Buying a stolen domain name can lead to a heap of legal trouble, not to mention losing a lot of money. On this episode, I chat with domain investor Josh Reason about a stolen domain name he almost bought. He explains the due diligence that raised several red flags and how he confirmed the domain was stolen. Fortunately, the story has a happy ending.

Also: Patriotic domains, lawsuit update, .London, Afilias’ .org deal, and .GOP

Attorney John Berryhill has seen a lot in his years practicing domain name and trademark law. He sees domain investors do the same silly things over and over. On this episode, Berryhill walks through examples of what not to do.

Also: Michael Jackson, .UK, Addicting.com, big domain sales, Tucows’ phone deal and more.

This week I talk with Reza Sardeha, co-founder of DAN.com (formerly Undeveloped). Reza explains how his company created a blockchain to power domain name transactions. Learn about how blockchain can make complicated domain transactions easier, how DAN bot facilitates domain transfers, and what Reza envisions in the future.

Also: A cluster of a lawsuit, CentralNic gobbles up Hexonet

Should you price your domains or ask for an offer? How should you respond to a domain purchase inquiry? On today’s show, Uniregistry VP of Sales Jeffrey Gabriel provides data and anecdotes from his years selling domain names.

Also: BrandBucket acquisition, big end user sales, .Global, CentralNic, a jury verdict and more.

It’s a record-breaker: Voice.com sold for $30 million cash! On today’s show, domain investor Adam Strong helps me break down the deal. We also talk about the market for one word .com domains (he has a brokerage, Evergreen, that specializes in these great domains). Finally, Adam closes with an update on his success using Afternic to sell his domains.

Also: Welcome DAN.com, Donuts’ big number, Missed Connections and more.

Want to learn a process for figuring out end user buyers for your domain names? On today’s show, Joe Uddeme of Name Experts LLC walks us through how he does outbound lead qualifying and marketing. He also gives his take on what’s happened in the domain market since he was last on the podcast in 2014.

Also: About those subpoenas, Uniregistry’s big numbers, DigitalTown’s domain exit, and NamesCon Austin details.

Nicolai Bezsonoff had a good job in banking in NYC when his friend Juan Calle called him up 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.

Peter Askew returns to the podcast this week for an update on his projects. A story he recently wrote 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.

Ron 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

A 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.

Also: Redl out, Tucows hit, .Inc launches, price increase deadline and Spring Break plans