Domain Name Wire Podcast

<p>Here’s what Atom is doing to help people sell more domains. One of the fastest-innovating companies in the domain space is Atom. Some might say it releases new features too fast, making it difficult to keep up. But some of the features and tweaks it has made this year are examples of why you need […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/03/30/tweak-measure-and-keep-testing-dnw-podcast-580/">Tweak, measure, and keep testing – DNW Podcast #580</a></p> <p>© 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 Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission.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.</p>

<p>A step-by-step process for finding domains to hand register. Is it possible to hand register domain names and turn a profit? Or are all of the good domains already taken? On today’s show, domain investor Josh Reason walks through the process he used to register 7,500 domain names last year. He’s already turned a profit […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/03/23/hand-registering-7500-domains-dnw-podcast-579/">Hand registering 7,500 domains – DNW Podcast #579</a></p> <p>© 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 Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission.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.</p>

<p>Michael Reidl gives an overview of what he’s observing in the domain business. This week, I sit down to chat with Michael Reidl, CEO of Team Internet Group (London AIM: TIG). You might not know that company by name, but you’ve probably heard of some of its brands. The company owns domain registrars, including Moniker, […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/03/16/a-ceos-view-of-the-domain-industry-dnw-podcast-578/">A CEO’s view of the domain industry – DNW Podcast #578</a></p> <p>© 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 Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission.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.</p>

