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  1. Sully

    domains The Domain Industry Keeps Growing, But Are Domainers Actually Making More Money?

    I renewed a name in January that I would not buy today. I know this because I almost let it drop, then renewed it anyway, then sat there annoyed at myself for renewing it. It is a close name. Good keyword, wrong extension, the kind of thing that felt smart in 2021 and feels like a tax now. No...
  2. Sully

    domains The Domain Industry Keeps Growing, But Are Domainers Actually Making More Money?

    I renewed a name in January that I would not buy today. I know this because I almost let it drop, then renewed it anyway, then sat there annoyed at myself for renewing it. It is a close name. Good keyword, wrong extension, the kind of thing that felt smart in 2021 and feels like a tax now. No...
  3. Sully

    domains What Founders Are Actually Launching On in 2026

    There is a difference between what domainers talk about and what founders actually do when it is time to launch. That difference matters. In domain circles, extension conversations can get out of hand fast. One week it is .ai. Then somebody says .io is losing steam. Then somebody else says...
  4. Sully

    domains What Founders Are Actually Launching On in 2026

    There is a difference between what domainers talk about and what founders actually do when it is time to launch. That difference matters. In domain circles, extension conversations can get out of hand fast. One week it is .ai. Then somebody says .io is losing steam. Then somebody else says...
  5. 789.xyz

    Do Registered TLDs Matter When Buying a Domain?

    How Much Does "All Registered Domains" Matter When Buying a Domain? I’ve been using dotdb.com a lot lately and noticed it shows all the registered TLDs for a domain. When you’re thinking about buying a domain, do you actually care about how many extensions are already taken? If that’s not a...
  6. 789.xyz

    Do Registered TLDs Matter When Buying a Domain?

    How Much Does "All Registered Domains" Matter When Buying a Domain? I’ve been using dotdb.com a lot lately and noticed it shows all the registered TLDs for a domain. When you’re thinking about buying a domain, do you actually care about how many extensions are already taken? If that’s not a...
  7. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Domain Name Sales Reported At NameBio During First Six Months Of 2025: Strength for Legacy Extensions, .AI, .IO, .XYZ, .CO...

    The first six months of 2025 produced 93,100 NameBio-listed domain sales, with a total reported dollar volume of just over $122 million. This represents an increase of 42.7% in dollar volume compared to the same six months of 2024. It is the strongest showing from the seven analyses in this...
  8. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Domain Name Sales Reported At NameBio During First Six Months Of 2025: Strength for Legacy Extensions, .AI, .IO, .XYZ, .CO...

    The first six months of 2025 produced 93,100 NameBio-listed domain sales, with a total reported dollar volume of just over $122 million. This represents an increase of 42.7% in dollar volume compared to the same six months of 2024. It is the strongest showing from the seven analyses in this...
  9. Finest Domainer

    poll Agree or Disagree

    Too many TLDs have been damaging and bad for domaining industry.
  10. Finest Domainer

    poll Agree or Disagree

    Too many TLDs have been damaging and bad for domaining industry.
  11. silentg

    SEO The Sites Dominating Google’s Top Stories SERP Feature in 2024

    In an analysis of ~45 million keywords in which Google displayed their Top Stories SERP feature, the 1,000 most prominent domains accounted for 97.3% of all listings. https://detailed.com/top-stories/
  12. silentg

    SEO The Sites Dominating Google’s Top Stories SERP Feature in 2024

    In an analysis of ~45 million keywords in which Google displayed their Top Stories SERP feature, the 1,000 most prominent domains accounted for 97.3% of all listings. https://detailed.com/top-stories/
  13. News

    information Disposable domains: What are they and who uses them

    Registering a single domain was more or less a manual process and one could even pay the original .com registrar, Network Solutions, by check. When people or companies would register a domain they had one thing in mind: to make full use of it. Read More.
  14. News

    information Disposable domains: What are they and who uses them

    Registering a single domain was more or less a manual process and one could even pay the original .com registrar, Network Solutions, by check. When people or companies would register a domain they had one thing in mind: to make full use of it. Read More.
  15. Lox

    domains BRS Media launches Registry Management for TLD

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has acknowledged that: “TLD operators face a challenging task of building consumer awareness and this can and may take significant time and effort.” In today’s ultra-competitive market a brand strategy and marketing plan are a...
  16. Lox

    domains BRS Media launches Registry Management for TLD

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has acknowledged that: “TLD operators face a challenging task of building consumer awareness and this can and may take significant time and effort.” In today’s ultra-competitive market a brand strategy and marketing plan are a...
  17. Bob Hawkes

    information Stay On Top of Upcoming Domain Name Price Increases with TLD Price Changes Website

