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Some set their minimum offer amount low, and use interest as expressed by number of offers received, even low ones, as one indicator of the value of the domain name and whether it should be retained. Clearly this is not the only indicator, since you could also consider lander views, Whois...

Some set their minimum offer amount low, and use interest as expressed by number of offers received, even low ones, as one indicator of the value of the domain name and whether it should be retained. Clearly this is not the only indicator, since you could also consider lander views, Whois...

Probably some domain investors set minimum offer amounts to a constant value, while others set them as a ratio of the buy-it-now price. What strategy do you use in setting the minimum offer price? This is part of a NamePros community series of polls around the topic of setting minimum offer...

Probably some domain investors set minimum offer amounts to a constant value, while others set them as a ratio of the buy-it-now price. What strategy do you use in setting the minimum offer price? This is part of a NamePros community series of polls around the topic of setting minimum offer...

I am interested in how you would set the minimum initial offer for a domain name with a retail worth of about $20,000. Do you set it to the minimum the system allows, or would you set it nearly to the full buy-it-now price, or somewhere in between? Maybe it depends on the type of name. Tell us...

I am interested in how you would set the minimum initial offer for a domain name with a retail worth of about $20,000. Do you set it to the minimum the system allows, or would you set it nearly to the full buy-it-now price, or somewhere in between? Maybe it depends on the type of name. Tell us...

When talking to potential buyers, be sure your language reflects their viewpoint and concerns. It is easy to slip into domainer language and talk about number of TLDs (top level domains) the term is registered in, or the age of the domain name. In most cases that will be counter productive. Here...

When talking to potential buyers, be sure your language reflects their viewpoint and concerns. It is easy to slip into domainer language and talk about number of TLDs (top level domains) the term is registered in, or the age of the domain name. In most cases that will be counter productive. Here...

The original intention was that extensions would play a key role in specifying the type of website that would be on that domain name. Domain names ending in .com were originally intended to be commercial in nature, while .org was intended for organizations, mainly nonprofit ones, and .net was to...

The original intention was that extensions would play a key role in specifying the type of website that would be on that domain name. Domain names ending in .com were originally intended to be commercial in nature, while .org was intended for organizations, mainly nonprofit ones, and .net was to...

The owner of SmartAss.com reached out to me via email within the past few weeks looking to sell the domain name. I think SmartAss.com would make a unique and cheeky brand name, but the price was well above what I would pay to purchase it as an investment...Read More

The owner of SmartAss.com reached out to me via email within the past few weeks looking to sell the domain name. I think SmartAss.com would make a unique and cheeky brand name, but the price was well above what I would pay to purchase it as an investment...Read More

It is too easy to acquire domain names. There are so many enticing names sitting in auctions, closeouts, or available to hand register. In fact a whole section of NamePros regularly offers names of every type and price range. There are far more attractive names than any one person can...

It is too easy to acquire domain names. There are so many enticing names sitting in auctions, closeouts, or available to hand register. In fact a whole section of NamePros regularly offers names of every type and price range. There are far more attractive names than any one person can...

In August 2016 many in the domain industry were bidding in expired auctions, searching the closeout lists, creating brandable names, speculating in new or repurposed extensions, and chasing elusive single word or very short .com names. Joseph Ciprut was taking a somewhat different approach...

In August 2016 many in the domain industry were bidding in expired auctions, searching the closeout lists, creating brandable names, speculating in new or repurposed extensions, and chasing elusive single word or very short .com names. Joseph Ciprut was taking a somewhat different approach...

The Internet was in less than 5% of homes when visionary Gary Kremen registered jobs.com, housing.com, autos.com, sex.com and about two dozen other valuable domain names. For free! The story is relayed in David Kushner’s superb book The Players Ball. The main focus of the book is the decade plus...

The Internet was in less than 5% of homes when visionary Gary Kremen registered jobs.com, housing.com, autos.com, sex.com and about two dozen other valuable domain names. For free! The story is relayed in David Kushner’s superb book The Players Ball. The main focus of the book is the decade plus...

In the first half of 2020 I noticed significant sales being regularly announced by Jason Sheppard. Then, a couple of weeks ago, on successive days he announced sales of two .vc extension domain names, each at a retail price of $4999. The name basic.vc sold July 23, while fuse.vc sold less than...

In the first half of 2020 I noticed significant sales being regularly announced by Jason Sheppard. Then, a couple of weeks ago, on successive days he announced sales of two .vc extension domain names, each at a retail price of $4999. The name basic.vc sold July 23, while fuse.vc sold less than...