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Rod Atkinson posted a "looking for Russian speaker" on NamePros and built a friendship with another member who helped with a domain name purchase. Later, that friendship paid major dividends when he came across another interesting domain name. Learn how Atkinson purchased a major insurance domain name in Russian for only $711 that turned into a $62,000 sale through an Efty for-sale landing page inquiry. And hear how Atkinson responded to the buyer's "strong-hand" negotiation tactics that ultimately led to the successful and very profitable sale.

Whenever I hear of domain names being stolen, I reach out to the investor to express my support and to determine if they figured out how it was stolen. Because with that knowledge, you can prevent a theft the next time. But each time I reach out, I'm disappointed to learn that they have no idea how it was stolen...until today. We're going to learn exactly how the KZRA.com domain name was stolen – because the hacker told the owners how he did it – and what you can do to protect your domain names.

(Aired Aug 21, 2017) Entitle.com, TX.io, IndianaBrick.com, GameFan.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show we discuss what the Sherpas recently bought and sold -- and for how much, how to pick valuable .io domains, and some great domains going to auction soon with NO RESERVE that might be perfect for newer investors.

2nd Quarter 2017 Report: Liquid domain names are the types of domains that are actively traded in the domain name industry. Would you like to learn more about investing in liquid domains? Every quarter Ivan Rasskazov and Giuseppe Graziano put together a 'state of the market' industry report. Get the insights directly from those who wrote the report.

Richard Dynas did his research and purchased a domain name for 40 percent of what he thought was a realistic retail sales price. But after a couple of failed attempts to sell the domain name, he focused his energy on outbound marketing, and – with a little bit of luck – he found the "highest and best use case" business for his domain name. By focusing on outbound marketing, Dynas maximized his return: a cool $146,000 on a $4,000 investment.

(Aired Aug 7, 2017) Vape.io, ScreenSaver.com, SelfDriving.com, FlyPaper.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show we discuss what the Sherpas recently bought and sold: Vape.io, ScreenSaver.com, Etherium2.com, An investor's portfolio is appraised: SelfDriving.com, DriverlessCar.com, AutonomousCar.com..., and some great domains going to auction soon with NO RESERVE that might be perfect for newer investors.

(Aired July 31, 2017) NameJet Safe to Buy/Sell? Getting Uncomfortable with Shane - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show we discuss what the Sherpas recently bought and sold, an investor's portfolio is appraised and some tough love (and great constructive advice) is given, and some great domains going to auction soon with NO RESERVE that might be perfect for newer investors.

Today's show features an investor who was less than a year into investing when he picked up a killer keyword that perfectly matched the .io TLD. And he knew it because the offers came in fast during his first few months of ownership. Listen in as he shares the entire process he went through to flip the name – from buying, to offering for sale, to fielding offers, to negotiating and closing the sale.

(Aired July 17, 2017) UIQ.com, KidsApprove.com, DustPan.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show we discuss odd forms of domain names and how it affects value, dictionary words that are terrible generics but awesome brandable domain names, and some great domains going to auction soon with NO RESERVE that might be perfect for newer investors.

If you think like your customers think and price them within their budget, then you're more likely to be more successful in domain name investing. That's how today's investor turned a $69 SnapNames purchase into a $14,488 buy-it-now sale in three months. Listen into this Profitable Flip show to learn to think like he does in your own segments.

Some deals just take time to get done. That was the case in this Profitable Flip episode. Today's Sherpa experienced (and partially caused) an on-again, off-again negotiation that culminated six months after the initial inquiry – but also netted a big payday.

(Aired June 19, 2017) Hamam.com, MJ.com, d.eco, InfluencerAgency.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show we discuss odd forms of domain names and how it affects value, dictionary words that are terrible generics but awesome brandable domain names, and some great domains going to auction soon with NO RESERVE that might be perfect for newer investors.

(Aired June 12, 2017) Rosemary.com, GNBC.com, VRGF.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show we discuss odd forms of domain names and how it affects value, dictionary words that are terrible generics but awesome brandable domain names, and some great domains going to auction soon with NO RESERVE that might be perfect for newer investors.

If you don't build a personal network, you limit your ability to sell domain names. Today's Sherpa describes how his personal network was critical to his professional success selling .com.au domain names. Without a network, he wouldn't have been able to acquire customers or close deals. All investors focused on ccTLDs should watch this show.

DNSeattle took place on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle, Washington. More than 100 attendees met, networked and learned about domain name valuation and sales during this live fireside keynote session with Andrew Rosener of MediaOptions.com

Ali Zandi closed the second highest domain name sale of 2017 to date. If you want to know what goes into a $2 million blockbuster sale and hear all the details directly from the domain name broker that made it happen – this is the show you need to watch.

Liquid domain names are the types of domains that are actively traded in the domain name industry. Would you like to learn more about investing in liquid domains? Every quarter Ivan Rasskazov and Giuseppe Graziano put together a 'state of the market' industry report. Get the insights directly from those who wrote the report.

(Aired May 8, 2017) VirtualStudio.com, PDMC.com, SweatSeal.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show we discuss odd forms of domain names and how it affects value, dictionary words that are terrible generics but awesome brandable domain names, and some great domains going to auction soon with NO RESERVE that might be perfect for newer investors.

Chris Gimmer and his co-founder built a pretty slick piece of software called Snappa. I liked it so much I became a paying customer just nine months after their launch. But they launched on a .io domain name and – as Gimmer describes in "How (and Why) We Purchased the Snappa.com Domain for $40,000" – their "cool startup domain name" left their customers confused and questioning the longevity of their operations. So, negotiating the price down from $84,500, they bought Snappa.com for $40,000 on a payment plan. But nothing is ever as easy as it sounds, and in this interview Gimmer explains the details behind his thought process at each stage of his bootstrapped SaaS startup.

(Aired Apr 24, 2017) Wadsworth.com, VeryLocal.com, LSFA.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show we discuss odd forms of domain names and how it affects value, dictionary words that are terrible generics but awesome brandable domain names, and some great domains going to auction soon with NO RESERVE that might be perfect for newer investors.