News sites

DN Journal - Domain industry news magazine

Domaining - Articles from the domaining world

Dot Sauce - Web Magazine for domainers

The Domains - News and articles published by MostWantedDomains.com

Domain Name Wire - Domain name news

Domain Name News - Domaining news from Adam Strong

Domain News - Domain name industry news from Roland Buck and others

Domain Name Hour - Domain name news portal - User content

Generic Domain Names - Domain News from Generic Domain Names

Most Wanted Domains - National and International press on domains

Alltop Domain News - RSS feeds from major domaining news sites on one page

Daily Domainer - Daily news keeping domainers up to date

DN Headlines - News Aggregator for Domaining sites

Blogs

Inside Domains - Domainers blog from Steve Smith

Elliots Blog - Domain blog

Bob Parsons’ Blog - GoDaddy CEO’s blog

Dominik Muller’s Blog - Blog on Domain Names and online Marketing

Rick Schwarz Blog - Domain and traffic blog from one of the first domainers and co-founder of T.R.A.F.F.I.C.

Domaining Blog - Domaining blog

DN Expert - Daily Domain name blog

Domainer Pro - Domainer blog by Patrick McDermott

Wizz Bangs Blog - Resource for domain name owners

Chef Patrick - Ingredients for successful domaining

Seven Mile - Frank Schilling’s blog

Rick Latona - Rick Latona’s blog. 2008 domainer of the year

Conceptualist - Blog by Sahar Sarid

Domain Bits - All about domaining. Canadian blog

Domaining Tips - TIps from Lord Brar

Domain Tools Blog - Domain tools blog

ICANN Blog - Internet corporation for assigned names and numbers blog

Predictive domaining - Finding the domain names of the future

Fractional Domaining - Blog about fractional domaining from Neal R. Voron

Trend Domaining - Scott Griffes looks at trends that will effect domaining in his blog

Frager Factor - Owen Fragers blog

4 Letter Noob - Blog on LLLL.com domains

Scott Fish - Blog from Scott Fish

Dot Weekly - Jamie Zoch’s blog

Simply Geo - The geo domain industry blog by Steve Morales

Mobile Enthusiast - .mobi enthusiast blog

Domain Success - Domain developing blog

Good URL Bad URL - Blog showcasing URLs and their uses. Good and bad

Domain Magnate - blog on making money in domaining

The Bests in the World - Domain marketing blog

Forums

Name Pros - Buy, sell and discuss domain names on the forum

Digital Point - Digital Points domain forum

DN Forum - Domain name forum, sales and appraisals

Domain News - The Domain Name News forum

Domain Forums - Forum for appraisals, sales and other domain interests

V7N Forum - Webmaster forum. Also has websites and domains for sale

Web Hosting Talk - Offers an area to buy and sell domains

Web Master Talk - Another forum offering a marketplace

Acorn Domains - UK domain name forum mainly for .co.uk TLD

Site Point - Web developer forum with some domain discussions

Domain State - Domain discussion forum

Names Lot - Buy, sell and talk domains

DN Scoop - Domain and web deloper forum

i Domain Site - Domainers community forum

DN Lodge - Webmaster forum with domaining area

Free Host Forum - Some Domaining threads and marketplace

Website Auction Hub - Specifically a marketplace

Net Builders - Domaining section on their forum

Online Tools

General

Internet Archive - Cache of websites on a url over time

Domain Tools - Lots of tools including whois info, typo generator and more

SEOMoz - Array of SEO tools

SEO Quake - Find page rank, backlinks, whois, wayback age of any domain, etc…

Domaining Adixx - Firefox extension giving info such as page rank, backlinks, etc on popular domain marketplaces such as Sedo

Domain Lookup - Firefox extension that looks up a phrase that is highlighted on any web page for domain availability

United States Patent and Trademark Office - Check your domain against the database

Start - Trade mark and national business register for the UK

Acronym Finder - Human edited acronym checker

Acronym Attic - Over 3 million acronyms unreviewed and could have errors

Estibot Data on Godaddy Auctions - Tool for getting data on Godaddy auctions

Domain Portfolio - Free PHP MySQL script for an online portfolio

Domainer Script - Domain Name CMS and sales website solution

Lazy Mate - Service that lets you input a list of domains and then search them using your own criteria

USniper - GoDaddy TDNAM sniper

Push To Auction - Service offering easy way to list your domain on Sedo with a reserve of $60

Domain Cleaner - Will take any list or web page and give a cleaned list of domain names for you to analyze

Wordlist - Huge lists of words and languages

Keyword List Cleaner - SEO Books keyword list stripper

Check Page Rank - Check fake PR

Domain Pigeon - Lists available domains and their popularity

Hot Name List - Available names with monthly google search stats

Com Wired - DNS service that will split traffic by country and forward it to a page

