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information Top Topics: Best landers at Sedo; Success with hand-reg domains; 100 oldest .coms; Is dotDB shutting down; Escrow.com when selling to strangers

Time flies by when you're buying and selling domain names—Welcome to a fresh edition of Top Topics here at NamePros.

What is the best domain lander that you can use at Sedo? Can you be a successful domainer by only hand-registering domain names? Check out the 100 oldest .com's; Is...
 
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information Top Topics: Anyone.com launches; Selling my oldest domain; ICANN registrars are expensive; Afternic's new beta feature; Epik targets domain investors

Welcome to the latest edition of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Reza Sardeha rolls out Anyone.com as a real estate market disruptor; Domainer receives an offer for their oldest domain name; Becoming a domain registrar is inherently expensive; Afternic launches "lead center" as a beta...
 
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information Top Topics: Free for sale landers; Are minisites dead? Afternic shared useless graph; Dan canceled BIN sale; Own landers vs Afternic DNS

Welcome to a fresh round of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Free "for sale" landers at NamePros launched on April 1st; Are minisites dead? Afternic shared useless sales graph on 2022 domain sales; Dan canceled sale after buyer took the BIN option; Should you create your own landers or...
 
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information Top Topics: ICANN/Verisign domain seizure policy; Spaceship .com specials; Trending keywords at NamePros; Responding to price requests; +1 topic

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

ICANN & Verisign are considering a dangerous new tweak to domain seizure policies; Spaceship.com launches $3.08 .com specials; NamePros members do well picking up trending keywords; How should a price request email be...
 
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information Top Topics: Zero Knowledge domains; Abandon vs. Sell; The future of .com; Profitable industries to sell domains to; The supply side of domain pricing

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

Zero Knowledge: A blockchain term triggers new domain registrations; Abandon your domains, or sell them in a firesale? Kings and Gods: dot .com as a powerful extension; Industries most profitable to sell domains to; The...
 
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information Say something nice about domainers; .In is out at Dan; Trademarks & pricing leverage; Nissan.com was stolen; Verisign's sweet .net deal signed

Welcome back to our weekly review of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Domain investors are invited to say something positive about a fellow domainer; DAN ends listings of .in domains on its marketplace; If you have a trademark, can you negotiate the price of the matching domain...
 
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information DAN & VAT changes; India to hinder domain .in(vesting); Tricking expired GoDaddy auctions; LTO new at Afternic; Clicks but no money for Sedo domain

Welcome to our summery review of Top Topics here at NamePros!

Dan.com has changed the VAT/invoicing process, becoming the middle man for buyer and seller; India is about to ban .in domain investing; Expired domain auctions at GoDaddy can be manipulated, apparently; LTO options a...
 
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information Domaining as an addiction; Buyer threatens with UDRP; Is my Registrar holding me back? Do you trust Epik with your domains? Dot .in Registry woes

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

Is Domaining an investment or an addiction? Prospective buyer threatens with a UDRP; Is my Registrar holding me back? Can Epik be trusted with low cost registrations? Dot .in domain renewal issues at the Indian Registry...
 
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information Epik's $1.5 million Masterbucks swindle; Domain vs. trademark age; Parking down almost 60% in 2023; Random domain sale; Value of GoogleMaps.XYZ

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

Epik withheld $1.5 million dollars in Masterbucks, says domain investor; Someone trademarked a term after investor acquired the matching domain name; Is domain parking revenue down up to 60% this year? Random domain...
 
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information Top Topics: Namecheap auctions shady? Check your domains for trademarks; Bodis trims earnings; Grab a domain for a company; Develop for SEO vs parking

Welcome to our Sunday review of Top Topics here at NamePros! :xf.smile:

Namecheap "shady" auctions stir controversy; Is my domain infringing on a trademark? Bodis trims PPC due to upstream provider clawbacks; How do I get domains related to my company's name? Park domains or develop...
 
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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 decade; SAV vs. DAN as a selling marketplace...
 
