Tag Archives: podcast

Mon 11th January 2016
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Building Buzz with Bill Doshier – DNW Podcast #66 - How Bill Doshier built buzz around .buzz. How do you build buzz for a top level domain name .buzz? Bill Doshier has done a remarkable job as a mostly one-man show, building the domain name up and finding a loyal following of registrants. One user has given .buzz attention on Wheel of Fortune and in the L.A. Times, and Doshier found an interesting type of registrant he hadn’t thought about when he first applied for the domain. Also: An insincere $500k offer, .com in China, and NamesCon. Subscribe ... read more ...
Mon 28th December 2015
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2016 Domain Name Biz Predictions – DNW Podcast #64 - Industry pros give their predictions for 2016. It’s the annual predictions podcast! Listen to predictions from over a dozen people in the domain name business about what’s on tap for 2016: Bill Sweetman, Michael Castello, Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu, Igloo, Sedo CEO Tobias Flaitz, Braden Pollock, Richard Tindal, Giuseppe Graziano, .Club, THE Domain Conference, Christa Taylor, Richard Lau, Public Interest Registry CEO Brian Cute, Dan Adamson, Joe Alagna, Michele Neylon and InterNetX. Subscribe via ... read more ...
Mon 14th December 2015
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Michael Blend – DNW Podcast #62 - How Michael Blend finally struck gold with domain names. The domain name opportunity was staring Michael Blend in the face on two occasions, but he missed it. The third time around he finally pounced on the opportunity…and it paid off. Blend developed the domain parking service HotKeys and acquired some of the world’s best domain names, then sold the business to Demand Media. Hear his story, what he sees for the future of domain names, and learn about TopCoin, the “frequent flyer program” ... read more ...
Mon 14th September 2015
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Bhavin Turakhia is Not Retiring Yet… DNW Podcast #50 - After selling several of his domain name registration businesses for over $100 million, Bhavin Turakhia is at it again with Radix. Bhavin Turakhia founded Directi with his brother Divyank and sold part of the domain name company for over $100 million last year. But neither Turakhia brother is heading into retirement. This week on the Domain Name Wire Podcast, Bhavin discusses his new top level domain name company Radix. The company has released names ranging from .tech to .site, and its .online domain ... read more ...
Mon 24th August 2015
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Domain Development Legal Mistakes with Enrico Schaefer – DNW Podcast #47 - Don’t make these mistakes when developing a domain name into a full website. Are you developing some of your domain names? You’ll want to listen to this week’s interview with Enrico Schaefer of Traverse Legal. Enrico discusses 5 things you need to do when developing a website to keep yourself out of legal hot water. Don’t make a mistake that can cost you more than you’ll earn from your developed website. Also: Web.com credit card theft, eNom and Sedo link up, Verisign v. XYZ trial date ... read more ...
Mon 10th August 2015
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4 Domain Selling Mistakes with Alan Dunn – DNW Podcast #45 - Learn from mistakes and be a better domain investor. All domain name investors make mistakes. Do you learn from them? On this week’s episode, NameCorp founder Alan Dunn discusses four common mistakes people make when selling domain names. Alan has sold many domains over the years, both his own domain names and acting as a broker. Learn from the mistakes he has made and has observed others making, so you can avoid leaving money on the table or missing a great opportunity to sell your domains. Subscribe ... read more ...
Mon 6th July 2015
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Defending your Domain Names with Nat Cohen – DNW Podcast #40 - How to defend your domain names against frivolous cybersquatting complaints. Nat Cohen has one of the best portfolios of 3 letter .com domains and short generic domains. Because many people don’t want to pay a fair price to acquire them, he’s found himself a target of frivolous UDRP and cybersquatting complaints. In this episode, Nat discusses inherent biases in UDRP, lessons he has learned, and what he does to combat frivolous domain name complaints. Subscribe via iTunes to listen to the Domain ... read more ...
Tue 26th May 2015
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Sold! New domain name auctions with Sheel Mohnot – DNW Podcast #34 - How hundreds of new top level domain name conflicts were settled. Which company has facilitated the most (dollar wise) domain name auctions over the past couple years? It’s not the regular industry marketplaces. Instead, it’s Innovative Auctions, the company that has handled over 100 auctions in the past couple years to settle new top level domain name contention sets. On this episode, biz dev lead Sheel Mohnot talks about the success of these auctions and what’s next for his company now that ... read more ...
