Today: 4L com pricing is going crazy / Problems Registering Emoji domains / The Term “Bank” in a Domain Name / And more!

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

How to look for two words .com non-registered domain names – Are you investing into two word .com domain names? Does the method described here hold any water or is it just hype? How do you find the gold in two word .coms?

The best person to contact within *larger* companies – Just about every company has what salesmen call a gatekeeper. This is the person you have to get passed to talk with the decision maker. But, how do you bypass the gatekeeper? And who is the decision maker for a domain investment?

.co.uk drop procedure – Are there any .co.uk investors that grab them on the drop? If so, what exactly is the drop proceedure for a .co.uk? Is it different than .us or other ccTLDs?

The Term “Bank” in a Domain Name – If you are not a licensed and insured financial institution, can you get into trouble owning a domain asset with the word “bank” in it?

4L com pricing is going crazy – Are you seeing the same thing with the amount of money some four letter .com’s are selling for tthat most people normally wouldn’t spend a fraction of the amount on?

Problems Registering Emoji domains  – Has anyone else ran into similar issues registering emoji (IDN) domain names before? Seems like an odd situation.

How I sold a single domain twice to the same company – Very interesting story. Have you ever sold the same domain to the same company two times? I bet it’s not as easy as they made it look.

Today: Advice for selling common word domains and LL/LLL domains / Random 5L .coms going for good money at auction / Is this domain squatting? / And more!

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

Buying Top Crypto Domains – High Budget – If you have some crypto domain names in your portfolio, you are going to want to check these buyers criteria. They have a $100,000.00 budget for the right crypto domains.

A small case study on hand registering domains in bulk.. – If you like case studies and thinking about investing in bulk lots of hand registered domain names, this might be an interesting read for you.

BikingPants.com – Are these a real product or would they be referring to spandex pants? If they are a real product, would that make it a category killer? How much would a category killer like this be worth?

Random 5L .coms going for good money at auction – Is this a new liquid market shift? Are the values of random five letter.com domain names really attracting that many cash buyers?

Is this domain squatting? – What are your thoughts on this situation? Have you ever had a domain that pulled 80,000 visitors a month but you really never used the domain, nor have plans to, but then found a company with the same name?

Advice for selling common word domains and LL/LLL domains – Are you an experienced investor when it comes to common word domains and two/three letter domains? Share your experience with others and compare notes.

Unsolicited domain offers – He who blinks first, loses – Have you ever sent unsolicited domain offers or received them? Did you blink first or did they? Who got the better deal after the blink?

Today: The Risks Of Outbound Marketing Your Domain Names / Domain investors average monthly profit from selling domains / France seizes France.com from the registrant who’s had it since 1994 / And more!

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

ChristmasSpecial.net – What about a two-word holiday savings domain name? It seems to be targeted enough to have some demand, but does the .net hurt it?

Dog.srl – I’m not too sure about this one. The three letter word “dog” is great, but what about the new gTLD .srl extension? Is there any value in a short dictionary word like this one?

Fitwh.com – It’s five letters, but isn’t pronounceable. Does that mean there is no value or is it worth something because it’s only five letters?

The Risks Of Outbound Marketing Your Domain Names – Have you ever run an outbound marketing campaign to sell domains to potential end-users before? What are some of the negative aspects of such campaigns?

Domain investors average monthly profit from selling domains – What is your monthly average when it comes to domain name sales? Do you keep track of all your sales? Share your sales averages with others and compare notes.

France seizes France.com from the registrant who’s had it since 1994 – Wow! You have to love how a government can just take what they want when they want it. Do you have any country/city domain assets that could be taken from you in the future?

How to negotiate with non-English speaking domain buyers – Have you ever been contacted about one of your domain assets by a non-English speaking end-user? How did you communicate effectively to negotiate?

Today: How to contact a trademark holder to sell a domain / The internet has been blocked in Russia / Domain development client sells his business and the new owner decides to spams / And more!

