Best posts by Galibs
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debate What sets NamePros apart?
think it's the continuity tbh. on X a take gets its 15 mins then it's buried, here you can dig up a thread from 3 years back and the same guy's still around, still using the same username, still holding half the same portfolio that changes how people post too. you're not just yelling into a...- Points: 6
- Post #53
- Section: General Domain Discussion
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Built a modern WHOIS that answers the "why" behind the search - feedback welcome
Nice tool Jamie. Connections is the part I like best, seeing other names on the same nameservers could show who owns what. Would be good to have a "last checked" date on the for-sale info too, so we know how recent it is.- Points: 5
- Post #28
- Section: Domaining Reviews
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What are you listening to at the moment?
Coldplay - Yellow- Points: 3
- Post #8,894
- Section: The Break Room
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Math teacher thinking about domaining as a side hustle - worth it in 2026?
Since you're a math teacher your edge here probably isn't picking "perfect" names, it's actually tracking the numbers right - most people lose money because they never calculate real cost per name over time, just buy on a whim and hold forever hoping it works out. With that budget I'd honestly...- Points: 2
- Post #21
- Section: Domain Beginners
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poll Your domain portfolio size (Folio sizes babble)
Let's just say somewhere between hobbyist, and please don't ask my wife how much I spend on renewals 😂- Points: 2
- Post #168
- Section: General Domain Discussion
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information Are You Happy in Domaining? Why It Matters and What You Can Do About It
This hit close to home tbh. Been doing this like 7 years and somewhere along the way it just stopped being fun, more like constant low-key stress over expired lists and renewals for names I don't even care about anymore lol. Never thought about splitting the portfolio into stuff I actually...- Points: 2
- Post #37
- Section: NamePros Blog
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question How do you evaluate a domain name before you buy it? Is there a proven, practical method?
No single formula works for everyone, but brandability and clean spelling are usually a good starting point.- Points: 2
- Post #11
- Section: Domain Beginners
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information Recent change in how Google crawls and indexes this site?
Yeah I'd say it's worth adding. Once an auction's sold or expired, having that page still indexed doesn't really do anyone any good, and it can be a privacy issue for the buyer. I wouldn't make it default for everything though, some sellers probably want the exposure while the listing's still...- Points: 2
- Post #4
- Section: General Domain Discussion
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Math teacher thinking about domaining as a side hustle - worth it in 2026?
Get the concern but that reputation's mostly from a small loud group doing spammy outbound stuff, it's not mandatory at all honestly. Plenty of people here do 100% inbound, just list on marketplaces and let buyers come to you, never cold message anyone. Slower, yeah but zero begging involved...- Points: 1
- Post #23
- Section: Domain Beginners
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information Top Topics: Relationships.com Sold for $226k; Escrowly a Scam? Atom Founder Joined ICA; New JustDropped! Math Teacher Enters Domaining
That $226k Relationships.com sale is crazy tbh. Wondering same thing as cactusfly, be interesting if it's an end user cause that's way higher than normal expired auction prices usually go. Also glad the Escrowly thing got flagged early, always good when ppl here catch this stuff before more...- Points: 1
- Post #3
- Section: NamePros Blog
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domains How Much Homework Should a Domain Investor Do Before Buying a Name?
This part gets me too - everyone treats "just Google it" like some obvious standard but at hand-reg volume that's not realistic at all. Nobody's checking 200 expired names at 1am. But yeah the $53k changes things for me honestly. At that price I'd wanna know why the name was sitting there...- Points: 1
- Post #14
- Section: NamePros Blog
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legal auDA is actually tightening .com.au/.net.au eligibility, here's what's changing
Good point, Nicenic, that transition period's gonna be the tricky part for anyone with real history on these domains already.- Points: 1
- Post #3
- Section: Domain News ≫ Handpicked
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legal auDA is actually tightening .com.au/.net.au eligibility, here's what's changing
If anyone here holds .com.au or .net.au domains, heads up on this before it shows up as a compliance notice one day. Back in August 2026 the auDA Board approved recommendations that would tighten who qualifies to register these, management's now been told to go draft an Implementation Plan...- Points: 1
- Post #1
- Section: Domain News ≫ Handpicked
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news GoDaddy domains now automatically verified with Afternic
Nice change; the manual TXT verification step was annoying, especially when managing domains across a few different registrars. Curious if the auto-verify is instant or if it still takes a bit to sync after linking the accounts. The nameserver change from within Afternic is the bigger win imo...- Points: 0
- Post #4
- Section: Domain Blog
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blog Sometimes the Best Buyer Already Has a Good Domain
Honestly, these buyers are the harder sell, not the easier one, imo. Someone with a clunky name already has urgency; they're annoyed enough to just act. Someone comfortable has no pain forcing the decision, so you're selling upside, not fixing a problem for them. that cost table kinda explains...- Points: 0
- Post #5
- Section: Domain Blog
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discuss Time for Appreciation
Still pretty new here honestly, didn't expect a domain forum to be this generous with knowledge tbh. read a few of Bob Hawkes' blogs last week trying to figure out pricing better and it already saved me from like 2 dumb mistakes lol. Appreciate people actually explaining the why instead of...- Points: 0
- Post #18
- Section: General Domain Discussion
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Sedo.com - Official Thread
been using sedo for parking on some of my geo/brandable domains for like 2 years now. payout's reliable, that's really all i care about tbh. one thing i wish they'd fix is the inquiry flow, so many leads coming through marketplace are just people lowballing 90% under asking before even asking...- Points: 0
- Post #4,086
- Section: Domain Marketplace Reviews
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budget: $5000+/item WTB: Short Domains (.COM / .NET / .ORG) — Budget up to $35,000
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- Post #348
- Section: Domain Buyer Requests
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domains How Domain Abuse, Social Media, and AI Fuel Brand Attacks
Makes sense. Domain abuse used to be the main worry on its own, now it's just one piece of a much bigger AI-driven playbook. Defensive registration is probably going to matter more than ever going forward.- Points: 0
- Post #2
- Section: Domain Blog
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blog Why Domain Investors Overestimate the Value of Age
Age gets overrated mostly because it's the easiest thing to point to. I've flipped names under 2 years old for more than some 20 year olds, just because the name itself was doing the work, not the registration date. Relevance wins more than people give it credit for.- Points: 0
- Post #2
- Section: Domain Blog
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