Domain Name Wire Podcast Podcast

2023’s top stories–DNW Podcast #465 from 2023-12-11T16:30:08

Reviewing the year in the domain name business. 2023 has been full of activity in the domain name business. There have been acquisitions, changes in hot technologies, and much, much more. On tod...

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NIS2 is here–DNW Podcast #464 from 2023-12-04T16:25:01

How NIS2 adds a burden on the domain name business. NIS2 is a European Union Directive that could impact domain registrations. On today’s show, I’m joined by Polina Malaja, Policty Director of C...

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Repricing domains = more sales–DNW Podcast #463 from 2023-11-27T14:20:57

Hear what happens when you slash the prices on most of your domains. When domain investor AbdulBasit Makrani was frustrated by his domain sales volume, he decided to take drastic measures by red...

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2023 is going, going…–DNW Podcast #462 from 2023-11-20T14:15:08

A review of how my domains sales are this year, and reviewing this year’s predictions. Just six weeks remain in 2023. On today’s show, I run through my domain sales results so far this year, inc...

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Afternic search and Domain Academy–DNW Podcast #461 from 2023-11-13T16:30:53

Joe Styler discusses a new search tool and what’s ahead for Domain Academy. Want to find bargains at Afternic? Filtering through Afternic’s 23 million domains just got a lot easier thanks to a n...

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An “on-chain” domain registrar–DNW Podcast #460 from 2023-11-06T16:35:47

This company thinks it can improve upon existing domain registrars using blockchain. Can blockchain technology improve domain name registrars? That’s what today’s guest, Paul Gauvreau of 3DNS, b...

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Checkmate! The chess.com story–DNW Podcast #459 from 2023-10-30T15:41:26

How a great domain powered a huge online business. If you want to talk to someone who understands the power of a great domain, look no further than Erik Allebest. In 2005, he acquired the domain...

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New partnership + big domain sale–DNW Podcast #458 from 2023-10-23T15:37:48

Braden Pollock reveals a $600,000 sale as he and Andrew Miller discuss his equity deal in Hilco Digital Assets. On today’s show, domain investor Braden Pollock explains his deal with Hilco Digit...

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Oinking about domain names–DNW Podcast #457 from 2023-10-16T15:43:57

Ray King reflects on selling his top level domains and the success of Porkbun. Earlier this year, Ray King’s Top Level Design sold its remaining top level domains to GoDaddy. On today’s show, Ra...

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Bridging web2 and web3–DNW Podcast #456 from 2023-10-09T15:36:12

These domain industry vets hope they can combine the benefits of web2 and web3. Fred Hsu and Shayan Rostam have been in the domain business for a while. In fact, if you’re relatively new to the ...

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Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.–DNW Podcast #455 from 2023-10-02T15:36:13

Colin Campbell talks about his new book about entrepreneurship. Colin C. Campbell has built and sold many companies, including several in the domain and web spaces. On today’s show, Campbell tal...

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Catching up with ICA–DNW Podcast #454 from 2023-09-25T15:30:34

We discuss the Las Vegas meeting, Lonnie Borck award, .net prices and more. My guests this week are Kamila Sekiewicz and Zak Muscovitch of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). We kick things...

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How to sell more domains–DNW Podcast #453 from 2023-09-18T15:30

Listen to this show to sell more domains. On today’s show, Squadhelp founder Darpan Munjal shares data and ideas for how to sell more domains. One of the datapoints was so impactful that I chang...

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X.com, domain names and toys–DNW Podcast #452 from 2023-09-11T15:30:26

A fun discussion with an early domain buyer. Have you ever passed up acquiring a domain only to kick yourself later? This week’s guest can probably one-up you. Jeremy Padawer had the opportunity...

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Top domain sales of 2023–DNW Podcast #451 from 2023-09-04T15:30:28

A look at the top end of the domain market in 2023. On today’s show, DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson joins me to talk about the domain name market so far in 2023. We compare the sales charts vs....

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Identity Digital&TLD marketing–DNW Podcast #450 from 2023-08-28T15:30:18

Identity Digital’s CMO and CRO talk top level domain names. Identity Digital operates more top level domains than any other company, with over 270 new top level domains, including .info, .pro, ....

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Legal talk: LTOs&brokers–DNW Podcast #449 from 2023-08-21T15:30:07

John Berryhill shares some of the risks of “time-structured arrangements.” Attorney John Berryhill returns this week to discuss some factors people should consider before entering into a lease-t...

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A max(.com) domain deal–DNW Podcast #448 from 2023-08-14T15:30:25

Joe Uddeme shares the story of selling max.com. Joe Uddeme of NameExperts joins us this week to talk about the deal for max.com, which HBO acquired as part of its rebrand to Max. Would it have g...

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Upgrading to Featured.com–DNW Podcast #447 from 2023-08-07T14:40:57

Why this company rebranded to Featured. Before Brett Farmiloe started his business that gets experts quoted in articles, he reached out to the owner of featured.com about buying the domain. It w...

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Domain investing updates–DNW Podcast #446 from 2023-07-31T15:30:19

How my domain investing year is going. Two months ago I did a solo episode where I covered my domain sales through May of the year. Today, I give an update on my results since then. I also expla...

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Lease-to-own–DNW Podcast #445 from 2023-07-24T15:30:56

Kate Buckley discusses LTO deals and the state of the domain market. This week we catch up with Kate Buckley, founder of Buckley Media. We discuss what’s going on in the market and talk about le...

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10 years of domain lessons–DNW Podcast #444 from 2023-07-17T15:30:06

Lessons to help you in domains investing and business. It’s been 10 years since Bill Sweetman launched Name Ninja. Since then, he’s helped countless companies acquire domains to launch new produ...

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Brandable domains with Margot Bushnaq–DNW Podcast #443 from 2023-07-10T15:30:18

The ins and outs of brandable domains and BrandBucket. BrandBucket is perhaps the oldest brandable domain marketplace, and it was started on accident. Founder Margot Bushnaq explains how it came...

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The CentralNic story–DNW Podcast #442 from 2023-06-26T15:30:01

How CentralNic grew into a large domain and advertising company, and why it’s shifting its approach to M&A. CentralNic (LON: CNIC) is one of the most interesting companies in the domain name spa...

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NamesCon recap–DNW Podcast #441 from 2023-06-19T15:30:18

Hear from 11 people who attended NamesCon. NamesCon returned to Austin earlier this month. It was a fun show running in conjunction with CloudFest USA. On today’s program, you’ll hear from 11 pe...

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My domain year so far–DNW Podcast #440 from 2023-06-12T15:40:48

A deep dive into how my domain portfolio is performing. On today’s show, I explore my domain sales results so far this year. I discuss the marketplaces where I’ve sold domains, where I bought th...

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AI&domain names–DNW Podcast #439 from 2023-06-05T15:40:20

How Artificial Intelligence will change domain names. Have you played around with any AI-powered domain generators? They’re surprisingly good. On today’s show, Ryan McKegney, CEO of DomainAgents...

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List for Sale–DNW Podcast #438 from 2023-05-29T15:30:52

Listing domains for sale is about to get easier. It might be difficult to remember, but there was a time when aftermarket domain name transactions were much more complex. If a buyer in China wan...

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Going once, going twice…–DNW Podcast #437 from 2023-05-22T15:30:20

Get ready for next week’s live domain name auction. NamesCon is next week, and that means it’s time for another live domain name auction. On today’s show, Monte Cahn of Right of the Dot discusse...

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Grilling with great domains–DNW Podcast #436 from 2023-05-15T15:39:38

Ryan Maltbie scored another great domain for his business. Ryan Maltbie returns to the podcast to talk about his latest domain acquisition, BBQs.com. Ryan was on the show a couple of years ago d...

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Chat.com and big domain deals–DNW Podcast #435 from 2023-05-08T15:30:54

Andrew Miller discusses some recent big domain sales. On this week’s show, I talk with Andrew Miller, managing director of Hilco Digital Assets. I had no idea how diverse and large Hilco was, an...

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NamesCon 2023 preview–DNW Podcast #434 from 2023-05-01T15:30:42

Here’s what to expect at this month’s conference. It’s hard to believe, but NamesCon 2023 takes place later this month! On today’s show, Soeren von Varchmin tells us what to expect at this year’...

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Should you sell your business?–DNW Podcast #433 from 2023-04-24T15:40:17

Is it time to cash in? Last week I gave a talk at MicroConf in Denver titled “Should you sell your business?” Many DNW Podcast listeners have started businesses they might be interested in selli...

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GoDaddy Auctions and Afternic–DNW Podcast #432 from 2023-04-17T15:30:37

Joe Styler talks about what’s going on with auctions and the aftermarket at GoDaddy. There have been a lot of changes on GoDaddy’s aftermarket platforms this year. Joe Styler, a product manager ...

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A chat with Escrow.com’s CEO–DNW Podcast #431 from 2023-04-10T15:30:55

Escrow.com’s CEO has good news about the domain name aftermarket. On today’s show, I talk with Escrow.com and Freelancer.com (FLN.AX) CEO Matt Barrie. While the end of last year was slow for dom...

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Squadhelp’s big investment–DNW Podcast #430 from 2023-04-03T15:30:50

Here’s what Squadhelp plans to do with its big investment. Domain name and naming marketplace Squadhelp announced a $10 million investment from Hilco Digital last month. On today’s show, Squadhe...

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ICANN Spring Break 2023–DNW Podcast #429 from 2023-03-27T15:30:36

Here’s what really happened in Cancun. It was a wet and wild Spring Break 2023 for ICANN in Cancun this month! OK, maybe not. On today’s show, MicheleNeylon talks about what really happened at t...

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Domain news&Lead Center walkthrough–DNW Podcast #428 from 2023-03-20T15:30:20

Today’s podcast covers a lot of recent domain news and Afternic’s new Lead Center. On today’s show, I run through a lot of interesting news in the domain business including new features at SnapN...

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Expired domains&SEO–DNW Podcast #427 from 2023-03-13T15:30:32

Learn how to fast-track your SEO using expired domains. SEO expert Sean Markey joins us today to talk about buying expired domains for their SEO value. We discuss the metrics you need to conside...

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Where to sell your domains–DNW Podcast #426 from 2023-02-27T16:30:58

Learn about where you can sell your domains and the pluses and minuses of each platform. On today’s show, I discuss the platforms for selling your domains and their relative benefits/drawbacks. ...

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Real domain investing results from 2022–DNW Podcast #425 from 2023-02-20T16:30:50

See how these two domain investors performed last year. How did your domain portfolio perform last year? Today, investors Logan Flatt of Media Code and Mark Levine of Domain Theory come on the s...

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A new Domain Academy–DNW Podcast #424 from 2023-02-13T16:30:42

Learn about the new Domain Academy and its free tools. Domain Academy is now under the GoDaddy umbrella, and many GoDaddy users get access for free. Even if you’re not interested in the domain i...

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The Cybersquatting law divide–DNW Podcast #423 from 2023-02-06T16:30:12

A recent court case does little to settle the “re-registration” question. A Court of Appeals decision last month widened the gulf between different U.S. circuits on a critical question in findin...

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Million dollar domain sales–DNW Podcast #422 from 2023-01-30T16:30:52

Where are last year’s big domain sales now? On today’s show, DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson discuss last year’s big sales. Who bought them? How are they being use? Ron also shares some surprisi...

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Rebranding to Going–DNW Podcast #421 from 2023-01-23T16:30:44

Why this company rebranded to Going and how it landed on the name. Scott’s Cheap Flights started as a way for people to find out about cheap flights. The business has grown a lot since it was fo...

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Fighting uncapped prices–DNW Podcast #420 from 2023-01-16T16:30:40

Why Namecheap fought against uncapped domain prices, and what it means for the domain industry. When ICANN removed price caps on .org and .info domains a few years ago, domain name registrar Nam...

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New TLDs 10 years later–DNW Podcast #419 from 2023-01-09T16:30:53

It’s been 10 years since new TLDs rolled out. Where are we now? It’s been ten years since new top level domains started rolling out. Today, I chat with Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix, to get ...

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2023 Predictions Episode–DNW Podcast #418 from 2023-01-02T16:30:48

Here’s what people think will happen this year. On today’s show, we’ll hear from 18 people in the domain business about what surprised them the most in 2022 and what they think will happen in 20...

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An entrepreneur’s domain choices–DNW Podcast #417 from 2022-12-19T16:30:54

Inside the head of an entrepreneur choosing domain names. I love talking to entrepreneurs about the domains they choose. This week’s guest is both an entrepreneur and someone savvy about domains...

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Selling non-.coms–DNW Podcast #416 from 2022-12-12T17:16:35

This investor has done well with non-.com domain names. Doron Vermaat has sold 12 .com domains this year. But he sold many more non-.com domains on his way to a stellar year of sales. On today’s...

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.Xyz, Epik and more–DNW Podcast #415 from 2022-12-05T16:30:41

Let’s dig into the latest conversations in the domain industry. On today’s show I talk about a couple of big topics in the domain industry right now. First, I’ll discuss the latest questioning o...

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Talking to UDRP panelists–DNW Podcast #414 from 2022-11-28T16:30:18

Here’s what Nat Cohen told panelists in Geneva. Last month Nat Cohen was invited to speak at a World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP workshop in Geneva. He was able to talk to UDRP panel...

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Disciplined domain investing–DNW Podcast #413 from 2022-11-14T16:30:33

How martial arts helped this domain investor stick with it. Ruban Thananayagam (aka @busyfather) bought 500 domain names on his credit card before he made his first sale. This sale gave him the ...

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A Super domain name–DNW Podcast #412 from 2022-11-07T16:30:43

Learn why this company bought super.com. Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when a company goes through a rebrand and acquires a new domain name? On today’s show, I talk with ...

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All about Handshake–DNW Podcast #411 from 2022-10-31T15:30:40

A deep dive into Handshake domain names. I talk to a lot of people who believe blockchain-based domains will solve all of the internet’s problems. They dismiss any counter-arguments and question...

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Epik’s new CEO–DNW Podcast #410 from 2022-10-24T15:30:25

Brian Royce explains his views and answers questions about what’s happening at the company. Many in the domain industry were surprised last month when Epik announced that Rob Monster was giving ...

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Whois info and blockchain impact–DNW Podcast #409 from 2022-10-17T15:30:26

Will a new Whois disclosure system satisfy anyone? On this week’s show, I speak with Marc Trachtenberg, a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Marc represents both brand holders looking to p...

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Why the ICA matters–DNW Podcast #408 from 2022-10-10T15:30:28

The role the ICA plays and how you can get involved. What is the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) and why is it important? On today’s show, I speak with ICA executive director Kamila Sekiewic...

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My domain sales results–DNW Podcast #407 from 2022-10-03T15:30:43

Here’s how my portfolio is performing through the first three quarters of the year. Q3 2022 is in the books. On today’s show, I give an update on how my domain name portfolio is performing this ...

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Using data to improve domain investing–DNW Podcast #406 from 2022-09-26T15:30:29

How data can help you become a better domain investor. On today’s show, I talk with Squadhelp founder Darpan Munjal. You’ll learn: What signals predict someone might by a domain name (and which ...

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Scaling your domain portfolio–DNW Podcast #405 from 2022-09-19T15:30:46

Domain investors suggest how to scale your domain portfolio. Most domain investors start out small and try to scale their domain portfolio over time. But what’s the best way to approach scaling?...

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Real domain investor results in 2022–DNW Podcast #404 from 2022-09-12T15:30:26

Here’s how two investors’ portfolios have fared so far this year. Last month at NamesCon, domain investors Logan Flatt and Mark Levine gave a detailed look at their sales numbers so far this yea...

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13 interviews from NamesCon–DNW Podcast #403 from 2022-09-05T15:30:54

Catch up with some of the people who attended NamesCon. It’s the NamesCon episode! NamesCon took place in person last week for the first time in 2 1/2 years. Today, you’ll hear from 13 people wh...

