This argument comes up every now and then and it drives me a little crazy. Someone posts about building out one of their domains and the gatekeepers show up: "Real domainers don't develop, they invest." As if the two things can't coexist. I don't get this mentality at all. When I'm looking at a domain to buy, I'm already thinking about what could ...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Should I quit domaining? AI-Free Zone! Registrar charged me 10 euro for this; How to flip domains for 10x? Best elements of your registrar of choice, other than price. Should I quit domaining? When facing hardships or hitting a plateau in domain sales, many domain investors ponder their life: is it wo...

AI has become one of the most powerful tools available to us domain investors. Whether you're trying to uncover the next big name, evaluate which domains to renew, or sell premium domains more effectively, AI can save time and sharpen your strategy. By integrating AI into your daily workflow, you can: [*]Discover hand-reg opportunities in trendin...

There's this thing that happens when you've been looking at domains long enough. You'll stumble across a name and just knowwithout running comps, without checking search volume, without doing any of the logical stuff you're supposed to dothat it's premium. It just is. Summit.com feels premium. So does Anchor.com. BrightLabs.com too. But ask me to ...

You will have no doubt read over the last few days that GoDaddy/Afternic has launched DomainNames.com, a service set up to promote and sell "ultra-premium" domains owned by third-party domainers. If you're curious what kind of ask-price range constitutes "ultra-premium" before thinking about submitting your own names for consideration, here's some ...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Goodbye Afternic; Speculator vs. Investor; Wake-up call for the Domain Industry; Best Registrar in 2025; NetSol charged me $53 to renew a .ORG! Thank You and Good Bye Afternic.com Domain investor AbdulBasit Makhrani has been sharing news and tips about his domain ventures; in this update, AbdulBasit i...

In 2025, domain theft has become a growing problem for investors, businesses, and brand owners. Well, it has been a problem more and more over at least the last 5 years. As someone who runs a stolen domain name recovery service, I can tell you that attackers aren't always anonymous hackers in another countrysometimes they're much closer to home. I'...

One of the hardest truths in domaining is this: buyers don't just buy domains they buy confidence. Or flip it to domainers don't sell names, they sell confidence. You can have a great name, fair price, the whole package. But if the person reading your email doesn't trust you? Deal's dead. I've watched it happen more times than I want to admit. Th...

The hardest part of domaining is the waiting. Much of the time, unless you have a really strong and large portfolio, nothing is happening. No sales, maybe not even many inquiries or offers. After a period of inactivity, you might be tempted to do something drastic, such as wholesale liquidation of names or drastic price changes, or even consider g...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Spaceship suspects buyer fraud after payment; Guide a newbie with 3 words; OnChain: Next trend? Domain jumped to premium overnight; Help a new domainer avoid making mistakes. Spaceship suspects buyer fraud even after payment? Payment for a domain sale on Spaceship is being held back 24 hours later, as ...

Every domainer has heard stories of quick flips, high-value sales, and expired domains with "instant authority." The reality is different. Due diligence is critical. Not every expired domain is worth pursuing, and in many cases, Google's policies make it clear that intent matters. Smart investors evaluate backlinks, check historical usage, and choo...

As domainers, we have to be careful not to let "rules" in domaining turn into blind spots. The market changes, buyers change, and the stories we tell ourselves need to change too. Here are a few myths I often hear, used to repeatand why I don't hold them as truth anymore. Myth 1: "Short always wins." Short can be great, but "short" isn't a strateg...

How many domains in your portfolio contain numbers? If you're a savvy domain investor, targeting end-user sales, chances are you don't have many. So what if I told you that there are large gTLDs where the majority of domains have at least one number in them, and there's at least one namespace where one out of every eight registered names is fully n...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Domain parking apocalypse; IDNs: Hidden goldmine; It's Google's problem; Domains with strong backlinks; Name.com: Crazy renewal prices for .com? Domain Parking Apocalypse - 95% drop in past year PPC revenue has declined tremendously in recent years but the past 12 months have been an "apocalypse", acco...

Having been in the domain industry for over 20 years, I've observed that most domainers are focused on short, catchy, and easily brandable names. We often chase these domains because they are easy to remember and seem to carry instant branding potential. However, what so many overlook is the hidden SEO value that certain expired domains carry. A lo...

You and I have seen a lot of extensions ride waves of hype over the years. Some burned bright and fizzled out, others carved out a lasting place in the market. Right now, .AI is the hot story headline sales, startup adoption, and nonstop media buzz. But here's the thing: momentum isn't the same as permanence. That doesn't mean .AI won't last. In ...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Inbound sales won't save you; .AI domainsstill the future? Bought my 1st domain! A 22 year old domain sold for $255? What defines a reliable domain registrar? Inbound Won't Save You: Here's Your Wake-Up Call Waiting for inbound sales restricts you to the pace of others. Why stop there? Get your portf...

