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The Most Valuable Domain That Ever Expired

Posted on 01 November 2018 by NamePros Daily

Today:  Reported sales in new gTLDs – Still comparing oranges to apples! / TrailerHitches.com sold for $5,100 / Humanity.tv sold for $10,000! / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today:

US Gov lets Verisign increase .Com pricing – Have you heard about the .com price increases yet? What do you think about them? Take a look at what other domain investors are saying about the .com price increase.

Clulu.com – Did this sell for $3,500.00 in 2013? What do you think it’s value is at today? It seems short, pronounceable, and brandable, but is that enough to give it value?

Elections-2020.com – What do you think about election domain names? How about with a hyphen? How much do you think Electuibs-202/com is worth in today’s markets?

Reported sales in new gTLDs – Still comparing oranges to apples! – How do you feel about the new gTLD sales reports and how they stack up to legacy gTLD sales? Will they ever level out and match in value or will legacy gTLDs always maintain dominance?

Humanity.tv sold for $10,000! – Wow! Here is another five-figure .tv ccTLD domain name sales report. These .tv’s just keep flying off the shelves.

TrailerHitches.com sold for $5,100 – Not a bad domain name sale. With all the growth in the trailer and hitch industry it’s not a shock this one cleared an easy mid-five-figures.

The Most Valuable Domain That Ever Expired – What is the most valuable domain name you ever saw expire? Did it fully drop? Check out the high value domain name assets other investors witnessed drop.

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What to do when someone else owns your real name .com

Posted on 28 October 2018 by NamePros Daily

Today:  Outbound domain marketing and it’s effectiveness / Shiwo.com sold for $4,500 / Buying Turkish Domain Names in All Extensions / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today:

Wanted – Tech Domain ( High PA, DA ) – Be sure to check your portfolio for one of the tech related domain name assets that meet the buyers specified criteria. If you’re looking to liquidate for fast cash, this buyer has a budget of up to $20.00 each.

AiCanna.com – Is there a market for artificially intelligent cannabis? If you’re into this interesting niche, how much do you think AiCanna.com is worth in today’s markets?

inc.estate – Are estates incorporated? If so, what does your research of this niche put the value of the new gTLD asset inc.estate?

Buying Turkish Domain Names in All Extensions – This investor has a budget of up to $1,000.00 for a smooth wholesale priced transaction on a domain in your portfolio that meets their requirements.

Outbound domain marketing and it’s effectiveness – Do you use various outbound marketing strategies to get your domain name assets in front of potential end users? Take a look at what other domain investors are doing.

Shiwo.com sold for $4,500 – Not a bad five-letter, pronounceable, brandable, .com sale for four-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

What to do when someone else owns your real name .com – Have you ever looked for your real name .com and found that someone else owns it already? How did you approach them to acquire it for yourself? Check out what other investors suggest.

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Why domain investors care about domain age more than end-users

Posted on 22 October 2018 by NamePros Daily

Today:  Geo + Word Domain Asset Investing / The cheapest way to register 5,000 .com, .net, .org domain names / BrainD.com sold for $2,588 / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today:

MaidNY.com – We see maid services all over the place, even in New York. This might be generic, but does seem brandable to foe geographical region. I today’s markets, what would you appraise this domain for?

Furniture.Center – It sounds like a logical generic furniture center/warehouse type domain. Is it too generic to have value though? How much do you think this domain is worth?

.COM Promo – $6.99 first year registrations – Are you looking for a cheap .com registration coupon/promo for your next hand-registration? Check this promotion out.

BrainD.com sold for $2,588 – That’s not too bad of a single-word + letter .com domain name sales report. Would you have guessed it would have sold for more or less than what it did.

The cheapest way to register 5,000 .com, .net, .org domain names – Have you ever registered 5,000 domain name all at once? What did it cost you? See if other domain investors have found a cheaper way to bulk register and share your experience.

Geo + Word Domain Asset Investing – Are you investing into Geo + word .com domain name assets? How are the markets doing? Take a look at what other Geo + word domain investors are talking about.

Why domain investors care about domain age more than end-users – Has anyone else noticed a favoring on domain age more in domain investors than in end-users? Check out what other domain investors are saying.

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To develop or not to develop that new domain? – That’s the question!

Posted on 20 October 2018 by NamePros Daily

Today:  Self-hosted and hosted domain portfolios / INJO.com sold for $4,900 / [Hiring] Need a simple web design with some rss feed integration / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today:

.Top New Domain Registrations for only $1.49 – Are you a big .top fan? Check out the new $1.49 deal for a new .top registration.

