Domain Name Wire Podcast

Peter Askew talks about a tough onion season and his foray into the wedding business. It’s been nearly two years since I last caught up with Peter Askew on the podcast. The entrepreneur who sells onions on the internet provides an update on this year’s onion crop and the challenges of selling produce. He also […] Post link: Weddings, onions, and dude ranches – DNW Podcast #469 © DomainNameWire.com...

Learn how GOAT Foods is building brands on great domain names like chocolate.com. Chocolate.com. Licorice.com. Caramels.com. These are some really sweet domain names, and they’re all owned by one company: GOAT Foods. The company is leveraging these great domain names to sell snacks and confections online. On today’s show, GOAT Foods cofounder Jonathan Packer tells […] Post link: The world’s sweete...

25 people kick off the year in our annual predictions episode. It’s the annual predictions episode! On today’s show, you’ll hear from 25 people about what the biggest surprises of 2023 were and what they expect to happen in 2024. Happy new year and let’s make 2024 a great one! Sponsor: Sav.com domain transfers Subscribe […] Post link: 2024 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #467 © DomainNameWire.co...

Keith DeBoer provides tips and best practices for domain investors. “Brandable Insider” Keith DeBoer returns to the show this week to talk about domain investing. Keith owns about 5,000 domains. Today, he explains how he decides which domains to buy, where he’s listing them for sale, and why (and how) he pruned his portfolio by […] Post link: Selling brandable domains with Keith DeBoer – DNW Podca...

Reviewing the year in the domain name business. 2023 has been full of activity in the domain name business. There have been acquisitions, changes in hot technologies, and much, much more. On today’s show, I discuss what I think were the five biggest stories in domain names this year. Also: .AI mania, fast transfer, ICANN’s […] Post link: 2023’s top stories – DNW Podcast #465 © DomainNameWire.com 2...

How NIS2 adds a burden on the domain name business. NIS2 is a European Union Directive that could impact domain registrations. On today’s show, I’m joined by Polina Malaja, Policty Director of CENTR, to talk about NIS2. She explains why the EU brought forward this directive, and how it will impact domain registrars, registries, and […] Post link: NIS2 is here – DNW Podcast #464 © DomainNameWire.co...

Hear what happens when you slash the prices on most of your domains. When domain investor AbdulBasit Makrani was frustrated by his domain sales volume, he decided to take drastic measures by reducing the price of nearly all of his domains by 20%-60%. Sales volume almost immediately went up. We discuss this on today’s show, […] Post link: Repricing domains = more sales – DNW Podcast #463 © DomainNa...

A review of how my domains sales are this year, and reviewing this year’s predictions. Just six weeks remain in 2023. On today’s show, I run through my domain sales results so far this year, including sell-through rate, median price, top level domains, and a breakdown of one, two, and three-word domains. Then, we revisit […] Post link: 2023 is going, going… – DNW Podcast #462 © DomainNameWire.com...

Joe Styler discusses a new search tool and what’s ahead for Domain Academy. Want to find bargains at Afternic? Filtering through Afternic’s 23 million domains just got a lot easier thanks to a new tool in Domain Academy: Afternic Advanced Search. On today’s show, GoDaddy’s Joe Styler, who has taken over Domain Academy, talks about […] Post link: Afternic search and Domain Academy – DNW Podcast #46...

This company thinks it can improve upon existing domain registrars using blockchain. Can blockchain technology improve domain name registrars? That’s what today’s guest, Paul Gauvreau of 3DNS, believes. We discuss the relative benefits and potential drawbacks of bringing a registrar “on chain”. Also: Earnings season, .bot, domain search data, and “It is not.” Sponsor: Sav.com […] Post link: An “on...

How a great domain powered a huge online business. If you want to talk to someone who understands the power of a great domain, look no further than Erik Allebest. In 2005, he acquired the domain name chess.com for only $55,000 in a bankruptcy auction and hasn’t looked back. The domain paid dividends early because […] Post link: Checkmate! The chess.com story – DNW Podcast #459 © DomainNameWire.com...

Braden Pollock reveals a $600,000 sale as he and Andrew Miller discuss his equity deal in Hilco Digital Assets. On today’s show, domain investor Braden Pollock explains his deal with Hilco Digital Assets, and we’re also joined by Hilco Digital Assets managing director Andrew Miller. We also discuss the state of the market, and Braden […] Post link: New partnership + big domain sale – DNW Podcast #...

