Domain Name Wire Podcast

Identity Digital operates more top level domains than any other company, with over 270 new top level domains including .info, .pro, .live and more.

Today, the company's Chief Marketing Officer Rachel Sterling and Chief Revenue Officer Matt Overman join me to talk about the business and the future. Rachel outlines a shift in marketing strategy for the company and some interesting use cases for new domains. Matt discusses the company's integration with Afilias, universal acceptance, and what might happen with the next round of new TLDs.

Also: Disney patent, Chocolate TLDs, free domain transfers/renewals

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Attorney John Berryhill returns this week to discuss some factors people should consider before entering into a lease-to-own (or similar) domain transaction. He also talks about what brokers should do when a buyer mentions a trademark or makes a threat about trademarks during negotiations.

Also: If only you have known, Inc 5000, and ICANN's letter

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Joe Uddeme of NameExperts joins us this week to talk about the deal for max.com, which HBO acquired as part of its rebrand to Max. Would it have gotten the domain had Uddeme not pitched it to the company? We also discuss the challenges of Whois privacy and the current state of the domain market.

Also: Bidding strategies, reverse domain hijacking, .ai, and more

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Before Brett Farmiloe started his business that gets experts quoted in Q&A articles, he reached out to the owner of featured.com about buying the domain. It was clear Brett couldn't afford the domain, so we went with a decidedly less appealing domain: terkel.io. While the business is successful, the domain held the company back, especially from a credibility standpoint with publishers. Recently, Brett was able to acquire featured.com and rebranded his company. He joins us today to talk about the decision and what he hopes to gain from the rebrand.

Also: 1 million free domain transfers, earnings, new TLDs in 2026, and more

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Two months ago I did a solo episode where I covered my domain sales through May of the year. Today, I give an update on my results since then. I also explain what I'm doing with lease-to-own at Afternic and what I'm doing for sales landing pages.

Also: Domain Data, earnings season, China's woes, Ethereum Name Service and more.

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This week we catch up with Kate Buckley, founder of Buckley Media. We discuss what's going on in the market and talk about lease-to-own or long term payment deals on domains. With Afternic adding LTO capabilities, we discuss some of the things you'll want to think about before doing one of these deals.

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It's been 10 years since Bill Sweetman launched Name Ninja. Since then, he's helped countless companies acquire domains to launch new products and brands. On today's show, Bill talks about many of the lessons he's learned. These lessons are relevant to entrepreneurs, domain investors, corporations, and salespeople.

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Brand Bucket is perhaps the oldest brandable domain marketplace, and it was started on accident. Founder Margot Bushnaq will explain how it came to be, why trendy keyword domains can be bad for marketplaces, and how the market for brandable domains has changed over the years. It's a great discussion!

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CentralNic is one of the most interesting companies in the domain name space. It started as a third level domain registrar but has grown into a behemoth in the domain registration and online advertising space, generating over $700 million last year. On today's show, CentralNic CEO Michael Reidl discusses the past and present of the company, and explains why the company has shifted its corporate strategy around M&A.

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NamesCon returned to Austin earlier this month. It was a great show running in conjunction with CloudFest USA. On today's program, you'll hear from 11 people who were at NamesCon.

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