Fresh Drops - Dropping and domain auction statistics

Drop Dates - UK drop date predictor

Domain suggesters

Domains Bot - Domain suggester and availability tool

Ajax Whois - Domain who is checker with customizable domain extension

Whois lookup

Who.is - Who is checker

Whois.hm - Bulk Who is checker

Multi Look - Desktop based bulk whois checker

UK Bulk Who Is Lookup - Bulk whois from Acorn domains

keyword tools

Google Keyword Tool - Keyword suggestion tool

Domain Superstar Type-in Tool - Relates domain availability to adwords monthly search results

SEO Book Keyword tool - Gives estimated daily search based on wordtracker and suggestions for keywords

Submit Express Keyword Tool - Shows Wordtracker and Keyword Discovery data side by side

SEO Book Google suggest tool - Keyword analysis tool which draws from google suggest

Niche Bot Classic - Wordtracker and keyword discovery based tool giving daily search estimates. Includes thesaurus

SEO Chat Keyword Suggestion Tool - Tool based on google data

Wordtracker Keyword tool - Keyword suggestion tool

Keyword Discovery - Free search suggestion keyword tool

Google complete - Type a keyword and google will try and complete the keyword based on search trends

Kw Map - Suggestion tool creating a keyword map

Keyword-Rich Domain Search - Domain suggestion tool with wordtracker data

7Search Keyword Suggestion tool - Suggestion tool based on searches on 7Search and advertiser bids

Compete - Search analysis tools

Digital Point Keyword Suggestion Tool - Shows overture and wordtracker side by side

Adcenter Keyword Research - Keyword tools based on paid search data

Search trends

Google Trends - Search trends for Keywords and websites

Google Hot Trends - Top 50 search trends for the day

Lycos 50 - The top 50 searches on Lycos this week

SEO Moz Popular Searches - Top search data from various sources

Yahoo Buzz - Hourly update of top searches on Yahoo

Google Insights - compare search volume patterns across regions, categories, and time frames

Alexa - Traffic measurement tool

Facebook Lexicon - Tracks keyword trends from people’s Facebook walls

Desktop tools

Domain Research Tool - Complete bulk domain checking tool

Domain Inspect - Bulk domain checking tool now in v1.6 by Antssoft

Domain Name Pro - Domain name search software with link popularity checker

Drop Shark - Dropping domain search tool

Domain Name Analyzer - Generates domains and checks availability

Good Keywords - Keyword research tool

Marketplaces/Online Auctions

Sedo - Buy, sell and park domain. Over 11.5 million domains for sale

Afternic - Over 3 million domains for sale

The Domain Name Aftermarket - Godaddy Auctions

Moniker - Large reseller of domains

Afternic Bazaar - All domains under $600 and prices go down every hour

Buy Domains - Now affiliated with Afternic, over 1.5 million domains

Site Point - Domain name auctions and classifieds

Pool - Domain auctions and marketplace as well as dropping domains

Fabulous Domains - Over 500,000 domains for sale

Name Drive - Buy parked domains while easily checking their revenue

Venture Domains - Min $1000 priced domains for sale

Flip Square - Domain and website marketplace

Premium Domains - Top quality domains. Free to list if listed on Sedo

Miss Domain - Lots of .se domains in the marketplace

Collision Domains - List domains for free. Often portfolios for sale too

DNMaze - Small marketplace for domains

AQDN - Affordable quality domain names. They have affiliate programme too.

Bodis - Buy and sell in the Bodis marketplace

Ebay - Relatively unused and unsafe place to buy domains

Great Domains - Premium domain auctions powered by Sedo

Web Devel - Domain auctions

Names 123 - UK domain auction

Funk - .me auction

Domain Sale World - Small marketplace. Free to buy and sell

Unload TV - Push .TV domains listed on this site to sedo auction

Domain Bid - .UK domain auctions

Domain Lore - UK auctions of dropping domains

Live Auctions

Aftermarket - Live auctions hosted in the US

Moniker Marketplace - Live online auctions

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. - Domain conference with worlds largest live auction

Domain Roundtable - Conference with domain auction

Name Buyers - Live auctions

Domainer Meeting - Held in Paris 2008. Probable venue for 2009 is Prague

Private Portfolios

Yummy Names - Tucows premium names

Domain Subway - Chef Patricks domains for sale

Grand Names - Domain names for under $1000

Big Ticket Domains - Some high quality domains for sale

Ultimate Domains - Large portfolio of domains

Name Cake - Premium and generic domains

Hot Web Domains - Large portfolio of domains

Reg Fee Names - Small portfolio of names for sale and some premium domains brokered