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Call.com buyer reveals plans–DNW Podcast #402 from 2022-08-29T15:30:52

Why this company paid $1.6 million for call.com. Rolf Larsen is no stranger to premium domains. One of his companies, Desktop.com, has already realized the benefits of a powerful one. So when Ro...

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NamesCon 2022 preview–DNW Podcast #401 from 2022-08-22T15:40:26

NamesCon returns to Austin next week! In-person domain name conferences are back! After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, NamesCon returns in person in Austin at the end of this month. Today, I talk...

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DNW Podcast Intermission from 2022-08-15T15:30:39

Check out our previous episodes this week. Domain Name Wire Published its 400th podcast episode last week, so this week I’m taking a breather. But that doesn’t mean you have nothing to listen to...

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Getting ready to Chill (.com)–DNW Podcast #400 from 2022-08-08T15:30:26

Why this company paid $1.6 million for chill.com and the benefits it’s getting from this great domain. It’s our 400th show! Today, I’m speaking with the CEO of the company that paid $1.6 million...

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It’s time for .kids–DNW Podcast #399 from 2022-08-01T15:30:59

The team behind .Asia gets ready to launch .kids. This week I chat with Edmon Chung. Edmon is the CEO of .Asia and a member of the ICANN Board of Directors. He’s busy getting ready for the launc...

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Trademarks on blockchain domains–DNW Podcast #398 from 2022-07-25T15:30:30

A look at brand protection on alt root blockchain domains. Tom Barrett, the president of Encirca, has been keeping on top of blockchain domains, especially concerning trademarks. His company rec...

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DomainAgents market overview–DNW Podcast #397 from 2022-07-18T15:30:33

Here’s what one major aftermarket service is seeing in the market. This week I chat with Ryan McKegney, CEO of DomainAgents. DomainAgents powers the “make offer” domain inquiry service at some r...

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Domain name legal hour part II–DNW Podcast #396 from 2022-07-11T15:30:27

John Berryhill answers listener questions, again. This week on the podcast, I air part II of a Twitter Space I held a couple of weeks ago with attorney John Berryhill. This segment kicks off wit...

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Domain name legal hour–DNW Podcast #395 from 2022-07-04T15:30:22

John Berryhill answers listener questions. Last week I held a Twitter Space with attorney John Berryhill to talk about domains. We had a great showing and some intriguing questions. I’m turning ...

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Identity Digital and TLD marketing–DNW Podcast #394 from 2022-06-27T15:30:34

Why a domain company changed its name and is launching a big campaign this week. Donuts announced that it rebranded to Identity Digital last week. On today’s show, Identity Digital CMO Mina Neub...

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Domain brokers discuss the market–DNW Podcast #393 from 2022-06-20T15:30

Two domain brokers talk about what they’re seeing in the market. Last week on the podcast I opined about what’s happening in the domain market and what might happen as the economy changes. In th...

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The domain market in 2022–DNW Podcast #392 from 2022-06-13T15:30:03

What’s happening to the domain market as overall markets take a hit. What a year it has been. Markets crashing. Fewer new domain registrations. Inflation. The sky is falling. Or is it? On today’...

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ENS vs. Handshake–DNW Podcast #391 from 2022-06-06T15:30:19

A discussion about blockchain domain names. I’ve had several podcasts about blockchain domain names over the years, but this show is different: we debate the relative merits of Ethereum Name Ser...

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Buying domains on eBay–DNW Podcast #390 from 2022-05-30T16:39:55

Inefficient markets provide opportunities. There are opportunities in inefficient markets. On today’s show, I chat with a domain investor who fights through the clutter on eBay to find good doma...

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What’s going on with new TLDs?–DNW Podcast #389 from 2022-05-23T15:30:33

Digging into recent new TLD data and marketing efforts. New top level domains seem to have some wind in their sails after a decade on the market. Radix, for example, saw revenue grow 35% last ye...

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Big sales and payment plans–DNW Podcast #388 from 2022-05-16T15:30:54

How Doron Vermaat made these big sales and why he likes payment plans. Doron Vermaat comes on the show this week to talk about two of his recent big sales. Doron is a domain investor and co-foun...

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Buying and selling startups–DNW Podcast #387 from 2022-05-09T15:30:02

How MicroAcquire has facilitated $500,000,000 in transactions. Thinking of buying or selling a web business? On today’s show, MicroAcquire founder Andrew Gazdecki talks about the process and how...

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Domain investing education–DNW Podcast #386 from 2022-05-02T15:30:46

Michael Cyger talks about selling DNAcademy and what it could mean for domain investors. In his first interview since selling DNAcademy to GoDaddy, Michael Cyger talks about how the deal came to...

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The power of great domains–DNW Podcast #385 from 2022-04-25T15:30:03

Four entrepreneurs stories about acquiring and using great domains. Owning a great domain name can jumpstart a business, giving it instant credibility and name recognition. On today’s show, we’r...

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Unpredictable domain sales–DNW Podcast #384 from 2022-04-18T15:30:55

One of the biggest challenges for investors without tens of thousands of domains is sales consistency. Unless you’re one of the biggest domain investors, you likely get frustrated by the unpredi...

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Both sides of DNS abuse–DNW Podcast #383 from 2022-04-11T15:30:41

A look at both side of the equation. No one listening to this podcast wants people to use domain names and websites for scams, spam, and spreading malware. But who should be responsible for poli...

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SEO jobs, onions, parties&more–DNW Podcast #382 from 2022-04-04T15:30:16

Checking in with domain-developer Peter Askew. Today, we check in with Peter Askew for an update on his latest business ventures. He’s right in the middle of onion season, but also recently laun...

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Domain Policy with Zak Muscovitch–DNW Podcast #381 from 2022-03-28T15:30:44

The latest on UDRP and other issues domain investors need to know about. Today we check in with Zak Muscovitch, general counsel for Internet Commerce Association. We discuss DNS abuse and other ...

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Acquiring Gravity.com–DNW Podcast #380 from 2022-03-21T15:30:27

How Gravity Forms acquired gravity.com. “If we don’t buy it, somebody else is going to buy it…This domain is probably unlikely to ever be available to us again if we don’t make a move and acquir...

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What makes domains valuable?–DNW Podcast #379 from 2022-03-14T15:30:37

Looking at the data behind sales over $25,000. What makes a domain sell for lots of money? How can you break out of low-range sales and sell a domain for $25k, $100k or more? On today’s show, Bo...

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Domains in court–DNW Podcast #378 from 2022-03-07T16:30:15

A look at recent domain-related court cases and legal aspects of NFTs and fractional domain investing. Attorney John Berryhill joins us today to talk about recent court cases involving domains, ...

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Why domainers love NFTs–DNW Podcast #377 from 2022-02-28T16:30:47

Trading NFTs is a bit like trading domains. There’s no debating that many domain investors have shifted some of their attention to trading NFTs. On today’s show, domain buyer broker Bill Sweetma...

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Talking BINs and logos with Richard Lau–DNW Podcast #376 from 2022-02-21T16:30:46

Richard Lau explains his domain pricing strategy and gives an update on his Logo.com venture. Richard Lau is a long-time domain investor who has left a mark on the industry. He founded (and late...

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Domain data with Leanne McMahon–DNW Podcast #375 from 2022-02-14T16:30:01

How this domain investor is helping the community with domain sales data analysis. Leanne McMahon is fairly new to domain investing but she is contributing a lot to the community, including her ...

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Domain site reviews and tips–DNW Podcast #374 from 2022-02-07T16:30:52

Let’s look at 10 domain sites: what makes them great, how they can improve and a tip. On today’s show, I’m going to evaluate ten domain sites domain investors use — marketplaces and other tools ...

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2021 domain sales recap with Ron Jackson–DNW Podcast #373 from 2022-01-31T16:30:16

A look at how the domain aftermarket performed last year. On today’s show, DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson walks us through the amazing year in domain sales we just experienced. We discuss the f...

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Your 2022 domain investing plan from 2022-01-24T16:30:44

Here’s how to make 2022 a great year for domain investing. Want to make 2022 your best domain investing year yet? On today’s show, I’ll show you some tips and suggestions that I’ve learned from ...

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Real domain investing numbers from 2021 with Mark Levine–DNW Podcast #371 from 2022-01-17T16:30:12

Investor Mark Levine shares his domain investing results for 2021. Mark Levine returns to the show today to give a breakdown of his domain sales last year. You’ll hear how many domains he sold, ...

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AbdulBasit Makrani–DNW Podcast #370 from 2022-01-10T16:30:26

Domain investors shares his story and tips. I’m really excited about today’s guest, domain investor AbdulBasit Makrani. I’ve been following him for years and learning a lot from his blog at Abdu...

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The 2022 Predictions Episode–DNW Podcast #369 from 2022-01-03T16:30:05

22 people predict what will happen in 2022. Let’s kick off 2022 by taking a look back at the past year and predicting what will happen this year. On the annual Predictions Episode, you’ll hear f...

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WordPress.com, .xyz, and distributed workforces–DNW Podcast #368 from 2021-12-20T16:30:26

Kellie Peterson of Automattic discusses domains at WordPress, her .xyz sales, and what distributed workforces are like. This week we talk with Kellie Peterson, head of domains at Automattic, whi...

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Thought Convergence auction recap–DNW Podcast #367 from 2021-12-13T16:30:01

Auction grosses over $2 million. Here are the takeaways. Last week Thought Convergence liquidated much of its domain portfolio through a three-day auction. On today’s show, I talk with Thought C...

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Inside a domain development deal–DNW Podcast #366 from 2021-12-06T16:30:50

A successful domain development deal can take time, money, and forethought. A lot of domain investors talk about developing their domains, but what actually goes into it? On today’s show, I talk...

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Expired Domains (part two)–DNW Podcast #365 from 2021-11-29T16:30:37

Expired domain tips and tricks, part 2. This is the second podcast in a series about expired domains. Last week, Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja explained how to monitor domains and place backorders...

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Expired Domains (part one)–DNW Podcast #364 from 2021-11-22T16:30:38

Expired domain tips and tricks, part 1. Many domain investors acquire much of their inventory from expired domain services. This week kicks off a two-part series about expired domains with Bill ...

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Ron da Silva, former ICANN board member–DNW Podcast #363 from 2021-11-15T16:30:47

A discussion on governance. On today’s show, I chat with former ICANN board member Ron da Silva, who finished his term at the conclusion of the last ICANN meeting. We talk about board independen...

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Startups and domains with Ben Katz–DNW Podcast #362 from 2021-11-08T16:30:17

This entrepreneur understands the value of great domain names. My guest today is serial entrepreneur Ben Katz, currently CEO of Happy Head. Previously, he was with Card.com when it acquired its ...

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How Namecheap tackles abuse–DNW Podcast #361 from 2021-11-01T15:30:12

How the second largest retail registrar handles abuse. Last month, I spoke with Tucows CEO Elliot Noss about DNS abuse in episode 359. Today, Namecheap COO Hillan Klein comes on the show to talk...

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GoDaddy domain investor update–DNW Podcast #360 from 2021-10-25T15:30:43

What’s happening and what’s in the works for domain investors. GoDaddy plays an important role in the domain name aftermarket. On today’s show, GoDaddy VP of Aftermarket Paul Nicks provides upda...

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Managing DNS abuse–DNW Podcast #359 from 2021-10-18T15:30:38

Tucows CEO Elliot Noss talks about the company’s new initiative. A lot of good comes from the internet. So does a lot of bad: phishing, spam, explicit child material, etc. On today’s show, Tucow...

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Ethereum Name Service–DNW Podcast #358 from 2021-10-11T15:30:59

How to connect “regular” domains with Ethereum Name Service. There are a handful of competing blockchain-based, alt-root domain name systems popping up. One of these made a big announcement rece...

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The power of great domains–DNW Podcast #357 from 2021-10-04T15:30:30

How John Rampton has grown businesses by upgrading their domains. This week’s guest understands the value of a good domain name. John Rampton is the co-founder of Calendar.com and Due.com. Both ...

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Actual domain investor results–DNW Podcast #356 from 2021-09-27T15:30:47

Let’s look at actual P&Ls of domain investors. Last week at NamesCon Online, I interviewed domain investors Logan Flatt and Mark Levine. They shared their actual revenue, expenses and profits fo...

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Selling more geo domains–DNW Podcast #355 from 2021-09-20T15:30:51

Can SquadHelp crack the geo domain sales code? Can SquadHelp crack the code to help you sell more geo domains? On today’s show, SquadHelp CEO Darpan Munjal discusses the company’s plans to help ...

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NamesCon.online preview–DNW Podcast #354 from 2021-09-13T15:30:15

Previewing next week’s three domain auctions and great content. NamesCon.online kicks off next week, so I asked Soeren von Varchmin to visit with us this week for a preview. He explains the thre...

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Apes have taken over the domain business–DNW Podcast #353 from 2021-08-30T15:30:01

So what does it mean for domain investing? Before you roll your eyes, this is not just a podcast episode about NFTs. We’re going to dive into what so many domain investors turning their attentio...

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Good Game: .GG domain investments–DNW Podcast #352 from 2021-08-23T15:30:52

How to invest in .gg domain names. Is .gg the next .io? Our two guests this week have had early success investing in this domain extension and hope that it takes off like .io did thanks to end u...

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Marketing top level domains–DNW Podcast #351 from 2021-08-16T15:30:25

How do you make a top level domain stand out? Many top level domain names became popular over time thanks to use. Someone saw another company use the TLD, so it used it, too. Relatively recent e...

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My favorite domains–DNW Podcast #350 from 2021-08-09T15:30:49

Here are my favorite domain names. It’s the 350th episode! We all have favorite domain names in our portfolios. On today’s show, I run through my favorite domains from my portfolio. They aren’t ...

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Benefits of great domains–DNW Podcast #349 from 2021-08-02T15:30:19

How a great domain can help you win investors, customers and more. Rolf Larsen understands the value of a great domain name. His latest startup, Desktop.com, spent a lot of money to buy its doma...

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Buying and selling content sites–DNW Podcast #348 from 2021-07-26T15:30:42

How to buy and sell content sites for a profit. On today’s show, we talk to Michael Bereslavsky of DomainMagnate. His company buys and sells online businesses, and takes the process to another l...

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.US and domain sales review–DNW Podcast #347 from 2021-07-19T15:30:12

Ron Jackson reviews the market for .us domains and we discuss the top 10 domain sales so far this year. This week I catch up with Ron Jackson of DNJournal. Ron launched a new site dedicated to s...

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Selling grills at BBQGrills.com–DNW Podcast #346 from 2021-07-12T15:30:58

A great domain name helped this entrepreneur launch his business. When Ryan Maltbie had less than $1,000 left in his bank account, he decided to do something bold: bet his family’s future on a n...

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SBA loans for online businesses–DNW Podcast #345 from 2021-07-05T15:30:05

Is an SBA loan right for your business? I was talking to a friend the other day who is taking out a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan and I was surprised at how good the terms were. Lots ...

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Reopening’s impact on domains–DNW Podcast #344 from 2021-06-28T15:30:12

The world is starting to reopen. What does this mean for domain names? This week on the podcast I check in with domain investor Shane Cultra. Shane owns a nursery and he’s seen firsthand how bus...

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Growing Voices.com with a killer domain–DNW Podcast #343 from 2021-06-21T15:30:52

How upgrading to a shorter and better domain helped Voices.com. There are many benefits to companies that use great domain names. On today’s show, Voices.com founder and CEO David Ciccarelli dis...

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Top domain name sales&crypto impact–DNW Podcast #342 from 2021-06-14T15:30:04

Let’s review top sales so far and talk a bit more about crypto values. This week’s episode is shorter than usual. I recorded this ahead of traveling, so there’s no news segment. Instead, I’m goi...

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DNS using blockchain technology–DNW Podcast #341 from 2021-06-07T15:30:12

A discussion on the merits and challenges of a DNS built on blockchain technology. Would a DNS using blockchain technology be better than the current DNS? Andrew Rosener thinks so, although he a...

