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In this DomainSherpa Discussion: Negotiating a hand-registered domain name What to do when a hot purchase inquiry has gone cold? Is there value in two-word .NET domain names with high search volume? Are exact match domain names out of favor and will they ever rise in value again? Making brandable domains out of exact match keywords How should new domain name investors start-out in investing today? NeverLikedItAnyway.com worthy of winning Verisign's Internet Contest? What GoDaddy's $28.1MM purchase of Marchex's portfolio means to you as an investor And much more!

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: Are .COM values increasing or decreasing as a result of the new gTLDs? Should you be doing outbound sales calls by telephone on inbound inquiries by email? Not all .COMs are taken and Verisign proves it ICANN Passes the buck to the FTC Judy Berkens makes a special guest appearance and shares the secrets to 29 years of marriage And much more!

The greatest risk to owning a high-value generic domain name is having it taken away from you during a UDRP action. If you're spending $10,000, $50,000 or $100,000 or more on a premium generic domain name and you want to lower your risk of UDRP, URS or lawsuit, then pay attention to these four attorneys and the tactics they suggest. Learn from: David Weslow of Wiley Rein Stevan Lieberman of Greenberg and Lieberman Zak Muscovitch of The Muscovitch Law Firm Jason Schaeffer of ESQwire.com

Do you wonder how Frank Schilling prices domain names? What criteria he uses to value domains? And how much art versus science is involved? In this excerpt from a DomainSherpa Review, Frank Schilling discusses AMR (average monthly revenue) and ADT (average daily traffic), and why these two metrics make up only 20 percent of his domain name valuation methodology.

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: GoDaddy gets scammed by a social engineer and hands over domain Page Howe goes to Washington to promote .LA domains for Los Angeles The first new gTLD renewal rates are starting to come in from Donuts ICANN slashes their revenue projections for this year and next year's budget Google Domains is ranked above all other registrars - is it anti-competitive? Is GoDaddy's IPO something domain investors should invest in? Reader question: What's the highest renewal rate the Sherpas have seen And much more!

While domain name leasing is not as popular as a straight domain name sale, it's happening more frequently every day. In this interview, you'll learn why a lease may help you sell a domain name, what provisions should be included in a domain name lease, and how to protect yourself (from both the lessee and lessor perspectives). An example domain name lease, with legal considerations – compliments of Zak Muscovitch – is included as an educational reference.

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: The domain industry sentiment summarized in DomainNameWire.com's annual survey Domain name theft is on the rise here's what you can do to stop it today .Sucks releases premium pricing of up to $2,499 for trademark holders is it extortion? Dissenting panelist in UDRP case is completely off-base what to do about it? Reader question: How to find renewal pricing on premium gTLDs? And much more!

I stumbled across Park.io, a drop-catching service for .io domain names, and purchased PHP.io for $1,655, thinking that it would be a great domain to sell on the technology and entrepreneurial-focused marketplace Flippa.com. Within 30 days of my original purchase, the domain name sold for $6,000. I invited Park.io founder Mike Carson on the show to help let you in on my secret, even though I’d rather keep this terrific resource all to myself.

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: Verisign sues .XYZ and Negari for false advertising Verisign also ramps up their marketing of .COM The .Blog auction was settled for an estimated $20 million .Shabaka preliminary renewals coming in a 55% NamesCon.Vegas ridiculously low registration cost of $199 (for 2 days) Reader question: are new gTLDs still worth investing in? And much more!

Ali Zandi entered the domain name industry as an investor in mid-2014. He started by purchasing 10 domain names and sold every single one within 30 days on Flippa. He did such a good job, he moved from selling about $2,000 to $12,000 in a period of three months, was upgraded from "New" to "Super Seller" on Flippa, and was offered a newly created senior broker position at Flippa. (His sales are now $402,000 in the first 7 months.) In this interview, Ali Zandi talks about who buys what types of domain names on Flippa, and walks us through his exact process for listing domain names for sale on Flippa.