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A couple of weeks ago, I started a thread on NamePros asking members to submit some of their own mistakes, or listing very common mistakes that some investors make early on in their domaining careers. I'm posting this article not to poke...

I was looking at what is getting registered in .XYZ with all the hoopla around Google, Alphabet, and ABC.xyz.

• Trademark violations
• Actress Names
• 5N
• 3Character
• Multi Hyphens

All of the above naming conventions were...

As you may know, THE Domain Conference is taking place from 26th - 29th September 2015 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. If you are going, you can expect days full of networking, workshops, talks, a keynote speech from Morgan Linton and a "State of...

Discussions galore this week! The most popular include the redesign of Flippa’s homepage and category pages; Google’s parent company Alphabet rolling out with a .XYZ domain name, which made many others find new and unseen value in them; the...

Here is a look at the Top 20 five number .com sales that have been actually reported. I am sure there have been more on Chinese domain exchanges but we have to use what is reported.

Interestingly, one domain name was actually sold twice...

In this article, we'll be looking at numeric domain names owned by Chinese companies and investors. If you missed the last "Domain Data" article regarding LL.com and LLL.com domains owned by China then you can view that here.

In early 2014...

The most popular discussions this week include whether it’s acceptable or not to purchase a domain name of an established site in another extension, a look at the current floor price of 5N.com or NNNNN.com domain names, the weight that MOZ holds...

I've been told by a reliable source who wishes to stay anonymous that the domain name WE.com sold for $8 million. The sale was confirmed earlier in the year but price and details of the transaction were never disclosed.

In an earlier article, I...

In this week's Inside Interview, I had the pleasure of chatting with Blain Reinkensmeyer; a partner at Reink Media Group. Along with a team of three others, Blain runs the popular StockBrokers.com service, which provides unbiased reviews and...

I have been alerted to the fact that the domain name 21.com has been stolen from its original owner.

The domain name, which sits in an eName.com account, was stolen by a Chinese individual who also stole 611.com - although this domain name has...

We start the week with the news from Bhanu Prasad, the domain investor who sold 4G.com for a high six figure fee earlier this year. He's recorded another high value domain sale today, and that is the sale of FoodMall.com for $50,000...

In the first of a mini series looking at the domain names that Chinese investors own, we look at the amount of two and three letter .com domain names that are owned by individuals or companies in China. The data here is courtesy of...

The most popular discussions last week include speculation on whether GoDaddy is selling your personal information; the true value of automated appraisals; trademark infringement explained for plural names; a buyout of 30,000 Chinese LLLL.net...

One of our most popular topics on NamePros Blog is the regular sales updates from Mike Mann. Our articles about his sales figures regularly attract a lot of discussion, and also a lot of speculation as to how much money Mike makes from domain...

You may have read an article I wrote a couple of months ago about two NamePros members - @Omar Negron and @Willox Perez. The article, which was given the unofficial moniker of “Trust Your Instincts” showed why you should...

In 2011, the domain name Nuts.com was acquired by Jeff Braverman, the CEO of a family nut shop first set up in 1929. As a college freshman, Jeff created NutsOnline.com which helped Nuts.com become what it is today. Since 2002, the company...

The most popular discussions last week include how to negotiate and price a domain sale with a well-funded startup, time traveling back to 1995 to buy domains, what one could realistically expect to earn in two years of domain name investing or...

There is a lot of discussion and buying and selling by Western domain owners that center around Chinese themes, 4L.com without aeiouv, 4 to 6 number.com, etc. Some of the others center around the JS88888 or HG999 type stuff, and I have been...

Legendary domainer Mike Mann along with his team at DomainMarket.com have had a very productive week in terms of sales.

Mike has announced 3 sales this week totalling $32,500 from an investment of just $157.50.

The first name sale to be...

You're most likely aware that the domain 358.com expired recently, reached "Pending Delete" status, and then SnapNames caught the name. At the last count, the domain had reached a record setting price of $430,000 with 7 bidders above...

A UDRP case has been filed against the domain name iBuy.com; a domain that's been registered since 1995. According to WhoIs information, iBuy.com is owned by Albert Houllou of Brooklyn and has shown the current "Coming Soon" page since at least...

People are always looking for names with traffic; they either want them for the parking revenue or perhaps as a kickstart to a new website.

So the other day a friend tells me he purchased a domain name based off of traffic; he was looking for a...

In the domain industry, email is usually the preferred method of communication. Sometimes it can be very difficult to come across as trustworthy when sending a sales email, because - let's face it - you've sent an email out of the blue asking...

Domains with backlinks and page rank / domain authority often are more desirable and command higher prices than comparable domains without.

But is that PR5 domain with hundreds of backlinks as good as it looks? Domains with former activity and...

The most popular discussions this week include choosing between a new generic Top Level Domain and a Second Level Domain; the current, past, and future outlook on LLLL.com’s price floor; technical advances being made that could end domain name...