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Great domain investing insights–DNW Podcast #340 from 2021-05-31T15:30:33

Listen to these great insights to help improve your domain investing. I’ve interviewed many great domain investors for this show, and some have left a great impression on me and listeners. Today...

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How cryptocurrency drives the domain aftermarket–DNW Podcast #339 from 2021-05-24T15:30:05

Will a drop in cryptocurrency prices impact the domain aftermarket? Crypto markets had a wild ride last week. My guest this week, Amanda Waltz of Saw.com, discusses the impact that cryptocurrenc...

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Wacky domain acquisition stories–DNW Podcast #338 from 2021-05-17T15:30:45

Buying domains isn’t always easy. Acquiring domain names and social media accounts from their current owners isn’t easy. Today’s guest, Bill Sweetman, has more than his fair share of battle stor...

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Buying and selling online businesses–DNW Podcast #337 from 2021-05-10T15:30:49

Learn about selling your developed domain or buying an online business. Two episodes ago on the podcast, Michael Cyger talked about selling his online business iSixSigma. On today’s show, I spea...

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Brandable domain investor success story–DNW Podcast #336 from 2021-05-03T15:30:08

How Keith DeBoer built a six-figure-a-year brandable domain portfolio. Domain investor Keith DeBoer started dabbling in domains in 2014. Within a few years, he started making six figures per yea...

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Developing your domains into a business–DNW Podcast #335 from 2021-04-26T15:30:46

It takes a lot to build a business. Michael Cyger of DNAcademy just sold his business iSixSigma. On today’s show, Michael talks about the work that went into building this business. (Hint: it wa...

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Tackling DNS Abuse–DNW Podcast #334 from 2021-04-19T15:30:32

New group wants to get a handle on DNS abuse such as phishing and malware distribution. My guest this week is Graeme Bunton, Director of the new DNS Abuse Institute. We discuss types of DNS abus...

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More domain investing competition with Braden Pollock–DNW Podcast #333 from 2021-04-12T15:30:45

How increasing competition is changing domain investing dynamics. Domain auction prices are going through the roof. What does this mean for domain investors? Is there a fallout coming? On today’...

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The “new” NamesCon and Cloudfest–DNW Podcast #332 from 2021-04-05T15:30:54

A look at the future of these two conferences under new ownership. NamesCon and Cloudfest are under new ownership. On this week’s show, I talk with Christian Jaeger, CEO of the new owner WHD Eve...

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Closing domain deals with a contract–DNW Podcast #331 from 2021-03-29T15:30:33

Why you might need a contract and what’s important about them. Many businesses (especially big ones) require a contract before completing a domain name purchase. Joe Uddeme of Name Experts has b...

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A different domain model with Arno Vis–DNW Podcast #330 from 2021-03-22T15:30:13

Openprovider founder Arno Vis discusses his domain registrar’s membership model. Most domain name registrars charge their customers a markup over whatever the registry charges them. Openprovider...

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Verisign’s .com printing press–DNW Podcast #329 from 2021-03-15T15:30:05

How Verisign got such a profitable business and what the future holds. Verisign operates one of the most profitable large businesses in the world thanks to a no-bid contract to operate the .com ...

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Adapting your domain investing strategy with Logan Flatt–DNW Podcast #328 from 2021-03-08T16:30:11

Logan Flatt explains how he’s adapting his strategy for today’s reality. Last week I wrote about how domain investing is constantly changing and how you need to change your approach to adapt. Th...

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Domain investing strategies with Nikul Sanghvi–DNW Podcast #327 from 2021-03-01T16:30:22

Nikul returns to the show to talk about his 2020 investing results. One of my favorite domain investors is back on the show this week. Nikul Sanghvi talks about his domain investing results from...

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Takedowns on the Web with Elliot Noss–DNW Podcast #326 from 2021-02-22T16:30:26

Which entities should take down websites, and when? There has been a lot of talk about censorship and taking down websites over the past couple of months. On today’s show, I talk with Tucows CEO...

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Domain investing case study–DNW Podcast #325 from 2021-02-15T16:30:49

An in-depth look at one domain investor’s strategy and results. Mark Levine returns to the podcast this week to dig into his 2020 domain investing results. You’ll learn about his revenues and co...

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Catching up with Frank Schilling–DNW Podcast #324 from 2021-02-08T16:30:17

The legendary domain name investor reflects on new top level domains and talks about his upcoming sale of 23 strings. Frank Schilling is exiting the top level domain business in a big way: he’s ...

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Planning for the future–DNW Podcast #323 from 2021-02-01T16:30:36

How to make sure your domain business keeps sizzling. This week we take an outside-in look at your domain business. My guest, Warren Coughlin came on the show last year when the economy ground t...

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Digging into Squadhelp–DNW Podcast #322 from 2021-01-25T16:30:20

How to get the most out of Squadhelp. Squadhelp launched its new white label marketplace for domainers last summer and I’ve been testing it out ever since.Today, I quiz Squadhelp CEO Darpan Munj...

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Newer domain investors find success–DNW Podcast #321 from 2021-01-18T16:30:35

Listen to three newer domain investors talk about their strategies, tools, and approach. They say “all of the good domains are taken” and many people think that if you didn’t get into domain inv...

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Selling Gems with Andrew Miller–DNW Podcast #320 from 2021-01-11T16:30:28

Andrew Miller talks about the old and the new. My guest today is Andrew Miller, an early domain investor who sold beer.com, shop.com, diamond.com and many other gems. On today’s show, we dig int...

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NielsenIQ and domain names–DNW Podcast #319 from 2021-01-04T16:30:54

What’s NielsenIQ, and why did it acquire NIQ.com? Nielsen — the company you probably know for TV ratings — is really much more than that. This year, the company is splitting into two. On today’s...

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2021 Predictions Episode–DNW Podcast #318 from 2020-12-28T16:30:02

Here’s where 22 domain industry pros think we’re headed in 2021. Bring out the champagne, 2020 is almost over! It has certainly been an eventful, life-altering year. We’re concluding 2020 with o...

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2020 in review–DNW Podcast #317 from 2020-12-21T16:30:39

A look back at 2020 in the domain name business. It’s a special edition this week as I review the top stories and trends in the domain name market in 2020. We’ll discuss the pandemic’s impact on...

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A Sparkly conversation with Jen Sale–DNW Podcast #316 from 2020-12-14T16:30:56

Jen Sale’s new startup and thoughts on starting a business. You know Jen Sale as the CEO of domain name brokerage Evergreen. She has a new startup called Sparkly that hopes to make give-giving e...

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Acquiring a killer domain–DNW Podcast #315 from 2020-12-07T16:30:15

This domain broker has been on the other side of a domain deal. Not many domain name brokers can say they’ve “been there” — in the shoes of a company trying to acquire a premium domain name. Tod...

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Investing in new TLDs with Oswin–DNW Podcast #314 from 2020-11-30T16:30:24

This domainer has success selling new TLDs. Making profitable investments with new top level domain names has proven challenging for many investors. Registries held back their best inventory or ...

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New TLD marketing with Mina Neuberg–DNW Podcast #313 from 2020-11-23T16:30:42

Mina Neuberg, Chief Marketing Officer of Donuts, talks about marketing new top level domains to registrants. Last week, Donuts announced it was acquiring Afilias in a blockbuster deal. My guest ...

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Domain Investing with Adam Strong–DNW Podcast #312 from 2020-11-16T16:30:57

Adam Strong talks about the state of the domain name aftermarket. Domain investor Adam Strong returns to the show today to talk about what he’s seeing in the domain aftermarket during this stran...

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Side Hustles with Nick Loper–DNW Podcast #311 from 2020-11-09T17:00:05

Investing in domains and other business ideas to make money on the side. Domain name investing is a side hustle for many investors. On today’s show, I talk with Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation....

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Booking.com and cybersquatting–DNW Podcast #310 from 2020-11-02T16:30

A discussion with a UDRP panelist who also represented Booking.com at the Supreme Court. One of the best sessions at September’s NamesCon Online was a chat between Zak Muscovitch, general counse...

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The domain sales stack–DNW Podcast #309 from 2020-10-26T15:30:12

How Dan.com is building a tech and payments stack for domain name sales. I’ve always thought of Dan.com as another domain landing page sales platform. But I walked away from my conversation this...

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Domain leasing, selling domains and more–DNW Podcast #308 from 2020-10-19T15:30:31

Listener questions about domain leasing, selling domains and more. On this week’s show, I answer some listener questions. We’ll talk about domain leasing (when to do it and how to set it up), ho...

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Domain Valuation–DNW Podcast #307 from 2020-10-12T15:30:34

Great tools and a real-world example of domain name valuation. Proper domain name valuation is crucial to being a successful domain name investor. On today’s show, Michael Cyger of DNAcademy wal...

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It’s on .Fox–DNW Podcast #306 from 2020-10-05T15:30:07

How entertainment company Fox is using its .Fox top level domain. Many companies acquired a brand-matching new top level domain, but few have put them to extensive use. Fox has recently started ...

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Domain broker ethics–DNW Podcast #305 from 2020-09-28T15:30:25

How domain brokers, buyers, and sellers should act ethically. How should domain name brokers behave? On today’s show, domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja discusses the role of buyer ...

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Web businesses during the pandemic–DNW Podcast #304 from 2020-09-21T15:30:21

How are web businesses faring? It depends on the audience. By now, we have a good idea about what is happening in the domain name industry due to the pandemic. But what about developed websites?...

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Grand Theft Domain Name–DNW Podcast #303 from 2020-09-14T15:30:59

Kieren McCarthy discusses the astonishing story of the theft of the world’s most valuable domain name. When Sex .com was stolen in the 90s, it was most likely the most valuable domain name in th...

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Rand Fishkin on domains and SEO–DNW Podcast #302 from 2020-09-08T15:30:03

The founder of Moz, and now SparkToro, discusses the history of domains and SEO. My guest this week is Rand Fishkin. Rand founded SEO company Moz and his latest startup is audience analytics com...

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Checking in with Todd Han–DNW Podcast #301 from 2020-08-31T15:30:08

Some domainer-friendly updates from Dynadot. This week, we check in with Dynadot founder Todd Han. He talks about Dynadot’s new sales system, some updates on the company’s expired domain auction...

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It’s episode 300!–DNW Podcast #300 from 2020-08-24T15:30:26

A retrospective after 300 episodes of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. It’s episode #300! Whether you recently discovered the Domain Name Wire Podcast or have listened since 2014, thanks for being ...

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Oh Hey .Gay–DNW Podcast #299 from 2020-08-17T15:30:09

Ray King discusses the .gay launch and some domainer-friendly upgrades at Porkbun. My guest this week was the very first guest on the Domain Name Wire podcast back in 2014. Ray King runs two dom...

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No B.S.–DNW Podcast #298 from 2020-08-10T15:30:22

This domain company won’t give you any bullsh*it. There are many paths to growing a business, but domain name registrar Gandi has taken an unusual one: 100% of its business is from word-of-mouth...

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i2Coalition–DNW Podcast #297 from 2020-08-03T15:30:39

An interview with the voice for businesses that build the Internet. The Domain Name Association recently merged with i2Coalition, so this week I interview i2Coalition Executive Director Christia...

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2020 (so far) in review–DNW Podcast #296 from 2020-07-27T15:30:39

It’s been a long year, so let’s take stock of what has happened. On this week’s show, I take a look back at what a wild year 2020 has been. So much has changed since we got together at NamesCon ...

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The best way to pick a company name–DNW Podcast #295 from 2020-07-20T15:30:07

How this entrepreneur found a good company name for a great price. When it came time for Laura Roeder to select a name for her new company, she didn’t go about it the same way most people do. Sh...

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Sell more domains with a crowd–DNW Podcast #294 from 2020-07-13T15:30:11

Squadhelp is becoming a formidable player in the domain aftermarket. It’s one thing to list your brandable domains for sale. It’s another thing to list them for sale and have people suggest them...

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Elkhan Agamirza–DNW Podcast #293 from 2020-07-06T15:30:08

How this domain investor has built his portfolio to over 5,000 domains. Elkhan Agamirza’s domain name portfolio has been doubling in size every year and now stands at over 5,000 domains. He take...

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Are these domains unstoppable?–DNW Podcast #292 from 2020-06-29T15:30:10

Checking in on blockchain domains one year later Last year I interviewed one of the co-founders of Unstoppable Domains. I’m checking in with another co-founder this week, Brad Kam, to see how it...

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Security report names domain registrar–DNW Podcast #291 from 2020-06-22T15:30:48

Report about malware distributed through browser plugins questions registrar’s role. My guest this week is Eric Poyton, a security researcher with Awake. Awake security issued a report last week...

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Stealing the keys to the internet–DNW Podcast #290 from 2020-06-15T15:30:02

A drama about domain names. A drama about ICANN and domain names? Ryan Estrada made it entertaining with his 9-part drama podcast Big Data about stealing the keys to the internet. On today’s sho...

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The Great Domain Theft–DNW Podcast #289 from 2020-06-08T15:30:27

How Michael Fischer recovered his domain name from a theft. Owning a great domain is like owning a fine piece of art. It’s one of a kind and given the right opportunity, thieves would love to ge...

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The Handshake alternative–DNW Podcast #288 from 2020-06-01T15:30:54

Could Handshake challenge ICANN? There’s no doubt that the ICANN-regulated DNS has some drawbacks. On this week’s show, Mike Carson (who also runs Park.io) discusses a blockchain-based alternati...

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One Word Domains–DNW Podcast #287 from 2020-05-26T15:30:10

A tool to find one-word domains and thoughts about the state of the domain business. This week I have a guest interview and some thoughts about the domain industry. For the guest segment, I spea...

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Adrian Kinderis–DNW Podcast #286 from 2020-05-18T15:30:29

From running a registrar to .au to .film. My guest this week is Adrian Kinderis. Adrian has been in the domain business for a couple of decades and started by founding a domain registrar. This s...

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Domains at the Supreme Court–DNW Podcast #285 from 2020-05-11T15:30:26

SCOTUS debates domain names and trademarks. There was a spotlight on domain names last week in a place where you wouldn’t expect it: The U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard oral arguments in a d...

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Building and selling websites–DNW Podcast #284 from 2020-05-04T15:30:41

Learn how Marc Andre sold four websites for over $1 million in total. Many domain investors talk about building their domains into websites and selling them. Today, I interview Marc Andre of Vit...

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What this domainer learned–DNW Podcast #283 from 2020-04-27T15:36:27

From building a portfolio to pricing domains, here are some helpful lessons. In January I interviewed domain name investor Nikul Sanghvi about his domain name journey. He had lots of great stori...

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Domains in Hollywood–DNW Podcast #282 from 2020-04-20T15:30:49

Why movies have such crappy domain names. There was a time, not so long ago, when people went to movie theaters to watch movies. They were subjected to 30 minutes of previews before the movie be...

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Bored Humans–DNW Podcast #281 from 2020-04-13T15:30:27

Eric Borgos is bored again. Eric Borgos has had a lot of hits. He has sold millions of dollars worth of domain names, including a set of sites for $4.5 million back in 2008. But what he did back...

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Liquidating your domain names–DNW Podcast #280 from 2020-04-06T15:30:38

Josh&Josh discuss their solution to help domainers liquidate domains. Domain names can be difficult to liquidate. We all hold out for end users to buy our domains, but wouldn’t it be nice if we ...

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Adjusting to the downturn and going virtual–DNW Podcast #279 from 2020-03-30T15:30:20

Here’s how one investor is thinking about his domain portfolio in light of the economic downturn. Domain name investor Page Howe returns to the program this week. Page talks about how he’s manag...

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Saving your business in this downturn–DNW Podcast #278 from 2020-03-23T15:30:52

Take these steps now to survive the bust. Warren Coughlin, a business coach to entrepreneurs, has been through a lot of downturns. On this week’s show, Warren shares his experience steering a bu...

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Coronavirus impact on domain business–DNW Podcast #277 from 2020-03-16T15:30:13

Shane Cultra breaks down what he saw last week. Last week was unlike any I can recall in my lifetime. People are understandably scared and anxious. This was obvious to Shane Cultra, who saw an i...

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On the radio with .FM–DNW Podcast #276 from 2020-03-09T15:30:20

Podcasting has given this country code domain a boost. When I went to a podcast conference last month, one thing stuck out: .FM. It was everywhere. Many companies in the industry, such as podcas...

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Death and Domains–DNW Podcast #275 from 2020-03-02T16:30:15

How to prepare your estate as a domain name investor. People don’t like to think about death or becoming incapacitated, but it’s especially important for domain name investors to make a plan. Ou...

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Should you get your own TLD?–DNW Podcast #274 from 2020-02-24T16:30:32

Is getting your own TLD a good investment? There’s been a lot of debate about new top level domain names. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there’s a legitimate business opportunity to get your own top leve...

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How a lawyer turned his business around with new domains–DNW Podcast #273 from 2020-02-17T16:30:18

After other marketing methods failed, Clay Burgess built sites using new top level domains. Clay Burgess is a lawyer and owns a law firm in Louisiana. Until a couple of years ago, his business w...

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California AG looks into ICANN–DNW Podcast #272 from 2020-02-10T16:30:26

What does it mean for the future of the .org sale? During NamesCon, news broke that the California Attorney General is looking into the deal to sell .Org to a private equity company, as well as ...

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NamesCon Roundup–DNW Podcast #271 from 2020-02-03T16:30:09

10 interviews from people at NamesCon. NamesCon was last week in Austin, Texas. On this week’s show, you’ll hear from 10 people at NamesCon: Aman Bhutani, CEO of GoDaddy Peter Askew, Domain inve...

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NamesCon preview–DNW Podcast #270 from 2020-01-27T16:30:58

Michael Cyger and Monte Cahn preview the action in Austin this week. This week the domain name industry will converge in Austin, Texas for NamesCon 2020. To preview the action, I talk to Michael...

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From selling vinyl to selling domain names–DNW Podcast #269 from 2020-01-20T16:30:53

Nikul Sanghvi struggled to get a foothold in domain investing until a big sale in 2015. A domain investor’s journey is often filled with ups and downs. On today’s show, you’ll hear Nikul Sanghvi...

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Saw.com–DNW Podcast #268 from 2020-01-13T16:30:12

Amanda Waltz and Jeffrey Gabriel discuss their new venture and what is happening in the domain market. Domain name brokers Amanda Waltz and Jeffrey Gabriel have teamed up to form Saw.com. On tod...

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The domain sales lander OG–DNW Podcast #267 from 2020-01-06T16:30:56

Here’s what you need on your domain sales landers, according to someone who’s been helping domainers created them since 2006. My guest this week is kind of the OG of domain name sales landers. T...

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2020 Domain Industry Predictions–DNW Podcast #266 from 2019-12-30T16:30:54

Hear predictions about the next year in the domain industry. This week you’ll get predictions for 15 people (including me) about what to expect in the domain name industry next year. I also aske...

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Sending out the Bat-signal–DNW Podcast #265 from 2019-12-16T16:30:03

How to get a response in a domain inquiry. Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja is back on the show today, and I promise you’re going to get a ton of ideas from this show. Bill spends his days helping co...

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Who has a crystal ball–DNW Podcast #264 from 2019-12-09T16:49

Let’s check in on predictions made a year ago. 2019 is coming to a close. A year ago, 18 people made predictions about what would happen in the domain industry this year. Who was right and who w...

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Doron Vermaat–DNW Podcast #263 from 2019-12-02T16:30:50

An update on using for-sale only domain name landers. Does making tweaks to domain sales landers lead to increased sales? That’s one of the questions I ask Doron Vermat, co-founder of Efty, on t...

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James Booth–DNW Podcast #262 from 2019-11-25T16:30:55

A view on the market from an active investor. This week I catch up with domain broker James Booth of Phenom.com (formerly BQDN.com). We first talked in 2016 when he was just starting in the doma...

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What to expect at NamesCon 2020–DNW Podcast #261 from 2019-11-11T16:30:17

Soeren von Varchmin talks about the domain investing community’s big conference in January. I spent last week in Montreal at the ICANN meeting. While there, I sat down with NamesCon CEO Soeren v...

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Richard Lau and James Morfopoulos–DNW Podcast #260 from 2019-11-04T16:30:18

Investing in domains and building them out. Some people are good domain name investors. Others are good site developers. Richard Lau and James Morfopoulos are a rare breed; they are both good do...

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Paul Nicks talks GoDaddy Aftermarket–DNW Podcast #259 from 2019-10-28T15:30:48

What GoDaddy is doing to help you sell more domains. Two weeks ago, Shane Cultra and I discussed improvements we want GoDaddy to make. On today’s show, GoDaddy VP of Aftermarket Paul Nicks comes...

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SEO from Expired Domains–DNW Podcast #258 from 2019-10-21T15:30:53

How to leverage the search engine value of expired domains. Building links and authority for a new website is hard but there’s a way to skip a lot of the work. Today’s guest, Sean Markey, explai...

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Improving GoDaddy–DNW Podcast #257 from 2019-10-14T15:30:10

A discussion about GoDaddy and how to improve it. GoDaddy has made many improvements to its domain platform. What more can it do to make the experience better for domain investors going forward?...

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ICANN drops the ball–DNW Podcast #256 from 2019-10-07T15:30:39

Zak Muscovitch talks about how ICANN went wrong. Internet Commerce Association general counsel Zak Muscovitch comes on the show to talk about ICANN’s misstep on recent contract renewals and how ...

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ID4ME and Domains–DNW Podcast #255 from 2019-09-30T15:30:08

Can ID4ME boost both privacy and domain names? This week I talk with Katja Speck and Tom Keller about ID4Me. Katja is the managing director of ID4Me, and Tom Keller is a board member whose day j...

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The domain end user episode–DNW Podcast #254 from 2019-09-23T15:30:20

5 small business owners give the story of their domain names. Why do small business owners register the domain names that they choose? On today’s show we’ll talk to five business founders, most ...

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Matt Overman on new TLDs–DNW Podcast #253 from 2019-09-16T15:30:39

Why Donuts is repricing many of its premium domains. This week I talk with Matt Overman, the SVP of sales at Donuts, the company that offers 242 domains in new extensions such as .money and .exp...

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Buying Woven.com with Tim Campos–DNW Podcast #252 from 2019-09-09T15:30:26

How this startup acquired its ideal domain name. Woven CEO Tim Campos comes on the show this week to talk about his company acquiring the domain name Woven.com. Campos is the former CIO of Faceb...

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Mark Levine Returns–DNW Podcast #251 from 2019-09-03T15:30:32

Domain investor Mark Levine drops some knowledge on this week’s podcast. Domain investor Mark Levin returns to the Domain Name Wire Podcast to talk about how he’s investing in 2019 and his resul...

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EFF on domains and .org contract–DNW Podcast #250 from 2019-08-26T15:30:40

Electronic Frontier Foundation is fighting the new .org contract. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) fights for the civil liberties, free speech and privacy on the internet. The non-profit...

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Fighting for IMI.com–DNW Podcast #249 from 2019-08-19T15:30:12

The story behind one man’s expensive battle to keep his domain name. Jeffrey Black registered IMI.com in 1994. Over two decades later he found himself in court spending hundreds of thousands of ...

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A new TLD update with Sandeep Ramchandani–DNW Podcast #248 from 2019-08-12T15:30:26

Sandeep Ramchandani returns to the program to discuss the top level domain market. Radix CEO Sandeep Ramchandani discusses the current state of new top level domain names from his perspective. W...

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Sedo CEO Matthias Conrad–DNW Podcast #247 from 2019-08-05T15:30:53

How Matthias Conrad views the domain aftermarket so far. Matthias Conrad joined Sedo as its new CEO at the beginning of the year. On this show, Matthias talks about his impression of the domain ...

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Grow your business with podcasts–DNW Podcast #246 from 2019-07-29T15:30:53

A step-by-step walkthrough of how to leverage podcast guest appearances to grow your audience. Want to grow your audience and business? One of the hottest things to do right now is to be a guest...

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Avoiding stolen domains with Josh Reason–DNW Podcast #245 from 2019-07-22T15:30:03

A cautionary tale about stolen domain names. Buying a stolen domain name can lead to a heap of legal trouble, not to mention losing a lot of money. In this episode, I chat with domain investor J...

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Eternal September with John Berryhill–DNW Podcast #244 from 2019-07-15T15:30:23

Domain investors keep doing stupid things. Attorney John Berryhill has seen a lot in his years practicing domain name and trademark law. He sees domain investors do the same silly things over an...

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DAN.com–DNW Podcast #243 from 2019-07-08T15:30:57

How DAN.com is using blockchain for the future of domain name transactions. This week I talk with Reza Sardeha, co-founder of DAN.com (formerly Undeveloped). Reza explains how his company uses b...

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Domain pricing with Jeffrey Gabriel–DNW Podcast #242 from 2019-07-01T15:30:15

Uniregistry’s SVP of sales discusses how to respond to a domain inquiry. Should you price your domains or ask for an offer? How should you respond to a domain purchase inquiry? On today’s show, ...

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Adam Strong, Voice.com–DNW Podcast #241 from 2019-06-24T15:30:43

Analyzing the $30 million deal + thoughts on one-word .com domains. It’s a record-breaker: Voice.com sold for $30 million cash! On today’s show, domain investor Adam Strong helps me break down t...

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Proactive domain sales with Joe Uddeme–DNW Podcast #240 from 2019-06-17T15:30:50

Learn about changes to the domain market and how to sell your domains proactively. Want to learn a process for figuring out end user buyers for your domain names? On today’s show, Joe Uddeme of ...

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Nicolai Bezsonoff–DNW Podcast #239 from 2019-06-03T15:30:08

From .co to Neustar. Nicolai Bezsonoff had a good job in banking in NYC when his friend Juan Calle called him and asked to meet. Juan told him about his plans to turn .Co into a brand and asked ...

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A Viral Onion Story with Peter Askew–DNW Podcast #238 from 2019-05-28T15:30:51

He sells onions on the internet, and people love it. Peter Askew returns to the podcast this week for an update on his projects. A story he recently published titled “I sell onions on the intern...

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Ron Jackson–DNW Podcast #237 from 2019-05-20T15:30:01

Ron Jackson of DNJournal tells us what he’s seeing in the aftermarket. Ron Jackson keeps tabs on domain name sales at DNJournal. On today’s show he discusses what he is seeing in the market, com...

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Building Great.com with Erik Bergman–DNW Podcast #236 from 2019-05-13T15:30:22

Is a great dot com all it’s cracked up to be? Here’s an update from someone who paid $900k for a domain. A year after paying $900,000 for Great.com, Erik Bergman is starting to ramp up the busin...

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Domain investing with Logan Flatt- DNW Podcast #235 from 2019-05-06T15:30:31

A detailed look at one domain investor’s results. This week you’ll hear a first-hand account of what it’s like being a domain investor. Logan Flatt shares his actual results from the past two ye...

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Drew Wash project results–DNW Podcast #234 from 2019-04-29T15:30:34

A domain development project runs into challenges. A year ago Drew Wash set out on an ambitious plan: develop three premium domain names into websites generating $25k a month in recurring revenu...

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How to Sell with Brian Harbin–DNW Podcast #233 from 2019-04-22T15:30:23

Learn from a career salesperson. Are you a good salesperson? It’s something I’ve always struggled with, but no matter what your job is, sales is part of it. That’s especially the case if you’re ...

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The .Inc Model–DNW Podcast #232 from 2019-04-15T16:00:16

$2,500 for a domain registration? There are many models for new top level domains: inexpensive and high volume, moderately priced, and then insanely expensive. This week we talk with one of the ...

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Why this company paid $600k for Carrot.com–DNW Podcast #231 from 2019-04-08T15:30:07

The inside story on the five-year journey to buy Carrot.com. This week’s episode includes one of my favorite interviews so far on the DNW podcast. I talk with Trevor Mauch of Carrot, who started...

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Joshua Schoen–DNW Podcast #230 from 2019-04-01T15:30:32

How Joshua Schoen built his domain name portfolio. Joshua Schoen didn’t get into domain name investing until 2016, but he has created a nice portfolio including Sign.com, Mockingbird.com, and ma...

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7 ways to sell your domains–DNW Podcast #229 from 2019-03-25T15:58:22

Hobi Michalec shares tips to sell your domain names. This week I chat with domain broker Hobi Michalec with domain brokerage Lumis. Hobi shares 7 methods to sell your domain names. While you’ve ...

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7Up and March Madness–DNW Podcast #228 from 2019-03-18T15:30:08

Hear the story of 7Up.com’s launch in March Madness 1996. My guest on today’s program created the original 7up.com website when he was in his early 20s working at an advertising agency. Archie S...

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Naming Tools with Anthony Shore–DNW Podcast #227 from 2019-03-12T15:30:56

Learn about great tools and processes to find names. Want to seriously up your domain investing game? My guest this week has the tools to help you. Anthony Shore of Operative Words is a product ...

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DNSSEC–DNW Podcast #226 from 2019-03-04T16:30:42

Domain Name System Security Extensions — what’s it all about? You’ve probably heard about some recent hacks involving the domain name system. This week we’ll talk about how DNSSEC could help ste...

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Rick Schwartz–DNW Podcast #225 from 2019-02-25T16:31:34

The Domain King talks about his upcoming meetup and the state of domains. The Domain King is back! Rick Schwartz talks about the domainer meetup he’s organizing in Asheville, North Carolina and ...

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Blockchain and Domain Names–DNW Podcast #224 from 2019-02-18T16:30:32

How can domain names and blockchain technology together? Is there an opportunity for domain names and blockchain technology? This week’s guest helps separate hype from reality. Matthew Gould is ...

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The Email Episode–DNW Podcast #223 from 2019-02-11T16:30:02

How email works and why domain reputation matters. Despite the prevalence of instant messaging, social media and tools like Slack, email remains the primary way people communicate online. And em...

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NamesCon Recap Podcast–DNW Podcast #222 from 2019-02-04T16:30:39

Hear from 16 people who were at NamesCon Global. NamesCon Global 2019 is in the books, and this week we’ll catch up with 16 people who attended NamesCon. After discussing some of the week’s news...

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Google’s Ben McIlwain–DNW Podcast #221 from 2019-01-28T16:47:15

Learn about the HSTS preload list and how to add your domain (or entire TLD) to it. This week Ben McIlwain of Google talks about SSL on domain names, particularly the HSTS preload list. Learn ab...

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Domain auction preview with Monte Cahn–DNW Podcast #220 from 2019-01-21T16:30:04

A look back at previous live domain auctions and what to expect next week in Las Vegas. Monte Cahn joins on us this week’s podcast to preview next week’s NamesCon live domain name auction. We al...

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WordPress Plugins + 2 more predictions–DNW Podcast #219 from 2019-01-14T16:30:31

How to avoid bad WordPress plugins. This week on the DNW podcast meet Mika Epstein, a WordPress engineer at DreamHost. She explains what to look for in WordPress plugins to make sure you aren’t ...

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2019 Predictions–DNW Podcast #218 from 2019-01-07T16:30:12

A look forward to 2019. It’s 2019! As we ring in the New Year, I give my predictions for 2019. We’ll also hear predictions from 18 people from across the spectrum of domain names: domain registr...

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2018 in Review–DNW Podcast #217 from 2018-12-31T16:30:47

Here’s a rewind of the last year in the domain business. In this special episode of the DNW Podcast, we review some of the top stories in the domain name business from the past year. I review GD...

