Domain Name Wire Podcast

How this entrepreneur found a good company name for a great price. When it came time for Laura Roeder to select a name for her new company, she didn’t go about it the same way most people do. She thinks they do it backward. The result is that she got a nice, brandable domain—Paperbell.com—for under […] Post link: The best way to pick a company name – DNW Podcast #295 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. Thi...

Squadhelp is becoming a formidable player in the domain aftermarket. It’s one thing to list your brandable domains for sale. It’s another thing to list them for sale and have people suggest them to end users at the exact moment they’re searching for a name. That’s one of the many benefits of Squadhelp, a crowd-sourced […] Post link: Sell more domains with a crowd – DNW Podcast #294 © DomainNameWir...

How this domain investor has built his portfolio to over 5,000 domains. Elkhan Agamirza’s domain name portfolio has been doubling in size every year and now stands at over 5,000 domains. He takes a detailed view into what end users want to buy, scooping up domain names that many domain investors overlook based on traditional […] Post link: Elkhan Agamirza – DNW Podcast #293 © DomainNameWire.com 20...

Checking in on blockchain domains one year later Last year I interviewed one of the co-founders of Unstoppable Domains. I’m checking in with another co-founder this week, Brad Kam, to see how it’s going. The company offers blockchain-based domains such as .crypto that it says can’t be censored. We discuss the challenges of operating domains […] Post link: Are these domains unstoppable? – DNW Podca...

Report about malware distributed through browser plugins questions registrar’s role. My guest this week is Eric Poyton, a security researcher with Awake. Awake security issued a report last week about a network of malware and connected it to a large number of domain names at ICANN-accredited registrar Galcomm. We discuss how Awake discovered the issue, […] Post link: Security report names domain r...

A drama about domain names. A drama about ICANN and domain names? Ryan Estrada made it entertaining with his 9-part drama podcast Big Data about stealing the keys to the internet. On today’s show, Ryan explains how it came together and how he managed to get people like Jermaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords […] Post link: Stealing the keys to the internet – DNW Podcast #290 © DomainNameWire.c...

How Michael Fischer recovered his domain name from a theft. Owning a great domain is like owning a fine piece of art. It’s one of a kind and given the right opportunity, thieves would love to get their hands on it. My guest on today’s show, Michael Fischer, has had to defend his valuable domain […] Post link: The Great Domain Theft – DNW Podcast #289 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted...

Could Handshake challenge ICANN? There’s no doubt that the ICANN-regulated DNS has some drawbacks. On this week’s show, Mike Carson (who also runs Park.io) discusses a blockchain-based alternative called Handshake. Mike has developed a registry service for Handshake that will allow registrars to sell Handshake domains. Also: Is domaining worth your time? Cuban uses .bank, […] Post link: The Handsh...

A tool to find one-word domains and thoughts about the state of the domain business. This week I have a guest interview and some thoughts about the domain industry. For the guest segment, I speak with Steven Tey, a student who created OneWord. Domains to help people discover one-word domains that are available for registration. In […] Post link: One Word Domains – DNW Podcast #287 © DomainNameWire...

From running a registrar to .au to .film. My guest this week is Adrian Kinderis. Adrian has been in the domain business for a couple of decades and started by founding a domain registrar. This snowballed into operating the .au domain. On today’s show, Adrian recounts his history in the business and discusses his new […] Post link: Adrian Kinderis – DNW Podcast #286 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This...

SCOTUS debates domain names and trademarks. There was a spotlight on domain names last week in a place where you wouldn’t expect it: The U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard oral arguments in a dispute over whether or not Booking.com should be able to trademark booking.com. It was fascinating to listen to the court drill […] Post link: Domains at the Supreme Court – DNW Podcast #285 © DomainNameWir...

Learn how Marc Andre sold four websites for over $1 million in total. Many domain investors talk about building their domains into websites and selling them. Today, I interview Marc Andre of VitalDollar, who has done just that. Marc has built four different websites and sold them for over $1 million in total. Marc explains […] Post link: Building and selling websites – DNW Podcast #284 © DomainNam...

From building a portfolio to pricing domains, here are some helpful lessons. In January I interviewed domain name investor Nikul Sanghvi about his domain name journey. He had lots of great stories and takeaways. He’s back on this week’s show with some lessons he’s learned about domain name investing and business in general. You’ll enjoy […] Post link: What this domainer learned – DNW Podcast #283...