Most Wanted Domains - Large domain portfolio

Classy Domains - LLL and LLLL.com domains for sale

Private Names - Over 10,000 domains

Shop Names - Portfolio of domains

Domain Post Office - Portfolio of domains and links to listings

Domain Bash - Hundreds of domains for sale

Name Shopping - General, adult and gambling domains. Offers considered

ebusiness Domains - Domain portfolio

Gedona - Premium generic domains

Name Brokers - Domain names brokered and for sale

DN Reserve - Brandable, generic and adult domain names

Ultra DN - Small domain portfolio

Certified - Small .us portfolio

Salient Domains - Portfolio with geo and wifi domains

Big Cherry Domains - Portfolio taking offers

Name Finder - Around 50 domains for sale

Best Domain - 50 domains for sale

Domain Bell - 100’s of domains for sale

Yay Names - Mainly business and sales orientated

Ready Domains - Domain names for sale

Generic Domain Market - Generic domain names

Domain Builders - Many tech and trend domains for sale

Domain Names - Country code domain names

Alder - .co.uk domains

Domain Shop - Many .co.uk domains

My Domain Name - .co.uk domain names

Sale Prices

Name Bio - Domain sale history

Sold Names - Premium domains sale prices, dates and whois information

DN Sale Price - Database dating back to 2003

DN Journal Sale Charts - 2008 to present sale charts

Domain Prices UK - .co.uk sale prices

Online Appraisal services

Esti Bot - Free, with keyword research tools

Swift Appraisal - Appraisal service online. Free

Domain Valuation - Comes up with a domain score out of 1000

Domain Score - Measures the quality of any english domain name

Appraisal Services

Godaddy Appraisal - Two tier appraisal. Express and certified

Sedo Appraisal - 3 tier appraisals. Basic, premium and portfolio appraisals

Domain Consultant - Analysed by a panel of at least 3 and approved by Frank Schilling

Moniker - Currently $24.99 for a domain appraisal

Accurate Domains - Domain valuers since 1999

Final Appraisal - Specialized domain appraisal service

Tutorials

Selling to an End User - How to sell domains to end users

Thread on Selling to End Users - Name Pros thread on selling to end users. Long but informative

Self Domain Appraisal - Webmaster world thread on appraising domains for yourself

Zen and Art of Domain Flipping - DotSauce article on Domain Flipping

Intro to Domain Flipping - Explanations, myths and truths about domain flipping

Interview with Matt Wegrzyn - Some tips for starting out with domain flipping

Domain Flipping and Speculating - How to make money buying and selling domains (series)

Guide to appraising domains - iGoldrushes guide to appraising domains

150 Domaining Tips - NamePros thread

Generic Domains and PPC - How Generic domain names improve PPC performance

Resources

Webmaster Radio - Domain Masters talk show at 7pm EST

Live Domainer - Domaining chat

Get Started as a Domainer - 28 tips techniques and resources

Fresh Avails - Lists of quality available domain names

Prefixes and Suffixes - 200 Prefixes and suffixes for your domain name search

List of Domaining Facebook Groups - Organizations and groups on Facebook

List of Domainers on Twitter - Domainers who Twitter

Business Dictionary - Dictionary of business related words

Reasons to own domains - Whether your getting into domaining or pitching to a prospective buyer

DNOA - Domain Name Owners Association

Ahead.TV - .TV site where you can check whether a .tv is premium

Country Code Map - Gizmodo map of country population in relation to ccTLD

Domain Development

Too Many Secrets - Domain development articles

Parking

Sedo - Park and sell at the same time

Fabulous - Domain Monetization programme

Parked - Turnkey parking

Trafficz - Founded 2001. Includes TM filtering

Domain Sponsor - Monetize traffic

Hit Farm - Proffessional domain parking

Name Drive - Park and sell domains

Why Park - Allows parking with customised content

Name Rich - Parking aimed solely at the Chinese market

Domain Embarking - Free site creation, hosting and profit sharing

Parking Empire - Uses affiliate monetization rather than ppc

1Plus - Includes parking products such as iMODO

EVO Media - Park while adding content

iMonetize - All in one domaining solution

Kwik Content - Parking solution that pulls content from other sources

Domain Leasing

Lease This - Lease your domains

Lease a Domain - UK domain leasing

GoDaddy - The biggest registrar

Moniker - Registrar that prides itself on security

Name Cheap - Provide free ssl certificates and private whois

Fabulous - Australian based registrar

Reseller Club - Discounts for bulk registrations

Name - Discount registrar based in Colorado

eNom - Second biggest registrar

Rebel - Registrar based in Canada geared towards domainers

Dynadot - Discount registrar

Gandi - Domain registrar in France

Network Solutions - Oldest registrar

1 & 1 - large european based registrar. Poor portfolio management

Direct Nic - Founded by same people who run Parked

Register - Caters for the small business

Dotster - One of the original registrars

Domain Discover - Domains from buydomains.com are registered with this company

123 Reg - UK based registrar. Particularly cheap for .uk domains

UK Reg - UK based, again cheap for .uk domains

idotz - Cheap .TV registrar

Drop Catchers

Snap Names - Drop catchers

Pool - Drop catchers and auctions

Detagged - UK drop catchers

Drop System - UK drop catchers

Caught - UK drop catchers

Domain Recovery - ccTLD drop catchers

Domain Monster - Domain backorders