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The Fake Domain Broker–DNW Podcast #216 from 2018-12-24T16:30:23

Someone is pretending to be a well-known domain name broker. This is a story about an imposter. An imposter who pretended to be a well-known domain broker and tried to con another domain name br...

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7 reasons companies need a great domain–DNW Podcast #215 from 2018-12-17T16:30:12

These tips will help you sell your domain names. Have you ever tried to convince a company about the value of a good domain name. Chris Zuiker, a domain broker and marketer for Media Options, do...

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Domain predictions–who was right?–DNW Podcast #214 from 2018-12-10T16:30:01

Who had the best crystal ball for 2018? In this special episode, we’ll listen to the predictions people made a year ago for 2018 in the domain industry. Who was right? Who missed the mark? The 2...

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Understanding .Brand domains–DNW Podcast #213 from 2018-12-03T16:30:42

Inside the world of .brand top level domain names. Companies applied for many types of new top level domains in the current round of expansion. Hundreds of them were for so-called “.brand” domai...

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All about naming with Eli Altman–DNW Podcast #212 from 2018-11-26T16:30:55

How companies find and select names. DNW listeners are familiar with the process of selecting and buying a domain name. But how do companies actually go about selecting a name for their business...

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48 domains, $114k sales on $3400 investment–DNW Podcast #211 from 2018-11-19T16:30:04

How Mark Levine made six figures this year by investing in domain names. Mark Levine isn’t Rick Schwartz, Frank Schilling or Michael Berkens. And that’s why you should pay attention to his story...

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Brewing up Brew.com–DNW Podcast #210 from 2018-11-12T16:30:05

Learn why BuyMeACoffee.com bought Brew.com and what they plan to do with it. Today we talk to the buyer of Brew.com, a domain name that Michael Cyger recently sold. Maddy Ramakrishnan is co-foun...

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Going Global with Rolf Larsen–DNW Podcast #209 from 2018-11-05T16:30:05

Rolf Larsen’s journey from ISP to top level domain registry…and beyond. Rolf Larsen was a pioneer in bringing the internet to Norway when he ran successful ISP and hosting companies. Now he runs...

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Country Code Domains–DNW Podcast #208 from 2018-10-29T15:30:13

Two guests shed light on ccTLDs. .Com is king in much of the world, but not in Europe. In many European countries, the country code domain name (ccTLD) is used more often than .com. On today’s s...

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Talking pork buns with Ray King–DNW Podcast #207 from 2018-10-22T15:30:45

Ray King on why he started PorkBun.com and what he has learned operating a registrar. Ray King returns to the DNW Podcast for his once-every-100-episodes guest appearance. King (the first guest ...

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Sedo CEO Tobias Flaitz–DNW Podcast #206 from 2018-10-15T20:01:04

Sedo’s CEO explains how the domain parking and domain sales business has performed so far in 2018. Sedo CEO Tobias Flaitz is our guest this week. We discuss what’s happening in domain parking an...

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Teaching the World About Domains–DNW Podcast #205 from 2018-10-08T15:30:53

What’s impacting the domain aftermarket in 2018? Do people trust the domain name business? Does the industry market to people other than themselves? Not enough. That’s what Marie Lanyon, VP of M...

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Domain sales in 2018 Jeff Gabriel–DNW Podcast #204 from 2018-10-01T15:30:51

What’s impacting the domain aftermarket in 2018? Few people have the view of the domain name market that Jeff Gabriel has as VP of Sales at Uniregistry. On today’s show, Jeff explains what he’s ...

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Why Cyril Fremont just bought an entire TLD–DNW Podcast #203 from 2018-09-24T15:30:54

Entrepreneur has a unique idea for the .best top level domain name. My guest is Cyril Fremont, an entrepreneur who recently acquired the .Best top level domain name. His story is very different ...

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The Registry/Registrar Sales Channel with Jay Daley–DNW Podcast #202 from 2018-09-17T15:30:16

.Org operator is changing how it works with registrars. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the group that operates the .org top level domain name, recently announced changes to how it’s approaching...

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Talking UDRP with Gerald Levine–DNW Podcast #201 from 2018-09-10T15:30:22

The author of a book about UDRP discusses cybersquatting dispute trends. Gerald Levine literally wrote the book on UDRP. His book Domain Name Arbitration is the bible for domain name lawyers. On...

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Selling social media handles–DNW Podcast #200 from 2018-09-04T15:30:31

Learn about buying and selling social media handles on episode #200 of the DNW Podcast. It’s the 200th episode of the DNW Podcast! To celebrate, I’m bringing on one of my most popular repeat gue...

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Crowdsourcing (domain) name selection–DNW Podcast #199 from 2018-08-27T15:30:52

This crowdsourced name selection service could be the missing link between companies and the domain aftermarket. I have a fascinating discussion this week with Darpan Munjal, founder and CEO of ...

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New TLD Economics with Colin Campbell–DNW Podcast #198 from 2018-08-20T15:30:44

Digging into .Club’s revenue and the economics of new TLDs. New top level domain name company .Club landed on the 2018 Inc 5000. The Inc 5000 list shows that it had revenue of $7.2 million but I...

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Top Domain Sales of the Year–DNW Podcast #197 from 2018-08-13T15:30:39

Reviewing the top domain names sales so far this year. For this week’s special edition of the Domain Name Wire Podcast, I review the top 10 public domain name sales of the year as reported by DN...

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5 things Mike Cyger learned–DNW Podcast #196 from 2018-07-30T15:30:20

What DomainSherpa’s founder learned while learning about domain investing. Mike Cyger did over 400 interviews for DomainSherpa before he sold the site. On today’s show, Mike recounts how he got ...

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Checking in with Escrow.com–DNW Podcast #195 from 2018-07-23T15:30:35

Jackson Elsegood provides an update on the domain market and Escrow.com’s service. Escrow.com has been in the news a lot over the past week thanks to its role as the escrow agent on several big ...

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Why ConvertKit rebranded as Seva–DNW Podcast #194 from 2018-07-16T15:30:43

ConvertKit’s founder discusses the long journey to rebranding as Seva. ConvertKit has become a successful email marketing platform with $1 million a month in recurring revenue. But it became app...

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Domain King Rick Schwartz–DNW Podcast #193 from 2018-07-09T15:30:33

The Domain King talks domain names on the DNW Podcast. This week’s guest is one of my most requested guests, “Domain King” Rick Schwartz. We discuss how Rick is investing in domain names today (...

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The domain name reseller business–DNW Podcast #192 from 2018-07-02T16:45:18

Understand the changing market for domain name reseller services. The business of domain name resellers is constantly changing. This week, we speak with Aditya Arya, the AVP of Business Operatio...

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All About .Me–DNW Podcast #191 from 2018-06-25T15:30:47

Learn about the origins of the .Me domain name. You’ve surely seen .me domain names and might even own some in your domain name portfolio. Today you’re going to learn about how the .me domain na...

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Three companies using new TLDs–DNW Podcast #190 from 2018-06-18T15:30:51

Why these three people chose new top level domain names. How do people learn about new top level domain names? Why do they decide to register them rather than go with a .com? What are their expe...

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The Amazon FBA business model–DNW Podcast #189 from 2018-06-11T15:30:04

How to create a business on Amazon. Ecommerce is a huge business opportunity, but owning a business with physical inventory can be overwhelming. Our guests this week run ecommerce businesses in ...

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John Pollard: How to grow the usage of domain names–DNW Podcast #188 from 2018-06-04T15:30:23

Donuts is investing in businesses that can help grow the importance of domains and the DNS. How can we increase the importance and usage of domain names? As EVP of Registry at Donuts, John Polla...

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Drew Wash develops businesses on premium domains–DNW Podcast #187 from 2018-05-29T15:30:38

Drew Wash made a big bet that led to a business generating $1 million recurring per year. In 2007 Drew Wash mortgaged his house to buy the domain name Towing.com. It was a big risk that has paid...

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Building an Ecommerce business on your domain name–DNW Podcast #186 from 2018-05-21T15:30:28

How to easily create an online store. How can you turn your domain name into an ecommerce store and sell it? Our guest today, Caroline Balinska, explains how to find products to sell, how to set...

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Jen Sale of Evergreen–DNW Podcast #185 from 2018-05-14T15:30:17

With two decades of experience in the domain business, Jen Sale shares her perspective on the current market. This week on the DNW podcast we talk with Jen Sale, a long-time fixture in the domai...

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Jean-Noël Frydman discusses his France.com saga–DNW Podcast #184 from 2018-05-07T15:30:53

France took his domain after 24 years. Now he’s fighting to get it back. Jean-Noël Frydman operated France.com for more than two decades before the French government organizations he previously ...

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Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix–DNW Podcast #183 from 2018-04-30T15:30:30

Radix CEO explains the company’s strategy. This week we talk about new top level domain names with Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix. Radix is a portfolio new TLD company that focuses on generic...

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Meet Erik Bergman, who paid $900k for Great.com–DNW Podcast #182 from 2018-04-23T15:30:30

Erik Bergman has great plans for Great.com Imagine this: you’re bidding in your first domain name auction. You’re traveling and are at a hotel in Iceland with poor internet connectivity. There’s...

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Why Mike Kugler spent $500k on Vacation.Rentals–DNW Podcast #181 from 2018-04-16T15:30:33

Mike Kugler’s company VacaRent paid a record amount for a new TLD. Find out why. Mike Kugler is CEO of VacaRent, a company that just paid a record price for a domain under a new top level domain...

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Panama, Sherpas and the Domain Market with Andrew Rosener–DNW Podcast #180 from 2018-04-09T15:30:52

On this podcast we talk about visiting Panama for ICANN 62, DomainSherpa and the domain market. This week we chat with Media Options CEO Andrew Rosener about three topics. First, we talk about h...

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Whois and GDPR with Tim Chen–DNW Podcast #179 from 2018-04-02T15:30:56

What happens if Whois, which is often used to hunt down bad guys, goes dark? Security companies and brands rely on Whois records in order to quickly identify and mitigate all sorts of bad behavi...

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Bill Karamouzis–DNW Podcast #178 from 2018-03-26T15:30:03

Meet a guy who has leveraged the value of good domain names and learn what he is investing in now. Bill Karamouzis, also known as Bill Kara, has made a lot of hefty domain name investments. Some...

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The challenges of new TLDs with Tobias Sattler–DNW Podcast #177 from 2018-03-19T15:30:13

A first-hand account of selling new top level domains. What is it like integrating and selling new top level domain names as a registrar? On today’s podcast we talk with Tobias Sattler, the CIO ...

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The value of a category killer domain–DNW Podcast #176 from 2018-03-12T15:30:51

After a major business setback, Michael Gargiulo spent close to $1 million to acquire VPN.com. Imagine creating a website that is generating $1,500-$2,000 a day and then getting hit with a lawsu...

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Big companies and domain names with Elisa Cooper–DNW Podcast #175 from 2018-03-05T16:30:33

Elisa Cooper discusses what’s important to big companies when it comes to domain names. Remember when The New York Times’ domain name server settings were hijacked to point the site somewhere el...

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Protecting Domains with Kathy Kleiman–DNW Podcast #174 from 2018-02-26T16:30:40

Meet a person who you can thank for making it possible to be a domain name investor. Back in the 1990s, the Domain Name Rights Coalition was formed to represent domain name owners against overha...

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Christa Taylor talks domains–DNW Podcast #173 from 2018-02-19T16:30

An in-depth discussion on the state of new top level domains. What makes for a good top level domain name? Well, it starts with the ABIC test. Christa Taylor of dotTBA has helped many companies ...

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NamesCon recap with 15 interviews–DNW Podcast #172 from 2018-02-05T16:30:42

I caught up with 15 domain industry pros at NamesCon last week. Here’s what they had to say. NamesCon took place in Las Vegas last week, attracting hundreds of domain investors, registrars, regi...

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Meet the man who spent $500k on Home.loans–DNW Podcast #171 from 2018-01-29T16:30:46

Hear why Blake Janover paid $500k for home.loans. Blake Janover just paid $500,000 to buy home.loans, a record price paid for a domain under new top level domain names. Is he crazy? Hear his sto...

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How to avoid UDRP–John Berryhill–DNW Podcast #170 from 2018-01-22T16:30:47

Attorney John Berryhill explains how to minimize the chances of facing a UDRP. Domain name investors fear bogus UDRP cybersquatting cases. How can you protect yourself against the cost of having...

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WordPress.com and domain names–DNW Podcast #169 from 2018-01-15T16:30:22

Kellie Peterson talks about what WordPress.com is seeing as a domain name registrar. WordPress.com operates a domain name registrar with a unique characteristic: almost all of the domain names i...

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Domain business rewind–DNW Podcast #168 from 2018-01-08T16:30:52

Looking back at 2017 in the domain name business. Happy New Year! This week I run down the top stories on DNW from last year. Top stories include GDPR, new top level domain pricing, emoji domain...

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The Internet of Things–DNW Podcast #167 from 2018-01-02T16:30:49

What is the future of the Internet of Things and how will it impact our business? In our first episode of 2018, Stacey Higginbotham of StaceyOnIoT.com joins me on the show to talk about the Inte...

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2018 DNW Predictions Episode–DNW Podcast #166 from 2017-12-26T16:30:04

Pull out your crystal ball. It’s time for the annual DNW predictions episode! You’ll hear from 17 people across the domain name industry about what they predict in the domain name space in 2018....

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Soeren von Varchmin–DNW Podcast #165 from 2017-12-18T16:30:01

Learn what’s new at NamesCon for January 2018. The domain industry’s biggest conference is just a month away as NamesCon comes to Las Vegas in late January. Today we talk to NamesCon president S...

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Domain investing with Shane Cultra–DNW Podcast #164 from 2017-12-11T16:30:20

Checking in with a domain investor to see how he’s playing this market. This week we check in with with Shane Cultra, aka Domain Shane, who runs the blog DSAD.com. Shane talks about his three fa...

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Building web businesses with Peter Askew–DNW Podcast #163 from 2017-12-04T16:30:24

How one domainer has successfully developed premium domain names. A lot of domainers try to create businesses on their good domain names but run into challenges. This week’s guest, Peter Askew, ...

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David Ellefson of Megadeth–DNW Podcast #162 from 2017-11-27T16:30:11

Founding member of the multi-platinum group Megadeth talks about the early days of the web. What was it like having a website in the early days of the web? On today’s show, Megadeth bassist Davi...

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Reviewing this year’s predictions–DNW Podcast #161 from 2017-11-20T18:46:09

Which domain experts got it right and which didn’t? Every year I have a predictions episode that includes predictions for the upcoming year from many people in the domain business. The 2018 pred...

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Paul Nicks of GoDaddy–DNW Podcast #160 from 2017-11-13T16:30:56

What GoDaddy has learned by being a domain investor. This week we talk with Paul Nicks, GM and VP of Aftermarket at GoDaddy. GoDaddy has become a domain investor by purchasing large portfolios o...

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Can Blockchain upend the domain aftermarket?–DNW Podcast #159 from 2017-11-06T16:30:03

Blockchain might be able to decentralize the domain aftermarket. Everyone is talking about blockchain. Can it have a major impact on the domain name aftermarket? On today’s show I talk with Reza...

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How to Sell More Domains with Adam Strong–DNW Podcast #158 from 2017-10-30T15:30:18

Learn what Adam Strong is doing to increase his domain name sals. This week we talk with domain name investor Adam Strong. Strong, who owns about 15,000 domain names, explains how he has been ab...

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Domain Industry Roundup–DNW Podcast #157 from 2017-10-23T15:30:13

Five interviews from Merge bring you up-to-speed on the domain business. This week we catch up with five people in the domain name industry with interviews from last week’s Merge conference. You...

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Understand Blockchain with Ken Hansen–DNW Podcast #156 from 2017-10-09T15:30:54

Ken Hansen explains what blockchain is and how it can be used. You might know Ken Hansen from the domain name industry, but he’s also very involved with spreading the gospel of blockchain. On to...

