Today: Do you need to be a lawyer to own a .lawyer domain? / May 2020 Domain Industry Report / $6.99 .COM & $4.99 .NET / and More…

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

Buying Premium One Word .IO Domains – Total Budget: $10.000.00 – Are you holding any premium single-word .io ccTLD’s that meet this buyers specified criteria? If so, this could be a chance to liquidate for some fast reinvestment capital.

Buying Pronounceable/Brandable deals .com (must pass radio test!) – Budget: Up to $100.00 – Be sure to check your portfolio for one of these pronounceable, brandable, .com domain names that this buyer is looking for. This could be an opportunity to liquidate.

The floor value of two letter .gg domains – Take a look at what some .gg ccTLD investors are saying about the floor-value when it comes to two-letter domains in that extension and share some of your research notes, too.

Do you need to be a lawyer to own a .lawyer domain? – Do you own a .lawyer domain name? Are they restricted to licensed or practicing law firms and attorneys? Share your experience and compare notes with other domain investors about this extension.

May 2020 Domain Industry Report – If you like to follow the industry reports to see how things are moving along in today’s markets, this report could be motivational. It does not look like the domain industry has been affected much by all the global issues happening today.

$6.99 .COM & $4.99 .NET – If you have been on the fence thinking about investing into a new .com or .net domain registration, but did not like the price-point, this promotion might help you save a few bucks.

CapeCodVacationRentals.com sold for $8,000 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a twenty-two-letter, four-word, long-tail domain name for a high-four-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

Today: CoinTech.com sold for $13,000 / Some domain industry history / Development! Development! Development!!! / and More…

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

Buying Killer Brand in Fitness – Budget: Up to $150.000.00 – Make sure that you triple-check your portfolio for one of these single-word or two-word fitness related .com domains. This could be your chance to liquidated for some quick reinvestment capital.

Buying 1 word .in Domains – Budget: up to $1,000.00 – Are you holding any single-word .in ccTLD’s that are within this buyers guideline? If so, this might be an opportunity to liquidate.

Buying .com’s Up to $20 Ea. – Be sure to check your portfolio for one of these two-word .com domain names outlined in this buyers specified criteria. This could be an opportunity for a fast flip if you want to liquidate.

Some domain industry history – How long have you been investing into domain names and following industry news? You may remember some of the things mentioned so far. Share some of the great historical moments in our industry with others and check out what they remember.

CoinTech.com sold for $13,000 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a eight-letter, two-word, .com domain name for five-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

Development! Development! Development!!! – When it comes to your domain names sitting around collecting dust and racking up renewal costs each year, have you considered developing any of those domain names to help recoup some of your investments?

special domain investing techniques – Are you using any special or top secret domain name investing techniques that other domain investors could benefit from? Share some of your techniques and compare notes with what other domain name investors are doing.

Today: Niche – Popularity of “hub” domains / Suggestion for stopping fake buyers / To Be Released (TBR) Weekly .CA Pick List / and More…

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

Buying Domains with large Instagram accounts – Budget: Up to $7,000.00 – Be sure to check your portfolio for one of these domains with a large instagram account. If you have what they need it could lead to a fast flip and cash in your pocket.

Buying .com names over $5,000 Godaddy Appraised – Budget: Up to $5,000.00 – Double-check your portfolio for one of these Godaddy appraised domain names that fits within this buyers brief. This might be an opportunity to liquidate for some quick reinvestment capital.

Buying 2 word .com’s – Budget: Up to $500.00 – Are you holding any two-word .com domain names that meet this buyers guideline? If so, this could be an opportunity to liquidate for some fast cash.

Suggestion for stopping fake buyers – Have you ever had a buyer come on strong, make you drool, and then back out at the last minute or disappear on your completely before paying? How do you limit that from happening? Take a look at what some domain investors do.

To Be Released (TBR) Weekly .CA Pick List – Are you investing into any .ca ccTLD’s? If you’re looking for some .ca domains that are about to drop and become available, this list might be helpful to you.

Niche – Popularity of “hub” domains – When it comes to the niche keyword “hub”, how popular do you think combinations are in today’s market? Share some of your research and compare notes with other hub domain investors.

StatesAttorney.org sold for $10,000 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a fourteen-letter, two-word, .org domain name for five-figures. Do you think it should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

Today: How to get in contact with domain owners / Prodin.com sold for $7,000 / Buying ll & lll .com – Budget: Up to $50,000.00 / and More…

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

That Domain You Forgot to Renew? Yeah, it’s Now Stealing Credit Cards – That’s a crazy thought, that someone could be using a domain name that was dropped to commit fraud or scam others with. What exactly can be done to prevent it though?

Looking for domains with keyword “Startup” “pros” – Budget: Up to $50.00 – Do you have any domain names with the keywords startup or pros? If so and you need some fast cash for this weekend, this might be an opportunity to liquidate.

Buying ll & lll .com – Budget: Up to $50,000.00 – Be sure to check your portfolio for one of these two or three-letter .com domain names. This buyer is ready for a smooth transaction if you need some reinvestment capital.

Prodin.com sold for $7,000 – That’s not a bad domain name sales report for a mid-four-figures. Do you think the six-letter, pronounceable, brandable, .com should have sold for more or less than what it sold for?

How to get in contact with domain owners – Is there a special place or tool you use to identify a domain owner and outline what to say to them once you have identified the best way to contact them? Take a look at what some domain investors say.

Here is my domaining success story – If you like inspirational domain investor stories filled with success and some great sales, this might be a great read for you today to get you motivated.