    Over the last few years we have seen an increasing rate of price increases in the domain name world. If you operate developed sites, or have names you feel sure you want to keep long term, in most cases it makes sense to renew in advance of price increases. But to do that, you need to know...
  18. Bob Hawkes

    information Stay On Top of Upcoming Domain Name Price Increases with TLD Price Changes Website

    Over the last few years we have seen an increasing rate of price increases in the domain name world. If you operate developed sites, or have names you feel sure you want to keep long term, in most cases it makes sense to renew in advance of price increases. But to do that, you need to know...
  19. Bob Hawkes

    analysis 2023 Domain Name Market Down, But AI Propels Strong Country Code Results

    This report is based on 145,100 domain name aftermarket sales recorded for 2023 on NameBio, with a total dollar volume of just over $139 million USD. The domain name market, at least as reflected in the NameBio data, was down 21.2% in dollar volume when 2023 is compared to 2022. Not only was...
  20. Bob Hawkes

    analysis 2023 Domain Name Market Down, But AI Propels Strong Country Code Results

    This report is based on 145,100 domain name aftermarket sales recorded for 2023 on NameBio, with a total dollar volume of just over $139 million USD. The domain name market, at least as reflected in the NameBio data, was down 21.2% in dollar volume when 2023 is compared to 2022. Not only was...
  21. News

    registrars ICANN terminates OpenTLD, famous for its connection to .TK domains

    ICANN has sent a notice of termination to OpenTLD, the domain name registrar associated with the Freenom group of companies. Freenom is best known for giving away free domain registrations, most famously .tk, in a dwindling number of country code domain names as it faces legal challenges...
  22. News

    registrars ICANN terminates OpenTLD, famous for its connection to .TK domains

    ICANN has sent a notice of termination to OpenTLD, the domain name registrar associated with the Freenom group of companies. Freenom is best known for giving away free domain registrations, most famously .tk, in a dwindling number of country code domain names as it faces legal challenges...
  23. B

    Tumblr deleted my custom dotcom domain and offers .pigeonsh*t (.blog) gtld instead .

    Hi, Tumblr is domain registrar now. It's offers domain registration for your Tumblr blog. This platform deleted my custom dot com domain without any notice and offers .blog domain for $ . The most useless blogging platform and unsmart CEO. You shouldn't delete old custom domains.
  24. B

    Tumblr deleted my custom dotcom domain and offers .pigeonsh*t (.blog) gtld instead .

    Hi, Tumblr is domain registrar now. It's offers domain registration for your Tumblr blog. This platform deleted my custom dot com domain without any notice and offers .blog domain for $ . The most useless blogging platform and unsmart CEO. You shouldn't delete old custom domains.
  25. News

    advice Google: Don’t Choose Cheap TLDs, Avoid Spam Risks

    Google advises against cheap TLDs due to spam risks, says TLD keywords don’t improve SEO.Illyes explained that cheaper and free TLDs attract more spam, potentially impacting your legitimate site’s visibility on search engines.The danger lies in search engines associating your site with the...
  26. News

    advice Google: Don’t Choose Cheap TLDs, Avoid Spam Risks

    Google advises against cheap TLDs due to spam risks, says TLD keywords don’t improve SEO.Illyes explained that cheaper and free TLDs attract more spam, potentially impacting your legitimate site’s visibility on search engines.The danger lies in search engines associating your site with the...
  27. MAINNET

    poll KINGS AND GODS: THE POWER OF AN EXTENSION

    👑 We’ve all heard the “.com will always be #1” viewpoint. There are investors who consider the .com version of a domain name to be the “ultimate” upgrade. Fortune 500 companies that brand with .com domains are used as the poster-child justification for why no other extension will EVER have a...
  28. MAINNET

    poll KINGS AND GODS: THE POWER OF AN EXTENSION

    👑 We’ve all heard the “.com will always be #1” viewpoint. There are investors who consider the .com version of a domain name to be the “ultimate” upgrade. Fortune 500 companies that brand with .com domains are used as the poster-child justification for why no other extension will EVER have a...
  29. Bob Hawkes

    strategy Look Beyond A Single Domain Name Metric

    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...
  30. Bob Hawkes

    strategy Look Beyond A Single Domain Name Metric

    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...
  31. Michael Ehrhardt

    analysis New nGTLDs are hot or not?

    Hi there In the past weeks I saw a lot of Football ( Soccer ) Games since I am involved in a very special case against the German soccer Team more infos will follow I realized that there are many new TLD,s ( Websites ) on the Boards Most of them are betting like Neo.bet and very often they...
  32. Michael Ehrhardt

    analysis New nGTLDs are hot or not?