Ray King reflects on selling his top level domains and the success of Porkbun. Earlier this year, Ray King’s Top Level Design sold its remaining top level domains to GoDaddy. On today’s show, Ray explains why he sold. We also discuss TLD valuations and whether he’ll participate in the next round. Ray is also the […] Post link: Oinking about domain names – DNW Podcast #457 © DomainNameWire.com 2026...

These domain industry vets hope they can combine the benefits of web2 and web3. Fred Hsu and Shayan Rostam have been in the domain business for a while. In fact, if you’re relatively new to the industry, you might not know who Fred is because he was before your time: He was a founder of […] Post link: Bridging web2 and web3 – DNW Podcast #456 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content....

Colin Campbell talks about his new book about entrepreneurship. Colin C. Campbell has built and sold many companies, including several in the domain and web spaces. On today’s show, Campbell talks about some of the things he’s learned (both himself and from interviewing 200 entrepreneurs), which are part of his new book Start. Scale. Exit. […] Post link: Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. – DNW Podcast #...

We discuss the Las Vegas meeting, Lonnie Borck award, .net prices and more. My guests this week are Kamila Sekiewicz and Zak Muscovitch of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). We kick things off by talking about the upcoming ICA meeting in Las Vegas, including some news about the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award. I manage to […] Post link: Catching up with ICA – DNW Podcast #454 © DomainNameWire.co...

Listen to this show to sell more domains. On today’s show, Squadhelp founder Darpan Munjal shares data and ideas for how to sell more domains. One of the datapoints was so impactful that I changed the prices on about 50 of my domains after recording this interview. We talk about domain pricing, how to get […] Post link: How to sell more domains – DNW Podcast #453 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is...

A fun discussion with an early domain buyer. Have you ever passed up acquiring a domain only to kick yourself later? This week’s guest can probably one-up you. Jeremy Padawer had the opportunity to buy x.com for $10,000, only to have Elon Musk beat him to it. On today’s show, Jeremy tells the story and […] Post link: X.com, domain names and toys – DNW Podcast #452 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This i...

A look at the top end of the domain market in 2023. On today’s show, DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson joins me to talk about the domain name market so far in 2023. We compare the sales charts vs. last year and run through the top public sales of 2023. We also discuss some trends in […] Post link: Top domain sales of 2023 – DNW Podcast #451 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Dom...

Identity Digital’s CMO and CRO talk top level domain names. Identity Digital operates more top level domains than any other company, with over 270 new top level domains, including .info, .pro, .live and more. On this episode, the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Rachel Sterling, and Chief Revenue Officer, Matt Overman, talk about the business and […] Post link: Identity Digital & TLD marketing –...

John Berryhill shares some of the risks of “time-structured arrangements.” Attorney John Berryhill returns this week to discuss some factors people should consider before entering into a lease-to-own (or similar) domain transaction. He also talks about what brokers should do when a buyer mentions a trademark or makes a threat about trademarks during negotiations. Also: […] Post link: Legal talk: L...

Joe Uddeme shares the story of selling max.com. Joe Uddeme of NameExperts joins us this week to talk about the deal for max.com, which HBO acquired as part of its rebrand to Max. Would it have gotten the domain had Uddeme not pitched it to the company? We also discuss the challenges of Whois privacy […] Post link: A max(.com) domain deal – DNW Podcast #448 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyri...

Why this company rebranded to Featured. Before Brett Farmiloe started his business that gets experts quoted in articles, he reached out to the owner of featured.com about buying the domain. It was clear Brett couldn’t afford the domain, so we went with a decidedly less appealing domain: terkel.io. While the business is successful, the domain […] Post link: Upgrading to Featured.com – DNW Podcast #...

How my domain investing year is going. Two months ago I did a solo episode where I covered my domain sales through May of the year. Today, I give an update on my results since then. I also explain what I’m doing with lease-to-own at Afternic, what I’m doing for sales landing pages, and how […] Post link: Domain investing updates – DNW Podcast #446 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted con...

Kate Buckley discusses LTO deals and the state of the domain market. This week we catch up with Kate Buckley, founder of Buckley Media. We discuss what’s going on in the market and talk about lease-to-own, or long term payment deals on domains. With Afternic adding LTO capabilities, we discuss some of the things you’ll […] Post link: Lease-to-own – DNW Podcast #445 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This...