Tag Archives: podcasts

Mon 2nd March 2015
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Wearables.com: Benefits of a good domain name with Luis Rincon – DNW Podcast #22 - How a category-defining domain name creates instant credibility. Domain name investors know that great domain names offer a number of benefits to the companies that use them. In this episode, Wearables.com co-founder Luis Rincon gives concrete examples of how using a category-defining domain name has helped his company get instant credibility plus search and branding benefits in the fast-growing field of wearable technology. Also: Google spends $25M on .app, new TLD innovation?, and Google sets ... read more ...
Mon 23rd February 2015
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Quickly building domains with Bruce Marler – DNW Podcast #21 - Learn how you can quickly develop your domain names into web businesses. Want to develop your domain names into websites? Bruce Marler has done it on a number of domains. In this episode he explains his process for building out sites, including how he built a starter site on credit.club in just four hours, including content and a logo. Bruce also explains how listening to his customers helped him create a viable business model for a local site (hint: it’s not ads). Listen now and start turning ... read more ...
Mon 16th February 2015
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.XYZ and new TLDs with Daniel Negari – DNW Podcast #20 - How .XYZ became the most registered new top level domain name. Daniel Negari’s .XYZ domain name is the most registered new top level domain name by far, with about 800,000 registrations. But this hasn’t come without controversy. In this episode, Daniel talks about that controversy, how he got started with domain names, why he’s selling his .com’s and his plans for other new top level domain names. Also: Taylor Swift’s questionable domain registration, Sonic.net rebrands as just Sonic, ... 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 26th January 2015
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New TLDs with Donuts' Richard Tindal – DNW Podcast #017 - A discussion about new top level domain names with the biggest new TLD company. Donuts Inc doesn’t sell baked goods by the dozen — it sells new domain names. But like Krispy Kreme, it sells a lot of varieties of its product. In this episode, I chat with Donuts co-founder and COO Richard Tindal. Donuts is the largest new TLD company with over 300 applications and nearly 200 domain names released. We discuss why Donuts thinks new TLDs are better than .com and what the company will do this year ... read more ...
Mon 19th January 2015
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GoDaddy’s Domain Business with Mike McLaughlin – DNW Podcast #016 - A look inside GoDaddy’s domain name business. How is domain name registrar GoDaddy handling the influx of new top level domain names? What is it doing to improve its domain name aftermarket and what’s the latest on Afternic? How does GoDaddy handle a growing number of search results for domain names? GoDaddy SVP and GM of Domains Mike McLaughlin joins us on the show this week to answer all of these questions. Also: a recap of NamesCon including a million dollar ... read more ...
Mon 12th January 2015
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2015 Domain Name Predictions – DNW Podcast #015 - Domain name industry experts predict what will happen in 2015. In this special episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast, 9 domain name industry experts look into the crystal ball and make predictions for what will happen in the industry in 2015. You’ll hear from representatives of Escrow.com, Rightside, Donuts, Sedo, DirectNic, .Club, dotTBA and InternetX and ParkLogic. Also: GoDaddy adds bidder verification, Afilias cancels IPO and an existing TLD goes to the auction ... 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 29th December 2014
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2014 Domain Name Industry in Review – Podcast 013 - What were the major themes in the domain name business in 2014? 2014 was a crazy year for the domain name industry, and it’s just a few days from being behind us. In this week’s podcast, I’ll review five of the major stories of 2014: new top level domain names, public domain name company woes, consolidation, domain theft phishing and solid domain name sales. Also, stay tuned to Domain Name Wire this week for in-depth articles on each of these topics. Subscribe ... read more ...
Mon 22nd December 2014
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Domain Name Aftermarket with Joe Uddeme – DNWP Episode 012 - Domain name sales in 2014 and looking forward. How did new top level domain names affect .com domain name sales in 2014? What impact will they have in 2015? You might be surprised by the answer. Joe Uddeme, Director of Business Development for Domain Holdings, talks about trends the domain name brokerage saw in 2014. Uddeme will discuss how domain sales changed throughout the year as well, and how you can work with a domain broker like Domain Holdings. Also: .Club ... read more ...
