Why this company rebranded to Going and how it landed on the name. Scott’s Cheap Flights started as a way for people to find out about cheap flights. The business has grown a lot since it was founded as a simple newsletter and it was time for a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Fighting uncapped prices – DNW Podcast #420
· PodcastsWhy Namecheap fought against uncapped domain prices, and what it means for the domain industry. When ICANN removed price caps on .org and .info domains a few years ago, domain name registrar Namecheap didn’t sit by idly. It challenged the removal ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
New TLDs 10 years later – DNW Podcast #419
· PodcastsIt's been 10 years since new TLDs rolled out. Where are we now? It’s been ten years since new top level domains started rolling out. Today, I chat with Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix, to get his take on where we are and where we’re headed. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
2023 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #418
· PodcastsHere's what people think will happen this year. On today's show, we'll hear from 18 people in the domain business about what surprised them the most in 2022 and what they think will happen in 2023. Some people are glass half full in their ... Continue Reading1 Comment
An entrepreneur’s domain choices – DNW Podcast #417
· PodcastsInside the head of an entrepreneur choosing domain names. I love talking to entrepreneurs about the domains they choose. This week’s guest is both an entrepreneur and someone savvy about domains. In fact, he used a domain he bought on NameJet for a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Selling non-.coms – DNW Podcast #416
· PodcastsThis investor has done well with non-.com domain names. Doron Vermaat has sold 12 .com domains this year. But he sold many more non-.com domains on his way to a stellar year of sales. On today’s show, we talk about why domain investors might ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Xyz, Epik and more – DNW Podcast #415
· PodcastsLet's dig into the latest conversations in the domain industry. On today’s show I talk about a couple of big topics in the domain industry right now. First, I’ll discuss the latest questioning of .xyz domain sales, along with what I think the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Talking to UDRP panelists – DNW Podcast #414
· PodcastsHere's what Nat Cohen told panelists in Geneva. Last month Nat Cohen was invited to speak at a World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP workshop in Geneva. He was able to talk to UDRP panelists and practitioners about what domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Disciplined domain investing – DNW Podcast #413
· PodcastsHow martial arts helped this domain investor stick with it. Ruban Thananayagam (aka @busyfather) bought 500 domain names on his credit card before he made his first sale. This sale gave him the confidence to invest more, but it was certainly ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
A Super domain name – DNW Podcast #412
· PodcastsLearn why this company bought super.com. Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when a company goes through a rebrand and acquires a new domain name? On today's show, I talk with Radhika Duggal, Chief Marketing Officer of Super, ... Continue Reading3 Comments