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Acroplex · Aug 27, 2023

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

Sold a domain on GoDaddy but their cut amounts to 39% of the sale; Movies about domain names; Mana.org expired and sold for $167,000 dollars; How to fight blackhat SEO guys restoring web content; Alter.com is now...

Bob Hawkes · Aug 24, 2023

Last week, I analyzed 3-letter (3L) .ORG domain name sales. In this article, I use the same methodology with 3L .NET domain names.

I used data from the past 5 years only, and considered separately retail and wholesale sales, although the dividing line is not always clear. Sales data came...

Acroplex · Aug 19, 2023

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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...

Bob Hawkes · Aug 16, 2023

Short names are highly valued, both because they are easy to remember correctly and they are rare. This week I take a look at 3-letter (3L) .org domain names.

To focus on current and recent market conditions, I used data from the past 5 years only. While no dividing line is perfect, I...

Acroplex · Aug 13, 2023

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...

Bob Hawkes · Aug 10, 2023

Domain renewal price increases make domain investing even more challenging.

We are about to see another 7% increase in .com wholesale prices on Sept. 1, 2023, and a 10% increase in .net prices on Feb. 1, 2024.

Prices for .xyz have increased each of the last two years, with timing...

Acroplex · Aug 5, 2023

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

Elon Musk has potentially acquired ai.com; Billing error at GoDaddy reverses acquisition; Afternic broker involved in trademark case; Advice about how to best manage your domain names; How do end-users negotiate with...

Bob Hawkes · Aug 3, 2023

One of the key ways that a prospective buyer seeks a domain name is by using the search feature at the marketplace. But how effective is that really? I take a look at search capability at general purpose and brandable domain name marketplaces.

Try This

To get a feel for how...

Acroplex · Jul 30, 2023

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A cautionary tale about the Twitter handle @x; The domain Llama2.com was sold for $30,000 dollars; Sedo broker sold SolarEnergy.com for 6 figures; Won the auction but lost the domain; Which TLDs should domain...

Bob Hawkes · Jul 26, 2023

The .eu domain extension was one of the bright spots when I analyzed how different extensions had fared in aftermarket sales volume during the first six months of 2023. The .eu extension sales dollar volume was up significantly compared to the same period during the preceding year, or...

Acroplex · Jul 23, 2023

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

Some things you must be aware of when investing in .XYZ domains; Reza, founder of Dan, might return to domain investing; Fast transfer concerns; The future of GPT domain names; Domainer is "so done" with Epik...

Bob Hawkes · Jul 20, 2023

A lot has happened since I last covered Domain Name Payment Plans in the NamePros Blog in 2019. Partly because of the terminology used by Dan, one of the major marketplaces offering payment plans for a number of years, such plans are usually now called Lease-To-Own (LTO), a more...

Acroplex · Jul 15, 2023

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...

Bob Hawkes · Jul 13, 2023

Many domain investors are familiar with the site:TLD Google search command. This allows you to restrict search results to either an individual website or to a certain extension.

For example, it can be a useful indicator of how much use, at least as measured by web pages, for that...

Acroplex · Jul 8, 2023

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

Meta rolled out Threads on a .net domain; Domain Agents: Use or not? Afternic "forever troubled" as far as BIN setting goes; Optimize a domain that earns $1 /day; How hard is it to set up a domain registrar...

Bob Hawkes · Jul 5, 2023

The first six months of 2023 resulted in just over 70,000 NameBio-listed domain sales in total, with a dollar volume of just over $66 million.

That is a decrease of 21.5% in sales dollar volume compared to the same six months of 2022.

In this article I use the same...

Acroplex · Jul 2, 2023

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...

Bob Hawkes · Jun 28, 2023

If we could accurately predict relative sell-through rates (STR) for different domain names, we could focus on names that are likely to sell quickly. Curated marketplaces would also benefit, since they would be able to predict the kinds of names that are more likely to sell, and not waste...

Acroplex · Jun 24, 2023

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Brokered offer of $10,000 dollars indicates end-user value? Find premium domains registrant forgot to renew; NameJet's new look, good or bad? Lost access to my domains at GoDaddy; .XYZ Registry grabs back most dictionary...

Bob Hawkes · Jun 22, 2023

Probably many of us have been asked by friends or acquaintances what it is that we do as domainers. After all, the term domainer is not even in the major dictionaries. For this week’s article, I decided to compile an answer.

Create Names

Domainers create names. They come up...

Acroplex · Jun 17, 2023

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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...

Bob Hawkes · Jun 15, 2023

It was widely anticipated that Apple would introduce at the annual 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference goggles to support virtual reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Extended Reality (XR).

What was not expected to many, was that the...

Acroplex · Jun 11, 2023

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RIP Jason Sheppard, also known as DNKingpin; Epik LLC acquires its own assets back via a proxy buyer; Best way to get sales on Dan.com; Symbolics.com is now a domain grading tool; Domain investors leaving Epik en masse...

Bob Hawkes · Jun 7, 2023

Successful domain investment depends on the art of selecting effective names, as well as the science of using measures to evaluate positive attributes of names.

We often consider various metrics, such as the number of extensions, or how frequently the term is used in business names.

In most...

Acroplex · Jun 4, 2023

Welcome to June's first review of weekly Top Topics here at NamePros!

ICANN sent a breach notice to Epik; Domain sold for $1.4 million dollars at NamesCon?; How to find the owner of a domain name; Removal of Rob Monster's Pro badge; Domain auctioned on both NameJet and Snapnames...

Bob Hawkes · Jun 1, 2023

It is a familiar refrain within the domain world – I have some great domain names, but I am not getting any sales.

