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tips Tips on How to Hand Register Good Domains

Any experienced veteran domainer will tell you that it’s best to buy a better quality domain name on the aftermarket or on the drops than to hand register a lot of subpar and useless domains and I tend to agree with this considering that by buying domains on the aftermarket and on the drops you...
- Points: 37
- Post #1
- Jan 4, 2020
- Section: General Domain Discussion
discuss What makes for a good brandable domain ? Showcase your brandables here

With thousands of startups needing a name for their new company and many more existing businesses also branching out all the time and needing names for their new line of products and services it seems that brandable domains is one of the areas that could be very beneficial to domainers both old...
- Points: 21
- Post #1
- Jun 5, 2013
- Section: Brandable Domain Discussion
discuss Clean up the forum from the Narcissists Sociopaths and the Psychopaths who call themselves Domainers

These are people who take joy at verbally abusing others and who want to turn every discussion into a fight and by doing so they are standing in the way of informative and constructive debate and exchange of ideas. It seems that they never have anything positive to contribute to the discussions...
- Points: 20
- Post #1
- Jan 30, 2020
- Section: NamePros Community Help
news NamePros November 2021 – A new website and more!

You are basically going to depend on the integrity of the members here not to abuse this system, and although most members are going to use this in a proper manner, but we all know that there are a few less honorable members here on the forum who are going to down vote others because of some...
- Points: 18
- Post #273
- Nov 4, 2021
- Section: NamePros Community Help
alert Epik Had A Major Breach

NamePros members are usually very welcoming to new members, although when you jump in in the middle of a thread like this you might not see the friendly side of things. At some level a lot of domainers consider Rob to be a friend for the simple fact that in the past he has gone out of his way...
- Points: 17
- Post #1,203
- Sep 22, 2021
- Section: Advisories
strategy Catching Trains and Avoiding Train Wrecks

@Bob Hawkes , Thanks for another great article, you have a talent for being able to put all these vital information in an organized way that makes it easy to understand. Here are a few more tips that might help: If you have a setback and fall off of a train, dust yourself off and find a new...
- Points: 17
- Post #3
- Aug 20, 2020
- Section: NamePros Blog
Y'all wanna shoot the moon?

I must admit that I don’t have much experience with big domain sales personally, but over the years I have learned a few things by reading about domains and domaining which makes me come up with the following conclusion: The domain Industry is like an Eco System which includes the bottom...
- Points: 17
- Post #35
- Nov 6, 2019
- Section: Domain Selling and Domain Sales
debate Environmental Thread does anyone care that Amazon Rain Forest is burning down to the ground

This is a total catastrophe and failure for the World and humanity at large. There are some things that surpass national boundaries and borders like Human Rights and certain Environmental issues that affect the whole Globe which surely should be of concern to all of us. Whether it’s the Oceans...
- Points: 17
- Post #1
- Aug 23, 2019
- Section: The Break Room
opinion What Will 2021 Be Like In Domain Names? 55 Viewpoints

You left Bob Hawkes out of the list. I believe everyone here is interested to know his opinion too. I hear he is a very smart and knowledgeable person when it comes to keeping up with the issues and events concerning domains and the domain Industry . :xf.wink: IMO
- Points: 16
- Post #10
- Jan 6, 2021
- Section: NamePros Blog
guide How to find Geo Targeted Domains like City+Keyword.com

Finding Geo Targeted Domains like City+Keyword.com or Keyword+City.com A long time ago before there were any domain academies or universities I used to use this method to find Geo Targeted domain names which are basically City+Keyword.com or Keyword+City.com To do this copy and paste the list...
- Points: 16
- Post #1
- Jul 22, 2020
- Section: Niche Domain Discussion
My question to Godaddy's CEO at NamesCon: Domain Liquidity for the industry

@Rob Monster , Godaddy's business model is designed to monetize the dropping domains as a source of revenue for the company and I doubt that they are going to be willing to change that model anytime soon. The very fact that there is some contrast between Epik's way of doing business and...
- Points: 16
- Post #16
- Feb 5, 2020
- Section: Local Events and Meetups
discuss Your Top Ten Domain Names 2019

5gCompany.com AiInfotainment.com PrintableHouses.com ThoughtPrivacy.com ThoughtPiracy.com AiWeb.Site Mortgage.Link SmartPhone.Center Appliances.Center VacationPackages.Top All hand registered :)
- Points: 15
- Post #21
- Aug 25, 2019
- Section: General Domain Discussion
strategy A Path To $10,000 Plus Domain Name Sales

Bob great article as usual. While I myself don't have much experience with high priced domain sales, but here are a few things that I have learned from others on this forum and the blogs: You must focus more on domain names that are attractive to corporate clients with deep pockets that...
- Points: 14
- Post #10
- Apr 14, 2022
- Section: NamePros Blog
opinion Hand Registering Domains Is Not Domain Investing

I agree, that's why I call myself a hobbyist and collector when it comes to domaining. Investing in domains requires a certain degree of assurance that you are going to get a positive return on the domains that you are acquiring like when you buy a three letter .com or a single word category...
- Points: 14
- Post #3
- Jul 16, 2021
- Section: General Domain Discussion
.us .US - The OFFICIAL Discussion, Showcase and Sales Report Thread

Here are couple of tips for those who are interested in .US domains: - You can see all the developed .US sites by doing a google search for: Site:.US - You can see a list of .US dropping domains at: https://www.about.us/retailpartners# Just go down towards the middle of the page where it...
- Points: 13
- Post #4,680
- Apr 24, 2022
- Section: ccTLD Discussion
opinion What is the worst recommendation you hear in the world of Domain Name Investing?

Keep in mind that there are two different kinds of advice that you can get from other domainers: One that is given for your benefit, Which is meant to prevent you from making the usual mistakes that are made by many people who might not have enough experience in domaining yet, And then there...
- Points: 13
- Post #12
- Jul 23, 2021
- Section: General Domain Discussion
information Brent Oxley Loses Access to Create.com, Plus Millions of Dollars Worth of His Domains

Transferring to another Registrar is only a temporary fix, this problem has to be fixed across the whole Industry by having some clarity as to how the Registrants' Rights can be protected the same regardless of which Registrar they are using. IMO
- Points: 13
- Post #202
- Mar 6, 2021
- Section: Domain News ≫ Handpicked
What's your true identity?

@Rob Monster , this is a great idea for some, but it has taken me several years to finally fit into my forum handle Oldtimer ;) People that I communicate with in the domain Industry such as you or the NamePros management are already aware of my real name, but I rather wait for everyone to...
- Points: 13
- Post #23
- Feb 23, 2020
- Section: The Break Room
question Is "Save the Earth" a lie?

I don't think that we should waste our time and energy to hate any one person, This is more about having a collective effort on the part of Humanity to save this Planet. Even those whom we might not like or agree with can play an important role in bringing certain subjects to our attention and...
- Points: 12
- Post #24
- Jan 9, 2021
- Section: The Break Room
discuss Your reg. of the day

Just Registered: FreeVaccination.com Thinking of making it into a public resource and guide once the vaccine for Coronavirus (Covid-19) comes out.
- Points: 12
- Post #40,788
- Mar 6, 2020
- Section: Domain Buying and Domain Purchases