Domain Name Wire Podcast

Hear why ConvertKit is changing its name to Kit. ConvertKit founder Nathan Barry was on the Domain Name Wire Podcast in 2018, talking about his company’s plans to rebrand. He shelved those plans after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a new domain. Now, six years later, CovertKit is finally rebranding. The company will […] Post link: Rebranding ConvertKit to Kit – DNW Podcast #498 © DomainNameWire.com 2025. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

GoDaddy explains why it introduced Afternic Boost, plus plans for Dan. Last week Mark Levine and I gave our initial feedback on Afternic Boost, a new program from Afternic that promises extra exposure for a fee. Today, I’m joined by Alan Shiflett. Alan manages all of GoDaddy’s products for domain investors. He talks about how […] Post link: GoDaddy explains Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #497 © DomainNameWire.com 2025. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Discussing Afternic Boost and if it’s worth it. Last week, Afternic announced Afternic Boost, a new program that the company says will increase sales up to 10%. While everyone likes to sell more domains, the announcement landed like a lead balloon with most people I’ve talked to. The key reason is that you have to give […] Post link: Thoughts on Afternic Boost – DNW Podcast #496 © DomainNameWire.com 2025. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

A new report sheds light on which domains phishers use to steal information. These days, it seems like a never goes by without someone trying to phish me, either via an email saying a bank account is about to be suspended or a text message trying to scare me into logging into a site. Phishing […] Post link: Which domains phishers use – DNW Podcast #495 © DomainNameWire.com 2025. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Domain broker Jeffrey Gabriel from Saw.com provides valuable tips on selling more domains, emphasizing consistency, portfolio management, and improved listings. He discusses effective strategies for domain sales, email marketing optimization, lead generation efforts, portfolio management, navigating emotions in business, and insights on a new domain sales platform that emphasizes seller-buyer data.

In this podcast, the host shares their domain sales results for the first half of 2024, discussing sell-through rates, top-level domains, and acquisition sources. They also speculate on reasons for the sales performance. The episode covers domain hijacking targeting web3 companies, scam warnings in the domain industry, legal updates, and domain dispute cases, including a lawsuit against GoDaddy by a DNS company.

Matt Stoller from American Economic Liberties Project discusses VeriSign's influence on .com prices, economic termites affecting industries, rising costs due to monopolization, and the importance of competition in markets.

Bill Hartzer, a domain expert, discusses how domains get stolen and ways to recover them. Topics include negotiating with VeriSign, concerns about industry monopolization, and real-life cases of domain theft. Learn about preventing domain theft and maintaining good domain hygiene.

XYZ founder discusses his company’s evolution. New top level domains have been out for a decade now. One of the most interesting top level domain companies is XYZ. It’s known for .xyz, but now operates a total of 35 domain extensions. On today’s show, XYZ founder Daniel Negari reflects on the past ten years, his […] Post link: Daniel Negari reflects on 10 years of new TLDs – DNW Podcast #490 © DomainNameWire.com 2025. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact editor (at) domainnamewire.com. Latest domain news at DNW.com: Domain Name Wire.

Michael Santiago shares his journey of turning a hand-registration into an $85,000 sale in 8 days. Discussions include keyword insights, sales stats, UDRP cases, domain disputes, registrar milestones, entrepreneur's journey in domain investing, and the power of premium domain names in business growth.