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information Top Topics: Mega.net valuation by GoDaddy; WIPO serves domainer; Big investors sought; University.com sale to Andrew Tate; Sedo traffic stats detailed

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

GoDaddy says Mega.net is worth only $15k, how accurate is that? The WIPO served a domain investor with a UDRP; Where and how to approach big investors with liquid domains? University.com was bought by Andrew Tate; Sedo...
 
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information Top Topics: Share your .Bot domains; Hurt.com sold for $1.5M; RDNH in Beds.com UDRP; Elon Musk wants $250k for "acquire" handle

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

Showcase your fresh .bot domain names; Are LLLL .com prices crashing down? Hurt.com was sold for $1.5 million dollars; Sleep Number attempted to reverse domain hijack Beds.com; Elon Musk wants more money for a...
 
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information Top Topics: Miri.com sold for $200k; Venting off as a domainer; GoDaddy Auctions beta a hot mess; Epik untrustworthy; Threads.app vs. Threads.net

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

Miri.com was sold for almost $200k; Venting off while being impatient with domain investing; GoDaddy Auctions Beta are a hot mess; Epik.com are (still) untrustworthy; Threads.net was threatened by Threads.app...
 
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information Top Topics: Incorrect WHOIS data; Weed vs. Pot; Rick Schwartz taps .AI; Stop faux listings at Afternic; GoDaddy Auctions & deadbeats

Welcome to the first review of Top Topics in 2024 at NamePros! :)

Can a domain be blocked due to incorrect WHOIS data? Using pot when weed is not available; Rick Schwartz invests in .ai domains; How to stop someone trying to list my domain at Afternic? GoDaddy Auctions winners have...
 
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information Top Topics: Sell without escrow? Dot .in untradeable, says NIXI; Dan lander issues; Domainer guilt; Big dogs to fight in court

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

Contract based domain sale without using an escrow; Trading .in domains banned; Dan.com issue with landing pages; Does anyone feel domainer guilt? Portfolio valuations by a "big dog" registrar might lead to a lawsuit; big...
 
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information Top Topics: Cognition.ai sold for $110k; Domaining is dead; Quandary at GoDaddy; Bad brokerage lessons; Gold.com got sold

Welcome to the latest Top Topics review here at NamePros! :)
Cognition.ai was sold for $110,000 dollars; Hey newbies: Domaining is dead! A complicated offer at GoDaddy; Never use a broker for outbound sales again; JM Bullion has acquired Gold.com.

Cognition.Ai was acquired by...
 
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information Top Topics: NamePros BIN landers; Afternic & Broker ethics; Bodis antivirus woes; Reversed sales via Fast Transfer; Galatea.com sale scores $275k

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

NamePros Parking adds BIN and more; Do Afternic brokers lowball listing owners? Bodis triggers antivirus alert; Failed sales at Afternic trigger domain transfers; James Booth sold Galatea.com.


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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 Dan.com & ensuing commission rate...
 
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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 automated? Afternic experiment and sales results in April...
 
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information Top Topics: Afternic suspends user; ICANN layoffs; Moniker relaunches registrar; Bank fraud and domains; Swetha's latest big sale

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

Afternic suspends user's account; ICANN slashes staff; Moniker relaunches domain registrar; Bank fraud involving domain transactions; Swetha has sold the domain Nudge.xyz.


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information Top Topics: Got a call from ICANN; Dynadot verification & super high appraisals; Registrars of choice in 2024; A case of Domain Binging!

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

Got a phone call from ICANN; Dynadot: Ownership verification & high appraisals questions; Good registrars to use in 2024; Domain binging has happened.


A phone call from Dorris Lee at ICANN
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information Top Topics: MSFT grabs Copilot.si; Invest $4.5k in my idea; Real evaluation? Beat auction auto-bidders; Liquidating one's premium domain

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

Microsoft grabs Copilot.si; Invest $4,500 in my idea; Is the evaluation really real? Winning auction against an auto-bidder; What would you do in this situation?

Microsoft - Copilot.si (super...
 
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