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An investment in numeric or acronym domain names a year ago likely would have doubled or tripled your money today. And these types of domain names are considered "liquid," meaning they can be converted into cash quickly with a generally-accepted floor value. Why are these types of domains so hot, and how close is the "investing bubble" to bursting? You'll find out on today's show.

Put together a great team, build a world-class product, and your company can be successful even with a bad domain. That's what today's entrepreneur and business leader learned when he and his co-founders started their SaaS project management business on the TeamworkPM.net domain name. However, years later – with profits in the bank – they decided that the authority and trust afforded by a premium domain name was what they needed to take their business to the next level. So they took a leap of faith and spent nearly all of their savings – $675,000 – to purchase the Teamwork.com domain name, which they believe has made all the difference in growing their business. Learn how they negotiated the purchase – over the course of years – from an initial price tag of $20 million, how long it took to recoup their investment, and the growth rate they experienced after starting to use their new Teamwork.com domain name.

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: Berkens sold Moon.Rocks for $8k - a real investor-to-end user sale! We hear the details.a Autism.Rocks sells with an initial offer of $100k something seems fishy. Sedo.com charges the seller of Autism.Rocks 15% when it should have been 3%. Is the recent spate of new gTLD sales a trend or outliers? The Sherpas sound off. Why is ICANN trying to remove privacy protection on whois records for ecommerce companies? Reader question: is it rude to ask a domain name investor how much they earn? Reader question: How to start a domain name leasing business? Reader question: Are selling brandables bad faith when you know there's a company that can benefit from it? And much more!

On this Profitable Flips show, we talk to past Sherpa Ali Zandi, who only entered the industry in mid-2014 and continues to make big sales. In the two weeks leading up to this show, Zandi sold 8 domains within 60 days of acquiring them - grossing more than $165,000, with a profit of more than $58,000.

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: Berkens flipped a $1,111 domain for $50,000 in less than 60 days, learn how! Are first names, like Linda.com or Frank.com, good investments? How to stop spammers from contacting end users for domains at auction? .XYZ numbers are starting to decrease...it is plummeting? Which is better, Aarons.com or FurnitureRental.com? The brand vs. keyword debate. -Is ICANN in trouble and should the transition even happen? -And much more!

If you're a startup entrepreneur wondering how a category-defining domain name can help your business grow, you need to watch this show with David Ciccerelli, co-founder and CEO of Voices.com. In this show, Ciccerelli relates how he purchased Voices.com for only $5,000 cash up-front (using a credit card advance), and how the domain was instrumental in building the $15 million business that exists today – so you can see that even without extensive resources, a deal is possible for a great brand and domain name. He also discusses one of the most important benefits of an exact-match domain – instant credibility with customers and media companies – as well as provides some fantastic candid business advice. It's a must-watch show for entrepreneurs.

DNSeattle.com, a networking and educational event that takes place in Seattle annually, answered this question on May 28, 2015: What is the investment market for new gTLDs, and how can individual or institutional investors take advantage of it? The Sherpa panel included: Dan Schindler, Rob Monster and Jebidiah Burnett.

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: How to invest $10K if beginning investing today: ten $1K domains or one $10K domain? After negotiating, seller goes unresponsive. What are your options now? When is a bird in the hand worth ($10K offer today) two in the bush ($50K in years), and how do you get the courage to reject a good offer? General Motors goes .Green. Is it more work, or a wise PR move? RandPaul.com sells for $100,980. "Ransom check" or smart political marketing move? And much more!

This tutorial takes you step-by-step through the Escrow.com domain name escrow service. You will walk away with an understanding of how the service works and every aspect of the transaction it monitors. Also covered are the five areas of an escrow that you need to understand to avoid making a costly mistake

Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news, including: DNSeattle on May 28th Only 7 tickets remaining! .Club Turns 1, Happy Birthday! TheVerge.com Calls Purchase of RandPaul.com for $100k "Ransom" Congress to Put .Sucks On Trial WHOIS Privacy Reforms Incoming Verisign Wants Patent for "Searchable Web WHOIS" Company That Bought Brand.com for $500k Sells It for $300k and Files Bankruptcy .XYZ Featured On HBO's Silicon Valley .Me Passes 800k Registrations GoDaddy Purchases The Domain Gddy.com Through Right of The Dot And much more!