Domain Name Wire Podcast

Jackson Elsegood provides an update on the domain market and Escrow.com’s service. Escrow.com has been in the news a lot over the past week thanks to its role as the escrow agent on several big deals. It handled the $3.5 million ICE.com deal, the $1 million snoring.com/sleeping.com deal and Crypto.com. Today I chat with Jackson […] Post link: Checking in with Escrow.com – DNW Podcast #195 © Domain...

ConvertKit’s founder discusses the long journey to rebranding as Seva. ConvertKit has become a successful email marketing platform with $1 million a month in recurring revenue. But it became apparent to founder Nathan Barry and his team that the company needed to rebrand. On today’s show, Nathan discusses the two-year journey of renaming the company, […] Post link: Why ConvertKit rebranded as Seva...

The Domain King talks domain names on the DNW Podcast. This week’s guest is one of my most requested guests, “Domain King” Rick Schwartz. We discuss how Rick is investing in domain names today (you might be surprised), how he views the domain sales market in 2018, and why he believes it’s not too late […] Post link: Domain King Rick Schwartz – DNW Podcast #193 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is co...

Understand the changing market for domain name reseller services. The business of domain name resellers is constantly changing. This week, we speak with Aditya Arya, the AVP of Business Operations for LogicBoxes. LogicBoxes helps companies manage their own registrar or become a domain name reseller. Learn how this type of business is changing and the […] Post link: The domain name reseller busines...

Learn about the origins of the .Me domain name. You’ve surely seen .me domain names and might even own some in your domain name portfolio. Today you’re going to learn about how the .me domain name came to be and why it has been successful when we talk to Natasa Djukanovic, the CMO of the […] Post link: All About .Me – DNW Podcast #191 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain...

Why these three people chose new top level domain names. How do people learn about new top level domain names? Why do they decide to register them rather than go with a .com? What are their experiences using the domains? On today’s show, we talk with three people who registered new TLDs: Kristi Kohut, an […] Post link: Three companies using new TLDs – DNW Podcast #190 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. Th...

How to create a business on Amazon. Ecommerce is a huge business opportunity, but owning a business with physical inventory can be overwhelming. Our guests this week run ecommerce businesses in which Amazon handles the hard stuff for them, including fulfillment of the product. Noah and Adam Weitzman of the AMZ Answers Podcast run what’s […] Post link: The Amazon FBA business model – DNW Podcast #1...

Donuts is investing in businesses that can help grow the importance of domains and the DNS. How can we increase the importance and usage of domain names? As EVP of Registry at Donuts, John Pollard is tasked with finding new and innovative ways to grow the market. On today’s show, learn about investments the company […] Post link: John Pollard: How to grow the usage of domain names – DNW Podcast #1...

Drew Wash made a big bet that led to a business generating $1 million recurring per year. In 2007 Drew Wash mortgaged his house to buy the domain name Towing.com. It was a big risk that has paid off. On today’s show, Wash explains how he has developed businesses on premium domain names. He is […] Post link: Drew Wash develops businesses on premium domains – DNW Podcast #187 © DomainNameWire.com 20...

How to easily create an online store. How can you turn your domain name into an ecommerce store and sell it? Our guest today, Caroline Balinska, explains how to find products to sell, how to set up your online store on Shopify, and drive consumers to it. Then, learn how you can sell your ecommerce […] Post link: Building an Ecommerce business on your domain name – DNW Podcast #186 © DomainNameWire...

With two decades of experience in the domain business, Jen Sale shares her perspective on the current market. This week on the DNW podcast we talk with Jen Sale, a long-time fixture in the domain name industry who now runs the domain name brokerage Evergreen. We talk about how the domain industry has evolved over […] Post link: Jen Sale of Evergreen – DNW Podcast #185 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. Th...

France took his domain after 24 years. Now he’s fighting to get it back. Jean-Noël Frydman operated France.com for more than two decades before the French government organizations he previously partnered with decided they wanted the domain. They sued in French court and won the domain. Now Frydman is fighting to get the domain back. […] Post link: Jean-Noël Frydman discusses his France.com saga –...

Radix CEO explains the company’s strategy. This week we talk about new top level domain names with Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix. Radix is a portfolio new TLD company that focuses on generic extensions such as .online and .site. Sandeep reveals the company’s results so far, talks about how to value a top level namespace, […] Post link: Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix – DNW Podcast #183 © Dom...