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From parked ads to blocking ads with Tim Schumacher–DNW Podcast #155 from 2017-10-02T15:39:20

Tim Schumacher made money with parked domain ads. Now he is making money by blocking ads. Tim Schumacher co-founded Sedo, one of the largest domain name marketplaces and parking companies. He al...

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Chad Folkening–DNW Podcast #154 from 2017-09-25T15:30:46

Chad Folkening has been in the domain business for over two decades. Here’s what he thinks. Chad Folkening has been a domain investor for over 20 years. On this week’s show he discusses what he ...

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Will Chatbots change the web?–DNW Podcast #153 from 2017-09-18T15:30:29

How you can leverage chatbots in your business. Everyone is talking about Chatbots. This week I talk to chatbot expert Peter Lisoskie of Chatbot Nation about how businesses can use chatbots and ...

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How GDPR will affect you–DNW Podcast #152 from 2017-09-11T15:30:27

New EU regulations will have an effect on everyone in the domain industry, regardless of where they are located. Whether you’re a domain investor, registrar or registry, the European Union’s new...

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Domain aftermarket update–DNW Podcast #151 from 2017-09-05T15:00:58

Sedo’s CSO provides data to back up recent sales trends. This week we talk with Matthias Meyer-Schönherr, the Chief Sales Officer of Sedo. Matthias comes armed with data to discuss sales trends ...

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Get ready to MERGE!–DNW Podcast #150 from 2017-08-28T15:30:01

A conference covering domain names, bitcoin, blockchain and more is coming. Here’s how to get free or discounted tickets. Jothan Frakes comes on the show to discuss the upcoming MERGE! Show in O...

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Frank Schilling talks domains–DNW Podcast #149 from 2017-08-21T15:30:03

Frank Schilling talks about the state of the domain name industry. Domain investor and Uniregistry founder Frank Schilling comes back on the program to talk about what’s going on in the domain w...

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Domain name due diligence–DNW Podcast #148 from 2017-08-14T15:30:54

Here are some factors end users think about before buying your domain name. What do end users think about before deciding to buy your domain name? It goes beyond just price. Bill Sweetman of Nam...

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Leverage your Domain Buys–DNW Podcast #147 from 2017-08-07T15:30:58

Borrow money to buy domains, or borrow money against your portfolio. Vince Harasymiak with Domain Capital talks about how his firm lends money against domain names to help domain investors lever...

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European Domain Market + BrandIT–DNW Podcast #146 from 2017-07-31T15:30:53

Understanding the European domain market and corporate domain management. This week I chat with Jesper Knudsen and Jochen Kieler of BrandIT. BrandIT is a corporate domain and brand management co...

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Domain investor Steve Kaziyev–DNW Podcast #145 from 2017-07-24T15:30:19

Learn what this domain investor is doing to buy and sell domain names. Like many domain investors, Steven Kaziyev was introduced to domain names while researching names for his non-domain busine...

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It’s Never Too Late to Invest in Domains–DNW Podcast #144 from 2017-07-17T15:30:37

Is it too late to start investing domain domains? Alan Dunn doesn’t think so. Alan Dunn of NameCorp argues that it’s never too late to get into domain investing and explains why he thinks just 5...

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Using Twitter to Review Web Hosts–DNW Podcast #143 from 2017-07-10T15:30:43

How one domain investor figured out an ideal way to review web hosts. Kevin Ohashi lives the “digital nomad” life. We got connected through his activities in the domain investing world, but toda...

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State of the Domain Business–DNW Podcast #142 from 2017-06-26T15:30:26

What the Rightside-Donuts tie up says about the state of new top level domain names. This week I delve into Donuts’ acquisition of Rightside and discuss what it says about the current state of n...

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Dynadot CEO Todd Han–DNW Podcast #141 from 2017-06-19T15:30:16

How a bootstrapped domain name registrar attracted a loyal following. What’s it like bootstrapping a domain name registrar for 15 years? Find out today as we talk with Todd Han, CEO of Dynadot. ...

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Big brands and domains–DNW Podcast #140 from 2017-06-12T15:30:29

A discussion with Mark Calandra of CSC about how brands look at domain names. Today we talk with Mark Calandra, General Manager of CSC Digital Brand Services. The 100+ year-old-company is a big ...

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From zero to a $1 billion with Divyank Turakhia–DNW Podcast #139 from 2017-06-05T15:30:17

How Divyank Turakhia built an ad tech powerhouse. Divyank Turakhia made his initial fortune in domain names and webhosting. He then turned to the online advertising market with Media.net, a comp...

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The Toxic Avenger–DNW Podcast #138 from 2017-05-30T15:30:38

Lessons about business from working at a B-movie studio. What can you learn from the cult classic The Toxic Avenger? This week Jeff Sass, who cut his teeth in the movie business at Troma Studios...

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Blockchain and Common Law Trademarks–DNW Podcast #137 from 2017-05-22T15:30:32

A unique service using blockchain wants to help companies prove their rights in common law trademarks. Is the blockchain the answer to proving common law use of trademarks? Bennett Collen, found...

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Making money with ccTLDs–DNW Podcast #136 from 2017-05-15T15:30:17

Meet a guy who has sold a half million worth of ccTLDs last year. Is it too late to get into domain investing? Nope. This week’s guest is another example of someone who got in late and found a s...

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Boost your domain sales chances–DNW Podcast #135 from 2017-05-08T15:30:32

Get more inbound leads with these tips. Bill Sweetman’s job is to help people buy domain names. He’s also been on the other side of the fence trying to sell domains. Learn how a domain buyer bro...

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How End User Domain Buyers Think–DNW Podcast #134 from 2017-05-01T15:30:07

Listen to an entrepreneur explain why he paid $40,000 to upgrade his domain name. Domain name sellers need to understand how companies looking for domain names think. Today we talk with Christop...

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Talking domains with Kevin Murphy–DNW Podcast #133 from 2017-04-24T15:30:55

Blogger Kevin Murphy discusses new top level domain names and more. Kevin Murphy blogs about the domain name business, but not as a domain investor. The DomainIncite author comes on today’s show...

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Making money with brandable domains–DNW Podcast #132 from 2017-04-17T15:30:37

Is the brandable domain name market and opportunity for you? Michael Krell, managing director of BrandBucket, discusses how to make money with brandable domain names. Understand the market for t...

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times–DNW Podcast #131 from 2017-04-10T15:30:29

One market for domain names is very strong but the other is lackluster This week we chat with domain name broker Andrew Rosener of Media Options about the domain name market. He says it’s a very...

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Naming a Business–DNW Podcast #130 from 2017-04-03T15:30:37

Learn from this company’s mistakes coming up with a company name and domain name. Naming your company and finding the right domain name can by tricky. Do it wrong and you’ll end up going through...

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The Internet of Things–DNW Podcast #129 from 2017-03-27T15:30:49

How will the Internet of Things impact domain names? This week I talk with my wife and Internet of Things expert Stacey Higginbotham about what the Internet of Things is and what it may mean for...

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What you need to know from ICA–DNW Podcast #128 from 2017-03-20T15:30:51

Here are some of the issues domainers need to be aware of. What do domainers need to look out for? This week we chat with Internet Commerce Association board member Zak Muscovitch about the issu...

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Frank Schilling explains price hike–DNW Podcast #127 from 2017-03-13T15:30:34

Schilling explains why he decided to increase prices on some of Uniregistry’s TLDs. Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry created an uproar last week when news leaked that the company was preparing to d...

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In the .Clouds w/ Francesco Cetraro DNW Podcast #126 from 2017-03-06T16:30:04

Why the thick Thai menu of domain names doesn’t work. Are we selling domain names to customers the right way? On today’s show, Francesco Cetraro of .Cloud discusses the process of getting a doma...

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Expired domain names w/ Tan Tran DNW Podcast #125 from 2017-02-27T16:30:01

Understand the current state of the dropcatching market. Tan Tran runs one of the three biggest pending delete drop catching services, Pheenix, as well as expired domain discovery service FreshD...

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Sell more domain names!–DNW Podcast #124 from 2017-02-20T16:30:14

Jeff Gabriel gives specific tips and strategies for selling more domain names. Jeff Gabriel knows how to sell domain names. He broke into the industry as a domain broker and now runs sales as VP...

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Monetize Your Email–DNW Podcast #123 from 2017-02-13T16:30:03

How to make money from emails sent to your domain names. Domainers already monetize web traffic to their domain names. But what about email sent to their parked domains? Today’s guest, Greg Krai...

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Battling the Bots–DNW Podcast #122 from 2017-02-06T16:30:51

Understand what bots are and what to do about them. Has your website ever been attacked by nefarious bots? Bots do everything from scrape data to try password combos to hack into websites. Edwar...

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Roland LaPlante and NamesCon recap–DNW Podcast #121 from 2017-01-30T16:30:28

A recap from NamesCon plus Roland LaPlante of Afilias. This week I have a wide-ranging discussion with Roland LaPlante, Chief Marketing Officer of Afilias. We discuss new top level domain names ...

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Cybersquatting and RDNH w/ Jason Schaeffer–DNW Podcast #120 from 2017-01-23T16:30:25

Learn the ins and outs of cybersquatting UDRP cases and reverse domain name hijacking. How can you defend yourself against claims of cybersquatting, and what’s Reverse Domain Name Hijacking? Jas...

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The Future of Domains w/ Frank Schilling–DNW Podcast #119 from 2017-01-16T16:37:12

Will the importance of domain names decline in the future? Will AI, voice-activated devices and non-visual web browsers reduce the importance of great domains in the future? Frank Schilling come...

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2016 in Review–DNW Podcast #118 from 2017-01-09T15:30:46

A look back at the stories and podcasts that caught fire last year. I spent last week at CES in Las Vegas, so the podcast this week will be brief and in a different format than usual. On this we...

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Monte Cahn–DNW Podcast #117 from 2017-01-03T16:30:21

Views on the domain industry from someone with 21 years’ experience. Monte Cahn has been in the domain name business for 21 years. On today’s show he discusses what he sees happening with both n...

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2017 Predictions–DNW Podcast #116 from 2016-12-27T15:37:52

Hear predictions for 2017 from 15 people in the domain business. It’s the annual Domain Name Wire Podcast Predictions episode! Hear predictions from 15 people in the domain name industry about w...

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Chris Sheridan–DNW Podcast #115 from 2016-12-19T16:30:46

A discussion about domain names and website builders. Chris Sheridan has been in the domain name business since the late 90s and is now head of channel sales for Weebly. On today’s show, he give...

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Nicole Henderson on Hosting–DNW Podcast #114 from 2016-12-12T16:56:09

Understanding the webhosting business and GoDaddy’s $1.8 billion acquisition. The domain name and webhosting businesses are tightly intertwined. This week, TheWHIR editor-in-chief Nicole Henders...

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Saving Oliver Stone’s Domain Name–DNW Podcast #113 from 2016-12-05T16:30:57

The inside story of how Bill Sweetman recovered Oliver Stone’s domain name When Oliver Stone’s domain name expired recently, Name Ninja Bill Sweetman came to the rescue. He bought OliverStone.co...

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Big companies and domain names–DNW Podcast #112 from 2016-11-28T16:30:09

Jamie Zoch discusses corporate domain name strategies and how you can profit from them. Do big companies get it when it comes to domain names? Jamie Zoch closely tracks company domain name regis...

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New Domain Transfer Policy–DNW Podcast #111 from 2016-11-21T16:30:51

What you need to know–and do–about ICANN’s new transfer policy. This is an important episode for all domain name investors. A new domain name transfer policy goes into effect on December 1, and ...

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Building Geo Domain Names–DNW Podcast #110 from 2016-11-14T16:30:04

Learn how Fred Mercaldo built Scottsdale.com into a revenue-generating machine, and how he plans to be able to do the same thing for your city domain name. Fred Mercaldo built Scottsdale.com int...

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Chips, mistakes and opportunities with Shane Cultra–DNW Podcast #109 from 2016-11-07T15:30:51

Can you still make money with short domain names? Shane Cultra has had his share of successes and failures in the domain name business. On today’s show, Shane gives his assessment of how you can...

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Remembering Lonnie Borck–DNW Podcast #108 from 2016-10-31T15:33:37

This episode is dedicated to the life of Lonnie Borck. Lonnie Borck, a colorful and well-known domain name investor, passed away earlier this month at age 47. This special episode of the Domain ...

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How to get free publicity for your website–DNW Podcast #107 from 2016-10-24T15:40:49

Learn how to drive traffic to your website with free publicity. You’ve developed one of your domain names into a website, but how do you get traffic for it? Today’s guest has lots of experience ...

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How Page Howe is making money with domains–DNW Podcast #106 from 2016-10-17T15:30:02

How this veteran domainer is making money in today’s market. Page Howe is best known for his $1 million+ sales of Seniors.com and Guys.com. But he says those were anomalies; his domain business ...

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Selling more domain names (with Bob Mountain)–DNW Podcast #105 from 2016-10-10T15:30:05

Bob Mountain outlines tweaks to your selling strategy that will help you sell more domain names. Bob Mountain, Chief Revenue Officer of Afternic, reveals insight derived from data on millions of...

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Risks ahead for domain name owners?–DNW Podcast #104 from 2016-10-04T13:12:21

Phil Corwin explains what’s going on at ICANN that domainers need to be aware of. What’s going on at ICANN that could affect domain name investors and .com prices? Phil Corwin is founder of the ...

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Kieren McCarthy explains the“internet handover”–DNW Podcast #103 from 2016-09-26T15:30:19

Why Russia and China aren’t about to take over the internet. The U.S. is “giving away the internet”? Hardly. On today’s show, journalist Kieren McCarthy explains what the U.S. government plans t...

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Hiro Tsukahara–DNW Podcast #102 from 2016-09-19T16:48

How GMO plans to make its big investment in .shop pay off. GMO Registry paid $41.5 million for the .shop top level domain name. How will it make its money back? CEO Hiro Tsukahara discusses why ...

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All about SSL–DNW Podcast #101 from 2016-09-12T15:30:09

Everything you need to know about SSL (including why it is important). Google is giving some ranking juice to sites that are secured with SSL, but what exactly is SSL and why should the domain n...

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Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the DNS–DNW Podcast #100 from 2016-09-06T15:30:39

Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the domain name system, visits with DNW in its 100th podcast. This week we’re celebrating 100 episodes of the DNW podcast, and what better way to do it than have Pa...

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Ray King on Marketing Domain Names–DNW Podcast #99 from 2016-08-29T15:30:51

Ray King returns to discuss how he’s marketing his TLDs. Ray King has a long history in domain names, and is now working hard to promote three top level domain names his company Top Level Design...

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Jackson Elsegood on Escrow.com–DNW Podcast #98 from 2016-08-22T15:30:38

Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood provides data on the domain name market and explains how the company is improving customer service response times. This week: Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood shares...

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Frank Schilling returns–DNW Podcast #97 from 2016-08-15T15:30:15

Frank Schilling discusses what he sees happening in the domain name industry right now. Frank Schilling returns to the program to talk about interesting developments in the domain name business,...

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The most successful new domain? with Ken Hansen–DNW Podcast #96 from 2016-08-08T15:30:33

One TLD is flying under the radar but generating a ton of revenue. Today we talk about one of the biggest new top level domain name success stories, and I’m willing to bet you’ve never heard abo...

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All about China with Raymond Li and Simon Cousins–DNW Podcast #95 from 2016-08-01T15:30:49

What you need to know about China’s market for domain names. How has peer-to-peer lending driven the Chinese domain name market craze? Can you trust domain name auction results in China? What’s ...

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How James Booth went from zero to $5 million in 6 months–DNW Podcast #94 from 2016-07-25T15:30:17

James Booth sold $5 million in domain names within six months of opening his brokerage firm. James Booth had a bit of an “in” when he got into the domain name business. His brother Andy Booth is...

