My guests this week are Kamila Sekiewicz and Zak Muscovitch of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). We kick things off by talking about the upcoming ICA meeting in Las Vegas, including some news about the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award. I mange to get Zak’s blood boiling by bringing up .net price increases, and the pair fill us in on UDRP and the ICA’s “ask me anything” events.

Also: Domain bidding settlement, .wallet, breach notice 

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On today’s show, Squadhelp founder Darpan Munjal shares data and ideas for how to sell more domains. One of the datapoints was so impactful that I changed the prices on about 50 of my domains after recording this interview.

We talk about domain pricing, how to get people who buy domains on payment plans to pays sooner, experiments with domain discoverability, and using remarketing to sell more domains. 

Also: Top level domain news, .music, stable.com

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Have you ever passed up acquiring a domain only to kick yourself later? This week’s guest can one-up you.

Jeremy Padawer had the opportunity to buy x.com for $10,000, only to be beaten to it by Elon Musk. On today’s show, Jeremy tells the story, as well as several other great stories (including ones with no regrets!) from the early days of domains and websites…just as buying Jeremy.com.

These days, you’re more likely to find Jeremy at a toy store than a domain conference. He has helped bring lots of popular toys to market in his career. It’s a fun conversation.

Also: No more Google Domains, D3, Team Internet, ICA and more

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On today’s show, DN Journal publisher Ron Jackson joins me to talk about the domain name market so far in 2023. We compare the top charts vs. last year and run through the top public sales of 2023. We also discuss some trends in domain sales.

Also: Namecheap badges, CBS, CentralNic and more.

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Identity Digital operates more top level domains than any other company, with over 270 new top level domains including .info, .pro, .live and more.

Today, the company’s Chief Marketing Officer Rachel Sterling and Chief Revenue Officer Matt Overman join me to talk about the business and the future. Rachel outlines a shift in marketing strategy for the company and some interesting use cases for new domains. Matt discusses the company’s integration with Afilias, universal acceptance, and what might happen with the next round of new TLDs.

Also: Disney patent, Chocolate TLDs, free domain transfers/renewals

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Attorney John Berryhill returns this week to discuss some factors people should consider before entering into a lease-to-own (or similar) domain transaction. He also talks about what brokers should do when a buyer mentions a trademark or makes a threat about trademarks during negotiations. 

Also: If only you have known, Inc 5000, and ICANN’s letter

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Joe Uddeme of NameExperts joins us this week to talk about the deal for max.com, which HBO acquired as part of its rebrand to Max. Would it have gotten the domain had Uddeme not pitched it to the company? We also discuss the challenges of Whois privacy and the current state of the domain market.

Also: Bidding strategies, reverse domain hijacking, .ai, and more

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Before Brett Farmiloe started his business that gets experts quoted in Q&A articles, he reached out to the owner of featured.com about buying the domain. It was clear Brett couldn’t afford the domain, so we went with a decidedly less appealing domain: terkel.io. While the business is successful, the domain held the company back, especially from a credibility standpoint with publishers. Recently, Brett was able to acquire featured.com and rebranded his company. He joins us today to talk about the decision and what he hopes to gain from the rebrand.

Also: 1 million free domain transfers, earnings, new TLDs in 2026, and more

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Two months ago I did a solo episode where I covered my domain sales through May of the year. Today, I give an update on my results since then. I also explain what I’m doing with lease-to-own at Afternic and what I’m doing for sales landing pages.

Also: Domain Data, earnings season, China’s woes, Ethereum Name Service and more.

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This week we catch up with Kate Buckley, founder of Buckley Media. We discuss what’s going on in the market and talk about lease-to-own or long term payment deals on domains. With Afternic adding LTO capabilities, we discuss some of the things you’ll want to think about before doing one of these deals.

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