I get it. You've got a decent portfolio, maybe 200-500 names, and you're waiting for that sweet inbound email. "Hi, I'd like to purchase YourDomain.com for $50K." Yeah, me too. Still waiting. In fact, when I first started domaining, I was under the false belief that "buy the domain and they will come." Look, inbound works if you own Insurance.com...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Domains to register for $1; AI Agent keywords trending; .XYZ: Single word cost vs. other TLDs; $4 .coms at Unstoppable; Odds of Spaceship sales vs. Afternic. Ever wonder what domains you can register with a $1 budget? If you're on a tight budget for domain registrations, you can literally register do...

The other day, I posted a short thought on X (Twitter for those of us still getting used to the name): "A good domain reduces marketing spend. A great one eliminates it." It's one of those lessons that is more than obvious to me after years of watching businesses either thrive or waste money because of the name they chose to build on. It feels l...

Imagine for a moment: you hand-register every available name that looks interesting, or you grab every expired domain you come across. Before long, you're sitting on 100,000 domains. At $12 per renewal, that's a staggering $1.2 million every single yearjust to keep them active. That number shows one thing clearly: domain investing can get expensiv...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Why are my domains listed at GNAME? DubaiTravel.com, others, stolen; Commission rate for sale leads; Country names & gTLD issue; "Make fair offer" killed exchange. Why are my domains listed at GNAME? After adding their domains to Afternic, an investor found them listed at GNAME for higher prices. The...

It is easy to despise automated appraisal tools. For almost any name, when you query different sites, the values will range from $100, or less, to often tens of thousands of dollars. If you check a name that has recently sold, odds are many appraisals will be far off the actual selling price. Some buyers will be influenced by the values that they s...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Is Ai.net at $3k a good buy? Scam alertOr so he claims; Super.xyz sold for $290k; Is Dynadot going too far? Best marketplace landers for your domains. Is Ai.net at $2,949 a good buy? Don't get your hopes up: GoDaddy lists Ai.net at this price when searching for the "AI" keyword; the domain is not only...

I have a problem. I have too many domain names. Or to be more specific, I have too many weak domain names. It is so easy to keep acquiring domain names, and each year I have more than the year before. Domain name investing can be addictive. I thought it might help me, and maybe others, to put together a list of ways to bring domain portfolio ballo...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Spaceship flagged my account; Bought a dropSell to new owner or hold? World Cup domains; Next popular TLD after .AI? Are certain registrars more capable of helping you sell domains? Spaceship flagged my account At Spaceship, it seems that there are limits to domain transfers done solely for taking adv...

It is challenging to be successful in the domain name business, and even harder to find consistent success. When that happens relatively early in a domain name journey, it is even more remarkable. In mid-July, Michael Rader shared a multiyear summary of his domain name sales data. In 2025 so far, he has made 36 sales, on track to match the 78 sal...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! My Afternic account got banned; Trademark.ai sold for $39k; How to get a Facebook-listed domain removed? One-word domains in various languages; Discounting your domain portfolio. My Afternic Account Got Permanently Suspended Without Clear Reason A fresh domain investor claims that after listing 9 dom...

In Encore articles, I provide links to topics previous covered in the NamePros Blog, along with commentary on new tools, sites and resources not covered in the earlier articles. This, the first encore article, covers resources related to the following: [*]How do potential buyers find your names? [*]In pricing a domain name, how do you see how sim...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! GoDaddy won't let you refund .AI domains; UDRP risk check; Holding time on brandable domains; If I started domaining today! Law.ai sold for a large chunk on Sedo. For Your Information, Godaddy Will Not Let You Cancel and Refund an .AI Domain Whilst some domains can be refunded at various registrars a...

There is no secret formula for pricing your domain name for a quick sale. You've probably heard people say, "A good domain name sells itself." That may be true in some cases, but it's not always that simpleand that's likely why you're reading this article. Let's explore some scenarios to understand how domain pricing works. Scenario 1: Voice.com ...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Unfair Afternic commission; Tech.ai sold for $111k; You're a Domainer? Prove it! Order of 2 word .com domains; I regret the rejected offers! Unfair Afternic commission A domain investor reports Afternic's outrageous 30% commission, for a domain that was sold via a broker's invitation. The devil is in...