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Jothan Frakes on Hong Kong, NamesCon–DNW Podcast #93 from 2016-07-18T15:30:05

Jothan Frakes discusses the upcoming DOMAINfest in Hong Kong as well as January’s NamesCon show. NamesCon co-founder Jothan Frakes explains changes being made to January’s upcoming NamesCon conf...

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Rob Monster–DNW Podcast #92 from 2016-07-11T18:38:38

Domain leasing at scale and building on new TLDs.Rob Monster is CEO of domain name registrar Epik and Digital Town. Rob explains how his company is carving a niche for itself in the domain busin...

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WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg talks domain names–DNW Podcast #91 from 2016-07-05T15:30:22

Mullenweg discusses domain names and .blog. Matt Mullenweg created WordPress and is the CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and many related products. On today’s show, Matt will ...

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A frank conversation with Colin Campbell–DNW Podcast #90 from 2016-06-27T15:30:27

It takes a lot of money to build a TLD into a brand, explains Colin Campbell. Colin Campbell’s .Club generated $7 million in sales of new TLDs last year, but lost $1 million overall. What does t...

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Domain Leases and Options with Zak Muscovitch–DNW Podcast #89 from 2016-06-20T15:30:40

How to sell a domain name through a lease/option. Leasing a domain or selling an option to buy a domain is a good way to close a domain name transaction when the buyer can’t pay for it up front....

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Boats.com owner on .Boats, .Homes and more–DNW Podcast #88 from 2016-06-13T15:30:04

This company made Boats.com a success. Can it do the same with .Boats and other top level domains? Dominion understands the value of a good domain: it owns Boats.com. Now Dominion Enterprises is...

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Selling a 6 figure domain name–Kate Buckley–DNW Podcast #87 from 2016-06-06T15:30:45

How to sell a really valuable domain name like Rate.com. Kate Buckley just brokered the sale of Rate.com to GuaranteedRate.com for $725,000. In this episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast, she ...

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Domain investor Adam Strong–DNW Podcast #86 from 2016-05-31T15:30:16

Adam Strong discusses what type of domains he’s currently investing in and his domain-related businesses. Domain name investor Adam Strong has been in the game for a long time. But some of his b...

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Update with Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu–DNW Podcast #85 (NASDAQ:NAME) from 2016-05-23T15:30:17

Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu talks about the domain business. It’s been almost a year since I sat down with Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu for a podcast. I got the chance to reconnect with Naidu when I ...

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10 Awesome Web Tools–DNW Podcast #84 from 2016-05-16T15:30:50

A review of ten awesome web-based tools to turbo-charge your business This week’s podcast is a little different than usual. I’m going to discuss ten awesome web-based tools I use regularly. You’...

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Trademarks and Copyrights with Daliah Saper–DNW Podcast #83 from 2016-05-09T15:30:50

A crash course in trademarks and copyright for domain name investors. What do domain name investors and domain developers need to know about trademarks and copyrights? Daliah Saper of Saper Law ...

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DomainTools CEO Tim Chen–DNW Podcast #82 from 2016-05-02T15:30:25

CEO sits in the hot seat to explain DomainTools’ big account changes. The domain name investing community was up in arms last week after DomainTools announced big changes to its subscription pla...

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Craig Schwartz–DNW Podcast #81 from 2016-04-25T15:30:55

A look at two industry-specific domain names. Craig Schwartz, formerly with ICANN, is managing director of fTLD. Unlike other new top level domain name companies, fTLD was set up by industry ass...

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Codemology Hackathon–DNW Podcast #80 from 2016-04-18T15:30

Can Codemology bring together the trifecta? Can Codemology bring together the trifecta: owners of premium domain names with developers and investors? Learn about Ryan Colby’s vision for bringing...

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CentralNic CEO Ben Crawford–DNW Podcast #79 from 2016-04-11T15:30:08

From third level domains to new TLDs to domain registration, CentralNic does it all. Ben Crawford, CEO of publicly traded CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC), discusses his company’s twenty year histo...

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Igloo’s Tessa Holcomb–DNW Podcast #78 from 2016-04-04T15:30:38

Tessa Holcomb provides an update on the domain name market and Igloo. Where is the domain market headed? Tessa Holcomb, founder and CEO of domain broker Igloo, tells us on this week’s episode. S...

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The John Berryhill Show–DNW Podcast #77 from 2016-03-28T15:30:19

Domain name lawyer John Berryhill shares his wisdom. Attorney John Berryhill joins us today. He talks about (1) things going on at ICANN that domainers need to be aware of (one of them really su...

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Interviews at SXSW–DNW Podcast #76 from 2016-03-21T15:30:26

10 interviews from SXSW. The Sedo Domain Village in Austin during SXSW last week was a huge success. On this week’s podcast I interview 10 people who attended Sedo Domain Village, both with spon...

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Future Domain Opportunities–DNW Podcast #75 from 2016-03-14T15:30:34

You might be able to make money investing in these types of domains. On this episode we talk about trends and future technologies, and some domain names you can register related to these technol...

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Frank Schilling: State of New TLDs–DNW Podcast #74 from 2016-03-07T16:30:06

Is the new TLD business coming to a head? New top level domain names have been out for a couple years, and recently pressure has been mounting on the companies that sell them. Frank Schilling, w...

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New Minds + Machines CEO Toby Hall–DNW Podcast #73 from 2016-02-29T15:30:57

This service lets you get a handle on your domain name investing business. Last week Minds + Machines announced that it appointed Toby Hall as its new CEO, taking over for Antony Van Couvering. ...

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A Domainer’s Dashboard–DNW Podcast #72 from 2016-02-22T16:30:45

This service lets you get a handle on your domain name investing business. Can Efty help domain name investors make more money? Co-founder Doron Vermaat explains how Efty creates a dashboard for...

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A Report from China–DNW Podcast #71 from 2016-02-15T16:30:53

What are people in China saying about the domain name market? Tom Jennings, Director of Business Development at Snapnames, just returned from a trip to China, including the CNNIC conference. On ...

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Changing Your Website’s Domain Name–DNW Podcast #70 from 2016-02-08T16:30:53

Here’s how one company switched its domain name. Changing your website’s domain name is scary. How will everyone find your website? What will happen to your Google search rankings? On today’s ep...

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Buying“Distressed”Domain Names–DNW Podcast #69 from 2016-02-01T16:30:24

How to buy a domain from a company that hit hard times. Companies own a lot of great domain names, but prying them from their hands can be difficult. When companies go through bankruptcy or reor...

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Buying and Selling Websites with Rick Latona–DNW Podcast #68 from 2016-01-25T16:30:43

Make money by buying or selling websites. We buy and sell domain names — but what about developed websites? Rick Latona’s brokerage Latonas.com specializes in established websites and is very su...

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Tax-advantaged Domain Investing–DNW Podcast #67 from 2016-01-18T16:30:16

How to boost returns by deferring taxes. Taxes take a big chunk out of domain name investment returns. What if there was a way to defer taxes, and reinvest that money in more domains? It’s possi...

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Building Buzz with Bill Doshier–DNW Podcast #66 from 2016-01-11T16:30:39

How Bill Doshier built buzz around .buzz. How do you build buzz for a top level domain name .buzz? Bill Doshier has done a remarkable job as a mostly one-man show, building the domain name up an...

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PIR CEO Brian Cute–DNW Podcast #65 from 2016-01-04T16:30:46

CEO of non-profit that runs .org discusses the past, present and future of domain names. Public Interest Registry is a not-for-profit that operates the popular .Org domain name. CEO Brian Cute e...

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2016 Domain Name Biz Predictions–DNW Podcast #64 from 2015-12-28T16:30:12

Industry pros give their predictions for 2016. It’s the annual predictions podcast! Listen to predictions from over a dozen people in the domain name business about what’s on tap for 2016: Bill ...

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Tucows CEO Elliot Noss–DNW Podcast #63 from 2015-12-21T16:30:50

Noss explains the evolution of Tucows. Tucows (NADSAQ: TCX) started in the early 90s as a software download site, but is now one of the world’s largest domain name registrars and has a market ca...

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Michael Blend–DNW Podcast #62 from 2015-12-14T16:30:23

How Michael Blend finally struck gold with domain names. The domain name opportunity was staring Michael Blend in the face on two occasions, but he missed it. The third timearound he finally pou...

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New TLDs, Whois and IANA with Michele Neylon–DNW Podcast #61 from 2015-12-07T16:30:20

The perspectives of a mid-sized domain name registrar. Michele Neylon runs Irish hosting and domain name company Blacknight. On today’s show, he gives thoughts on new TLDs from the perspective o...

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Twerking&Clubbing–Jeff Sass–DNW Podcast #60 from 2015-11-23T16:30:05

When will new top level domain names have their “twerking moment”. Have new top level domain names had their twerking moment yet? Jeff Sass, CMO of .Club, talks about what it’s going to take for...

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Monte Cahn–DNW Podcast #59 from 2015-11-16T16:30:29

Moniker founder discusses domain name investing. Monte Cahn founded domain name registrar Moniker and later sold it, and now is a partner with domain name consultancy Right of the Dot. On today’...

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Donuts CEO Paul Stahura–DNW Podcast #58 from 2015-11-09T16:30:57

With close to 200 TLDs, Donuts is trying to bring choice to the domain name market. Paul Stahura is co-founder and CEO of Donuts, the company that runs more top level domain names than any other...

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4 Letter .Com Domains with Giuseppe Graziano–DNW Podcast #57 from 2015-11-02T15:30:37

How can you cash in on 4 letter domain names? 3 and 4 letter domain names are in high demand, and few people know more about the market than Giuseppe Graziano. His domain brokerage firm GGRG.com...

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“Ultra Premium”Domain Names with Ryan Colby–DNW Podcast #56 from 2015-10-26T15:30:12

The value of one word .com domain names. What’s happening to the value of great one word .com domain names? Today’s guest, Ryan Colby, helps connect buyers and sellers of these valuable domain n...

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5 Expired Domain Tips with Jonathan Tenenbaum–DNW Podcast #55 from 2015-10-19T15:30:05

Learn how to buy the best expiring domain names. Want to master the expired domain name game? NameJet GM Jonathan Tenenbaum discusses how NameJet acquires expired domain names, and provides 5 ti...

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Antony Van Couvering of Minds + Machines–DNW Podcast #54 from 2015-10-12T15:30:50

Minds + Machines’ CEO returns to the podcast to talk about new domain names. New top level domain name company Minds + Machines CEO Antony Van Couvering is back on the podcast this week. He disc...

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Richard Lau’s Journey, Resume.com and NamesCon–DNW Podcast #53 from 2015-10-05T15:30:45

Richard Lau tells his story and what to look forward to at NamesCon 2016. Richard Lau’s life hit bottom in 2000. His business was essentially wiped out in one week. Worse, he was diagnosed with ...

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GoDaddy Aftermarket with Paul Nicks–DNW Podcast #52 from 2015-09-28T15:30:46

Paul Nicks, who manages GoDaddy’s aftermarket, discusses the state of domain resales and the GoDaddy platform. Paul Nicks runs the aftermarket for GoDaddy, which includes Afternic and GoDaddy au...

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Frank Schilling–DNW Podcast #51 from 2015-09-21T15:30:30

Frank Schilling returns to the podcast to discuss domain name liquidity, new TLDs and more. Can Frank Schilling help domain name owners sell more domain names? He’s on the show today to talk abo...

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Bhavin Turakhia is Not Retiring Yet…DNW Podcast #50 from 2015-09-14T15:30

After selling several of his domain name registration businesses for over $100 million, Bhavin Turakhia is at it again with Radix. Bhavin Turakhia founded Directi with his brother Divyank and so...

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Lead Gen and Domain Names with Braden Pollock–DNW Podcast #49 from 2015-09-08T15:30:54

Can domainers make money with lead gen? Is there a scaleable way to monetize domain names with lead generation? Today’s guest, Braden Pollock, runs lead generation company Legal Brand Marketing....

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Giving .Love to new TLDs with Christa Taylor–DNW Podcast #48 from 2015-08-31T15:30:20

New domain name consultant Christa Taylor discusses the current state of new top level domains. Christa Taylor runs new top level domain name consulting firm Dot TBA, which has assisted a number...

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Domain Development Legal Mistakes with Enrico Schaefer–DNW Podcast #47 from 2015-08-24T15:30:23

Don’t make these mistakes when developing a domain name into a full website. Are you developing some of your domain names? You’ll want to listen to this week’s interview with Enrico Schaefer of ...

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Make Money Online with Eric Borgos–DNW Podcast #46 from 2015-08-17T15:30:01

Lessons from a guy who has sold over $3 million in domain names. Eric Borgos developed one of his best domain names, Bored.com, and sold the site for $4.5 million. He went on to sell over $3 mil...

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4 Domain Selling Mistakes with Alan Dunn–DNW Podcast #45 from 2015-08-10T15:30:12

Learn from mistakes and be a better domain investor. All domain name investors make mistakes. Do you learn from them? On this week’s episode, NameCorp founder Alan Dunn discusses four common mis...

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Hitting the Slopes with Rob Rozicki–DNW Podcast #44 from 2015-08-03T15:30:49

A first-hand perspective of launching new top level domain names. What better time to think about snow skiing than during the heat of the summer? On this episode, Starting Dot SVP Rob Rozicki jo...

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A Crazy Cybersquatting Lawsuit with Jason Kneen–DNW Podcast #43 from 2015-07-27T15:30:24

The inside story of a baseless cybersquatting lawsuit. Imagine that you’re an app developer who has registered a handful of domain names over the years. One day your twitter feed and phone light...

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5 Tips to Sell More Domains, with Shane Cultra–DNW Podcast #42 from 2015-07-20T15:31:06

Sell more domain names with these great tips. Want to sell more domain names? Shane Cultra of DomainShane.com gives 5 tips to sell more domains on today’s episode. Learn how to buy the right dom...

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Mike Mann–DNW Podcast #41 from 2015-07-13T15:30:27

BuyDomains founder discusses domain names. My guest today is Mike Mann. Mike Mann founded BuyDomains, built it up to 500,000 domain names, and then sold it to investors. Now he’s at it again wit...

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Defending your Domain Names with Nat Cohen–DNW Podcast #40 from 2015-07-06T15:30:15

How to defend your domain names against frivolous cybersquatting complaints. Nat Cohen has one of the best portfolios of 3 letter .com domains and short generic domains. Because many people don’...

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Domain Investing Success Story with Lonnie Borck–DNW Podcast #39 from 2015-06-29T15:30:56

The man who sold Scores.com for $1.2 million discusses domain name investing. Domain name investor Lonnie Borck has a lot of great stories, like the time he sold Scores.com for $1.2 million. And...

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Selling domains on Flippa with Kevin Fink–DNW Podcast #38 from 2015-06-22T15:30:33

Learn about the Flippa marketplace and its acquisition of Domain Holdings. Learn the best way to get started selling domain names on Flippa in this week’s podcast. Kevin Fink, Director of Domain...

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Neustar’s Sean Kaine on .US, .Co, new TLDs and ICANN–DNW Podcast #37 from 2015-06-15T15:42:03

What’s the future of .US? What effect are new TLDs having on legacy domains? Find out in this podcast. Neustar has lots of experience with non-.com domains. It operates the registry for .co, .us...

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Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu–DNW Podcast #36 from 2015-06-08T15:30:12

A discussion with the CEO of Rightside, the company behind eNom and Name.com, a whole bunch of top level domain names, and part-owner of NameJet. My guest this week is Taryn Naidu, CEO of public...

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John Berryhill on domain name law and cybersquatting–DNW Podcast #35 from 2015-06-01T15:30:54

Protect yourself from cybersquatting claims. What happens when a company thinks you’re cybersquatting on one of its trademarks? Domain name attorney John Berryhill has helped people defend many ...

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Sold! New domain name auctions with Sheel Mohnot–DNW Podcast #34 from 2015-05-26T15:30:24

How hundreds of new top level domain name conflicts were settled. Which company has facilitated the most (dollar wise) domain name auctions over the past couple years? It’s not the regular indus...