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

I’m Buying A Brandable Domain Related To Culture and Growth – Be sure to check your domain portfolio for one of these culture and growth domain names. Check out the investors specified buying criteria.

Share your category killers in .holiday – Are you a .holiday new gTLD domain investor? Do you have any category killer investments? Id so, be sure to take a few minutes to share them here.

The future of 4L.com investments – Are you investing in four letter .com domain name assets? Do you think the liquid value will keep rising or will it level off and start to drop in the near future?

The internet has been blocked in Russia – Has anyone else ran into this problem yet? It seems that a widespread internet blocking campaign was launched in Russia that could affect domain investors.

How to contact a trademark holder to sell a domain – What strategies have worked for you in the past? Have you ever ran into legal issues approaching trademark holders?

Domain development client sells his business and the new owner decides to spam – What would you do if you had a contract to develop a domain for a client and a new owner took over the contract just to use the database for spam leads?

Why I registered 20,000 .xyz domain names – Now that is a lot of .xyzdomain registrations for one person. Have you ever registered 20,000 domain names all at once? How did that work out for you?

Today: Forgotten domains sell for $5,000.00 2 years later / Providers.com sold for $100,000 USD / Owners of the single letter A.com / And more!

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

Buying.CO – 1 and 2 words – Be sure to double check your portfolio for a single or two word .co domain name that fits this buyer specified criteria. You might just make a sale.

A crazy time in Domain investing – Has anyone else noticed that domain asset values keep going up in the aftermarkets? The prices look more like end-user prices than reseller prices.  How on Earth are they making a profit?

ArizonaCarWash.com – Nothing like waking up to a good geo domain name in the morning with a cup of coffee. How do you feel about long three-word geo domains? Does this one have any value?

Providers.com sold for $100,000 USD – Wow! Now that’s a nice motivational six-figure domain name sales report. When is the last time you sold a six-figure domain name asset?

Forgotten domains sell for $5,000.00 2 years later – Have you ever forgot about a domain you owned for several years and then one day got a notification that it sold on in a listing you had somewhere?

Owners of the single letter A.com – Do you know who owns A.com? How can we figure out who the real owners are with privacy enabled? Are there any tips and tricks you could share?

$30,000 offer out of the blue – Now what? – If you have domainnegotiation experience, this investor could use your advice and tips. They have a deal on the table and trying to figure out how to close it.

Today: How to motivate yourself into getting that next sale / .US extension restrictions / All 5 numbers domains in .cc are taken / And more!

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

Who’s Selling These Names For So Little? – Wow! I would have thought those domain names could have generated a lot better return than what they did. Who is selling these domains so cheap?

How to evaluate a domain name asset – Did I just read that? What do you think about it? Personally, I don’t agree. Do you?

Floor value of pronounceable 4L nets and orgs – Do you invest in four-letter .nets and .orgs? Share your research data with other likeminded investors and compare notes.

All 5 numbers domains in .cc are taken – Looks like five number .cc ccTLD domains are locked up. That creates liquid value. Do you own any of these?

.US extension restrictions – Did you know that you had to be a resident of the U.S. in order to register/own a .us domain name unless you were a business? Are you using the business loophole to acquire them?

How to motivate yourself into getting that next sale – Do you have a motivational domain sales strategy that works? What is it? Check out what other domain investors are saying works for them.

Recognizing a quality domain name at first glance – Can you identify a quality or premium domain name asset at a glance and be ready to commit to 5 or 6 figure investment? Compare notes with other investors to help identify those quality traits.

Today: Investing in previously developed domain names / The 2nd best domain extension / Domaining.tv sold for $3,000! / And more!

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

SOLD Crypto2D.com for $14,400!!! – Seriously? Is this a fake sales report or can it be verified? I just don’t see how such a domain name could have possibly cleared five digits. A crypto domain pump attempt, maybe?

