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48 domains, $114k sales on $3400 investment – DNW Podcast #211

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How Mark Levine made six figures this year by investing in domain names.

dnw-podcastMark Levine isn’t Rick Schwartz, Frank Schilling or Michael Berkens. And that’s why you should pay attention to his story. He is what many domain investors aspire to be, clearing six figures in sales this year. On today’s show Mark breaks down his domain sales this year including where he bought the domains, how much he paid and how he sold them. Oh, and he also discusses the time a domain name inquiry led to the sale of one of his businesses. You’ll love this episode and learn a lot from it.

Also: Google’s .Dev plans, the flame is out on .zippo, and more.

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Brewing up Brew.com – DNW Podcast #210

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Learn why BuyMeACoffee.com bought Brew.com and what they plan to do with it.

dnw-podcastToday we talk to the buyer of Brew.com, a domain name that Michael Cyger recently sold. Maddy Ramakrishnan is co-founder and CMO of Brew.com, an evolution of BuyMyACoffee.com. Find out the other domains they considered before settling on Brew.com, why they like the connotation of brew and how the sale came together.

Also: .Com fight, Gab subpoena, Malibu.com, Chicago Blackhawks win and more.

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Country Code Domains – DNW Podcast #208

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Two guests shed light on ccTLDs.

dnw-podcast.Com is king in much of the world, but not in Europe. In many European countries, the country code domain name (ccTLD) is used more often than .com. On today’s show, I talk to two people who live and breathe ccTLDs. First, I talk with Peter Van Roste, who is the General Manager of CENTR, a group that helps European ccTLD managers. We then chat with Jakob Truelsen, the CEO of DK Hostmaster, which manages Denmark’s .DK domain name. Truelsen explains how the group was able to cut down on websites using .DK domains to sell counterfeit goods without wading into the murky area of reviewing content.

Also: Verisign sells security to Neustar, Google tries something new with .New, .AI expired domains, a big domain auction, Zoom.com and much more.

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Sedo CEO Tobias Flaitz – DNW Podcast #206

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Sedo’s CEO explains how the domain parking and domain sales business has performed so far in 2018.

dnw-podcastSedo CEO Tobias Flaitz is our guest this week. We discuss what’s happening in domain parking and the aftermarket, and he explains where the company gets most of its sales. We also discuss the international market for domains.

Also: Atallah likes Donuts, Uniregistry’s UnPerks, domains under USMCA, CrowdSignal, Web.com goes private and more.

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Domain sales in 2018 Jeff Gabriel – DNW Podcast #204

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What’s impacting the domain aftermarket in 2018?

dnw-podcastFew people have the view of the domain name market that Jeff Gabriel has as VP of Sales at Uniregistry. On today’s show, Jeff explains what he’s seeing in the aftermarket right now and why he expects Uniregistry to sell $60 million in domains this year, up 50% from last year. He also discusses domain payment plans and the best way to use them in a negotiation. You’ll learn a lot. Also, if you’re going to ICANN 63 in Barcelona, drop Jeff’s colleague Matthew Holden an email at mholden (at) uniregistry.com for an invite to the Uniregistry party.

Also: Cloudflare tries to shake up the domain business, NameSilo doubles in size, earnings announcements and the State Bar of California needs a new lawyer.

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