What are the most common English words, and which would make effective brands? This article will look at that question, and introduce a well-established list of the most common words. That resource will tell you, for example, how frequently a word appears. A made-up name is distinctive, but it will take marketing to get the brand known and remembe...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! GoDaddy got me Boosted; Delete Sedo listings; ZH.com sold for $1MM; Inquiry from brokerneed help; When you get that pity offer. I got GoDaddy / Afternic "Boosted" in an $8k sale A domain investor closed on a nice $8k sale via Afternic, only to receive news of a 20% commission, as opposed to the standa...

There is a lot to read each week, but I want to focus on just one article. Michael Castello this week published an important article that every investor, domain or otherwise, should read, as well as those driving artificial intelligence developments. It is a concise and accessible article read the original: AI's Foundation Has Cracks: Why Truste...

Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! First domain you ever registered; GoDaddy, fix this! Registered 600 domains but no sales; Is this IDN LLL .com saleable? Lowball offers: Is it intentional? What's the First Domain You Ever Registered? Once in a while, someone starts a new thread inquiring about your first ever domain registration. Thi...

There is no doubt that most domain name sales are .com -- that holds true whether we are talking number of sales, or total dollar volume. But it is also true that by far the largest number of domain names that are listed for sale are also .com. If we scaled the sales dollar volume according to the number listed for sale, would .com still be in fir...

Fresh Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Afternic lame delegation DNS glitch fixed; Got scammed by a fellow domainer; Fractional Domain Bundles; TM issues with AI-generated descriptions; Objective vs Subjective domains. Afternic NS1/NS2 Lame Delegation Finally Resolved! Took a few years and Afternic's DNS can now function as expected; ...

We often talk about a domain name as being memorable. The term 'memorable' has been used on more than 4300 pages of the NamePros site, and no doubt on countless landers, descriptions, and outbound messages. The term 'memorable' appears, according to Google, in more than 370 million web pages. But what exactly do we mean by memorable? And does rese...

Fresh Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Accidentally acquired the exact match .com of a multi-billion dollar brand; Can only Spanish citizens own .es domains? Just decided on a simple URL forward for lander; Can I sell a domain before the 60 day period ends? Spent the last seven years buying domains, but without any significant sales. ...

In last week's NamePros Blog article domain name sales data from the first six months of 2025, I commented that while there is significant investor interest in the relatively new .now domain name extension, there had only about $26,000 in sales volume over the first six months of 2025. What a difference a week makes! From July 1 through July 8, 2...

Fresh Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Did Provide.ai sell for $109k? Sold a nameNow it's back; Nearing expiry date and domain sales; Low response rate to outbound emails; Exorbitant PayPal fees on domain sales. Provide.AI sold for $109,000 A seller's claim to have sold Provide.ai for $109k was met with skepticism, once details about...

How can we unlock the mystery of the future when it remains unknown to us all? While certainty eludes us, we can still prepare for what lies ahead in every way possible. As Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam wisely said, "The best way to predict your future is to create it." Although we cannot physically experience tomorrow, we can imagine it, visualize it, and a...

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 series, although changes in reporting may account for part...

Fresh Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Drop-catching is dead; Oh, silly boy; Not getting an inquiry for monthswhat should I do? Dynadot launched NameClub; Your opinion on brandable marketplaces Drop catching is dead, a waste of time, a scam Competition across the domain drop-catching platforms has intensified but several key players...

Small daily habits can become stepping stones to long-term success. This article suggests ten possible parts of a daily domain name investing routine. You are probably already doing many of these, but hopefully everyone finds at least one new possibility in this list. What Domain Names Are Selling? NameBio is the key resource for announced domain...

Fresh Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Explain the opportunity, not the price; DAN.com closing on June 27; Dollars.com sold for $500k; Is the Domain Market waking up? Sharing my latest sale: OnlineBilling.com Don't Explain Your Price. Explain the Opportunity When asked to justify your domain's price tag, there's a solid, strategic r...

For each of our domain names, it is easy to visualize the name as selling quickly for a solid retail price. We acquire domain names that we see selling, so why would we even be in domain name investing if we were not optimistic? That way of thinking can be termed positive visualization, we focus on visualizing positive outcomes. However, many doma...

Fresh Top Topics Happy Father's Day from NamePros! GoDaddy LTO "breach of contract"? Domain scam using PayPal chargeback; Repricing domains is addictive; Seller refuses to disclose minimum asking price; Strange times for PPC earnings. GoDaddy Lease-to-Own Breach of Contract The buyer of an LTO-sold domain let GoDaddy know in advance their credi...

It is common to use drop catch services to try to acquire expiring names you are sure that you want. But what if you have a less certain interest in a domain name -- Is there an easy, and free, way to be notified when a domain name is close to expiration, has gone into an auction, is at closeout, has been listed for sale, or is available to registe...