    Hi there In the past weeks I saw a lot of Football ( Soccer ) Games since I am involved in a very special case against the German soccer Team more infos will follow I realized that there are many new TLD,s ( Websites ) on the Boards Most of them are betting like Neo.bet and very often they...
  33. Bob Hawkes

    information Afternic Just Posts Data on Year 2022 Sales by TLD

    This morning the Afternic Twitter account posted a summary of year 2022 sales by TLD. They first posted a graphic showing the huge dominance of .com. The graph is really hard to read, but the huge blue square is .com. But in the second Tweet they gave an ordered list by TLD. I have captured...
  34. Bob Hawkes

    information Afternic Just Posts Data on Year 2022 Sales by TLD

    This morning the Afternic Twitter account posted a summary of year 2022 sales by TLD. They first posted a graphic showing the huge dominance of .com. The graph is really hard to read, but the huge blue square is .com. But in the second Tweet they gave an ordered list by TLD. I have captured...
  35. Bob Hawkes

    information Actionable Information From The 2023 Global Domain Report

    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 registration and...
  36. Bob Hawkes

    information Actionable Information From The 2023 Global Domain Report

    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 registration and...
  37. Bob Hawkes

    analysis 2022 Domain Name Sales Slightly Down

    For each of the last four years, I have looked at NameBio reported domain sales in a number of extensions. The data reflects the situation just after the close of the year. While some sales for the year get reported late, by using a consistent procedure from year to year, the trends should not...
  38. Bob Hawkes

    analysis 2022 Domain Name Sales Slightly Down

    For each of the last four years, I have looked at NameBio reported domain sales in a number of extensions. The data reflects the situation just after the close of the year. While some sales for the year get reported late, by using a consistent procedure from year to year, the trends should not...
  39. Bob Hawkes

    opinion How do you think 2023 will be in domain investing?

    Hi Domain Friends, I am planning a NamePros Blog article looking ahead to 2023. I need your help! Please vote in the poll. Also, answer some, or all, of the following questions, providing your answers in the discussion below. 1. What TLDs (up to 3) do you think will be much stronger in...
  40. Bob Hawkes

    opinion How do you think 2023 will be in domain investing?

    Hi Domain Friends, I am planning a NamePros Blog article looking ahead to 2023. I need your help! Please vote in the poll. Also, answer some, or all, of the following questions, providing your answers in the discussion below. 1. What TLDs (up to 3) do you think will be much stronger in...
  41. News

    discuss Domain data: TLD adoption among Affiliate World exhibitors

    Real world adoption of TLDs can be gauged at industry events, when peers promote brands, products and servicesCleaning the data took some time and some Python coding, with the final data set consisting of a list of companies that were event sponsors and exhibitors and their respective domain...
  42. News

    discuss Domain data: TLD adoption among Affiliate World exhibitors

    Real world adoption of TLDs can be gauged at industry events, when peers promote brands, products and servicesCleaning the data took some time and some Python coding, with the final data set consisting of a list of companies that were event sponsors and exhibitors and their respective domain...
  43. kinddomains

    discuss Are Handshake Domains The FUTURE?

    Handshake domains are decentralized TLDs (like .com) that may be a big part of the next gen of internet technology. 7 million Handshake domains are already registered but opportunity continues for newbies. What does it mean that they’re TLDs? They can be used as TLDs on the few (but growing...
  44. kinddomains

    discuss Are Handshake Domains The FUTURE?

    Handshake domains are decentralized TLDs (like .com) that may be a big part of the next gen of internet technology. 7 million Handshake domains are already registered but opportunity continues for newbies. What does it mean that they’re TLDs? They can be used as TLDs on the few (but growing...
  45. Bob Hawkes

    tips Across The Dot Matches – Tips And Techniques

    In the early years of domain names, the extension was meant to have meaning. For example, .com for commercial oriented businesses, .org for organizations, and country codes representing a site based in that country. Over the years most restrictions were dropped, and many extensions can be used...
  46. Bob Hawkes

    tips Across The Dot Matches – Tips And Techniques

    In the early years of domain names, the extension was meant to have meaning. For example, .com for commercial oriented businesses, .org for organizations, and country codes representing a site based in that country. Over the years most restrictions were dropped, and many extensions can be used...
  47. Bob Hawkes

    analysis What Names Are Web3 Companies Using?

    Web3 is a hot term these days, with many startups in the sphere, and existing companies reimagining themselves as Web3. In this article, I take a look at the names of 156 top Web3 companies. I also study what extensions are popular, and the sectors that predominate within the Web3 world...
  48. Bob Hawkes

    analysis What Names Are Web3 Companies Using?

    Web3 is a hot term these days, with many startups in the sphere, and existing companies reimagining themselves as Web3. In this article, I take a look at the names of 156 top Web3 companies. I also study what extensions are popular, and the sectors that predominate within the Web3 world...
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