Domain Name Wire editor Andrew Allemann reviews the latest news in the domain name business including: buying and selling domain names, domain name monetization, legal issues, new top level domain names (new TLDs), and businesses such as GoDaddy, Google and Web.com. Also includes interviews with people in the domain name industry to help you make money with domain names.
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Domain Name Wire editor Andrew Allemann reviews the latest news in the domain name business including: buying and selling domain names, domain name monetization, legal issues, new top level domain names (new TLDs), and businesses such as GoDaddy, Google and Web.com. Also includes interviews with people in the domain name industry to help you make money with domain names.
A look at what’s happening in the domain world. On this week’s show, I run through some of the big news stories from the past week. This includes an explanation of why Verisign’s stock popped on Friday, how a domain registrant is in in hot water after backing out of a deal, which law firm […]
How Google’s changes will impact domain monetization. Above.com has played an integral role in domain name monetization since the early days of parking. It has navigated many changes in monetization, and sees both challenges and opportunities in Google’s recent changes to its parking business. On today’s show, Above.com and Trillion founder David Warmuz talks about […]
Josh Reason provides details of his domain portfolio and explains why he built DNX. Domain investor Josh Reason joins me this week to share insights from managing his 5,500-domain portfolio. He discusses what types of domains he’s investing in, where and how he sells domains, and how his strategy is evolving. Josh also shares details […]
He had a record year. Here’s how it breaks down. Braden Pollock had a record year last year, selling $6.5 million of domains. Many of his sales are headline-grabbing, but he also does a robust business with less expensive domains. Today, he reveals some of his recent domain sales, explains how he prices domains, and […]
How these two domain investors did last year. It’s time for our recurring podcast with domain investors Mark Levine and Logan Flatt! Mark and Logan come on the show frequently to share their domain investing results, talk about what’s working, and what’s not working for them. On today’s show, they detail their 2024 domain investing […]
A basic version of self-brokering comes to Afternic. Afternic launched a basic self-brokering option last week. On today’s show, GoDaddy Sr. Director of Domain Investor Product Alan Shiflett joins us to talk about self-brokering. He discusses the company’s iterative approach to launching this feature (and others). We also discuss how the company is experimenting with […]
What I learned at ICANN82 in Seattle. The domain name industry gathered in Seattle last week for ICANN’s annual community forum. During the show, I caught up on what’s happening with two important topics: Adsense for Domains and new top level domains. On today’s show I recap what I learned. You will then hear from […]
Nova Registry is going big with top level domains. At least one company is going big in the next round of new top level domain expansion. On today’s show, Yoni Belousov explains why his company Nova Registry plans to apply for around 200 new top level domains in the next round. Nova didn’t participate in […]
AbdulBasit Makrani shares recent results from his 10,000+ domain portfolio. What kind of results can you get from a portfolio of just over 10,000 domains? My guest this week shares details of his sales last year. AbdulBasit Makrani was last on the show in November 2023, when he had just boosted his sales by lowering […]
This domain investor boosted his sales by changing his landing pages. On today’s show, I talk to a domain investor who has been very successful with .io and .ai domain names. He discusses how he’s tweaking his approach to investing in these domains in today’s domain investing landscape. He also shares his 2024 domain sales […]
How public policy impacts the domain and hosting businesses. Public policy has a major impact on the domain name business. On today’s show, I catch up with one of the groups that helps represent domain registrars, hosts, and other internet infrastructure providers when it comes to policy. Christian Dawson is the co-founder and Executive Director […]
How Unstoppable Domains has embraced DNS. I’ve interviewed the founders of Unstoppable Domains on two separate occasions, but the most recent was in 2020. A lot has happened in the past five years. On today’s show, Unstoppable Domains founder and CEO Matthew Gould sits down to talk about what the company is doing to marry […]
Hear from 12 people who attended the ICA meeting in Las Vegas. Last week, Internet Commerce Association held its annual meeting in Las Vegas. On today’s show, you’ll hear from a dozen people who were at the show. You’ll hear from domain investors about what’s selling well for them, ICA employees and board members, get […]
Hear the results of a big rebrand, and learn what new features are on the way at Atom. A lot has happened at Atom.com over the past year, including changing its name. On today’s show, Atom founder and CEO Darpan Munjal discusses results from the company’s rebrand, including the impact on SEO and the ROI […]
Rewind: How a great domain helped Chess.com denominate online chess. This week, we’re opening up the vault and going back to one of the most interesting interviews from this show over the past couple of years. In October 2023, I interviewed Chess.com CEO Erik Allebest. He explained how the chess.com domain name was critical to […]
DomainTools CEO discusses the move to RDAP and how companies use DNS data to thwart attacks. Many listeners know DomainTools for its database of historical Whois records, domain monitoring, and other domain data. However, the company and its customer base have evolved over the years. On today’s show, DomainTools CEO Tim Chen discusses that evolution. […]
My good sales month, plus a look back at popular and noteworthy stories in the domain business. Happy New Year! As we look forward to 2025, let’s take a moment to consider what impacted the domain industry in 2024. On today’s episode: Postscript to my 2024 domain sales episode, adding in my December sales (it […]
Here’s what your peers think will happen in the domain name industry in 2025. It’s the annual predictions episode! On today’s show, you’ll hear from 22 domain investors, marketplace operators, registry representatives, and other people in the domain business. They will talk about what surprised them most in 2024 and what they think will happen […]
How Rob Schutz turned his interest in domain name into a business. My guest this week is Rob Schutz, founder of domain buyer service Snagged. Rob came to domain names as an entrepreneur, first as an early marketing employee at BarkBox and then as a co-founder of Ro. Rob has a pragmatic side when it […]
John Berryhill explains why you should be cautious of country code domains and discusses an auction clawback lawsuit. Attorney John Berryhill joins us on today’s show. John explains how Stuart Lawley, who passed away recently, helped John take the step to start his own law practice. Then we talk about country code domain names and […]
Domain Name Wire editor Andrew Allemann reviews the latest news in the domain name business including: buying and selling domain names, domain name monetization, legal issues, new top level domain names (new TLDs), and businesses such as GoDaddy, Google and Web.com. Also includes interviews with people in the domain name industry to help you make money with domain names.
