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Domain Name Wire Podcast

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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31:23

Domain monetization changes - DNW Podcast #531

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/04/21

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 how direct advertising will play a bigger role in monetization. He also recounts the long road he went on to acquired Trillion.com. Sponsor: Sav.com backorders

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28:09

Josh Reason: domain sales + DNX - DNW Podcast #530

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/04/14

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 on some recent sales and discusses his platform, DNX.com, which helps investors discover quality domains to buy. Also: Tariffs, domains in the courts, and more. Sponsor: Sav.com domain auctions

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28:25

Braden Pollock’s record year - DNW Podcast #529

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/04/07

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 discusses some of his success with non-.com domains. Sponsor: Sav.com domain transfers

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30:32

Mark & Logan: Domain investing results - DNW Podcast...

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/03/31

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 results. You’ll hear which top level domains they’re selling, how and where they are acquiring them, and how they are optimizing their portfolios. Sponsor: Sell your domains with Sav.com domain landers

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22:58

ICANN82 Recap - DNW Podcast #526

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/03/17

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 here from some other people who were at the show last week. Also: .SU, Snoop Dogg, and Meta lawsuit appealed Sponsor: Sav.com domain auctions

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30:28

Self-brokering at Afternic - DNW Podcast #527

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/03/17

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 AI in the aftermarket and how it has reduced shill bidding. Also: Amazon’s new domains, Global Domain Report, which registrars are growing. Sponsor: Sav.com backorders

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33:38

200 new top level domains - DNW Podcast #525

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/03/10

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 the last round, and only entered the business with the acquisition of .link in 2022. Why is Nova Registry going so big? What types of domains will it go after? And how does it plan to shake up the domain business? Find out on today’s show.

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26:46

A 10,000 domain portfolio - DNW Podcast #524

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/03/03

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 his prices. I ask him about that strategy, and we discuss how even owning over 10,000 domains doesn’t result in truly consistent sales. Listen as AbdulBasit discloses a handful of five-figure sales he made last year, including a $70,000 .org domain. Oh, and

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32:35

A domain investor’s results: .io, .ai, .com - DNW...

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/02/24

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 results and how they compared to the prior year. Listen to learn how a small change he made to how he uses Afternic boosted his sales. Also: Verisign’s risks, Afternic data, Bentley Sponsor: Sav.com backorders

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27:30

Domains, hosting, and public policy - DNW Podcast #522

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/02/17

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 of i2Coalition. He brings us up to speed on The Domain Name Association, which merged with i2Coalition, and also introduces the new Secure Hosting Alliance. Sponsor: Sav.com domain auctions

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34:58

Unstoppable Domains’ new biz model - DNW Podcast #521

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/02/10

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 blockchain with domain names. It’s a refreshing conversation; Matthew explains that some of the company’s past efforts haven’t taken off as hoped. The company has pivoted to become an ICANN-accredited registrar, and is

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27:27

Internet Commerce Association Recap - DNW Podcas #520

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/02/03

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 an update on new features coming at domain service providers, and hear from partners at a naming firm that attended their first ICA event. Also: Whois is dead, ICA awards, D3’s big haul, and more Sponsor: Sav.com

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33:17

What’s new at Atom - DNW Podcast #519

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/01/27

A lot has happened at Atom.com over the past year, including 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 on ad spend. We also discuss last year’s product launches, and what’s in store for domain sellers in 2024. Also: Bye bye Hexonet, .AI, and Tik Tok ban Sponsor: Sav.com domain auctions

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27:21

Greatest hits: Chess.com - DNW Podcast #518

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/01/20

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 both the early growth and continued growth of the business. Erik wasn’t a newbie to domains when he acquired the domain, either. Also: FTC v. GoDaddy, .channel, Spaceship deal, top keywords Sponsor: Sell your domains with Sav.com domain

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34:08

Whois, RDAP, and domain data - DNW Podcast #517

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/01/13

Many listeners know DomainTools for its database of historical Whois records, domain monitoring, and other domain data. But the company and its customer base have evolved over the years. On today’s show, DomainTools CEO Tim Chen talks about that evolution. We also discuss the shift from Whois to Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) and what that means for customers who access Whois records through DomainTools. We wrap with a discussion of DomainTools Investigations, which the company announced

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38:20

2024 in review - DNW Podcast #516

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2025/01/06

Happy New Year! As we look forward to 2025, let’s take a step back and 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 was a great month!) Most popular podcasts and news stories from 2024 Three big themes/stories from the year Also: Unstoppable’s patent, crypto domain lawsuit, GoDaddy payments Sponsor: Sav.com domain transfers

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35:03

2025 Predictions Episode - DNW Podcast #515

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2024/12/30

It’s the annual predictions episode! On today’s show, you’ll hear from 22 domain investors, marketplace operators, registry representative, and other people in the domain business. They will talk about what surprised them most in 2024 and what they think will happen in our fun business in 2025. Happy new year! Sponsor: Sav.com domain auctions

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32:18

Snagging great domains - DNW Podcast #51

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2024/12/23

My guest this week is Rob Shutz, 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 comes to what domains entrepreneurs should buy, and I think it’s worth listening to. Also: Atom’s new landers, Verisign’s patent, and more. Sponsor: Sell your domains with Sav.com domain landers

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44:18

ccTLDs and auction clawbacks - DNW Podcast #513

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2024/12/16

Attorney John Berryhill joins us on today’s show. John explains how Stuart Lawley, who passed away recently, helped John take the step to starting his own practice. Then we talk about country code domain names and what you need to know about them in light of recent talk about .io. We wrap by talking about the auction clawback lawsuit filed against GoDaddy. Also: Notable UDRP decisions, Dominion conference Sponsor: Sav.com backorders

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24:16

My 2024 domain sales results - DNW Podcast #512

Domain Name Wire Podcast ·

2024/12/09

As 2024 winds down, it’s time to reflect on the year’s domain sales. On this week’s podcast, I’m pulling back the curtain on my 2024 results. I’ll cover everything you want to know, including how many domains I sold, my median sales price, the platforms I used to sell, my acquisition strategies, purchase prices, top-level domains, insights on payment plans, and much more. Tune in for an in-depth look at what worked, what didn’t, and lessons learned to take into 2025. Also: UDRP change, New

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