

Domain Name Wire Podcast
Andrew Allemann
The Domain Name Wire Podcast brings you the latest news and happenings in the domain name industry every week.
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May 20, 2024 • 34min
Buying a house from domain investing – DNW Podcast #485
How domain investing helped Doron Vermaat buy a house. On today’s show, domain investor and Efty co-founder Doron Vermaat returns to the show to talk about some of his latest domain sales. He compares his results in 2023 to 2022, and shares some sales (including a .io domain for $70k). If you need some inspiration, […]
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May 13, 2024 • 36min
NamesCon + Auction preview – DNW Podcast #484
Learn about this year’s NamesCon and the live domain name auction. NamesCon 2024 is just weeks away, and it’s not too late to register to attend. On today’s show, I preview the event with two interviews. First, I speak with Soeren von Varchmin, Chairman of the Advisory Board at NamesCon. Soeren tells us what to […]
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May 6, 2024 • 26min
The hidden domain market – DNW Podcast #483
CEO of DomainAgents, Ryan McKegney, reveals the hidden domain market with undisclosed $2 million sales. They discuss high-value domain sales, navigating domain ownership changes, evolving domain trends, popular extensions, and future investments in the domain market.

Apr 29, 2024 • 33min
Rebranding to Atom – DNW Podcast #482
CEO of Atom, Darpan Munjal, shares insights on rebranding Squadhelp to Atom, discussing strategic name selection, audience testing, and addressing concerns about similar names. He also delves into technical challenges of website rebranding, SEO optimization, and the value of rebranding for businesses.

Apr 22, 2024 • 42min
Wacky domain name tales – DNW Podcast #481
Bill Sweetman, domain buyer broker, shares wacky domain name tales including a failed social media handle acquisition, navigating complex domain acquisitions, domain name drama, and a success story helping a senior citizen sell a domain name.

Apr 15, 2024 • 30min
.Ape in to new TLDs – DNW Podcast #480
Fred Hsu discusses some of his company’s plans for new top level domains tied to web3 communities. It’s been just six months since I had Fred Hsu, co-founder of D3, on the podcast. The company has made many announcements since then, and it’s becoming clear that it will be one of the more significant portfolio […]
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Apr 8, 2024 • 29min
A golden domain sale – DNW Podcast #479
Richard Lau discusses a seven-figure domain sale and what companies using .ai domains should know. Domain investor Richard Lau joins me on today’s show. We discuss his $1 million sale of gld.com and how a domain buyer broker helped seal the deal. Richard also explains why he hopes his sale of passes.com will turn into […]
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Apr 1, 2024 • 32min
O Canada! – DNW Podcast #478
Understanding the domain name market in Canada. Oh, Canada! This week, I chat with domain investor Frank Mardian, founder of the DN.ca domain name forum popular with Canadian domain name investors. Frank talks about becoming interested in websites when he ran a Mercedes Benz dealership, and how he started collecting domains. We discuss some nuances […]
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Mar 18, 2024 • 36min
This is how we do it down in Puerto Rico – DNW Podcast #477
Jeff Neuman fills us in on what happened at the latest ICANN meeting. Jeff Neuman has just about seen it all in the domain business over the past few decades. The former VP of Registry at Neustar currently serves as a lawyer and policy consultant and is the chief legal officer of Dot Hip Hop. […]
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Mar 11, 2024 • 35min
Courting Mr. Beast – DNW Podcast #476
How Radix scored a deal with the world’s most popular YouTuber. Last year, the world’s most popular YouTuber, Mr. Beast, changed his merch store website to a .store domain and promoted the switch in a video viewed nearly 200 million times. On today’s show, Radix CEO Sandeep Ramchandani explains how his company worked for many […]
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