What better way to start the day than telling you guys about how I’ve been scammed…

Right from the beginning, I want to make this perfectly clear: if you were thinking about doing business with the Coinsquare.com bitcoin/cryptocurrency exchange, don’t. Just don’t. To explain how I’ve been scammed by Coinsquare and why Coinsquare should be avoided, I’ll simply present facts in a chronological manner:

1. In 2017, during the huge bull market, I’ve signed up for a Coinsquare account (wish I knew back then that Coinsquare are scammers!) due to the fact that in Canada (they’re a Canadian exchange btw), there was a bitcoin price premium… in other words, you could sell bitcoin for more than the market price, just like in South Korea and Japan. Therefore, this premium represented a trading opportunity
2. I’ve submitted all of the necessary documents in 2017 and they replied, telling me that due to Canadian laws, they cannot verify my account but that I am welcome to deposit, withdraw and trade cryptocurrencies. In other words, they told me I could withdraw, deposit and trade crypto but not fiat (so for example, I wasn’t allowed to fund my account through a wire transfer)… fair enough, so I deposited some bitcoin and traded a bit
3. Fast forward to Monday, I get an email which states that everyone needs to get verified and that until I’m verified, my bitcoin cannot be withdrawn
4. I once again submit all of the necessary documents and they reply telling me that nope, they can’t verify me
5. I said ok, I’ll just withdraw my bitcoin but, guess what, it says “Action restricted” whenever I try to do it

Essentially, Coinsquare scammed me by stealing my bitcoin.

They explicitly said I could deposit/withdraw/trade cryptocurrencies in 2017 but as of Monday, they were like “Yeah… we’re not going to allow this anymore and you can’t withdraw your bitcoin either. Ha!”… ladies and gentlemen, this is how Coinsquare scams you.

Let’s say Coinsquare scams 10,000 people out of a total of 5,000 bitcoins this way. They most likely assume most people won’t sue them and bam, they’ve just gotten away with stealing a fortune.

We can’t have that!

Believe me, Coinsquare will be exposed for the scam it is and there will be consequences. Waaaaaay too many people think you can just get away with anything in the frequently shady world of crypto but I promise that as of this point, I will make it one of my top goals to expose Coinsquare for the scammers they are.

This post will end up ranking on Google most likely and therefore, I hope I can help people stay away from Coinsquare.

If you’ve landed here by searching for keywords such as “coinsquare”, “coinsquare exchange” or something along those lines, please listen to this warning. Understand that Coinsquare are scammers and stay far, far away from them. There are plenty of legitimate exchanges to choose from, so just say no to Coinsquare. You’re welcome!

Contact me at andrei@oneminuteeconomics.com if you’ve been scammed by Coinsquare as well and have information to share. Your anonymity will be respected and I’ll do my best to use the information you’ll be providing to make sure the Coinsquare scam exchange doesn’t get away with whatever it is they’ve done to you unpunished!

Today: Investing in 4L – 5L – Phrases – Potential Brand / WANTED: Play on word – common phrase .com’s / Buying Gold or Silver Domain Names / And more!

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

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Today: Keep the faith – I just sold FindMe.online for $7,500 / Has your email been compromised? / Reported Domain Sales on NamePros (February Edition) / And more!

Here are the new domain discussions and domain news.
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Today: Domain investing vs. gambling / .gives new gTLD discussion / The average domain parking CTR% / And more!

Here are the new domain discussions and domain news.

Which valuation tool is your go-to? – Seriously? Personally, I think that any automated evaluation/appraisal tool is invalid and should be avoided at all costs.

I was scammed and its embarrassing – Have you ever been scammed like this before or do you operate with more security measures in place that trigger red flags?

Why do newly registered domains retain less value? – Can someone explain why a newly registered domain asset has less value than one that’s been owned, but never sold, for over a decade? This might be a trick question. You decide.

The average domain parking CTR% – Lot’s of investors park their domain names, but what are they really generating on average in CTR %s? Collaborate and share your CTR data with other investors that park their domain names.

Domain investing vs. gambling – Do you relate your domain investing to gambling? Do you really think that it’s a game of luck/odds like gambling is or could there be research and hard data to back investments?

.gives new gTLD discussion – Do you own any .gives new gTLDs? Can you share some of your research and statistics with other .gives domain asset investors? Collaborate with other like-minded new gTLD investors.

Are you bailing out and selling your crypto domains with others? – How are you managing your crypto domain assets in today’s markets? Has the trend ended and got you scrambling to sell or are you holding on and crossing your fingers things get better?

Today: Quick flip: Handreg to $2,395 in 22 days / The future of .EU domains / NamesCon/ROTD Auction Results (2018) / And more!

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Two of the most recent scam-attempts at DNForum —

Scam #1 – Member claiming to be a woman who had a tough childhood and struggling to raise her kids, posted a thread about how she lost her two-year old. She asks members to support her during this tough time and buy her domains.

Emotions and condolences start to flow — so do red-flags. Discussions take emotional turn and all of sudden it turns out the member is a 51 Year Old man. You can read the more dramatic version of this incident here on Acro’s blog.

Lesson – Never Take Things at Face Value.

Scam #2 – More stolen domains for sale and again the involvement of member 9MM — who also had been also trying to act as he was playing the investigator by having a contact with the scammers when the scammers claimed him to be part of the play.

I can’t say that 9MM is guilty but his activities are VERY suspicious. How can someone buy all the high-profile names costing big-bucks when he claims to be a kid of parents who are so poor that he and they are not even able to afford a phone. Something just doesn’t add-up. Investigation is on.

You can read about this story here.

Why can’t these low-lives put in their creative brains to positive use rather than try to find ways to scam people and steal the things people have put in so much effort to earn in forst place?