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Since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT-3 in late November 2022, it seems everyone is talking about ChatGPT.

Earlier in the NamePros Blog, I ‘interviewed’ ChatGPT on domain topics. I think most will agree that ChatGPT did an impressive job on most...

In order to be a successful domain investor, you need plenty of practice or training. You can choose to invest in domain courses, find a good mentor, or role-play with domain investors or family members. Regardless of the type of business that...

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...

Without reported domain name sales, we would all be operating in a blind fashion. This article covers the arguments for and against reporting domain name sales, as well as how to report domain name sales at the main venues.

Why Report...

Happy end of January and welcome to another edition of Top Topics here at NamePros.

The ultra premium domain TXT.com was sold for $300,000 dollars in a brokered deal; Domainers discuss their personal experience of being scammed by an...

One measure of domain name sales success is the sell-through rate (STR). For your own portfolio, that is simply the number of domain names that sell in a time period, usually one year, divided by the average number of domain names for sale...

Welcome to another edition of Top Topics here at NamePros. Here's a selection of active discussions for your reading pleasure:

Is it an infringement for an app's developer to name it after a domain name they don't own? Why can short...

The last week has seen heated debate following the announcement by GoDaddy/Dan that commissions would be aligned across the Afternic, Dan, GoDaddy and Afternic platforms, resulting in savings for many, not all, sales at Afternic, but higher...

Welcome to another edition of Top Topics here at NamePros. Here's a selection of active discussions for your reading pleasure:

Help.com was reported as sold by DNJournal, for a whopping $3 million dollars; More trouble at Epik as...

The question of whether aged domain names have greater value has been discussed in various NamePros threads over the years. Here are a few of the points expressed:

• Age by itself does not determine the worth of a domain name.
• In the...

Domain investors, welcome to another great Top Topics session here at NamePros:

Whois.com mass-canceled .io domain registrations after its price special backfired; Dan.com, a GoDaddy brand, jacked-up fees to 15% and domain investors aren't...

For each of the last four years, I have looked at NameBio reported domain sales in a number of extensions. The data reflects the situation just after the close of the year. While some sales for the year get reported late, by using a...

Happy New Year, domain investors! Welcome to the first Top Topics session in 2023 here at NamePros:

Can you relist domains at GoDaddy immediately after the auction ends? Predictions among domainers for the brand new year; Investors...

The more accurately we can predict the future, the better position we are in as domain investors. With that in mind, I sought views on: How Do You Think 2023 Will Be In Domain Investing?

That discussion thread included a poll on overall...

Merry Christmas! Get ready for this week's Top Topics column here at NamePros:

MotherDuck.com, a domain sold by Mike Mann, raised $47.5 million dollars as a start-up; Should you keep investing in crypto domains in 2023? What's the value of...

Here are seven tools not covered previously in the NamePros Blog, at least not as described in this article. For example, these tools can help you find all combinations of a couple of terms in domain names for sale, or find the domain ages for a...

Is the World Cup 2022 over yet? Get ready for this week's Top Topics column here at NamePros:

A business idea that involved the registration of a domain vaporized after the domain was taken soon after; The domain 3377.com was auctioned off...

Powerful centralized social media giants have probably not been good for domain investment. Some businesses have opted for social media presences instead of a domain name and website. Those businesses could lose control of their online presence...

Get ready for this week's Top Topics column here at NamePros:

Domain expert and author, James Iles, has been scooped up by GoDaddy as domain investor liaison; Investors discuss registrar alternatives to Epik after recent woes; There are...

Artificial intelligence plays critical roles in many sectors and applications. Up to now, AI has probably been under-utilized in much of the domain name world.

Over the past week, many domain investors have delighted in posing questions and...

Welcome to December & the 2022 Holidays! It's time for this week's Top Topics column here at NamePros:

Super domainer Swetha's sales record came under scrutiny and the "shocking" results are in. Epik and its new CEO are trying to make...

During recent seasonal promotions several registrars offered .tv domain names at the lowest price in many years, perhaps forever. I suspect I was not alone in picking up some names for a trial investment in the extension.

That brings up...

Hopefully you're done shopping for the Holidays! About time for this week's Top Topics column here at NamePros:

Black Friday deals involving domain services are still ongoing, so find out where to save money. Do you know the path your...

There are various domain name books. Some concentrate on branding and company naming, others on the nuts and bolts of domaining as a career. Some books are mainly hype, unrealistically portraying the selling of domain names.

This week, the book...

Can you believe it's almost Thanksgiving? Time for this week's Top Topics here at NamePros:

XMX.com, a former crypto brand, was sold for $252,000 dollars at an expired domains auction at GoDaddy. People received messages the .TV Registry...