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Verisign today released the first quarter DNIB report for 2017. Notable findings in the report include: The Internet grew by approximately 1.3 million domain names in the first quarter of 2017, closing with a base of 330.6 million domain names across all top-level domains – a 3.7 percent increase YOY The .com and .net TLDs […]
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July 18, 2017 Raymond Hackney
Domain trends, domaining news
Sometimes you just grab some
Sit back and just watch a thread become entertainment.
Domains wanted thread started out like:
Collecting 2 letter .com domains
Can pm me
Only .com domains do not send anything
Budget 100$ to 999$ depends on...
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July 13, 2017 Raymond Hackney
Domain trends, Domaining 101, namepros
Verisign released their trending keywords for June, equipment, financing and leasing were at the top for .com
Crypto was tops for .net, followed by tokens and cinema.
.COM
.NET
equipment
crypto
financing
tokens
leasing
cinemas
lease
b...
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July 12, 2017 Raymond Hackney
Domain trends
When trying to get paid in the domain space you have to offer something that is a must have. Now many tools get a few subscribers but it also motivates others to create a free tool that offers similar features. The latest site out there that is moving to a paid model is ZFBot. A […]
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July 2, 2017 Raymond Hackney
Domain trends, domaining news
Namepros member JudgeMind posted what he called a rant with regards to brandable domain marketplace, BrandBucket. The thread that goes on for 4 pages shows some of the difficulties that arise when people who are employees compete against their own customers. For those who don’t know, sellers pay a $10 listing fee if their name […]
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June 24, 2017 Raymond Hackney
Brand Bucket, brandable domains, Domain trends, domaining news, namepros
Verisign released their trending keywords for May and coin, fidget and crypto topped the list in .com. No surprise with the run up in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Fidget has to do with fidget spinners, my Nieces have driven my Sister crazy over these things. The 7-11 around the corner was selling out within […]
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June 14, 2017 Raymond Hackney
Domain trends
Interesting question posed today on Namepros that brought me back to a conversation from last week. Last week a long time domainer who I had not spoken to or texted with in months, texted, “There are just too many people in this business.” I replied, I think there are more coming, he replied back with […]
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June 12, 2017 Raymond Hackney
Domain trends, Domaining 101, namepros
If domain name is real estate in the digital world, then .com is the business district: expensive and hard to acquire. Even though .com is a vital asset, many people still do not understand it nor do they even know its meaning. In the 2014 Digital Marketing and gTLD Strategy Congress, domain pioneer Monte Cahn […]
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June 2, 2017 Kassey Lee
Coreile, Domain trends
After Konstantinos wrote a very good post on the latest .xyz promotional email from Uniregistry, it seems Frank Schilling took the time to send a follow up email. I think this was a smart move on Frank’s part as some might have read the first email as a solicitation. I wonder if it’s wise to […]
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May 31, 2017 Raymond Hackney
Domain trends
Are you disappointed with the state of domaining ? There is a member on Namepros that posted the following: Hi All, I just had this thing on my mind and feel I had to rant. There are so many domainers out here who have grossly overvalued their domains. They are very highly unlikely to sell […]
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May 21, 2017 Raymond Hackney
Domain trends, Domaining 101