Rooster.tv sold for $1,000! – Not as big of a .tv ccTLD sale as some of the others being reported lately, but it’s still a great low four-digit sale.

Guns.tv sold for $10,000 – Yet another nice .tv ccTLD sales report. They just keep coming in. This one is a five digit sale and making me think I should start shifting some of my investments in the .tv extension.

The 2nd best domain extension – If you could only choose one domain extension (other than .com) as the best one to invest into, what would it be?

Investing in previously developed domain names – How do you approach a potential buyer with a domain asset that was previously developed and owned by one of their competitors?

Domaining.tv sold for $3,000! – You have to love reading .tv ccTLD domain name sales reports. For all of you out there investing in the .tv extension, this is some motivational material you’ll want to check out.

How To Use Social Media To Sell Domain Names – Have you ever sold a domain using social media as the marketing/sales medium? How did you manage to reach the right buyer?

Today: Domain investors group for Escrow Fees / Bogus offers/advertising through parking companies contact forms / Strategy for selling our 3 letter TLD / And more!
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Today: Here are some real domain investing costs to consider / Portfolio size versus sales / CPU.com finally sold for $180k / And more!

Here are the new domain discussions and domain news.

$100 logo contest – Do you have some design skills and looking for some extra cash to put in your wallet? Get on over to the contest and submit an entry for consideration. Good luck!

Inventory dot com sold for – It’s a small $150 sales report, but it’s not really that great of a misspelled domain name. I’m surprised it got as much as it did. Congrats on the sale!

EastAmerica.com – Hmm. Not sure what to think about this domain asset. North, South, and Central America are real, but I don’t think East and West America is. What would you appraise a domain like this one for?

Portfolio size versus sales – Many people say that domain investing is a numbers game and that the bigger the portfolio, the more frequent the sales. Do you have any statistics or evidence to prove otherwise?

Here are some real domain investing costs to consider – If you haven’t taken time to break down your monthly domain investment expenses, you might want to make time after reading this. It’s important to fully understand what your costs are going to be prior to investing in hundreds/thousands of domain names.

CPU.com finally sold for $180k – Awesome sale! You have to love motivational sales like this one. it keeps that domain blood pumping and heart racing.

Investing in GEO + service domains is a good strategy – Do you invest in GEO + Service domain name assets? Can you share some of your research data with other like-minded investors? What is the ROI you’ve been averaging?

Today: .tv ccTLD market – Thriving or diving? / .life investment discussion / Domain names are a decentralized technology / And more!

Here are the new domain discussions and domain news.

How to sell a domain asset to a company with the hyphenated version – Have you ever tried this? How did it go? Do you have some tips, tricks, or strategies you can share to help walk newer investors through the steps?

FlowerDeliveryReview.com – Affiliate Possibility or etc – I’m just not feeling how the three words in FlowerDeliveryReview.com play together. Maybe if it was plural it would be better? What kind of value do you think this 3-word singular has?

WatchCoins.Com – Seriously? WatchCoins.com? While I can see that it’s meant to be developed into a site that monitors an assortment of coins in one place for convenience, I’m just not seeing why it would have value with all the crypto/coin markets crashing. What do you think it’s worth?

Domain names are a decentralized technology – Do you agree that domain names are a decentralized technology and on it’s way to being replaced by new technology soon? I’m just not buying it, are you?

.tv ccTLD market – Thriving or diving? – Now this is an interesting discussion/debate about the ccTLD .tv extension. If you are a .tv investor or thinking about investing in .tv domain names, this is the discussion you want to be involved in.

.life investment discussion – Do you own any .life and want to share your investment? Looking to discuss the .life extension in more detail and share stats with other .life investors? If so, then this is the discussion for you.

The death of domaining is on the horizon – There is some crazy talk about domain investing losing momentum and crashing like it was a cryptocurrency or something. I don’t think there is any accuracy to the report. What do you think?