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Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie–DNW Podcast #33 from 2015-05-18T15:30:38

Freelancer.com just bought Escrow.com. Here’s what it plans to do with it. Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer.com, explains why his company paid $7.5 million for Escrow.com and what’s in store for t...

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Discussing domain names with Adam Dicker–DNW Podcast #32 from 2015-05-11T15:30:16

Long time domain name investor and DNForum owner Adam Dicker discusses the latest in domain names. This week we talk with Adam Dicker, long time domain name investor and owner of DNForum. We dis...

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The value of short domain names with Andrew Rosener–DNW Podcast #31 from 2015-05-04T15:30:03

Andrew Rosener discusses the value of short domain names and his brokerage Media Options. Andrew Rosener, founder of domain name brokerage Media Options, discusses the rapid price appreciation o...

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Responding to Domain Name Offers with Bill Sweetman–DNW Podcast #30 from 2015-04-27T15:30:46

Name Ninja Bill Sweetman talks about his role as a domain buyer broker, and how domain name owners should respond to offers to buy their domain names. Domain name consultant Bill Sweetman of Nam...

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Help! My Domain name was stolen! with Pablo Palatnik–DNW Podcast #29 from 2015-04-20T15:30:57

What would happen if your business’s domain name was stolen? Imagine waking up one day and finding that your business’s domain name was stolen. That’s exactly what happened to Pablo Palatnik, fo...

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Domain investing success story with Michael Castello–DNW Podcast #28 from 2015-04-13T15:30:03

Michael Castello’s twenty year journey in domain names. Michael Castello, CEO of Castello Cities Internet Network, discusses the amazing story of how he got into the domain name business and pic...

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Inside Sedo with CEO Tobias Flaitz from 2015-04-06T15:30:28

Sedo CEO discusses domain name parking, selling and more. Domain name owners park nearly 5 million domain names and list 18 million + domains on Sedo. This week Sedo CEO Tobias Flaitz comes on t...

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Tips to Sell More Domain Names with Jeff Gabriel–DNW Podcast #26 from 2015-03-30T17:53

Sell more domains with these expert tips. Want to sell more domain names? Jeff Gabriel, VP of Sales for DomainNameSales.com, has sold many domains (including some record-breakers). He shares tip...

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New TLD Auction Results with Michael Berkens–DNW Podcast #25 from 2015-03-23T15:38:53

What do the winners and losers of new TLD auctions mean for the program? Google, Amazon, Donuts…lots of big companies are duking it out in auctions to control top level domain names. The results...

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Crowdsourcing and Domains with Ryan Noble–DNW Podcast #24 from 2015-03-16T15:30:17

Crowdsource.com and finding good domain names using the crowd. Ryan Noble has built a big business on Crowdsource.com. In this episode, he’ll explain how his company helps big brands tap into la...

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Going .Green with Annalisa Roger–DNW Podcast #23 from 2015-03-09T15:30:31

.Green domain names are available this month after a long journey. The .Green top level domain name comes out this month. In this episode, DotGreen Community CEO Annalisa Roger discusses the lon...

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Wearables.com: Benefits of a great domain name with Luis Rincon–DNW Podcast #22 from 2015-03-02T16:30:57

How a category-defining domain name creates instant credibility. Domain name investors know that great domain names offer a number of benefits to the companies that use them. In this episode, We...

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Quickly developing domains with Bruce Marler–DNW Podcast #21 from 2015-02-23T16:31:27

Learn how you can quickly develop your domain names into web businesses. Want to develop your domain names into websites? Bruce Marler has done it on a number of domains. In this episode he expl...

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.XYZ and new TLDs with Daniel Negari–DNW Podcast #20 from 2015-02-16T16:29:14

How .XYZ became the most registered new top level domain name. Daniel Negari’s .XYZ domain name is the most registered new top level domain name by far, with about 800,000 registrations. But thi...

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Roasting Coffee&Selling Flowers with Bill McClure–DNW Podcast #19 from 2015-02-09T16:30:31

Bill McClure explains his web business strategy. Bill McClure has run a number of successful online businesses, including a couple he sold to FTD for millions of dollars. In this episode, learn ...

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NamesCon Domain Name Conference Recap–DNW Podcast #018 from 2015-02-02T16:30:21

Listen in at last month’s NamesCon domain name conference. Take a walk on the floor of NamesCon 2015 in Las Vegas in this episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. I walk the exhibit floor talkin...

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New TLDs with Donuts’Richard Tindal – DNW Podcast #017 from 2015-01-26T16:30:39

A discussion about new top level domain names with the biggest new TLD company. Donuts Inc doesn’t sell baked goods by the dozen — it sells new domain names. But like Krispy Kreme, it sells a lo...

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GoDaddy’s Domain Business with Mike McLaughlin–DNW Podcast #016 from 2015-01-19T16:30:54

A look inside GoDaddy’s domain name business. How is domain name registrar GoDaddy handling the influx of new top level domain names? What is it doing to improve its domain name aftermarket and ...

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2015 Domain Name Predictions–DNW Podcast #015 from 2015-01-12T17:01:30

Domain name industry experts predict what will happen in 2015. In this special episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast, 9 domain name industry experts look into the crystal ball and make predict...

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.Club Domain Names with Colin Campbell, Jeff Sass – Podcast #14 from 2015-01-05T16:48:52

How .Club has soared to the top. .Club has jumped out on the leaderboard with registrations, with over 150,000 to date. That’s part of the reason the company is valued at $25.4 million in its la...

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2014 Domain Name Industry in Review – Podcast 013 from 2014-12-29T15:52:47

What were the major themes in the domain name business in 2014? 2014 was a crazy year for the domain name industry, and it’s just a few days from being behind us. In this week’s podcast, I’ll re...

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Domain Name Aftermarket with Joe Uddeme–DNWP Episode 012 from 2014-12-22T16:30:23

Domain name sales in 2014 and looking forward. How did new top level domain names affect .com domain name sales in 2014? What impact will they have in 2015? You might be surprised by the answer....

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Frank Schilling discusses new TLDs and .Com – DNW Podcast #11 from 2014-12-15T16:30:33

Legendary domain investor Frank Schilling explains where new TLDs fit into the domain market. Last week’s Domain Name Wire Podcast was the most popular yet. With this week’s guest, we might make...

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New TLDs&Minds + Machines with Antony Van Couvering – DNW Podcast #10 from 2014-12-08T16:30:44

A discussion about new top level domain names. Antony Van Couvering, founder and CEO of new TLD company Minds + Machines, shares his thoughts on new top level domain names on this week’s podcast...

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Domain Name Parking with Michael Gilmour – DNW Podcast #9 from 2014-12-01T16:30:37

Why are you making less from domain name parking? Can you do anything about it? If you’ve been in the domain name industry for any length of time, odds are you’re making less from domain name pa...

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Crazy Country Code Domains with Daniel Greenberg – DNW Podcast #8 from 2014-11-24T17:00:19

Learn about domain name registries that charge $4,000+ per domain or require hand delivered registration applications. Can you imagine having to send a Western Union payment in order to register...

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NamesCon 2015 with Jothan Frakes–Domain Name Wire Podcast from 2014-11-17T16:42:36

NamesCon is just two months away. Learn about the upcoming show on this week’s podcast. NamesCon returns for its second edition this January. Its inaugural show brought together 600 people from ...

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China’s Domain Name Market with Simon Cousins–DNW Podcast #6 from 2014-11-10T16:30:51

Capitalize on China’s strong domain name market. China’s appetite for domain names is booming. A quarter of Domain Holdings’ sales last quarter were to China, and Verisign credits the country wi...

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Domain Appraisals with Estibot’s Luc Lezon–Domain Name Wire Podcast #5 from 2014-11-03T17:06:23

Listen to Domain Name Wire Podcast #5. What’s a domain name worth? It’s the key question whenever you buy or sell a domain name. That’s part of the reason people use Estibot.com to appraise 1.8 ...

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Domain Name Wire Podcast #4: Ron Jackson recaps this year’s domain name sales from 2014-10-27T15:14:35

Listen to Domain Name Wire Podcast #4. What impact has the launch of hundreds of new top level domain names had on the domain name market? In this episode of the Domain Name Wire podcast, DNJour...

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Domain Name Wire Podcast #3: Tessa Holcomb on Igloo’s big domain name sales from 2014-10-20T14:55:08

Listen to Domain Name Wire Podcast #3. Every week, you read about domain name sales here on Domain Name Wire and on sites like DNJournal. These public sales just scratch the surface of total tra...

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Domain Name Wire Podcast #2: Tips to fight domain theft and Howard Neu talks TRAFFIC from 2014-10-13T17:48:40

Listen to Domain Name Wire Podcast #2. It’s Monday, and that means it’s Podcast Day! This week’s Domain Name Wire Podcast includes the latest domain name industry news, plus 5 tips to make sure ...

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Domain Name Wire Podcast #1: Ray King of Top Level Design from 2014-10-06T16:21:44

I’m very excited today to launch the Domain Name Wire Podcast. Each week’s podcast will include an overview of the previous week’s domain name industry news followed by a guest from the Domain N...

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2023’s top stories–DNW Podcast #465 from 2023-12-11T16:30:08

NIS2 is here–DNW Podcast #464 from 2023-12-04T16:25:01

Repricing domains = more sales–DNW Podcast #463 from 2023-11-27T14:20:57

2023 is going, going…–DNW Podcast #462 from 2023-11-20T14:15:08

Afternic search and Domain Academy–DNW Podcast #461 from 2023-11-13T16:30:53

An “on-chain” domain registrar–DNW Podcast #460 from 2023-11-06T16:35:47

Checkmate! The chess.com story–DNW Podcast #459 from 2023-10-30T15:41:26

New partnership + big domain sale–DNW Podcast #458 from 2023-10-23T15:37:48

Oinking about domain names–DNW Podcast #457 from 2023-10-16T15:43:57

Bridging web2 and web3–DNW Podcast #456 from 2023-10-09T15:36:12

Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.–DNW Podcast #455 from 2023-10-02T15:36:13

Catching up with ICA–DNW Podcast #454 from 2023-09-25T15:30:34

How to sell more domains–DNW Podcast #453 from 2023-09-18T15:30

X.com, domain names and toys–DNW Podcast #452 from 2023-09-11T15:30:26

Top domain sales of 2023–DNW Podcast #451 from 2023-09-04T15:30:28

Identity Digital&TLD marketing–DNW Podcast #450 from 2023-08-28T15:30:18

Legal talk: LTOs&brokers–DNW Podcast #449 from 2023-08-21T15:30:07

A max(.com) domain deal–DNW Podcast #448 from 2023-08-14T15:30:25

Upgrading to Featured.com–DNW Podcast #447 from 2023-08-07T14:40:57

Domain investing updates–DNW Podcast #446 from 2023-07-31T15:30:19

Lease-to-own–DNW Podcast #445 from 2023-07-24T15:30:56

10 years of domain lessons–DNW Podcast #444 from 2023-07-17T15:30:06

Brandable domains with Margot Bushnaq–DNW Podcast #443 from 2023-07-10T15:30:18

The CentralNic story–DNW Podcast #442 from 2023-06-26T15:30:01

NamesCon recap–DNW Podcast #441 from 2023-06-19T15:30:18

My domain year so far–DNW Podcast #440 from 2023-06-12T15:40:48

AI&domain names–DNW Podcast #439 from 2023-06-05T15:40:20

List for Sale–DNW Podcast #438 from 2023-05-29T15:30:52

Going once, going twice…–DNW Podcast #437 from 2023-05-22T15:30:20

Grilling with great domains–DNW Podcast #436 from 2023-05-15T15:39:38

Chat.com and big domain deals–DNW Podcast #435 from 2023-05-08T15:30:54

NamesCon 2023 preview–DNW Podcast #434 from 2023-05-01T15:30:42

Should you sell your business?–DNW Podcast #433 from 2023-04-24T15:40:17

GoDaddy Auctions and Afternic–DNW Podcast #432 from 2023-04-17T15:30:37

A chat with Escrow.com’s CEO–DNW Podcast #431 from 2023-04-10T15:30:55

Squadhelp’s big investment–DNW Podcast #430 from 2023-04-03T15:30:50

ICANN Spring Break 2023–DNW Podcast #429 from 2023-03-27T15:30:36

Domain news&Lead Center walkthrough–DNW Podcast #428 from 2023-03-20T15:30:20

Expired domains&SEO–DNW Podcast #427 from 2023-03-13T15:30:32

Where to sell your domains–DNW Podcast #426 from 2023-02-27T16:30:58

Real domain investing results from 2022–DNW Podcast #425 from 2023-02-20T16:30:50

A new Domain Academy–DNW Podcast #424 from 2023-02-13T16:30:42

The Cybersquatting law divide–DNW Podcast #423 from 2023-02-06T16:30:12

Million dollar domain sales–DNW Podcast #422 from 2023-01-30T16:30:52

Rebranding to Going–DNW Podcast #421 from 2023-01-23T16:30:44

Fighting uncapped prices–DNW Podcast #420 from 2023-01-16T16:30:40

New TLDs 10 years later–DNW Podcast #419 from 2023-01-09T16:30:53

2023 Predictions Episode–DNW Podcast #418 from 2023-01-02T16:30:48

An entrepreneur’s domain choices–DNW Podcast #417 from 2022-12-19T16:30:54

Selling non-.coms–DNW Podcast #416 from 2022-12-12T17:16:35

.Xyz, Epik and more–DNW Podcast #415 from 2022-12-05T16:30:41

Talking to UDRP panelists–DNW Podcast #414 from 2022-11-28T16:30:18

Disciplined domain investing–DNW Podcast #413 from 2022-11-14T16:30:33

A Super domain name–DNW Podcast #412 from 2022-11-07T16:30:43

All about Handshake–DNW Podcast #411 from 2022-10-31T15:30:40

Epik’s new CEO–DNW Podcast #410 from 2022-10-24T15:30:25

Whois info and blockchain impact–DNW Podcast #409 from 2022-10-17T15:30:26

Why the ICA matters–DNW Podcast #408 from 2022-10-10T15:30:28

My domain sales results–DNW Podcast #407 from 2022-10-03T15:30:43

Using data to improve domain investing–DNW Podcast #406 from 2022-09-26T15:30:29

Scaling your domain portfolio–DNW Podcast #405 from 2022-09-19T15:30:46

Real domain investor results in 2022–DNW Podcast #404 from 2022-09-12T15:30:26

13 interviews from NamesCon–DNW Podcast #403 from 2022-09-05T15:30:54

Call.com buyer reveals plans–DNW Podcast #402 from 2022-08-29T15:30:52

NamesCon 2022 preview–DNW Podcast #401 from 2022-08-22T15:40:26

DNW Podcast Intermission from 2022-08-15T15:30:39

Getting ready to Chill (.com)–DNW Podcast #400 from 2022-08-08T15:30:26

It’s time for .kids–DNW Podcast #399 from 2022-08-01T15:30:59

Trademarks on blockchain domains–DNW Podcast #398 from 2022-07-25T15:30:30

DomainAgents market overview–DNW Podcast #397 from 2022-07-18T15:30:33

Domain name legal hour part II–DNW Podcast #396 from 2022-07-11T15:30:27

Domain name legal hour–DNW Podcast #395 from 2022-07-04T15:30:22

Identity Digital and TLD marketing–DNW Podcast #394 from 2022-06-27T15:30:34

Domain brokers discuss the market–DNW Podcast #393 from 2022-06-20T15:30

The domain market in 2022–DNW Podcast #392 from 2022-06-13T15:30:03

ENS vs. Handshake–DNW Podcast #391 from 2022-06-06T15:30:19

Buying domains on eBay–DNW Podcast #390 from 2022-05-30T16:39:55

What’s going on with new TLDs?–DNW Podcast #389 from 2022-05-23T15:30:33