<p>Two domain investors tell all about their domain investing. It’s back! Two of our most popular guests on the Domain Name Wire podcast are domain investors Mark Levine and Logan Flatt. On today’s show, Mark and Logan provide details about their domain investing results in 2025. You’ll learn where they are acquiring domains, what type […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/03/09/mark-and-logans-excellent-domain-adventure-dnw-podcast-577/">Mark and Logan’s excellent domain adventure – DNW Podcast #577</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Company provides an update on its ambitious plans. A year ago, Nova Registry, the company behind .link, announced that it planned to apply for 200 top level domain names in the round that opens this year. Today, Vaughn Liley, general manager of Nova Registry, comes on the show to give an update about the company’s […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/03/02/nova-registry-ramps-up-dnw-podcast-576/">Nova Registry ramps up – DNW Podcast #576</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Learn about the last time AI.com sold. By now, you’ve surely heard about the record-shattering $70 million sale of ai.com. After the sale was announced, there were many erroneous news reports claiming that the seller had purchased the domain decades ago for $100. This isn’t true, and anyone who pays attention to the domain business […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/02/23/ai-com-before-the-70-million-sale-dnw-podcast-575/">AI.com before the $70 million sale – DNW Podcast #575</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>How Emma Stone got her domain name. This month’s Super Bowl featured many great commercials, including one that the entire domain name industry can get behind. Squarespace’s commercial featured actress Emma Stone, who searches and finds out that EmmaStone.com is taken. The ad tells people to get their domain before it’s gone. While EmmaStone.com was […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/02/16/a-super-bowl-of-domain-names-dnw-podcast-574/">A Super Bowl of Domain Names – DNW Podcast #574</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Bob Mountain rejoins the domain industry with new role at D3. About one year after retiring from GoDaddy, Bob Mountain is back in the domain industry as the Chief Commercial and Revenue Officer for D3 Global. On today’s show, Bob explains why he believes in D3’s mission of marrying the DNS with blockchain technology. He […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/02/09/bob-mountain-climbs-the-blockchain-dnw-podcast-573/">Bob Mountain climbs the blockchain- DNW Podcast #573</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Domain registrar hopes to build on strong year and looks ahead to new top level domains. After a year of strong growth at its domain name registrar, Unstoppable Domains is looking forward to building on the momentum in 2026. On today’s show, Unstoppable CEO Matthew Gould explains the company’s strategy and why he believes Unstoppable […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/02/02/unstoppable-domains-plots-its-next-move-dnw-podcast-572/">Unstoppable Domains plots its next move – DNW Podcast #572</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>On the ground from the Internet Commerce Association annual meeting. Earlier this month, Internet Commerce Association held its annual meeting in Las Vegas. As I often do at domain events, I walked around with a recorder to capture people’s thoughts on domain names. On today’s show, you’ll hear from people about the state of the […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/01/26/domain-names-in-las-vegas-dnw-podcast-571/">Domain Names in Las Vegas – DNW Podcast #571</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>I break down the stats for my year in domain investing. 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 […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/01/19/my-2025-domain-sales-results-dnw-podcast-570/">My 2025 domain sales results – DNW Podcast #570</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>.AI, .IO, and .CO propelled this domain investor’s 2025 sales. 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 […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/01/12/its-not-just-a-com-world-dnw-podcast-569/">It’s not just a .com world – DNW Podcast #569</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Agent Name Service could increase demand for domain names. 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 a reality. James, VP of Corporate and Government […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2026/01/05/agent-name-service-dnw-podcast-568/">Agent Name Service – DNW Podcast #568</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Hear from 26 people in the domain business about what they think will happen in 2026. 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. There were certainly […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/12/29/the-2026-predictions-episode-predictions-dnw-podcast-567/">The 2026 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #567</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Motion.io seemed like the perfect domain for this business. Turns out, it had some issues. 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 […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/12/22/a-necessary-rebrand-dnw-podcast-566/">A necessary rebrand – DNW Podcast #566</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Domain investor digs into the sales behind his eight-figure year. 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 […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/12/15/braden-pollocks-record-year-dnw-podcast-565/">Braden Pollock’s record year – DNW Podcast #565</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Learn about the joint WIPO-ICA UDRP review and get a preview of January’s ICA meeting in Las Vegas. 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 […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/12/08/udrp-review-and-ica-meeting-dnw-podcast-564/">UDRP review and ICA meeting – DNW Podcast #564</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Why Peter Askew sold one of his businesses, and an update on his many others. 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 […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/12/01/dude-wheres-my-ranch-dnw-podcast-563/">Dude, where’s my ranch? – DNW Podcast #563</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Who had the best crystal ball? 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 predict what would happen in the domain industry this year. Now that we’re 11 months through, let’s go back and […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/11/24/2025-predictions-recap-dnw-podcast-562/">2025 Predictions Recap – DNW Podcast #562</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Learn which landers to use and a tip to get more out of the lease-to-own. 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 […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/11/17/selling-domains-through-afternic-dnw-podcast-561/">Selling domains through Afternic – DNW Podcast #561</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Interviews with 16 people at NamesCon. The domain name industry converged in Miami last week for NamesCon. It’s the first time the show has been held in Miami. Held in conjunction with CloudFest, the event attracted nearly 1,000 people. On today’s podcast, you’ll hear from 16 people at the show. I recorded these on the […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/11/10/on-the-ground-at-namescon-dnw-podcast-560/">On the ground at NamesCon – DNW Podcast #560</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Kevin Doerr discusses Squarespace’s domain name business. Squarespace is one of the biggest domain name registrars in the world after acquiring Google’s domain name business. On today’s show, I’m joined by Kevin Doerr, who oversees the company’s domain business. We talk about Squarespace’s new reseller API, why the company joined the Internet Commerce Association, how […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/11/03/inside-squarespace-domains-dnw-podcast-559/">Inside Squarespace Domains – DNW Podcast #559</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Exploring hype vs. reality in web3 and domain names. There’s been a lot more noise lately about web3 and how blockchain can be applied to domain names. Domain investor Shane Cultra is well-versed in this intersection, so I asked him to come on the show to separate hype from reality and to discuss where he […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/10/27/what-is-web3-good-for-dnw-podcast-558/">What is web3 good for? – DNW Podcast #558</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>Reviewing my domain name sales through mid-October. We’re over three-quarters of the way through 2025, so this week on the podcast, I’m going to talk about my sales results thus far. I’ll share how many domains I’ve sold, where I’ve sold them, where I acquired them, my hold times, and much more. Also: New SnapNames […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/10/20/my-domain-sales-this-year-dnw-podcast-557/">My domain sales this year – DNW Podcast #557</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>

<p>A CEO behind a new reseller platform argues the industry needs a new competitor. My guest this week is Robbie Birkner, who has spent the better part of the last 25 years in the domain industry. He is now the CEO of North America of OpusDNS, a new domain reseller platform. Birkner explains why companies […]</p> <p>Post link: <a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2025/10/13/domain-reseller-platforms-dnw-podcast-556/">Domain reseller platforms – DNW Podcast #556</a></p> <p>© 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.</p>