Escrow.com has been in the news a lot over the past week thanks to its role as the escrow agent on several big deals. It handled the $3.5 million ICE.com deal, the $1 million snoring.com/sleeping.com deal and Crypto.com. Today I chat with Jackson Elsegood, GM of Escrow.com, to get his take on the market. We also discuss the progress the company has made on account verification and new features, as well as why the escrow business is challenging.

Also: Big domain sales, CentralNic to buy KeyDrive, and .best sells.

ConvertKit has become a successful email marketing platform with $1 million a month in revenue. But it became apparent to founder Nathan Barry and his team that the company need to rebrand. On today's show, Nathan discusses the two year journey of renaming the company, including the intense negotiations to buy Seva.com.

Also: Payoneer quits the escrow business, DomainTools sued and happy birthday Google Adsense.

This week's guest is one of my most requested guests, "Domain King" Rick Schwartz. We discuss how Rick is investing in domain names today (you might be surprised), how he views the domain sales market in 2018, and why he believes it's not too late to become a domain name investor.

Also: A very viral video, reverse domain name hijacking and Verisign's latest patent.

The business of domain name resellers is constantly changing. This week, we speak with Aditya Arya, the AVP of Business Operations for LogicBoxes. LogicBoxes helps companies manage their own registrar or become a domain name reseller. Learn how this type of business is changing and the impact GDPR has one it.

Also: WP Engine's acquisition, ICANN goes to Cancun for Spring Break, a nice .Ca sale, Whois and more.

You've surely seen .me domain names and might even own some in your domain name portfolio. Today you're going to learn about how the .me domain name came to be when we talk to Natasa Djukanovic, the CMO of the .Me registry.

Also: Web.com takeover, RDNH bonanza, Mugshots.com update and more.

How do people learn about new top level domain names? Why do they decide to register them rather than go with a .com? What are their experiences using the domains? On today's show we talk with three people who registered new TLDs: Kristi Kohut, and artist who uses KristiKohut.studio, Raluca Comanescu, who sells a planner at TheFeathers.ink, and Dave Rohrer, a digital marketer who uses BusinessOf.Digital for his podcast. Listen to their stories on today's podcast.

Ecommerce is a huge business opportunity, but owning a business with physical inventory can be overwhelming. Our guests this week run ecommerce businesses in which Amazon handles the hard stuff for them, including fulfillment of the product. Noah and Adam Weitzman of the AMZ Answers Podcast run what's called 'Fulfillment by Amazon' businesses, or FBA. You've probably seen some of these listed for sale on Flippa before. Noah and Adam will explain what FBA is, how to get started, and if it's the panacea that it sounds like.

Also: Tiered Access, reverse domain name hijacking and more.

How can we grow the importance and usage of domain names? As EVP of Registry at Donuts, John Pollard is tasked with finding new and innovative ways to grow the market. On today's show, learn about investments the company is making in order to execute on this goal. Even if you don't care about new top level domain names, this is a case of a company pursuing ideas that could help all businesses and domain name investors.

Also: Court shoots down ICANN over GDPR, SSL on your landing pages, CentralNic's earnings, and Google robocalls.

In 2007 Drew Walsh mortgaged his house to buy the domain name Towing.com. It was a big risk that has paid off. On today's show, Walsh explains how he has developed business on premium domain names. He is starting a documentary video series in which he will try to develop three premium domains into businesses with $25k in monthly recurring revenue...it's going to be a blast to follow.

Also: Tired of GDPR yet? GoDaddy's Whois, home.loans, how to park .app domains and Wonder Woman.

Description: How can you turn your domain name into an ecommerce store and sell it? Our guest today, Caroline Balinska, explains how to find products to sell, how to set up your online store on Shopify, and drive consumers to it. Then, learn how you can sell your ecommerce site on an exchange similar to Flippa. Download Caroline's guide here.

Also: Domain investor arrested, GDPR, Donuts invests in a former DNW Podcast guest, easier .Travel, and more.