In this week’s Top Topics, we have a number of great discussions from the community including an excellent piece from DN.com explaining the economic theory behind domain name investing. It’s such an interesting topic, and DN.com's staff do a good job of explaining it. Perhaps it will be useful to you for your own domain investment strategy.
I Sold My First Domain. What Is The Next Step?
A new member to the community asked for advice this week after completing their first-ever domain sale. The two-word .COM domain was sold for €50, and now the member is seeking advice on their next move.
Advice so far has ranged from searching GoDaddy’s Closeout listings to buying domains in niches they know well.
Topic by: @mutine
Domain Investing Might Be Banned
Is domain name investing really extortion? That’s the view of a Facebook user this week. After @Abdullah Abdullah logged into a Facebook domaining group, he found a message from a user claiming that startups and businesses shouldn’t be required to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars to acquire a good domain name.
This discussion is filled with various responses from domain investors; some serious, some hilarious. A couple that stand out are: “Life should be banned too, because it’s very unfair” and “Try these points with real estate people.”
Topic by: @Abdullah Abdullah
What Is Your Best Domaining Story?
Every established investor has their own interesting domain-related story. It’s not necessarily about the amount you’ve sold a domain name for, but perhaps the person you’ve sold it to or the circumstances under which you’ve sold the domain name.
This week, domainers have been sharing their own domain investing stories in the discussion. However, one of the best domain-related stories I’ve ever read was shared on @DomainShane’s blog, recounting the story of a domain owner’s $12,000 sale to Kanye West.
Topic by: @Andrew Rice
Domaining Economics
DN.com’s staff have shared an article this week entitled, “Domaining Economics,” in which they attempt to explore the economic theories behind domain investing. This analysis includes the recent ups and downs of the Chinese domain market, taking data from short letter and numeric sales as examples.
The article also covers the impact that new gTLDs could have on the domain industry, in terms of expanding the market’s value, and what could happen with long term “over-speculation.”
Topic by: @Cynthia
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In other news, we have an exclusive Inside Interview with 37.com coming up very soon, which is going to be a fascinating read. The $2.1 MM sale from 2014 has helped the company in their global marketing campaign, and we’re fortunate enough to get an insight into why the company acquired the domain name.
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
I Sold My First Domain. What Is The Next Step?
A new member to the community asked for advice this week after completing their first-ever domain sale. The two-word .COM domain was sold for €50, and now the member is seeking advice on their next move.
Advice so far has ranged from searching GoDaddy’s Closeout listings to buying domains in niches they know well.
Topic by: @mutine
Domain Investing Might Be Banned
Is domain name investing really extortion? That’s the view of a Facebook user this week. After @Abdullah Abdullah logged into a Facebook domaining group, he found a message from a user claiming that startups and businesses shouldn’t be required to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars to acquire a good domain name.
This discussion is filled with various responses from domain investors; some serious, some hilarious. A couple that stand out are: “Life should be banned too, because it’s very unfair” and “Try these points with real estate people.”
Topic by: @Abdullah Abdullah
What Is Your Best Domaining Story?
Every established investor has their own interesting domain-related story. It’s not necessarily about the amount you’ve sold a domain name for, but perhaps the person you’ve sold it to or the circumstances under which you’ve sold the domain name.
This week, domainers have been sharing their own domain investing stories in the discussion. However, one of the best domain-related stories I’ve ever read was shared on @DomainShane’s blog, recounting the story of a domain owner’s $12,000 sale to Kanye West.
Topic by: @Andrew Rice
Domaining Economics
DN.com’s staff have shared an article this week entitled, “Domaining Economics,” in which they attempt to explore the economic theories behind domain investing. This analysis includes the recent ups and downs of the Chinese domain market, taking data from short letter and numeric sales as examples.
The article also covers the impact that new gTLDs could have on the domain industry, in terms of expanding the market’s value, and what could happen with long term “over-speculation.”
Topic by: @Cynthia
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In other news, we have an exclusive Inside Interview with 37.com coming up very soon, which is going to be a fascinating read. The $2.1 MM sale from 2014 has helped the company in their global marketing campaign, and we’re fortunate enough to get an insight into why the company acquired the domain name.
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
