How GMO plans to make its big investment in .shop pay off. GMO Registry paid $41.5 million for the .shop top level domain name. How will it make its money back? CEO Hiro Tsukahara discusses why he believes the price was justified and reveals some major ... Continue Reading6 Comments
All about SSL – DNW Podcast #101
· PodcastsEverything you need to know about SSL (including why it is important). Google is giving some ranking juice to sites that are secured with SSL, but what exactly is SSL and why should the domain name industry care about it? Today I talk with SSL expert ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the DNS – DNW Podcast #100
· PodcastsPaul Mockapetris, inventor of the domain name system, visits with DNW in its 100th podcast. This week we're celebrating 100 episodes of the DNW podcast, and what better way to do it than have Paul Mockapetris as our guest. Paul invented the domain name ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Ray King on Marketing Domain Names – DNW Podcast #99
· PodcastsRay King returns to discuss how he's marketing his TLDs. Ray King has a long history in domain names, and is now working hard to promote three top level domain names his company Top Level Design owns. Learn about how he's getting people at tradeshows ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Jackson Elsegood on Escrow.com – DNW Podcast #98
· PodcastsEscrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood provides data on the domain name market and explains how the company is improving customer service response times. This week: Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood shares data about how the domain name market is shaping up in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Frank Schilling returns – DNW Podcast #97
· PodcastsFrank Schilling discusses what he sees happening in the domain name industry right now. Frank Schilling returns to the program to talk about interesting developments in the domain name business, what's been happening to aftermarket domain sales this ... Continue Reading2 Comments
The most successful new domain? with Ken Hansen – DNW Podcast #96
· PodcastsOne TLD is flying under the radar but generating a ton of revenue. Today we talk about one of the biggest new top level domain name success stories, and I'm willing to bet you've never heard about this top level domain before. Ken Hansen will tell you ... Continue Reading5 Comments
All about China with Raymond Li and Simon Cousins – DNW Podcast #95
· PodcastsWhat you need to know about China's market for domain names. How has peer-to-peer lending driven the Chinese domain name market craze? Can you trust domain name auction results in China? What's real name verification all about? Simon Cousins and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
How James Booth went from zero to $5 million in 6 months – DNW Podcast #94
· PodcastsJames Booth sold $5 million in domain names within six months of opening his brokerage firm. James Booth had a bit of an "in" when he got into the domain name business. His brother Andy Booth is a very successful domain name investor. Still, James' ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Jothan Frakes on Hong Kong, NamesCon – DNW Podcast #93
· PodcastsJothan Frakes discusses the upcoming DOMAINfest in Hong Kong as well as January's NamesCon show. NamesCon co-founder Jothan Frakes explains changes being made to January's upcoming NamesCon conference. He also discusses DOMAINfest Asia, which takes ... Continue Reading3 Comments