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Domain Name Wire Podcast
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Domain Name Wire Podcast includes interviews of domain name investors, domain registrars (such as GoDaddy), and more, plus the latest news in the domain name industry.
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Hand registering 7,500 domains - DNW Podcast #579
Mar 2300:30:39Tap to summarizeIs it possible to hand register domain names and turn a profit? Or are all of the good domains already taken? On today's show, domain investor Josh Reason walks through the process he used to register 7,500 domain names last year. He's already turned a profit on the domains, proving there are still opportunities to hand-register domains. It took some elbow grease, though. Grab a pen and paper to take notes as Josh explains the exact steps he took to identify domain names with high resale potential. I followed this method recently to pick up 100 domains for myself after recording the interview. Also: IONOS and Team Internet release earnings, a monster UDRP Sponsor: Spaceship
Transcribe →A CEO's view of the domain industry - DNW Podcast #578
Mar 1600:41:37Tap to summarizeThis week, I sit down to chat with Michael Reidl, CEO of Team Internet Group (London AIM; TIG). You might not know that company by name, but you've probably heard of some of its brands. The company owns domain registrars including Moniker, traffic monetization businesses such as ParkingCrew, and provides backend registry services for TLDs such as .co and .xyz. We have a wide-ranging discussion about the domain name business, including how monetization is changing. Michael also shares what he sees on the horizon as the top level domain name application window opens up for the first time in over a decade. And, of course, no discussion would be complete without talking about how AI might impact domain names. Sponsor: Sav.com backorders
Transcribe →Mark and Logan's excellent adventure - DNW Podcast #577
Mar 900:37:09Tap to summarizeIt's back! Two of our most popular guests on the Domain Name Wire podcast are domain investors Mark Levine and Logan Flatt. On today's show, Mark and Logan provide details about their domain investing results in 2025. You'll learn where they are acquiring domains, what type they are buying, how they're pricing them and how they're selling them. Grab a pencil and paper, because you'll want to take notes. Also: Escrow.com data, ICANN85, Dominion, and new TLD tool Sponsor: Namecheap
Transcribe →Nova Registry ramps up - DNW Podcast #576
Mar 200:49:41Tap to summarizeA year ago Nova Registry, the company behind .link, announced that it planned to apply for 200 top level domain names in the round that opens this year. Today, Vaughn Liley, general manager of Nova Registry, comes on the show to give an update about the company's plans. We have a wide ranging conversation about running top level domains, how the 2026 round will be different from last time, the policy behind web3 integration, and much more. Also: GoDaddy and Escrow earnings, premium domains Sponsor: Sav.com domain transfers
Transcribe →AI.com before the $70 million sale - DNW Podcast #575
Feb 2300:41:07Tap to summarizeBy now, you've surely heard about the record-shattering $70 million sale of ai.com. After the sale was announced, there were many erroneous news reports claiming that the seller had purchased the domain decades ago for $100. This isn't true, and anyone who pays attention to the domain business knows this. About five years ago, Saw.com brokered the sale of the domain, and this was widely reported in the press. On today's show, Saw.com founder Jeff Gabriel provides details on the previous sale of the valuable domain name and how the artificial intelligence market has changed since then. Also, I dig into the numbers a bit: the domain was bought and sold with cryptocurrency, so the seller's return wasn't quite what it seems. (But still, nothing to sneeze at!) Jeff also shares data about which countries and states are the most likely to convert to sales when you receive leads. This is valuable information! Also: GoDaddy's crazy terms, UDRP decline, and tax form relief Sponsor: Spaceship SellerHub
Transcribe →A Super Bowl of Domain Names - DNW Podcast #574
Feb 1600:32:18Tap to summarizeThis month's Super Bowl featured a lot of great commercials, including one that the entire domain name industry can get behind. Squarespace's commercial featured actress Emma Stone, who searches and finds out that EmmaStone.com is taken. The ad tells people to get their domain before it's gone. While EmmaStone.com was taken, Stone acquired the domain late last year. On today's show, the domain broker who helped make that happen, Brian Harbin of Grit Brokerage, tells the story of how the deal came together. We also talk about some of the other Super Bowl commercials and the domains in them, including ai.com. Videos mentioned in this episode: Super Bowl commercial extended cut The Negotiation A Message from Emma Stone Sponsor: Sav.com domain auctions
Transcribe →Expired Domains (part one) - DNW Podcast #364
Nov 22, 2021Tap to summarizeMany domain investors acquire much of their inventory from expired domain services. This week kicks off a two-week series about expired domains with Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja. On today's show, Bill explains what to look out for when monitoring expired domains and when and where to place backorders. It's a great discussion for both end users and domain investors. Sponsor: Backorder domains at Sav.com
Transcribe →Expired domain names w/ Tan Tran DNW Podcast #125
Feb 27, 2017Tap to summarizeTan Tran runs one of the three biggest drop catching services, Pheenix, as well as expired domain discovery service FreshDrop. On today's program he explains the domain backordering process and why the cost of catching expired domains is increasing. Also: Poor grandma, a two letter domain sale and more.
Transcribe →5 NameJet Tips with Jonathan Tenenbaum - DNW Podcast #5
Oct 19, 2015Tap to summarizeWant to master the expired domain name game? NameJet GM Jonathan Tenenbaum discusses the types of expired domain names and provides 5 tips to crush it with NameJet. Also: ICANN drinks in Dublin, Afilias acquires 101Domain and University of Cambridge learns the limits of trademarks.
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