Domain Name Wire Podcast

2023 is in the books. On today's show, I share my domain sales results from last year including total sales, breakdown by TLD, median prices, length of domains, acquisition strategy, and more. I also share a couple of tactics I'm going to try to boost sales in 2024.

Also: Escrow.com sales, reverse domain name hijacking, and a $300k domain lost in a cybersquatting dispute

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Chocolate.com. Licorice.com. Caramels.com. These are some really sweet domain names, and they're all owned by one company: GOAT Foods. The company is leveraging these great domain names to sell snacks and confections.

On today's show, GOAT Foods cofounder Jonathan Packer tells the company's origin story and explains how the high-quality domain names have helped it launch its brands. He also explains which great domains the company is turning into businesses next.

Also: Squarespace dip, Roberto.com, Century.com, Verizon's cybersquatting win

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It's the annual predictions episode! On today's show you'll hear from 25 people about what the biggest surprises of 2023 were and what they expect to happen in 2024. Happy new year and let's make 2024 a great one!

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"Brandable Insider" Keith DeBoer returns to the show this week to talk about domain investing. Keith owns about 5,000 domains. Today, he explains how he decides which domains to buy, where he's listing them for sale, and why (and how) he pruned his portfolio by about 500 domains this year.

Also: DNS abuse, .io, .xyz, and more.

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2023 has been full of activity in the domain name business. There have been acquisitions. Changes in hot technologies. And much, much more.

On today's show, I discuss what I think were the five biggest stories in domain names last year.

Also: .AI mania, fast transfer, ICANN's schedule and more

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NIS2 is a European Union Directive that could impact domain registrations. On today's show, I'm joined by Polina Malaja, Policty Director of CENTR, to talk about NIS2. She explains why the EU brought forward this directive, and how it will impact domain registrars, registries, and other parties in the domain name ecosystem.

Further reading: Whitepaper on registration data accuracy, and NIS2: Unraveling the Directive.

Also: Zero-for-seven, Donald Trump loses over a pet duck, and Aftermarket Indicator

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When domain investor AbdulBasit Makrani was frustrated by his domain sales volume, he decided to take drastic measures by reducing the prices of nearly all of his domains by 20%-60%. Sales volume almost immediately went up. We discuss this on today's show, and some takeaways for domain investors. As always, AbdulBasit provides great tips, so listen to today's interview!

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Just six weeks remain in 2023. On today's show, I run through my domain sales results so far this year, including sell-through rate, median price, top level domains, and a breakdown of one, two, and three-word domains. Then, we revisit predictions people made for 2023 to see who nailed it.

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What to find bargains at Afternic? Filtering through Afternic's 23 million domains just got a lot easier thanks to a new tool in Domain Academy: Afternic Advanced Search.

On today's show, GoDaddy's Joe Styler, who has taken over Domain Academy, talks about this tool and other "hidden" tools in Domain Academy. We also talk about what Joe has in store for the platform going forward.

Also: .AI, expired domains, Squarespace, circus.com.

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