Domain Name Wire Podcast

On recent episodes, domain investors Doron Vermaat and Braden Pollock have shared their domain sales results from the past year. There will be more episodes like this in the future. But this week, I'm going to share my sales results for 2025.

The year ended well for me, but I have high goals for 2026. I also share how I plan to do things differently in my portfolio going forward.

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With 2025 in the books, I will be interviewing a handful of domain investors in the coming months to ask them how the year was for them.

I find these interviews insightful, as they let you dig into other investors' strategies, understand pricing, and improve your domain investing prowess.

Today, I'm talking to Doron Vermaat. Doron is a long time domain investor and co-founder of domain sales platform Efty.

If there's one takeaway from today's interview, I think it should be that there are many ways to make good money in domain investing outside of .com.

Also: Domain stocks, new top level domains and more

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Could AI agents use the domain name system to improve trust and discovery? That's the idea behind Agent Name Service, a proposal from GoDaddy. On today's show, James Bladel explains what it is, and how it could become reality.

James, who is VP of Corporate and Government Affairs at GoDaddy, also discusses his appointment to the Internet Commerce Association's board, as well as what policy issues we should keep an eye on in 2026 and beyond.

It's the annual predictions episode! On today's show, you'll hear from 26 people in the domain name industry. Each person will say what they found notable about 2025 and what they expect will happen in 2026.

Happy New Year!

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Perry Rosenbloom thought he had a great domain to launch his business on: motion.io. But three years later, he rebranded the business to LaunchBay.

On today's show, Perry explains why the company decided to rebrand. He also shares some advice for startup founders so they can avoid his mistakes.

Also: Supreme Court, .us, Identity Digital, and zero click

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Domain investor Braden Pollock was on a panel I moderated at NamesCon last month, and he mentioned on stage that he was having a record year in domain sales.

I followed up to see if Braden would talk about it on the podcast. He sent over a complete list of his sales this year, and on today's show, we dive into many of the details behind his eight-figure year.

Braden also explains that this has been a long time coming…it took many years to build up his portfolio, including years when he spent more than he made from domain sales.

Also: Rams, Newfold, name.com

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Last week, World Intellectual Property Organization and Internet Commerce Association (ICA) published a final report of their collaborative review of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy.

On today's show, ICA General Counsel Zak Muscovitch explains how this collaboration came to be and what the results were.

We're also joined by ICA Executive Director Kamila Sekiewicz, who previews what to expect at next month's annual meeting in Las Vegas.

Also: Lambo, reverse domain name hijacking cases, multi-year registrations, and more.

Mentioned on this show: ICA-WIPO report, ICA annual meeting

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This week, entrepreneur Peter Askew rejoins me on the show to get an update on his many ventures. We talk about the milestone his Vidalia Onion business hit this year, why he sold his dude ranch directory, and discuss some business ideas that haven't taken off. Enjoy the show!

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2025 has been a roller coaster! Between trade wars, currency fluctuations, and Google destroying AdSense for Domains, a lot has happened.

A year ago I asked 22 people to provide predictions for what would happen in the domain industry this year. Now that we're 11 months through, let's go back and listen to those predictions to see who was right…and who missed the mark.

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My guest this week is Wade Smith, Director of Aftermarket Sales at Afternic.

Wade talks about the new DomainNames.com initiative and how it came to be. He also shares how Afternic brokers follow up on leads, and provides tips about which landers to use. You'll also get guidance for pricing your domains and learn a simple tweak to help you make more money on your lease- to-own sales.

Also: Why Sedo and Team Internet are for sale

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