Elliot Silver is a domain name investor and Internet entrepreneur. He is the Founder and President of Top Notch Domains, LLC, the Publisher of DomainInvesting.com, and the Founder and General Manager of Embrace.com.
Elliot has been investing in domain names for more than 20 years, primarily focusing on high-quality .com domain names. Through Top Notch Domains, he has acquired and sold millions of dollars worth of domain names.
Domain Name Investing
Elliot founded Top Notch Domains, LLC in 2006 to invest in domain names and related Internet assets. The company owns a portfolio of descriptive and brandable .com domain names.
Its portfolio has included domain names such as Logical.com, SelfCare.com, and MLR.com. Previously sold domain names include Accurate.com, Luminous.com, SHS.com, SkyBlue.com, NLC.com, and many others.
Elliot remains active in the day-to-day business of domain investing. He acquires domain names through private transactions, auctions, and expired domain name platforms, and negotiates sales directly as well as through brokers and marketplaces.
Much of what Elliot writes about on DomainInvesting.com comes from his own experience buying, selling, developing, and managing domain names.
DomainInvesting.com
Elliot launched what is now DomainInvesting.com in 2007. The website was originally called Elliot’s Blog before being rebranded as DomainInvesting.com in 2013.
DomainInvesting.com covers the business of domain name investing, including sales and acquisitions, industry news, marketplaces, auctions, registrars, brokers, investing strategies, and Internet branding.
Elliot has written thousands of articles on the website, sharing industry news along with his own experiences and observations as a domain name investor.
DomainInvesting.com has received several domain industry awards and has been cited by mainstream and technology publications including Forbes, the Boston Globe, New York Post, NBC News, ABC News, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, TechCrunch, Business Insider, and others.
Embrace.com
Elliot is the Founder and General Manager of Embrace.com, a domain name marketplace specializing in meaningful .com domain names.
Launched in 2015, Embrace.com showcases domain names owned by Top Notch Domains and gives businesses and entrepreneurs an opportunity to acquire strong .com domain names for their brands.
Professional Background
Before becoming a full-time domain name investor, Elliot worked in direct and interactive marketing.
After college, he worked at Wunderman as a Project Manager and participated in new business development. He later worked at AIG as a Senior Marketing Program Manager, where he managed direct marketing campaigns.
Elliot graduated from Muhlenberg College in 2002 and earned a Master’s degree in Direct and Interactive Marketing from New York University in 2003.
His marketing background has influenced the way he approaches domain names, particularly the role a strong domain name can play in branding, credibility, customer acquisition, and business development.
Domain Industry
Elliot has received recognition within the domain name industry, including a Name Intelligence Award, TRAFFIC Award, and Domain Industry Award.
He regularly shares domain investing news, observations, acquisitions, sales, and commentary on DomainInvesting.com and on X.
Pan-Mass Challenge
Outside of the domain name business, Elliot has participated in the Pan-Mass Challenge since 2014, raising money for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The annual Massachusetts cycling event raises funds for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber.
Elliot grew up in Nashua, New Hampshire and lives with his family in the Boston area. He enjoys traveling, tennis, skiing, and following the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots.
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