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What to expect at NamesCon 2020 – DNW Podcast #261

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Soeren von Varchmin talks about the domain investing community’s big conference in January.

dnw-podcast I spent last week in Montreal at the ICANN meeting. While there, I sat down with NamesCon CEO Soeren von Varchmin to talk about January’s conference. After many years in Las Vegas, NamesCon is moving to Austin. Soeren explains why it’s moving and why you should attend. He also explains how running a conference for the domain business is different than for the hosting business.

Also: Tucows sells its domain portfolio, ICANN’s expected decision, True Detective, Sixth Street, Jimmy Wales, MarkMonitor and more.

See also: How to go to NamesCon for cheap

Sponsor: Name.market

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Richard Lau and James Morfopoulos – DNW Podcast #260

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Investing in domains and building them out.

dnw-podcastSome people are good domain name investors. Others are good site developers. Richard Lau and James Morfopoulos are a rare breed; they are both good domain investors and site developers. They built up Resume.com and sold it to Indeed. Now they are creating Logo.com. Hear what they have to say about the value of a good domain when developing a business. Also learn what types of domains they buy, how they price them, and their strategy for selling domains.

Also: Facebook cybersquatting fight, late renewal fees, new .new, and Afilias’ pay cut.

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Paul Nicks talks GoDaddy Aftermarket – DNW Podcast #259

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What GoDaddy is doing to help you sell more domains.

GoDaddy logoTwo weeks ago, Shane Cultra and I discussed improvements we want GoDaddy to make. On today’s show, GoDaddy VP of Aftermarket Paul Nicks comes on the show to discuss some of the fixes and improvements the company is making. We also talk about the future of the aftermarket and where domain investing fits into the broader domain name ecosystem.

Also: .Com price increases coming, big three-letter domain sale and meet me in Montreal.

Sponsor: Name.market

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SEO from Expired Domains – DNW Podcast #258

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How to leverage the search engine value of expired domains.

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Building links and authority for a new website is hard but there’s a way to skip a lot of the work. Today’s guest, Sean Markey, explains how to find expired domains and turn them into websites to leverage their search value.

Also: Scratch.org finally resolve, interesting cybersquatting disputes, Sedo’s latest seller-friendly change and more.

Discussed in this podcast: expired domains newsletter

Sponsor: Name.market

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Improving GoDaddy – DNW Podcast #257

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A discussion about GoDaddy and how to improve it.

dnw-podcastGoDaddy has made many improvements to its domain platform. What more can it do to make the experience better for domain investors going forward? On today’s show, Shane Cultra and I discuss some ideas for the company that dominates the domain name aftermarket.

Also: Pablo Escobar, domain hijacking, .UK, .Uno, and Tucows sends its cows out to pasture.

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