Domain Name Wire Podcast

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 year compared to the same period a year ago. It was eye-opening. There’s no recording of the session, but Logan and Mark […] Post link: Real domain investor results in 2022 – DNW Podcast #404 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 who attended the event. You’ll get their view about the conference, the state of the domain market, and more. Also: […] Post link: 13 interviews from NamesCon – DNW Podcast #403 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 Rolf saw that call.com was available for purchase, he immediately thought of Vkye, a voice over IP company that he’s the chairman of. […] Post link: Call.com buyer reveals plans – DNW Podcast #402 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 to NamesCon Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Soeren von Varchmin, about what to expect. He previews some of the sessions, talks about the refreshed […] Post link: NamesCon 2022 preview – DNW Podcast #401 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 this week. The entire back catalog is available in podcast apps and at DNW.com/podcast. That means you can listen to episode […] Post link: DNW Podcast Intermission © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 to acquire chill.com. Callum Sommerton is CEO of Chill Brands Group, a company in the CBD space that is expanding its […] Post link: Getting ready to Chill (.com) – DNW Podcast #400 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 launch of .kids. On today’s show, I ask Edmon why it has taken so long to launch the […] Post link: It’s time for .kids – DNW Podcast #399 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 recently launched AltRoots.com to help brands monitor and manage their brands in these names. Tom talks about brand protection in these alternate namespaces on today’s show. […] Post link: Trademarks on blockchain domains – DNW Podcast #398 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 registrars, and also acts as a buyer broker. On today’s show, Ryan discusses what his company has seen over the past couple of years […] Post link: DomainAgents market overview – DNW Podcast #397 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 with a domain owner sharing some of his personal experiences and John weighing in on these. It includes a discussion about […] Post link: Domain name legal hour part II – DNW Podcast #396 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 this conversation into a podcast and splitting it over two episodes. This week, John gives a soapbox about legal issues (including a warning about […] Post link: Domain name legal hour – DNW Podcast #395 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 Neuberg and Sr. Director of Brand and Marketing Communications Kimberly Michener come on the show to discuss why it rebranded and a big […] Post link: Identity Digital and TLD marketing – DNW Podcast #394 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 the interim, the markets continued to tank and the recession word keeps coming up. So today, I brought on two people […] Post link: Domain brokers discuss the market – DNW Podcast #393 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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’s show, I walk through what’s happening in the domain name market, and what could happen in the future due to the […] Post link: The domain market in 2022 – DNW Podcast #392 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 Service and Handshake, two competing naming systems built on blockchain technology. Aaron Oxborrow, creator of ENS.tools and Mike Carson, co-founder of Impervious, join me for […] Post link: ENS vs. Handshake – DNW Podcast #391 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 domain bargains, including a domain he bought a couple of years ago for $1,500 that he just sold for $16,500. Matt Ledingham explains how he searches […] Post link: Buying domains on eBay – DNW Podcast #390 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 year compared to 2020. Today, I chat with Radix’s Senior Director of Channel Partnerships, Neha Naik. She talks about what’s […] Post link: What’s going on with new TLDs? – DNW Podcast #389 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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-founder of Efty. We talk about the two sales: how they came together, how he negotiated, and how he […] Post link: Big sales and payment plans – DNW Podcast #388 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 he’s trying to upend the market. In just over two years, MicroAcquire has tallied a half billion dollars in sales and has 150,000 registered buyers looking to […] Post link: Buying and selling startups – DNW Podcast #387 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

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 together and, more importantly, what it could mean for domain name investors. We also discuss how GoDaddy is working on tools to help domain […] Post link: Domain investing education – DNW Podcast #386 © DomainNameWire.com 2022. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.