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 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Selling brandable domains with Keith DeBoer – DNW Podcast #466
· PodcastsKeith 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 ... Continue Reading2 Comments
2023’s top stories – DNW Podcast #465
· PodcastsReviewing 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 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NIS2 is here – DNW Podcast #464
· PodcastsHow 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 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Repricing domains = more sales – DNW Podcast #463
· PodcastsHear 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%. ... Continue Reading4 Comments
2023 is going, going… – DNW Podcast #462
· PodcastsA 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 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic search and Domain Academy – DNW Podcast #461
· PodcastsJoe 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 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
An “on-chain” domain registrar – DNW Podcast #460
· PodcastsThis 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 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Checkmate! The chess.com story – DNW Podcast #459
· PodcastsHow 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 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New partnership + big domain sale – DNW Podcast #458
· PodcastsBraden 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 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment