Soeren von Varchmin talks about the domain investing community's big conference in January. 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 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Richard Lau and James Morfopoulos – DNW Podcast #260
· PodcastsInvesting in domains and building them out. Some 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 ... Continue Reading3 Comments
SEO from Expired Domains – DNW Podcast #258
· PodcastsHow to leverage the search engine value of expired domains. 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 ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Improving GoDaddy – DNW Podcast #257
· PodcastsA discussion about GoDaddy and how to improve it. GoDaddy 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 ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ICANN drops the ball – DNW Podcast #256
· PodcastsZak Muscovitch talks about how ICANN went wrong. Internet Commerce Association general counsel Zak Muscovitch comes on the show to talk about ICANN’s misstep on recent contract renewals and how it could impact domain name registrants. What can be done ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ID4ME and Domains – DNW Podcast #255
· PodcastsCan ID4ME boost both privacy and domain names? This week I talk with Katja Speck and Tom Keller about ID4Me. Katja is the managing director of ID4Me, and Tom Keller is a board member whose day job is Head of Domains at 1&1 Ionos. The best way to think ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Buying Woven.com with Tim Campos – DNW Podcast #252
· PodcastsHow this startup acquired its ideal domain name. Woven CEO Tim Campos comes on the show this week to talk about his company acquiring the domain name Woven.com. Campos is the former CIO of Facebook and is internet savvy, but he still found immense ... Continue Reading1 Comment
A new TLD update with Sandeep Ramchandani – DNW Podcast #248
· PodcastsSandeep Ramchandani returns to the program to discuss the top level domain market. Radix CEO Sandeep Ramchandani discusses the current state of new top level domain names from his perspective. We discuss how much premium domains should cost, if domains ... Continue Reading8 Comments
A synopsis of new top level domains
· Policy & LawPIR's take is simple but on point. What is the future of new top level domain names? Is there a tipping point when they go mainstream? Is it just a matter of time? Or, perhaps, they will continue to be sideline players in the domain name ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Avoiding stolen domains with Josh Reason – DNW Podcast #245
· PodcastsA cautionary tale about stolen domain names. Buying a stolen domain name can lead to a heap of legal trouble, not to mention losing a lot of money. In this episode, I chat with domain investor Josh Reason about a stolen domain name he almost bought. He ... Continue Reading2 Comments