Mark Levine isn't Rick Schwartz, Frank Schilling or Michael Berkens. And that's why you should pay attention to his story. He is what many domain investors aspire to be, clearing six figures in sales this year. On today's show Mark breaks down his domain sales this year including where he bought the domains, how much he paid and how he sold them. Oh, and he also discusses the time a domain name inquiry led to the sale of one of his businesses. You'll love this episode and learn a lot from it.

Also: Google's .Dev plans, the flame is out on .zippo, and more.

Today we talk to the buyer of Brew.com, a domain name that Michael Cyger recently sold. Maddy Ramakrishnan is co-founder and CMO of Brew.com, an evolution of BuyMyACoffee.com. Find out the other domains they considered before settling on Brew.com and how the sale came together.

Also: .Com fight, Gab subpoena, Malibu.com, Chicago Blackhawks win and more.

Rolf Larsen was a pioneer in bringing the internet to Norway when he ran successful ISP and hosting companies. Now he runs the .Global top level domain and is rolling out Registry Office, a management system for domain registries. Learn how he raised money for .Global and his experience running the domain, plus much more on today's episode.

Also: Gab.com, stolen domains, Google Domains and Adsense.

.Com is king in much of the world, but not in Europe. In many European countries, the country code domain name (ccTLD) is used more often than .com. On today's show I talk to two people who live and breath ccTLDs. First, I talk with Peter Von Roste, who is the General Manager of CENTR, a group that helps European ccTLD managers. We then chat with Jakob Truelsen, the CEO of DK Hostmaster, which manages Denmark's .DK domain name. Truelsen explains how the group was able to cut down on stores using .DK domains to sell counterfeit goods without wading into the murky area of reviewing content.

Also: Verisign sells security to Neustar, Google tries something new with .New, .AI expired domains, a big domain auction, Zoom.com and much more.

Ray King returns to the DNW Podcast for his once-every-100-episodes guest appearance. King (the first guest ever on this podcast) has a long history in the domain business including expired domains, new top level domains and now running a registrar. We talk about why he decided to launch PorkBun.com in such as crowded market, how he is growing the registrar and what lessons he has learned.

Also: No more founders at Donuts, changing of the guard at Media.net, Verisign's intriguing patent application.

Sedo CEO Tobias Flaitz is our guest this week. We discuss what's happening in domain parking and the aftermarket, and he explains where the company gets most of its sales. We also discuss the international market for domains.

Also: Atallah likes Donuts, Uniregistry's UnPerks, domains under USMCA, CrowdSignal, Web.com goes private and more.

Do people trust the domain name business? Does the business market to people other than themselves? Not enough.

That's what Marie Lanyon, VP of Marketing at Hexonet, discovered when she entered the domain name industry last year. Since then, she's been working on ways to improve trust and knowledge of the industry. Find out what she's doing and what's working on today's episode.

Also: Bob Parson bids adieu, Flying Dogs lie, petition against .com price increases

Few people have the view of the domain name market that Jeff Gabriel has as VP of Sales at Uniregistry. On today's show, Jeff explains what he's seeing in the aftermarket right now and why he expects Uniregistry to sell $60 million in domains this year, up 50% from last year. He also discusses domain payment plans and the best way to use them in a negotiation. You'll learn a lot. Also, if you're going to ICANN 63 in Barcelona, drop Jeff's colleague Matthew Holden an email at mholden (at) uniregistry.com for an invite to the Uniregistry party.

Also: Cloudflare tries to shake up the domain business, NameSilo doubles in size, earnings announcements and the State Bar of California needs a new lawyer.

My guest is Cyril Fremont, an entrepreneur who recently acquired the .Best top level domain name. His story is very different from most people running a new top level domain.

Fremont originally looked at acquiring a TLD as a way to save money because his internet marketing company was spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on domain registrations each year. Now he has an innovative idea for .best that involves cryptocurrency and helping people create review sites.

Also: GoDaddy gets Cognate, .Amazon and more.

Public Interest Registry (PIR), the group that operates .org, recently announced changes to how it's approaching marketing through the domain name registrar channel. On today's show, PIR interim President and CEO Jay Daley discusses why the organization is making these changes. Jay discusses the current state of registry marketing and sales through registrars, how we got here, and what might change in the future. It's a great interview.

Also: AWS.com, DomainTools injunction, Sedo gets into expired domains, and Verisign's .com contract.