So Rob Monster started a thread about who should control a registrant’s whois? The thread also delves into how GDPR and how masked whois affects domain sales. Rob posted: Do professional domain investors accept these extra steps and tolerate the idea that their WHOIS data is masked or otherwise obscured, effectively forcing people to contact […]
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How low will .coms at Epik go? Namepros members will decide
One of the hottest threads on Namepros over the last three weeks is the Epik.com Promo Deals and Happy Hour Mega-Thread. In that thread Rob Monster has been publishing happy hour specials where .com domains have been available to register or transfer for $6.99. Epik has made a concerted effort to be visible and available […]
Continue ReadingIs price the #1 factor when choosing a domain registrar?
In a poll I ran on Namepros on choosing a domain registrar, it looks like price is the most important factor when choosing a registrar is price. What is the number 1 deciding factor for you when choosing a registrar? * Price 111 vote(s) 57.5% Customer Service 28 vote(s) 14.5% User Interface/Tools that help with […]
Continue ReadingAvoiding trademark trouble is always the right advice
So there is a member on Namepros that asked for advice on a name that they thought might be a problem intellectual property wise. The name was getvisacard.com, members of the community advised against the name and the member had the registration cancelled. Now they are having second thoughts, wondering if they made a mistake […]
Continue ReadingDomainer sells CoinMena.com for $25K if a broker had their way it would have been $8k
Really interesting story on a domain sale from a member at Namepros who has been pretty open with all his domain dealings, good and bad. Avatar629 sold CoinMena.com for $25,000. That’s a great price for a 2017 hand reg. The wild part is the info the buyer shared with him and how a broker was […]
Continue ReadingSee this is why we can’t have nice things
The headline is a quote from Paul Nicks of GoDaddy where he accurately posts back at a member on Namepros with regards to Uniregistry and their new wholesale liquidation program. Vito from Media Branding (who is a friend of mine and a contributor here) posted that he was excited about the new program and wanted […]
Continue ReadingA short and succinct guide to domain investing
There are plenty of guides, ebooks and courses out there on domain investing for newcomers, I wrote a piece here that has seen a lot of traffic since it was written, to give a quick synopsis for the TL;DR crowd who does not and will not read a long lengthy course. Namepros member Dave wrote […]
Continue ReadingNamepros wants threads to stay on topic
Yesterday was a long day on Namepros, a ton of posts and a ton of posts mods had to delete. As someone who modded for 12 years it makes for a long day and gets a lot of people upset. I have said for years, some are just coming to do battle, they do not […]
Continue ReadingWhat are you hoping to acquire with $500?
The topic I am curious about, the buyers (wherever they are) looking for 1 word .coms, generic, descriptive not made-up or anything like that. What kind of names are you hoping to acquire with a $500 budget? This is a serious question, are the hopes for very obscure, not well known, one word names that […]
Continue ReadingEric Lyon has raised the standard for those giving domain appraisals
Eric Lyon awhile back turned up the quality level on providing appraisals for those asking for them on Namepros. Eric does this for no compensation nor any other kind of remuneration. Whether one agrees completely on valuation every time out, there is no denying it is maximum effort. Here is the latest appraisal, someone asked […]
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