Mon 15th December 2014
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Frank Schilling discusses new TLDs and .Com – DNW Podcast #11 - Legendary domain investor Frank Schilling explains where new TLDs fit into the domain market. Last week’s Domain Name Wire Podcast was the most popular yet. With this week’s guest, we might make that happen two weeks in a row. Frank Schilling comes on the show this week to discuss why he decided to shift his lifestyle from a relaxing one of managing his own domain name portfolio to starting a number of domain name services businesses. He also explains why he applied ... 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 1st December 2014
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Domain Name Parking with Michael Gilmour – DNW Podcast #9 - Why are you making less from domain name parking? Can you do anything about it? If you’ve been in the domain name industry for any length of time, odds are you’re making less from domain name parking now than you did many years ago. In this episode, Michael Gilmour of ParkLogic explains why domain name parking revenue is down, and if there’s anything you can do about it. Also: my thoughts on the Top Ten new top level domain names. You can subscribe via iTunes ... read more ...
Mon 24th November 2014
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Crazy Country Code Domains with Daniel Greenberg – DNW Podcast #8 - Learn about domain name registries that charge $4,000+ per domain or require hand delivered registration applications. Can you imagine having to send a Western Union payment in order to register a domain name? How about hand delivering an application for a domain name? Or spending $4,000+ per year for registration? Daniel Greenberg of Lexsynergy has seen it all, and on this podcast he’ll share some stories about registering country code top level domain names. ... read more ...
Mon 17th November 2014
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NamesCon 2015 with Jothan Frakes – Domain Name Wire Podcast - NamesCon is just two months away. Learn about the upcoming show on this week’s podcast. NamesCon returns for its second edition this January. Its inaugural show brought together 600 people from the domain name industry, making it the largest non-ICANN domain related event. On this week’s podcast, co-producer Jothan Frakes explains what’s in store for January’s conference. If you haven’t bought your ticket yet, Jothan shares a $200 discount code during the ... read more ...
Mon 10th November 2014
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China’s Domain Name Market with Simon Cousins – DNW Podcast #6 - Capitalize on China’s strong domain name market. China’s appetite for domain names is booming. A quarter of Domain Holdings’ sales last quarter were to China, and Verisign credits the country with bolstering .com growth. How can you capitalize on this market opportunity? In this episode, TLD Registry CMO Simon Cousins gives a crash course on the Chinese domain name market. You’ll learn why certain combinations of numbers are worth a lot and others aren’t. ... read more ...
Mon 3rd November 2014
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Domain Appraisals with Estibot’s Luc Lezon – Domain Name Wire Podcast #5 - Listen to Domain Name Wire Podcast #5. What’s a domain name worth? It’s the key question whenever you buy or sell a domain name. That’s part of the reason people use Estibot.com to appraise 1.8 million domain names a day. Automated domain name valuations are not without their critics. On this week’s podcast, we chat with the guy behind the Estibot service, Luc Lezon. We discuss some of the factors in the Estibot algorithm, the challenges of domain valuation ... read more ...
Mon 27th October 2014
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Domain Name Wire Podcast #4: Ron Jackson recaps this year’s domain name sales - Listen to Domain Name Wire Podcast #4. What impact has the launch of hundreds of new top level domain names had on the domain name market? In this episode of the Domain Name Wire podcast, DNJournal editor Ron Jackson recaps year-to-date domain name sales and discusses recent sales trends. He also talks about how he got started in domain investing and the types of domain names he selling these days. It’s a can’t-miss episode. Also: the economics of private vs. ... 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 ...
Mon 13th October 2014
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Domain Name Wire Podcast #2: Tips to quarrel domain burglary and Howard Neu talks TRAFFIC - Listen to Domain Name Wire Podcast #2. It’s Monday, and that means it’s Podcast Day! This week’s Domain Name Wire Podcast includes the latest domain name industry news, plus 5 tips to make sure you don’t become a domain name theft victim. I also chat with Howard Neu, who co-founded the TRAFFIC conference with Rick Schwartz. Howard discusses the upcoming show (including why it’s scheduled on Halloween and what’s new this time) as well as the future of ... read more ...
Mon 6th October 2014
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Domain Name Wire Podcast #1: Ray King of Top Level Design - I’m very excited today to launch the Domain Name Wire Podcast. Each week’s podcast will include an overview of the previous week’s domain name industry news followed by a guest from the Domain Name Industry. The podcast will soon be available on iTunes, Stitcher and other services. Until then, you can play it directly on Domain Name Wire (below) or download the MP3. My first guest is Ray King. In this episode, King talks about his history in the domain name ... read more ...