Domain Name Wire Podcast

A domain development project runs into challenges. A year ago Drew Wash set out on an ambitious plan: develop three premium domain names into websites generating $25k a month in recurring revenue. Drew returns to the show with the results. You’ll learn a lot of great domain development tips and lessons on this week’s show. […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission.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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Learn from a career salesperson. Are you a good salesperson? It’s something I’ve always struggled with, but no matter what your job is, sales is part of it. That’s especially the case if you’re a domain investor! Today’s guest has a career in sales, selling books door to door while in college, then insurance, real […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission.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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

$2,500 for a domain registration? There are many models for new top level domains: inexpensive and high volume, moderately priced, and then insanely expensive. This week we talk with one of the latter: .Inc. Shayan Rostam explains the pricing decision and business model. You’ll learn a lot. Also: .Music (finally!), Enom’s big move, GoDaddy’s .coms, […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission.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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

The inside story on the five-year journey to buy Carrot.com. This week’s episode includes one of my favorite interviews so far on the DNW podcast. I talk with Trevor Mauch of Carrot, who started his business at OnCarrot.com but just spent $600,000 to buy the domain Carrot.com. Trevor explains the long journey to buy the […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission.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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

How Joshua Schoen built his domain name portfolio. Joshua Schoen didn’t get into domain name investing until 2016, but he has created a nice portfolio including Sign.com, Mockingbird.com, and many other high-quality names. On today’s show, he discusses how he inquires about buying domains, his strategy, and the story of when an expired domain frontrunner […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Hobi Michalec shares tips to sell your domain names. This week I chat with domain broker Hobi Michalec with domain brokerage Lumis. Hobi shares 7 methods to sell your domain names. While you’ve surely thought of some of them, I learned a lot from listening to these tips of the trade. Hobi also has some […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Hear the story of 7Up.com’s launch in March Madness 1996. My guest on today’s program created the original 7up.com website when he was in his early 20s working at an advertising agency. Archie Smart was fresh out of school when he pitched the soda maker on a campaign to drive people to 7up.com during March […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Learn about great tools and processes to find names. Want to seriously up your domain investing game? My guest this week has the tools to help you. Anthony Shore of Operative Words is a product and company namer. On today’s show, he explains the exact tools he uses to come up with great names. This […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Domain Name System Security Extensions — what’s it all about? You’ve probably heard about some recent hacks involving the domain name system. This week we’ll talk about how DNSSEC could help stem these attacks. Matt Larson, who co-hosts the Ask Mr. DNS Podcast and currently works at ICANN will explain what DNSSEC is, what’s required […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

The Domain King talks about his upcoming meetup and the state of domains. The Domain King is back! Rick Schwartz talks about the domainer meetup he’s organizing in Asheville, North Carolina and why he feels it’s time for this type of meetup. We also talk about how Rick is investing in domains these days, brandable […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

How can domain names and blockchain technology together? Is there an opportunity for domain names and blockchain technology? This week’s guest helps separate hype from reality. Matthew Gould is founder of Unstoppable Domains, a company marrying domain names and blockchain. Learn if this nascent idea has legs and what it could mean for you. Also: […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

How email works and why domain reputation matters. Despite the prevalence of instant messaging, social media and tools like Slack, email remains the primary way people communicate online. And email requires domain names. On today’s show we talk with Anthony Chiulli, Director of Product Marketing for email deliverability and analytics company 250ok. Anthony explains what […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Hear from 16 people who were at NamesCon Global. NamesCon Global 2019 is in the books, and this week we’ll catch up with 16 people who attended NamesCon. After discussing some of the week’s news you’ll hear from: Matt Barie, Freelancer.com Marcus Glaad, DotKeeper Margot Bushnaq, BrandBucket Darpan Munjal, SquadHelp Page Howe, domain investor Deanna […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Learn about the HSTS preload list and how to add your domain (or entire TLD) to it. This week Ben McIlwain of Google talks about SSL on domain names, particularly the HSTS preload list. Learn about the benefits of adding a domain name to this list and how an entire top level domain can be […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

A look back at previous live domain auctions and what to expect next week in Las Vegas. Monte Cahn joins on us this week’s podcast to preview next week’s NamesCon live domain name auction. We also discuss what he’s seeing in the domain market and what has happened to the value of certain types of […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

How to avoid bad WordPress plugins. This week on the DNW podcast meet Mika Epstein, a WordPress engineer at DreamHost. She explains what to look for in WordPress plugins to make sure you aren’t opening up a backdoor to your website. We also hear predictions from Natasa Djukanovic and Braden Pollock. Plus: NameSilo acquisition, much […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

A look forward to 2019. It’s 2019! As we ring in the New Year, I give my predictions for 2019. We’ll also hear predictions from 18 people from across the spectrum of domain names: domain registrars, registries, domain investors and more. Listen to predictions from: Kellie Peterson (Automattic/WordPress.com) Doron Vermaat (Efty) Mike Gargiulo (VPN.com) Mariah […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Here’s a rewind of the last year in the domain business. In this special episode of the DNW Podcast, we review some of the top stories in the domain name business from the past year. I review GDPR and what impact this has had on the domain business. We discuss major acquisitions in 2018. A […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Someone is pretending to be a well-known domain name broker. This is a story about an imposter. An imposter who pretended to be a well-known domain broker and tried to con another domain name broker into buying a domain name. Name Ninja Bill Sweetman tells the story…and calls out many red flags that you should […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

These tips will help you sell your domain names. Have you ever tried to convince a company about the value of a good domain name. Chris Zuiker, a domain broker and marketer for Media Options, does it every day. Today he explains the 7 ways a domain name impacts a brand, and these 7 things […] © DomainNameWire.com 2019. 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 copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.