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Anyone who's been domaining for any amount of time will realise that domaining trends come and go. Anyone who's new thinks that their pet trend of the moment is a gold mine. It's just the nature of the business. An event happens or some news comes out that people get excited about, people spend...

Anyone who's been domaining for any amount of time will realise that domaining trends come and go. Anyone who's new thinks that their pet trend of the moment is a gold mine. It's just the nature of the business. An event happens or some news comes out that people get excited about, people spend...

On NamePros, and on social media, a number of investors have mentioned that the last month or so has seen a significant downturn in the domain name aftermarket, both in terms of retail sales and in offers or inquiries. For example, long-term investor @elmoney started the discussion Recession of...

On NamePros, and on social media, a number of investors have mentioned that the last month or so has seen a significant downturn in the domain name aftermarket, both in terms of retail sales and in offers or inquiries. For example, long-term investor @elmoney started the discussion Recession of...

I'm saying "upcoming" because we ain't seen much of it yet. Anyway. A month ago in a post I was saying I expect a good year in domain sales. Then April came and .... poof! I was wrong - the downtrend came suddenly and much sooner than I expected. Although some sellers here still have had a...

I'm saying "upcoming" because we ain't seen much of it yet. Anyway. A month ago in a post I was saying I expect a good year in domain sales. Then April came and .... poof! I was wrong - the downtrend came suddenly and much sooner than I expected. Although some sellers here still have had a...

I was surprised nothing like this existed so I created this little Chrome extension. It adds a context menu item to open a new tab with Google Trends for the selected text: Basic options like preferred country and time period can be configured, so that any time you use the context menu...

I was surprised nothing like this existed so I created this little Chrome extension. It adds a context menu item to open a new tab with Google Trends for the selected text: Basic options like preferred country and time period can be configured, so that any time you use the context menu...

There are indicators that the strong demand for domain names from the last couple of years has waned recently, amid current world events and state of the economy. Or possibly simply because the move to digital that was spawned by the pandemic could not keep growing indefinitely. Have you seen...

There are indicators that the strong demand for domain names from the last couple of years has waned recently, amid current world events and state of the economy. Or possibly simply because the move to digital that was spawned by the pandemic could not keep growing indefinitely. Have you seen...

Dictionaries define more than a dozen ways that the word the can be used, but as a leading part of a domain name it is most used as a definite article or We might refer to the iconic rock group as Rolling Stones, but most call them The Rolling Stones. Adding a leading the adds distinction...

Dictionaries define more than a dozen ways that the word the can be used, but as a leading part of a domain name it is most used as a definite article or We might refer to the iconic rock group as Rolling Stones, but most call them The Rolling Stones. Adding a leading the adds distinction...

What will happen in domain investing in the coming year? Will the market continue to surge? Will different extensions or sectors emerge? What will be the hot keywords? While no one can predict the future with certainty, being receptive to a variety of views, while at the same time exercising...

What will happen in domain investing in the coming year? Will the market continue to surge? Will different extensions or sectors emerge? What will be the hot keywords? While no one can predict the future with certainty, being receptive to a variety of views, while at the same time exercising...

The year 2021 was very strong in aftermarket domain name sales, with strong prices, rising numbers of sales, and solidly higher dollar volumes. Across all extensions, there were more sales in 2021 than in 2020, about 150,800 versus 127,500. The average price increased as well, from $936 to...

The year 2021 was very strong in aftermarket domain name sales, with strong prices, rising numbers of sales, and solidly higher dollar volumes. Across all extensions, there were more sales in 2021 than in 2020, about 150,800 versus 127,500. The average price increased as well, from $936 to...

2021 has closed with Metaverse and NFTS at the top of the domain market table. If you had a key domain name in any of these niches, I bet you made a pretty penny. I wasn't lucky; but as we know, this business is about timing and chance. Knowing what is trending is critical, but by then all the...

2021 has closed with Metaverse and NFTS at the top of the domain market table. If you had a key domain name in any of these niches, I bet you made a pretty penny. I wasn't lucky; but as we know, this business is about timing and chance. Knowing what is trending is critical, but by then all the...

I hope that many NamePros members will help me out. I am putting together, for publication at the start of 2022, a NamePros Blog article summarizing views on what the year ahead might look like in domain name investing. What trends do you see? Is there a new niche that you think will become...

I hope that many NamePros members will help me out. I am putting together, for publication at the start of 2022, a NamePros Blog article summarizing views on what the year ahead might look like in domain name investing. What trends do you see? Is there a new niche that you think will become...