A look back at the stories and podcasts that caught fire last year. I spent last week at CES in Las Vegas, so the podcast this week will be brief and in a different format than usual. On this week's Domain Name Wire Podcast I reveal the top 5 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Monte Cahn – DNW Podcast #117
· PodcastsViews on the domain industry from someone with 21 years' experience. Monte Cahn has been in the domain name business for 21 years. On today's show he discusses what he sees happening with both new TLDs and .com, as well has his upcoming auction during ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2017 Predictions – DNW Podcast #116
· PodcastsHear predictions for 2017 from 15 people in the domain business. It's the annual Domain Name Wire Podcast Predictions episode! Hear predictions from 15 people in the domain name industry about what they think is in store for 2017. This year's podcast ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Chris Sheridan – DNW Podcast #115
· PodcastsA discussion about domain names and website builders. Chris Sheridan has been in the domain name business since the late 90s and is now head of channel sales for Weebly. On today's show, he gives his opinion on what's going on in the domain business, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Nicole Henderson on Hosting – DNW Podcast #114
· PodcastsUnderstanding the webhosting business and GoDaddy's $1.8 billion acquisition. The domain name and webhosting businesses are tightly intertwined. This week, TheWHIR editor-in-chief Nicole Henderson comes on the show to talk about GoDaddy's acquisition ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Saving Oliver Stone’s Domain Name – DNW Podcast #113
· PodcastsThe inside story of how Bill Sweetman recovered Oliver Stone's domain name When Oliver Stone's domain name expired recently, Name Ninja Bill Sweetman came to the rescue. He bought OliverStone.com on NameJet and returned it to the movie producer. Hear ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Big companies and domain names – DNW Podcast #112
· PodcastsJamie Zoch discusses corporate domain name strategies and how you can profit from them. Do big companies get it when it comes to domain names? Jamie Zoch closely tracks company domain name registrations and works with them to buy and sell domain names. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New Domain Transfer Policy – DNW Podcast #111
· PodcastsWhat you need to know--and do--about ICANN's new transfer policy. This is an important episode for all domain name investors. A new domain name transfer policy goes into effect on December 1, and it applies to domain pushes. If you don't want your ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Building Geo Domain Names – DNW Podcast #110
· PodcastsLearn how Fred Mercaldo built Scottsdale.com into a revenue-generating machine, and how he plans to be able to do the same thing for your city domain name. Fred Mercaldo built Scottsdale.com into a nearly $1 million-a-year business. His company City ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Chips, mistakes and opportunities with Shane Cultra – DNW Podcast #109
· PodcastsCan you still make money with short domain names? Shane Cultra has had his share of successes and failures in the domain name business. On today's show, Shane gives his assessment of how you can still make money with short domain names and his public ... Continue Reading8 Comments