Mon 20th April 2015
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Help! My Domain name was stolen! with Pablo Palatnik – DNW Podcast #29 - What would happen if your business’s domain name was stolen? Imagine waking up one day and finding that your business’s domain name was stolen. That’s exactly what happened to Pablo Palatnik, founder of online sunglasses retailer ShadesDaddy.com. On this week’s episode, Palatnik explains how he first learned his domain was stolen, his understandable freakout, and his full court press to get the domain name back. It’s a fascinating story that hopefully can help other people who become a ... read more ...
Mon 13th April 2015
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Domain investing success story with Michael Castello – DNW Podcast #28 - Michael Castello’s twenty year journey in domain names. Michael Castello, CEO of Castello Cities Internet Network, discusses the amazing story of how he got into the domain name business and picked up great domains like Nashville.com and Whisky.com. Like many early domain name investors, he stumbled upon domain names when life wasn’t going quite as planned. In this episode, he tells the story of how he sold Whisky.com for $3.1 million about a year ago. He also discusses the past, present, and ... read more ...
Mon 30th March 2015
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Tips to Sell More Domain Names with Jeff Gabriel – DNW Podcast #26 - Sell more domains with these expert tips. Want to sell more domain names? Jeff Gabriel, VP of Sales for DomainNameSales.com, has sold many domains (including some record-breakers). He shares tips for how to sell more domain names in this episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. Many of the tips are universal and can be used to sell more of anything, not just domains. Also: Donuts’ renewal rates, .PING and Verisign-supported study suggests .com domains perform better than new TLDs. Subscribe via ... read more ...
Mon 9th February 2015
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Roasting Coffee & Selling Flowers with Bill McClure – DNW Podcast #19 - Bill McClure explains his web business strategy. Bill McClure has run a number of successful online businesses, including a couple he sold to FTD for millions of dollars. In this episode, learn about how he develops businesses on great domain names…and whether owning the .com domain name matters. Bill has also passed along a coupon code that you can use on his sites Coffee.org, Bouquet.com and Coffee.club. Just use coupon code DNW by Valentine’s Day to save. Also: Record breaking domain name ... read more ...
Mon 2nd February 2015
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NamesCon Domain Name Conference Recap – DNW Podcast #018 - Listen in at last month’s NamesCon domain name conference. Take a walk on the floor of NamesCon 2015 in Las Vegas in this episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. I walk the exhibit floor talking to exhibitors, pop in on a few sessions, and also play part of Frank Shilling’s keynote. Featured on this episode: Frank Schilling, Bret Fausett, Domain Capital, Escrow.com, TLD Registry, Top Level Design, .Buzz, .Club, Ron Sheridan and InternetX. Also: GoDaddy Super Bowl ad, buying bids at Flippa, Photo.com ... read more ...
Mon 5th January 2015
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.Club Domain Names with Colin Campbell, Jeff Sass – Podcast #14 - How .Club has soared to the top. .Club has jumped out on the leaderboard with registrations, with over 150,000 to date. That’s part of the reason the company is valued at $25.4 million in its latest funding round. On this episode, we chat with .Club founder and CEO Colin Campbell and CMO Jeff Sass about what the company is doing to make sure .Club is a success. We also discuss the current state of top level domain name rollouts. Subscribe via iTunes to listen to ... read more ...
Mon 8th December 2014
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New TLDs & Minds + Machines with Antony Van Couvering – DNW Podcast #10 - A discussion about new top level domain names. Antony Van Couvering, founder and CEO of new TLD company Minds + Machines, shares his thoughts on new top level domain names on this week’s podcast. We discuss registry pricing of premium domains, niche TLDs, domain name registration channels and more. It’s an enlightening discussion with the founder of one of the largest new TLD companies. Also: Two warnings for domain name owners, the Dark Side of Domain Parking, ... read more ...
Mon 20th October 2014
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Domain Name Wire Podcast #3: Tessa Holcomb on Igloo’s large domain name sales - Listen to Domain Name Wire Podcast #3. Every week, you read about domain name sales here on Domain Name Wire and on sites like DNJournal. These public sales just scratch the surface of total transactions taking place each week. Most sales, including most sales by domain broker Igloo.com, remain private. On this week’s podcast, Igloo founder and CEO Tessa Holcomb reveals — for the first time — some of the domain names her company has helped broker. She also ... read more ...