Buy.wf – Well, it’s a short, three-letter, .wf ccTLD. Do you think a three-letter dictionary word in .wf has value in today’s markets?

GoToMaine.com – Have you ever been to the great state of Maine? If you wanted to go, would you find good information on this domain (If it was developed)? What do you think it’s appraisal value is?

[Hiring] Need a simple web design with some rss feed integration – Do you have some coding skills and want to make up to $250.00 buckaroo’s? Check out this buyers project brief to see if you qualify.

INJO.com sold for $4,900 – Not a bad mic-four-figure, four-letter, .com domain name sales report. Do you think injo.com should have sold for more or less than what it did?

Self-hosted and hosted domain portfolios – We all come to that split in the road where we have to decide if we want to list our portfolio at a 3rd party location or develop a domain of oir own to host the portfolio. What do you do?

To develop or not to develop that new domain? – That’s the question! – Have you ever wondered if it was a good idea to develop that new domain you just acquired? Check out what other domain investors are saying the pros and cons are. Share your experience.

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Investing in a one-word .com – Budget: $40,000.00

Posted on 18 October 2018 by NamePros Daily

Today:  Buying A Traffic Domain – Budget: $20,000.00 / Legalities of registering a domain and recovering the old content / 8B.cc sold for $12,002 / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today:

What’s the best domain you would sell for $150? – Do you have a domain name worth $150.00 in your portfolio you want to sell? Check out this buyers guidelines to see if you have what they are looking for.

Designer.Agency – This one seems a bit catchy. It could work in a variety of different design fields. What do you think? How much would you appraise this domain for in today’s markets?

Idj.io – Are you following the three-letter .io ccTLD markets? What is the current floor value for a domain like IDJ.io?

Investing in a one-word .com – Budget: $40,000.00 – You will want to check your portfolio a few times to see if you have a one-word .com that this buyer is looking for. They have a $40,000.00 budget and ready to buy the right domain.

Buying A Traffic Domain – Budget: $20,000.00 – Be sure to double check your portfolio for a traffic domain name that fits this investors criteria. They have a budget of up to $20,000.00 for the right one.

8B.cc sold for $12,002 – Not a bad two-character (Number + Letter) .cc ccTLD sales report. Would you have guessed it would have sold for more or less than what it did?

Legalities of  registering a domain and recovering the old content – Have you ever done this before? Were you aware of any legal issues when you did it? Thinking about doing it? Be sure to check this discussion out about it first.

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Paying taxes for your domain sales

Posted on 14 October 2018 by NamePros Daily

Today: Facts, figures and statistics that make domains more valuable than others / Worst domain ever purchased / IotSummit.com sold for $3,516 / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today:

The important of backlinks when it comes to marketing to buyers – Do you focus on backlinks when pitching a potential buyer? What strategy are you using when presenting them? Look at what others are doing.

Are election domains for 2020 trending? – Are you investing in election domain names for the year 2020? Share some of your research and compare notes with other like-minded investors.

WhySoSalty.com – Wait! What? Now, that’s a playful domain than go various directions (Why so salty?). Do you think the nostalgia of it is enough to give it value? What do you think it’s worth?

Facts, figures and statistics that make domains more valuable than others – What facts, figures, and statistics do you use to value your domain assets? Take a peek at what other domain investors do when evaluating a domain name.

IotSummit.com sold for $3,516 – Not a bad domain name sales report for four-figures. So you think that IotSummit.com should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

Worst domain ever purchased – What was the worst domain name you ever purchased and why? Check out what other domain investors purchased and why they did it.

Paying taxes for your domain sales – Are you or have you already been paying taxes for your domain name sales? This seems to be a topic that comes up from time to time and very important to follow.

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Geo+domain buying factors

Posted on 12 October 2018 by NamePros Daily

Today: Buffalo Domainers – WNY Domain Meetup / I just sold a domain for $7.2k, but did I sell too cheap? / JS.io sold for $6,250 / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today:

Large volume domain transfers are a royal pain in the butt! – Have you ever had to do a large volume domain transfer from one registrar to another of over 100+ domain names? How smooth was the process for you? Check out the experience this domain investor had with large volume transfers.

Buying a .COM Domain that starts with “brand” – Be sure to check your portfolio for one of the brand domain names. This buyer has a budget of up to $200.00 for a quick sale if you have the right one.

The Pros and Cons of Geo Service Domains – Are you investing in Geo + service domain names or thinking about investing in them? This is an interesting read about the pros and cons of Geo + service domain names.

JS.io sold for $6,250 – Wow! Not a bad two-letter .io ccTLD sales report. There’s been lots of movement in .io domain names lately with some decent sales reports like this one.

