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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
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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information Top Topics: Ryan Ewen AMA; GoDaddy Privacy Drama; Telepath.com sold for $100k; Dan/Afternic and VAT collection; How Elliot uses DomainLeads

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

Ryan Ewen - Ask Me Anything; GoDaddy privacy drama; Telepath.com sold for $100k; Dan & Afternic VAT collection drama; How I'm using DomainLeads.com.


Ryan Ewen - Ask Me Anything
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analysis Domain Name Sales First Six Months Of 2024: Comparisons With Previous Years

The first six months of 2024 resulted in just over 69,600 NameBio-listed domain sales, with a total reported dollar volume of about $85.5 million. Of course many sales are not reported in NameBio, so this is by no means the entire domain name market.

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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?

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information Artificial Intelligence, SuperIntelligence, Hybrid Intelligence, or Simply Intelligence?

This week has seen an uptick of interest by some domain investors in superintelligence, and the possibility that the Slovenia .si extension will find adoption for the sector.

For some time I had been considering an article on terms used in artificial intelligence. This seemed like a good...
 
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information Top Topics: NPs lander scores $75k sale; Sedo sale reversed; Figure.ai sold for $100k; Runna founder lessons on acquisitions; NameFind auction results

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

NamePros lander helps investor score a $75k sale; Sedo transaction reversed 4 days later; Figure.ai sold for $100k; Runna.com founder reveals negotiation strategy; GoDaddy's NameFind auction results.


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information Share Your Local Perspective – I See Micromobility

Domainers should probably get out more. No, this is not an article about life-work balance, or maintaining a social network, or the virtues of exercise, although all of those are important. Nor is it a call to consider taking a break from domains, or at least domain acquisitions – I wrote about...
 
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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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analysis Analysis of NamePros Reported Domain Name Sales

For more than 19 years NamePros members have been reporting sales in the thread, started by @RJ, Report Completed Domain Name Sales Here.

In this article I look at sales data posted at NamePros so far in 2024. I went through the thread, noting the domain name, date sale reported...
 
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information Top Topics: Looking for action-packed domaining; Open.Network Sold for $100K; Best option for LTO/Lease; Namecheap likely leaving Afternic network…

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

Looking for action-packed domaining; Open.Network Sold for $100,000 USD; Best option for LTO/Lease with recurring payments; CEO: Namecheap “Most Likely” to Exit Afternic Network; Fire.co Sold For $52,000 USD By Doron...
 
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strategy Finding Domain Name Comparator Sales – Part 2

Last week I wrote about why comparator sales are important, how they might be used, and the basics of finding sales that contain a specific word in a certain position - see Finding Domain Name Comparator Sales - Part 1.

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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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strategy Finding Domain Name Comparator Sales – Part 1

An important skill is to find and evaluate relevant domain name comparator sales. This article uses NameBio to search for comparator sales information, along with a process to decide what is a strong comparator. I also consider how to adjust prices from comparator sales that are some years...
 
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information Top Topics: Pose.com sold for $302k; GoDaddy doubles price of brokerage fee; Two fresh .AI sales; ChatGPT.com sale story; Jeff Gabriel's story at SAW

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

Pose.com sold for $302,670; GoDaddy doubles its brokerage service fee; A pair of great .AI sales; The story behind the sale of ChatGPT.com; Jeff Gabriel's story at SAW.com.

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information How To Save Money On Domain Names

In terms of overall domain portfolio, a few dollars saved on a domain name may not make much difference. But if there are ways to stretch your money, why not consider them?

Of course the most significant savings are:
  • Don’t spend money on domain names of low quality that will probably...
 
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information Top Topics: Newswire.com exit at $44m; Google & Squarespace woes; Afternic & Dan lander payments; Under Review at Afternic; Domain Capitalization idea

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

Newswire.com $44 million sale; Google-transferred domains to Squarespace face renewal issue; Afternic/Dan lander: Where does payment come from? Check your "Under Review" section on Afternic; Domain name...
 
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interviews Simon Higgs: Internet Pioneer, Polymath, and NamePros Member

Interested in technical innovations, the early days of domain extension planning, website development, a 7-figure domain name sale, or creative media applications? Then let me introduce you to Simon Higgs.

Simon Higgs, @Particle here on NamePros, has had a diverse, distinguished, and...
 
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information Top Topics: Epik nabs Wordchecker.com; Afternic switch from BIN to MO; Use a domain as a blog; Shotgun vs. Sniper; Huge premium renewal at GoDaddy

Welcome to the weekly Top Topics review here at NamePros! :)
Epik sold Wordchecker.com and didn't pay a member's Masterbucks balance; Afternic BIN change to Make Offer; Use a domain as a blog until it's sold? Shotgun vs. sniper approach; Bid on a domain with a huge premium...
 
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information 8 Ways Domain Name Investors Might Use Product Hunt And Similar Services

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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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analysis Corporate Naming Inspiration from Particle Physics

Since I started writing for NamePros Blog in 2019, I have been waiting for the right day to share an article about the Standard Model of particle physics. That day has arrived.

Recently SquadHelp rebranded to Atom, as discussed in the NamePros thread Squadhelp is now Atom. In...
 
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information Top Topics: Inherited 2,500 domains; How endusers find names; Dispute tm domain or buy it? Buy the .com of a former biz; Outbound sales success rate

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

Inherited 2,500 domains; How endusers find domain names? Trademarked domain; to dispute or not? Would you buy the .com of a former business? Domain outbound selling success rate.

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information Everything You Wanted To Know About Domain Academy

I saw a post not long ago by @VivifyDomains that after a few recent small domain sales she was taking the money and investing in herself, and had started the Domain Academy course. I could relate, as I made a similar decision in December 2022, and started the Domain Academy course early in...
 
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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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