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information Top Topics: Why I Registered 20,000 Domains; My Sales In March 2018...

In this week's edition of Top Topics, we find out what a typical day looks like for a full-time domain name investor and a domainer asks for help after a $30,000 initial offer comes in out of the blue. Elsewhere, we discuss the impact of the...
 
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information Top Topics: Why I Love Domaining; Massive .IN Growth; Have You Actually Sold a Domain?...

Chinese escrow provider DN.com regularly posts pieces of information on NamePros regarding domain investments, but today they have surpassed themselves by producing a superb piece with advice from eight of China's most prominent domain investors...
 
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information Top Topics: Why Domain Parking Works for Me; 2021 Super Bowl Commercials and Their Domains...

In this week's Top Topics, a domain investor shares their experience of moving domains valued at $5,000 or less to a buy now landing page. Elsewhere, George Kirikos offers a full report of domains used in Super Bowl commercials this year...
 
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information Top Topics: Why Do You Lose Money in the Domain Industry?; Coinbase.com Was Sold For...

In this week's Top Topics, an experienced domainer is back with more advice for new domain investors, this time based on reasons you might be losing money in the industry. Elsewhere, we discuss GoDaddy Registry's newest acquisitions, and do you...
 
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information Top Topics: Why Are Sales So Slow in 2016?; How Long Does It Take to Get a Sale?...

We published an interesting interview this week with Recycle Track Systems, who bought RTS.com for between $50,000 and $100,000 last year. Instead of settling for a longer name, they invested in RTS.com, and described the purchase as “one...
 
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information Top Topics: Why Are Hyphens Bad?; Does Age Matter?; James Booth Sells GMA.com...

James Booth, founder and CEO of BQDN.com, looks to have sold the domain name GMA.com. According to DomainIQ, the domain name has just moved into possession of Marksmen Inc, a domain acquisition service. There are currently now clues as to...
 
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information Top Topics: Why Are .VC Names Selling for High Numbers?; Plural vs Singular - Which is Better?...

In this week's Top Topics, an investor shares their experience of hand registering domain names, and on the back of Climate.vc's $21,038 sale, we ask why .VC are names starting to sell for higher numbers. Elsewhere, there's confirmation that the...
 
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information Top topics: Whois.com drops ball with .IO special; Dan fees upped to 15%; W3.com and others stolen; Premium domain pricing definition +1 more topic

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...
 
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information Top Topics: Who's In Charge Anyway?; Do You Pay Taxes on Your Domain Sales?...

In case you missed it, we covered the news of View's acquisition of the one-word domain View.com earlier this week. Whilst the sales price has not been revealed to us by either party, one investor shed some light on the possible sales...
 
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information Top Topics: White.com Sells; How My Former Domains Are Put to Use...

The ultra-premium White.com has been sold, with BQDN's James Booth (@BoothDomains) reporting via social media that he brokered the sale. According to DomainIQ, the domain showed "Booth.com", as the owner briefly before it went under...
 
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information Top Topics: Which Trends Will Be Hot in 2018?; From $14 to $1,000 in Three Weeks...

According to DomainIQ, it looks like Media Options sold the one-word domain Impala.com recently. In a March 2017 edition of the DomainSherpa Review, it was revealed that the domain was acquired for $30,000. This 1994 domain has now been...
 
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information Top Topics: Which Domain Would You Buy With a Powerball Win?

In this week's Top Topics, we ask the community which domain name they would buy if they won the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot. The replies were interesting and varied, as you'll see below. The news also broke this week that our very own...
 
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information Top Topics: Where Did the Double Letter Trend Begin?; Is It Time to Give Up Domaining?...

In this week's Top Topics, we explore the trend of double letter domain names that has been popular with startups. We also take a look at whether 2017 has been a slow year for domain names and one domain investor receives advice after revealing...
 
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information Top Topics: What's Your Opinion on the GoDaddy Logo?; Is This the 3L .COM Market Bottom?...

In this week's Top Topics, there is intense debate about GoDaddy's new logo, and we discover what domain investors learned in 2019. Elsewhere, we see whether reading will maximize returns as a domain investor, and there is speculation that we...
 
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information Top Topics: What's Your Domain Score?; .APP Cross Zone Analysis...

In this week's Top Topics, a domain investor encounters a difficult situation when their domain name is sold almost simultaneously at two different domain marketplaces. Elsewhere, we take a look at an engaging analysis of the new .APP domain...
 
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information Top Topics: What's the Next Encompassing Rebrand?; Is Buying at the Beginning or End of the Year Better?...

In this week's Top Topics, domain investors are wondering what the next encompassing rebrand will be after Square launched a parent company named Block. Elsewhere, Squadhelp has released its 2021 marketplace review, and which is better, buying...
 
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information Top Topics: What's 5.org Worth Today?; Mortgage.Loans Domain Sells...

We recently wrote an updated "Top 10" domains article profiling the recent acquisitions of James Booth (@BoothDomains). One more name that could be added to that list is Booth.com's recent purchase of Coconut.com, which was announced by...
 
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information Top Topics: What Will The Next Trend Be?; What's Your Favorite New gTLD?...

The Chinese domain name market has been relatively quiet recently. With little to get excited about, the focus of many investors has largely moved back to traditional domaining territories of keywords and brandable names. However, are there signs...
 
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information Top Topics: What Will the Industry Be Like in 10 Years?; How Domaining Changed My Life...

In case you missed it earlier this week, we reported on the news that Ice.com sold for $3.5 million. At the time of publishing, the buyer was unknown. However, since then, the name has started forwarding to TheIce.com, which is owned by...
 
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information Top Topics: What to do with 27k domains; Where is the next Dan.com; OpenAI's first UDRP filed; Domain liquidation lessons; Chat.com sold for 8 figures

Happy April with a fresh round of Top Topics here at NamePros!

You're not a real domain investor without a few thousand domain names; Which service will become the next Dan.com? OpenAI filed a UDRP against the domain ChatGPT.com...
 
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information Top Topics: What Should I Do With This $5,000 Offer?; My 11 Tips for Beginner Domainers...

In this week's Top Topics, domain investors share the three domains they'd most like to own and is it possible to sell domains without a phone call? Also, a domainer asks for advice on a $5,000 offer, and we discuss the $3.15 million sale of...
 
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information Top Topics: What Motivates You?; Were Four-Letter Domains an Example of Pump and Dump?...

Earlier this week, we published the news that Heritage Auctions acquired the one-word domain Heritage.com. Today, Candace from Starfire Holdings confirmed that they had brokered the deal for Heritage.com. Starfire Holdings, run by Ali Zandi...
 
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information Top Topics: What Is Your Focus for Domaining in 2017?; Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals...

This week, Jamie Zoch of DotWeekly reported that VE Interactive of London had acquired the domain VE.com. The seller was Aron Meydstedt of XF Investments and Heritage Auctions. I reached out to Aron this week to ask about the sale, and...
 
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information Top Topics: What Is a Brandable Domain?; My Stats Since I Started Domain Investing...

In this week's Top Topics, one investor asks the community for advice on their first four figure aftermarket domain name purchase, and we discuss whether domain name buying is an addiction.


My First Big Aftermarket Buy. Should I Go For...
 
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information Top Topics: What Does It Mean to Be a Domainer?; What I Learned After Spending $500 as a Newbie...

In this week's Top Topics, we discuss what it means to be a domainer, and a new investor shares what they've learned after spending their first $500 on domain names. Elsewhere, a gaming studio secures a major domain upgrade, and investors share...
 
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