Why movies have such crappy domain names. There was a time, not so long ago, when people went to movie theaters to watch movies. They were subjected to 30 minutes of previews before the movie began. And these previews included domain names for each movie. Bad domain names. Why do people that pick domain names […] Post link: Domains in Hollywood – DNW Podcast #282 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is...

Eric Borgos is bored again. Eric Borgos has had a lot of hits. He has sold millions of dollars worth of domain names, including a set of sites for $4.5 million back in 2008. But what he did back then doesn’t work the same way today. On today’s show, Eric shares what he’s been doing […] Post link: Bored Humans – DNW Podcast #281 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wi...

Josh & Josh discuss their solution to help domainers liquidate domains. Domain names can be difficult to liquidate. We all hold out for end users to buy our domains, but wouldn’t it be nice if we could easily sell domains to other domain investors, too? That’s the idea by Domain Name Wholesale Exchange (DNWE). On […] Post link: Liquidating your domain names – DNW Podcast #280 © DomainNameWire.com...

Here’s how one investor is thinking about his domain portfolio in light of the economic downturn. Domain name investor Page Howe returns to the program this week. Page talks about how he’s managing his portfolio in light of the coronavirus bust, and how the shift to web-based work could change things. He also discusses an […] Post link: Adjusting to the downturn and going virtual – DNW Podcast #27...

Take these steps now to survive the bust. Warren Coughlin, a business coach to entrepreneurs, has been through a lot of downturns. On this week’s show, Warren shares his experience steering a business through the dot-com bust.  He has some great, actionable advice to make sure your business makes it to the other side or […] Post link: Saving your business in this downturn – DNW Podcast #278 © Doma...

Shane Cultra breaks down what he saw last week. Last week was unlike any I can recall in my lifetime. People are understandably scared and anxious. This was obvious to Shane Cultra, who saw an immediate drop in aftermarket domain sales through his daily list last Thursday. On today’s show, Shane discusses what he saw […] Post link: Coronavirus impact on domain business – DNW Podcast #277 © DomainN...

Podcasting has given this country code domain a boost. When I went to a podcast conference last month, one thing stuck out: .FM. It was everywhere. Many companies in the industry, such as podcast apps and monetization companies, use the country code domain name extension. This week’s guest, George Bundy, is CEO of the company […] Post link: On the radio with .FM – DNW Podcast #276 © DomainNameWire...

How to prepare your estate as a domain name investor. People don’t like to think about death or becoming incapacitated, but it’s especially important for domain name investors to make a plan. Our loved ones probably don’t’ have the same passion, and certainly not the same knowledge, about domain names that we do. If they […] Post link: Death and Domains – DNW Podcast #275 © DomainNameWire.com 2026...

Is getting your own TLD a good investment? There’s been a lot of debate about new top level domain names. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there’s a legitimate business opportunity to get your own top level domain name. On today’s show, you’ll hear a presentation from .Club at NamesCon about how it works and its […] Post link: Should you get your own TLD? – DNW Podcast #274 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is...

After other marketing methods failed, Clay Burgess built sites using new top level domains. Clay Burgess is a lawyer and owns a law firm in Louisiana. Until a couple of years ago, his business was struggling. The SEO and marketing consultants he hired weren’t delivering results. Then he tried something everyone told him wouldn’t work: […] Post link: How a lawyer turned his business around with new...

What does it mean for the future of the .org sale? During NamesCon, news broke that the California Attorney General is looking into the deal to sell .Org to a private equity company, as well as investigating ICANN. To help break down what this means, Electronic Frontier Foundation Senior Staff Attorney Mitch Stoltz comes on […] Post link: California AG looks into ICANN – DNW Podcast #272 © DomainN...

10 interviews from people at NamesCon. NamesCon was last week in Austin, Texas. On this week’s show, you’ll hear from 10 people at NamesCon: Aman Bhutani, CEO of GoDaddy Peter Askew, Domain investor/business builder Christina Beavis, Vox Populi (.sucks) Jackson Elsegood, Escrow.com Zak Muscovitch, General Counsel of Internet Commerce Association Nikul Sanghvi, Domain investor Darpan […] Post link:...