In some cases, the owner may be overlooking weaknesses in the names. However, even solid domain names can go year after year without buyer interest. How is that possible...

Acroplex · May 27, 2023

Welcome to the latest review of weekly Top Topics here at NamePros!

Should domain name investing be restricted to mature people aged 50 and up? Sedo refreshed the look of its web site; Did this registrar send an expired domain to auction "early?" Former Uniregistry customer locked...

Bob Hawkes · May 24, 2023

Afternic recently provided data insights from the 2022 sales year. While precise numerical values are not given, graphical results are presented for total dollar volume, average price, sell-through rate and average revenue per domain. This allows one to compare the performance of different...

Acroplex · May 20, 2023

It's the latest review of weekly Top Topics here at NamePros!

GoDaddy brokers engaged in questionable activity, according to email exchanges; An end-user is trying to get his 15 year old brand back; The story of acquiring SuperTokens.com; Chrome will autocorrect URL "typos"...

Elie Eweka · May 15, 2023

Almost 2-decades ago, I hand-registered "Casino" and 9 other ultra-premium one-word domain names in the .SO extension. .SO is the ccTLD for Somalia. Unfortunately, I dropped all of the names because of their renewal fee and zero inquiries from prospects. At the time, it did not cross my...

Acroplex · May 13, 2023

Welcome to the latest review of weekly Top Topics here at NamePros!

Some buyers or sellers like to play negotiating games; Unethical selling practices; Epik's own scam reviews web site; Flippa has outrageous fees, according to some; Why would you list your domain portfolio at...

Acroplex · May 10, 2023

Domain investing is a thrilling and dynamic profession that attracts people from all over the world. It's a global activity that offers the potential for passive income and the freedom to live the lifestyle that you desire.

One of the most significant advantages of domain investing is the...

Acroplex · May 6, 2023

Hey! It's the latest review of weekly Top Topics here at NamePros!

Domain portfolio access lost at Epik; GoDaddy fails to sync domain pricing; Dan.com BTC payments are currently frozen; Wondering why your domain names aren't selling? GoDaddy valuations getting lower.

Epik...

Bob Hawkes · May 1, 2023

In recognition of the 15th anniversary of general availability of the .me domain extension, I thought it was a good time to look at the performance, use and sales record for the extension.

The registry has a 15th Anniversary promotion on – you can read about the anniversary in a blog post...

Acroplex · Apr 29, 2023

It's the latest review of weekly Top Topics here at NamePros!

What is the best registrar to move 500 domain names to? One word domain acquired for a bargain price; PayPal suspended dotDB without explanation; PAUU.com is stolen, says the owner; Unconventional methods of promoting...

Bob Hawkes · Apr 26, 2023

Domain names listed on a marketplace by someone other than the owner are a problem. Often these are the result of the previous owner overlooking taking down the listing after the name expired or was sold at another venue. In some cases, the names may be deliberately listed in error for nefarious...

Acroplex · Apr 22, 2023

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...

Bob Hawkes · Apr 20, 2023

Introduction

As I was getting started in domain investing, one of the voices offering sound advice was @JudgeMind. While not quite as active currently in NamePros, when he does contribute, I always know it will be well thought out and based on a decade plus of domain investing...

Acroplex · Apr 15, 2023

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

The domain name NewYork.com was sold for 7 figures, according to DNJournal; What is the best marketplace to sell .it.com domains? The owner of Register.to has passed away; Roulette.com appraises high—why's that...

Bob Hawkes · Apr 13, 2023

Artificial Intelligence, AI, continues to be the dominant topic in the business world, and in domain name circles.

When I wrote about GPT and Similar Artificial Intelligence Technologies, I ended with speculation on how AI might transform domain name investing.

In this article, I survey...

Acroplex · Apr 8, 2023

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...

Bob Hawkes · Apr 5, 2023

Diverse opinions have been expressed, on NamePros and elsewhere, on whether the domain aftermarket has recently dropped.

Certainly there are reasons for a possible decline.

There is considerable business uncertainty.
With inflation rising, the cost for a business or individual to...

Acroplex · Apr 1, 2023

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; Lessons learned about liquidating domain names; The...

Bob Hawkes · Mar 29, 2023

The most important point in last week’s NamePros Blog article Six Years of Domain Name Mistakes was to acquire names that will have multiple potential users who are in a position to pay a solid retail price.

Each domain name is unique, and it is not possible to give a definite...

Acroplex · Mar 25, 2023

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

A domain investor hasn't scored domain sales for what appears to be a long time; WHOIS privacy did not stop spammers from pitching services; Dan & Afternic integration has a few flaws, according to a domainer; HugeDomains as a...

Bob Hawkes · Mar 23, 2023

NamePros is full of tales of mistakes made and mistakes to avoid. Personally, I have made my share of mistakes. This post is about the mistakes I made during the last six years. While I won’t cite specific cases, the article is also informed by mistakes that I have read on NamePros.

More...

Acroplex · Mar 18, 2023

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...

Bob Hawkes · Mar 16, 2023

When seeking names on the buyer requests section at NamePros, or filtering a list of expiring names for consideration, domain investors often use filters to make the size of the list manageable. For example, they may seek only names with a certain minimum age, maximum length, or minimum...

Acroplex · Mar 11, 2023

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

Did MedicalRecordsReview.com really sell for almost $70k or payment failed? Domaining newbies: The train has left the station; Markets will crash up to 50% according to Drew Rosener; Where to get a loan by mortgaging your...

Bob Hawkes · Mar 8, 2023

Recently InternetX and Sedo released the 2023 Global Domain Report.

The report provides a wealth of information of interest to domain investors. It includes a detailed analysis of Sedo sales and search data, and premium domain name sales overall. In addition, it looks at...

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