Mark Levine returns to the podcast this week to dig into his 2020 domain investing results. You’ll learn about his revenues and costs, which TLDs he sold, his strategy for finding and buying domains, how he’s pricing them and much more. Grab a pen and paper to take notes, because you’ll learn a lot for this domain investor.

Also: Endurance acquires Web.com, .Com price hikes, NamesCon sold, earnings season.

Sponsor: DAN.com

Frank Schilling is exiting the top level domain business. He’s auctioning off his 23 top level domains on April 28 in what is sure to be an interesting event. On today’s show, Frank explains what’s behind the sale, what he got right (and what he didn’t) about new top level domains, and what his plans are for the future. 

Also: GoDaddy closeouts, Super Bowl ad and last month’s top stories

Sponsor: Sav

This week we take an outside-in look at your domain business from a business perspective. My guest, Warren Coughlin came on the show last year when the economy grinded to a halt due to the pandemic. We talked about how to save your business. The domain business had a good year in 2020, but that doesn’t mean you can rest on your laurels. Today, Warren discusses planning for your businesses’ future. Our conversation got me fired up for this year.

Also: Frank Schilling’s domain biz, Buy Now landers, $237k court award for RDNH and more.

Sponsor: DAN.com

Squadhelp launched its new whitelabel marketplace for domainers last summer and I’ve been testing it out ever since. Today, I quiz Squadhelp CEO Darpen Munjal about many of the features and how to get the best results out of the platform. We get a bit into the weeds (for example, which domains work best with logos vs. images) and I found it very helpful. I hope you do too!

Also: Donuts acquired (again), Namecheap milestone, Closeout changes

Sponsor: Sav

They say "all of the good domains are taken" and many people think that if you didn't get into domain investing early, it's too late. But last week, I hosted a panel on behalf of the Internet Commerce Association that proves it's not too late. I interviewed three relative new-comers to domain investing: Joshua Schoen, Doron Vermaat, and Josh Reason. On today's show, I'm providing an abbreviated recording of the panel. You'll learn how these three got into domain investing, some "secret" tools they use for investing, and get inspired to make your mark. If you want to watch the full session (and others like this), you need to join ICA.

Also: Facebook UDRP, strong domain sales, Parler and more.

Sponsor: Dan.com

My guest today is Andrew Miller, an early domain investor who sold beer.com, shop.com, diamond.com and many other gems. On today's show, we dig into domain investing in the early 2000s. We also talk about developing vs. just selling domains, with creditcards.com as an example. I also ask Andrew about the trend away from category defining keyword domains to using one-word domains as brands, and he has a good take on it.

Also: No more Corvid, Donuts’ top sales, .Gov domains and more.

Sponsor: Sav.com

Nielsen — the company you know for TV ratings — is really much more than that. This year, the company is splitting into two. On today’s show, I interview Jacqueline Woods, Chief Marketing Officer of NielsenIQ. We discuss the split, what NielsenIQ does, and how it chose its domain. Jacqueline also explains why the company decided to acquire the three-letter domain NIQ.com.

Also: Donuts completes acquisition, GoDaddy phishing fury, reverse domain name hijacking.

Sponsor: Dan.com

Bring out the champagne, 2020 is almost over! It has certainly been an eventful, life altering year. 

We’re concluding 2020 with our annual predictions episode. I asked people in the domain name industry to reflect on 2020 and make predictions for next year. You’ll hear from 22 people representing investors, domain brokers, registries, and other organizations. Enjoy!

Sponsor: Dan.com

It’s a special edition this week as I review the top stories and trends in the domain name market in 2020. We’ll discuss the pandemic’s impact on the market, continuing consolidation, the failed .org takeover, and price hikes on the way.

Also: Levelup hijacking, Workforce fight, GoDaddy’s big deal, DoorDash and .online, and Namecheap data.

Sponsor: Dan.com and Donuts

You know Jen Sale as the CEO of domain name brokerage Evergreen. She has a new startup called Sparkly that hopes to make give-giving easier. Jen explains the idea behind the site and how the company settled on Sparkly.com. We also discuss the challenges of starting a company when profits might be years away.

Also: More RDNH, .IE transition, Canadian milestone

Sponsor: Donuts