I just sold a domain for $7.2k, but did I sell too cheap? – What do you think? Did they sell that domain for less than the actual market value or did they make more than they should have?

Geo+domain buying factors – Which factors have you seen end-user buyers being motivated by when contacting you for one of your Geo+Domains? Check out what other investors are saying!

Buffalo Domainers – WNY Domain Meetup – Who else is in the Buffalo / Niagara / Rochester / WNY area and wants to meet-up with other like-minded domain investors? Check out this new meet-up group!

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MUHU.com sold for $15,200

Posted on 06 October 2018 by NamePros Daily

Today: Top factors in domain reselling / The value of PremiumBusinessDomain.com / Official .re Showcase and Discussion Thread / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today:

Buying a premium dating domain – If you’re looking to make the next big sale, you might want to check out this investors guidelines for a dating domain. They have a budget of up to $200,000.00 for the right one.

Music.surf – Maybe something like Pandora or GrooveShark? There are a lot of sites offering music streaming. Tough market. What would you appraise this domain for?

WANTED: Godaddy-NameSilo-Dynadot-Name Domain Names Min 4 Months Reg. .COM ONLY – This is a bulk wholesale domain buyer. They purchase the domains you’re going to drop anyways for $1.00 to $2.00 each, in bulk. If you’re looking to liquidate, check out their requirements.

The value of PremiumBusinessDomain.com – I’m not sure what to say. It could be a domain portfolio I suppose. What kind of value does a super long domain like this one have?

Top factors in domain reselling – Do you have a few top shelf factors to add to the growing list? Compare notes and see how other investors assess their domains.

Official .re Showcase and Discussion Thread – Are you investing in .re ccTLDs and want to show off your best ones? Check out what other investors are buying.

MUHU.com sold for $15,200 – WOW! A four-letter pronounceable .com sold for more than some three-letter .com’s have been selling for lately.Would you have guessed this domain would sell for more or less than what it sold for?

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Excedo.com sold for $3,904

Posted on 04 October 2018 by NamePros Daily

Today: The next step after developing a domain / Domain Investing – Going mainstream / Domain market fluctuations / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today:

One Word .app domains – Be sure to check your domain portfolio for one of these single word .app new gTLD domain assets. This buyer has a budget of up to $500.00 for the right one.

Anybody.com – Here is a seven-letter, brandable, dictionary-word, .com that has a couple different ways to develop. It seems like it should have some liquid value, but just how much value does it have? What do you think?

Findable.net – It sounds brandable and playful and it could work as a network for finding things. But, is that enough to give it value in today’s markets?

Domain market fluctuations – Have you been following the domain markets over the last several years and noticed some of the shifts? Share some of your insight and check out what other domain investors learned.

Domain Investing – Going mainstream – The industry fluctuates all the time as technology and new developments progress. Do you think that domain investing is about to go more mainstream?

The next step after developing a domain – What do you do once you have finally finished developing a domain asset? How do you monetize it and generate traffic?

Excedo.com sold for $3,904 – This is a cool four-figure brandable domain name sales report. We see more and more brandables like this one holding strong on four-figures and sometimes moving int five-figures.

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TL.net sold for $40,000

Posted on 02 October 2018 by NamePros Daily

Today: Turning typo-email contacts and catch-all’s into sales leads / The Life Expectancy for Malicious Domains / Maximum purchase prices / And more!

Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today:

.SHOP domains on sale U.S.$2.99 only – Are you investing in .shop new gTLD’s? If you’re not, but thought about it, this $2.99 coupon might be help to get your feet wet.

Gin.tv sold for $2,000! – Wow! Another great three-letter .tv ccTLD sales report. It’s nice to see that .tv domain assets are still pulling four-figures.

Google & Amazon Are Killing Websites & Businesses – How do you feel about this opinion? Is there any statistical data to back up their concern or is it just hype?

Maximum purchase prices – What is the most you invested into a domain name in one lump sum? Check out what other domain investors have spent and are still spending on their domain assets.

The Life Expectancy for Malicious Domains – It’s been suggested that all new domain registration be put into a penalty box with search engines and email handlers until they have aged with development a while first. What are your thoughts?

Turning typo-email contacts and catch-all’s into sales leads – Do you ever get accidental emails from someone that typed the domain in the email wrong or maybe an email from a customer the previous domain owner had? Check out what some investors are suggesting to do with those.

TL.net sold for $40,000 – Not a bad two-letter .net gTLD sales report. $40,000.00 is a great way to start your day. Do you think TL.net should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

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