Erik Bergman has great plans for Great.com Imagine this: you’re bidding in your first domain name auction. You’re traveling and are at a hotel in Iceland with poor internet connectivity. There’s a domain name you really want but the reserve is at least $1 million. Suddenly, your screen shows a $500,000 bid. You bid the […] Post link: Meet Erik Bergman, who paid $900k for Great.com – DNW Podcast #1...

Mike Kugler’s company VacaRent paid a record amount for a new TLD. Find out why. Mike Kugler is CEO of VacaRent, a company that just paid a record price for a domain under a new top level domain: $500,300 for vacation.rentals. On today’s show, Kugler gives the interesting story about how he negotiated for the […] Post link: Why Mike Kugler spent $500k on Vacation. Rentals – DNW Podcast #181 © Doma...

On this podcast we talk about visiting Panama for ICANN 62, DomainSherpa and the domain market. This week we chat with Media Options CEO Andrew Rosener about three topics. First, we talk about his hometown of Panama City. ICANN is holding a meeting there this summer and Andrew explains what to expect when visiting the […] Post link: Panama, Sherpas and the Domain Market with Andrew Rosener – DNW P...

What happens if Whois, which is often used to hunt down bad guys, goes dark? Security companies and brands rely on Whois records in order to quickly identify and mitigate all sorts of bad behavior: phishing, counterfeiting, fraud, spam, DDoS and more. What happens when these experts can no longer get access to Whois? On […] Post link: Whois and GDPR with Tim Chen – DNW Podcast #179 © DomainNameWir...

Meet a guy who has leveraged the value of good domain names and learn what he is investing in now. Bill Karamouzis, also known as Bill Kara, has made a lot of hefty domain name investments. Some of them have been for businesses. He bought CookingGames.com for $350,000 and paid $725,000 for MathGames.com for his […] Post link: Bill Karamouzis – DNW Podcast #178 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is co...

A first-hand account of selling new top level domains. What is it like integrating and selling new top level domain names as a registrar? On today’s podcast we talk with Tobias Sattler, the CIO for United Domains, a registrar with 1.6 million domains under management and around 10% of these in new TLDs. Tobias talks […] Post link: The challenges of new TLDs with Tobias Sattler – DNW Podcast #177 ©...

After a major business setback, Michael Gargiulo spent close to $1 million to acquire VPN.com. Imagine creating a website that is generating $1,500-$2,000 a day and then getting hit with a lawsuit claiming trademark infringement and cybersquatting. That’s what happened to Michael Gargiulo. Making things more complicated, he was leasing the domain name from someone […] Post link: The value of a cat...

Elisa Cooper discusses what’s important to big companies when it comes to domain names. Remember when The New York Times’ domain name server settings were hijacked to point the site somewhere else? It could have easily prevented this from happening by using Registry Lock. On today’s show, Elisa Cooper of Brandsight talks about domain protection. […] Post link: Big companies and domain names with E...

Meet a person who you can thank for making it possible to be a domain name investor. Back in the 1990s, the Domain Name Rights Coalition was formed to represent domain name owners against overhanded trademark interests. Today, that organization was reborn. Our guest today, Kathy Kleiman, was one of the founders of the organization […] Post link: Protecting Domains with Kathy Kleiman – DNW Podcast...

An in-depth discussion on the state of new top level domains. What makes for a good top level domain name? Well, it starts with the ABIC test. Christa Taylor of dotTBA has helped many companies apply for, plan for and/or launch top level domain names. This puts her in a unique position of seeing new […] Post link: Christa Taylor talks domains – DNW Podcast #173 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is c...

I caught up with 15 domain industry pros at NamesCon last week. Here’s what they had to say. NamesCon took place in Las Vegas last week, attracting hundreds of domain investors, registrars, registries and other domain name junkies. For this week’s podcast we’ll talk with 15 people at the conference: Page Howe (domain investor), Sandeep […] Post link: NamesCon recap with 15 interviews – DNW Podcast...

Hear why Blake Janover paid $500k for home.loans. Blake Janover just paid $500,000 to buy home.loans, a record price paid for a domain under new top level domain names. Is he crazy? Hear his story and listen to Blake explain his rationale for buying the domain name. Also: Crazy .club price, profitable domain company, UDRP […] Post link: Meet the man who spent $500k on Home.loans – DNW Podcast #171...