five figures; Afternic Boost: Visibility, more sales; I'm about to buy my first domain; Should we avoid Afternic? HugeDomains removes its listings from Afternic.

Gosh.xyz Sold For $24,888...
 
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analysis Names Chosen By Rapidly Growing Artificial Intelligence Companies

When we look at early-stage startups there is quite a bit of variety in domain extension choices and type of name – see for example the NamePros Blog article Startup Names Through a Y-Combinator Filter.

It would be expected that if one focuses on established tech companies, more will have...
 
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information Top Topics: Actual domain sales; Koko.com sold for $1M; Odds of net/org sale when com is for sale; Summer doldrums; Google and ccTLD importance change

It's time for the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :)

How many actual domain sales take place daily? Koko.com sold for $1 million dollars; Odds of selling the .net or .org when the .com is for sale; No sales, no offers, totally lost interest in domains; Google hints...
 
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strategy Domain Name Staging: Optimizing Presentation

Real estate staging is common in many parts of the world. As Mike Higgins recently commented:
Staging sells properties…PERIOD.
Staging your properties is the best money you will spend.
- Sell them faster
- Sell them for more dollars
- Make the buyer fall in love
- Minimize focus on...
 
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information Top Topics: SearchGPT ante portas; DNS issues at SAV; From hand registration to sale; Domain management tools; CPC data accuracy

It's time for the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :)

SearchGPT launch by OpenAI; Nameserver issues at SAV; Average time from registration to end-user sale; Domain management tools and other software; Who do you trust for CPC data?

SearchGPT, a Google...
 
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strategy Domain Name Investing Is Not Fast, Easy or Sure

There are numerous books, videos, courses and articles that mention anecdotes of domain names that sold quickly for large amounts, and then say this book will teach you how to easily flip domain names for profit. Most members of our community know that is a misrepresentation; most domain names...
 
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information Top Topics: .COM max renewal quirks; Atom rolls out CloudBrokers; .AI vs *AI.com domains; Dynadot expiration email issue; Afternic's new custom lander

It's time for the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :)

What is the maximum renewal period for .com domains? Atom launched Cloud Brokers program; .AI domains vs. *AI.com domains; Dynadot issue with renewal emails; Afternic has new landers replacing "Dan.com" style...
 
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strategy Does Anyone Know That They Want This Domain Name?

Domain name investors have many choices in landers and marketplaces. Some options come with high commissions, others low commissions, and options like the NamePros landers have no commissions at all, other than transaction cost.

Is it worth it to list a name at a site with a higher commission...
 
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information Top Topics: Afternic .ai sale can't complete; Atom wants its money back; Are hand registrations dead? Same day domain flipping; Two large .ai sales

It's time for the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :)

Afternic sold my .ai domain but can't be transferred; Atom is asking me for money I didn't receive; Are hand registrations really dead? Does same day flipping work? Circa.ai & March.ai were sold for mid five...
 
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strategy There Are Many Ways To Diversify A Domain Name Portfolio – But Should You?

Is it better to concentrate on just a few, or even one, type of domain name, becoming an expert in that niche, or is it better to diversify?

If you specialize in just one type of domain name, the good times may be very good, but the bad times can be horrendous. On the other hand, if you invest...
 
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