GoDaddy explains why it introduced Afternic Boost, plus plans for Dan. Last week Mark Levine and I gave our initial feedback on Afternic Boost, a new program from Afternic that promises extra exposure for a fee. Today, I’m joined by Alan Shiflett. Alan manages all of GoDaddy’s products for domain investors. He talks about how […] Post link: GoDaddy…

Discussing Afternic Boost and if it’s worth it. Last week, Afternic announced Afternic Boost, a new program that the company says will increase sales up to 10%. While everyone likes to sell more domains, the announcement landed like a lead balloon with most people I’ve talked to. The key reason is that you have to give […] Post link: Thoughts on Af…

A new report sheds light on which domains phishers use to steal information. These days, it seems like a never goes by without someone trying to phish me, either via an email saying a bank account is about to be suspended or a text message trying to scare me into logging into a site. Phishing […] Post link: Which domains phishers use – DNW Podcast …

A domain broker gives me tips to sell more domains. Last week, I talked about how my domain sales are down so far this year. Jeffrey Gabriel, Saw.com founder and domain broker, joins me this week to talk about what I can do to change this trajectory. He gives some frank advice about my domains, […] Post link: Advice for selling more domains – DNW P…

Let’s dig into my sales results this year. How are your domain sales so far this year? Mine…not so great. On today’s show, I share in-depth numbers about my sales in the first half of 2024: sell-through rates, top level domains, where I acquired the domains and more. I also hypothesize about why my sales […] Post link: My domain sales so far this y…

Why this group thinks Verisign shouldn’t be able to raise the price of .com domains. Last month, a consortium of advocacy groups asked the US government to take action against the .com contract with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN). On today’s show, Matt Stoller, research director for American Economic Liberties Project and author of The BIG Newsletter, […]…

How domains get stolen and how to recover them. I write about domains getting stolen all of the time. On today’s show, I interview someone who helps people recover those domains. Bill Hartzer explains how domain names commonly get stolen and the ways to go about recovering them. Interestingly, many of the times someone reaches […] Post link: Recove…

XYZ founder discusses his company’s evolution. New top level domains have been out for a decade now. One of the most interesting top level domain companies is XYZ. It’s known for .xyz, but now operates a total of 35 domain extensions. On today’s show, XYZ founder Daniel Negari reflects on the past ten years, his […] Post link: Daniel Negari reflect…

From hand-registration to $85,000 in 8 days. Imagine flipping a hand registration into an $85,000 sale in 8 days. My guest on today’s show, Michael Santiago, did just that. It’s not without controversy, though. What would you do if this opportunity presented itself to you? Michael tells this story and how upgrading a domain name […] Post link: The …

Learn how to trim your domain name portfolio. Sometimes, letting go of domain names is the hardest part. But not for my guest this week, domain investor and entrepreneur Yoni Belousov. Yoni is a long-time domain name investor, and on today’s show, he talks about letting go of your loser domains and operating an efficient […] Post link: The efficien…

How this entrepreneur found a new domain name. Nick Huber knew his company’s domain name was a problem, so he paid $400,000 to get a better one. On today’s show, he explains how his company searched for a new domain name and negotiated a payment plan to close the deal for somewhere.com. He also discusses […] Post link: The right domain is somewhere…

Paul Nicks is now VP of Domain Investor. Here’s what that means for you. Paul Nicks has a new role at GoDaddy as VP, Domain Investor. The move is due to somewhat of a shift in how domains are registered and how the company views domains, so it’s important for domain name investors to understand […] Post link: GoDaddy domain investing update – DNW P…

How domain investing helped Doron Vermaat buy a house. On today’s show, domain investor and Efty co-founder Doron Vermaat returns to the show to talk about some of his latest domain sales. He compares his results in 2023 to 2022, and shares some sales (including a .io domain for $70k). If you need some inspiration, […] Post link: Buying a house fro…

Learn about this year’s NamesCon and the live domain name auction. NamesCon 2024 is just weeks away, and it’s not too late to register to attend. On today’s show, I preview the event with two interviews. First, I speak with Soeren von Varchmin, Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon. Soeren tells us what to […] Post link: NamesCon + Auction pre…

You don’t hear about many domain sales, including this $2 million sale earlier this year. We often hear about domain name sales, but the public sales just scratch the surface. Many more sales are never made public. Some of these sales happen on DomainAgents. On today’s show, DomainAgents CEO Ryan McKegney discloses that his company […] Post link: T…

Why Squadhelp changes its name and how it came up with Atom. Darpan Munjal has been a guest on this podcast many times, but he gets a different introduction this time: CEO of Atom. That’s because his company Squadhelp recently rebranded as Atom and moved its site to atom.com. On today’s show, Darpan discusses why […] Post link: Rebranding to Atom –…

Acquiring domains isn’t always easy. Domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja returns to the show this week with more wacky domain name tales. Bill has met some interesting people while acquiring domain names and social media handles. On today’s show, you’ll hear the tales of Pedro the Paranoid, The Satisfied Senior, The Lucky […] Post link:…

Fred Hsu discusses some of his company’s plans for new top level domains tied to web3 communities. It’s been just six months since I had Fred Hsu, co-founder of D3, on the podcast. The company has made many announcements since then, and it’s becoming clear that it will be one of the more significant portfolio […] Post link: .Ape in to new TLDs – DN…

Richard Lau discusses a seven-figure domain sale and what companies using .ai domains should know. Domain investor Richard Lau joins me on today’s show. We discuss his $1 million sale of gld.com and how a domain buyer broker helped seal the deal. Richard also explains why he hopes his sale of passes.com will turn into […] Post link: A golden domain…

Understanding the domain name market in Canada. Oh, Canada! This week, I chat with domain investor Frank Mardian, founder of the DN.ca domain name forum popular with Canadian domain name investors. Frank talks about becoming interested in websites when he ran a Mercedes Benz dealership, and how he started collecting domains. We discuss some nuances…

Jeff Neuman fills us in on what happened at the latest ICANN meeting. Jeff Neuman has just about seen it all in the domain business over the past few decades. The former VP of Registry at Neustar currently serves as a lawyer and policy consultant and is the chief legal officer of Dot Hip Hop. […] Post link: This is how we do it down in Puerto Rico …

How Radix scored a deal with the world’s most popular YouTuber. Last year, the world’s most popular YouTuber, Mr. Beast, changed his merch store website to a .store domain and promoted the switch in a video viewed nearly 200 million times. On today’s show, Radix CEO Sandeep Ramchandani explains how his company worked for many […] Post link: Courtin…

Why this entrepreneur paid $65,000 for cofounders.com. Chris Koerner reminds me of a lot of people in the domain business: he has his hands in multiple businesses ranging from tree trimming to cryptocurrency to reselling Buc-ee’s goods. He partners with lots of founders to start businesses and recently paid $65,000 to acquire cofounders.com to prom…

Helmuts Meskonis discusses Domain Summit and how he hopes to bring DNForum back to its former glory. This week, I interview Helmuts Meskonis, who organizes the Domain Summit conference in London and owns DNForum and AcornDomains. Helmuts had a bit of a rough relationship with some in the domain name community early on thanks to […] Post link: Domai…

Listen to how two domain investors performed in 2023. Once a year, domain investors Mark Levin and Logan Flatt join me on the show to discuss their sales results from the previous year. On today’s show, you’ll learn how many domains they sold in 2023 compared to 2022, a breakdown of which top level domains […] Post link: Actual domain investor resu…