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Nicolai Bezsonoff – DNW Podcast #239

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From .co to Neustar.

dnw-podcastNicolai Bezsonoff had a good job in banking in NYC when his friend Juan Calle called him and asked to meet. Juan told him about his plans to turn .Co into a brand and asked Nicolai to join him. Bezsonoff didn’t want to give up his good job to join a domain name company, but then he did what any banker would do: he ran the numbers. He liked what he saw and joined Juan as he relaunched the .co domain. Today, Nicolai joins us on the Domain Name Wire Podcast to talk about how he got into domains and his views on the industry as the current VP & GM of Registry Services for Neustar, which bought the .co registry. Hear his thoughts on what responsibilities registries should have around content, how registries can differentiate and more.

This week’s sponsor: Name.com.

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A Viral Onion Story with Peter Askew – DNW Podcast #238

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He sells onions on the internet, and people love it.

dnw-podcastPeter Askew returns to the podcast this week for an update on his projects. A story he recently published titled “I sell onions on the internet” went viral and sent over 100,000 visits to his website. Peter reveals the impact this had on sales, but that the bigger satisfaction for him was being able to spread the word about the value of domains. We also discuss his purchase of Onions.com, how one business failure led to a six-figure domain name sale, and his plans for BirthdayParties.com.

This week’s sponsor: DNAcademy.com. Use code DNW for $50 off.

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Ron Jackson – DNW Podcast #237

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Ron Jackson of DNJournal tells us what he’s seeing in the aftermarket.

dnw-podcastRon Jackson keeps tabs on domain name sales at DNJournal. On today’s show he discusses what he is seeing in the market, comparing .com to non-.com TLDs and country code domains. Ron answers the question on if he sees opportunity for domain investors in new TLDs.

Also: Escrow.com numbers, Wix, web browsing security, .Blog and Super Nanny

This week’s sponsor: Name.com.

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Building Great.com with Erik Bergman – DNW Podcast #236

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Is a great dot com all it’s cracked up to be? Here’s an update from someone who paid $900k for a domain.

dnw-podcastA year after paying $900,000 for Great.com, Erik Bergman is starting to ramp up the business. Listen to today’s show to find out what Erik is building on Great.com and his progress so far. You’ll learn:

  • If he thinks it was worthwhile to spend $900k on Great.com
  • What Erik would say to anyone thinking about buying a premium domain name
  • How he’s going to leverage the domain name to build a business that donates all of its profits to charity

You can listen to Erik’s original interview in episode 182.

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Domain investing with Logan Flatt- DNW Podcast #235

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A detailed look at one domain investor’s results.

dnw-podcastThis week you’ll hear a first-hand account of what it’s like being a domain investor. Logan Flatt shares his actual results from the past two years including sales, revenue and expenses. Learn why he focuses on particular topics, how much he typically pays for domains, how he markets them for sale, the tests he runs to optimize his sales and more.

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