Kickstart Commerce Podcast - Domain Investing & Development Strategies: Recent Episodes
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In today's episode, our guest is Elie Eweka, a long-time Influencer, and Domain Investor as well as the Author of the recently published Accidental Domain Investor.
Today Elie and I discussed:
- Why and how he sold domains for a period of time to support religious ministry initiatives that launched 200+ non-profits.
- Next, we briefly chat about how he stumbled into domain investing, having sold FaithCenter.org, using some unorthodox methods and tools for that time — unlike the innovative tools he uses today.
- Then, Elie discusses the types of domains he invests in, including specific non .com extensions he’s discovered profitable domain sales success — .stage, .church, .one, and many more.
- We also highlight how originating from Nigeria gives Elie an edge in buying and selling domains, and led him to write the Accidental Domain Investor for novices and newcomers to the domain industry.
- Oh yeah, and last but not least, we also played a live hand-reg game of the “good or bad” domain and discussed why.
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In today's episode, our guest is Andrew Rosener, Founder and CEO of MediaOptions.com — the #1 global domain brokerage company as well as the owner of The Domain Name Authority: DomainSherpa.com.
Today Drew and I discuss:
- The importance of playing to one’s strengths as he shares his own downfall dabbling in domain development rather than focusing on domain investing and brokering.
- We go back down memory lane and journey from the bottom to the top to learn how Drew amassed a portfolio of 1,100 domains, yet never knew a domain industry existed.
- Drew then shares how one phone call from GoDaddy changed the trajectory of his life forever.
- Drew also highlights how he stair-stepped his way in the domain industry studying, networking, launching a newsletter, and simply doing what came naturally to him: dialing for domain dollars.
- Last but not least, we talk about what’s in the near future for DomainSherpa as well as his hot take on the digital expansion and its impact on domain names.
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In today's episode, our guest is Arif Sengoren, Founder and CEO of SecretBrokerage.com — a boutique brokerage providing professional domain buyer, domain appraisal, domain portfolio management, and online brand protection services for select clients throughout the world.
Today Arif and I discuss:
- How an architectural engineering career intersected with his becoming a globally recognized domain name broker.
- Arif then shares how he honed and refined his domain brokering skills with stops along the way working for Nokta Domains, DomainNameSales.com, and Uniregistry before founding SecretBrokerage.com.
- Arif also shares why Secret Brokerage is a unique boutique domain brokerage, including how they educate buyers to properly assess and appraise domains as assets when in the buying process.
- Last but not least, Arif and I discuss the potential avenues of success in 2022 that domain buyers, investors, and sellers should consider to realize lucrative gains.
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In today's episode, our guest is Neil Bostick, Founder of FIH.com, QEIP.com, and recently launched Graen.com — a private domain marketplace, allowing accredited buyers & sellers to confidentially acquire & liquidate the best domains on the internet.
Today Neil and I discuss:
- How various corporate IT sales roles led him to discover domain name investing and brokering.
- We then talk about how he initially invested in over 100 5-Letter .coms without a sale, and how this experience led him to buy and sell names on aftermarket platforms such as NameJet and Flippa.
- Neil then shares the “sleep and sell” story of his first-ever aftermarket buy and sell domain, OrderSushi.com.
- Neil and I also discuss the inner workings of FIH.com, a startup marketplace allowing successful online business owners to predictably and profitably exit, as well as QEIP, a domain acquisition, and liquidation brokerage.
- And finally, Neil spills the beans on his latest innovative venture Graen.com, the first private domain marketplace of its kind with buyer NDA exclusivity.
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In today's episode, our guest is Jebidiah Burnett, a record-setting and top-selling domain industry professional, now the Business Development Manager at Above.com — a complete domain service management platform.
Today Jebidiah and I catch up on all the latest twists and turns in his professional domain journey since his record-breaking sales of Home.Loans, Homes.ForSale, and Houses.ForSale.
Jebidiah then shares in great detail how Above.com harnesses the power of technology and data-driven decision-making to empower domain investors to transform the way they manage and control their portfolios — most importantly, realize profitability in short order.
Jebidiah and I also discuss the past, present, and what we believe the future holds for .com and non .com domains and domain extensions as new generations are introduced to the internet.
And last but not least, tune in and hear about how you can meet Jebidiah and various domain professionals coming to a city near you.
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In today's episode, our guest is Ron Jackson, Founder and Editor of DNJournal.com and ADN.us.
Today Ron and I discuss:
- How careers in journalism, broadcasting, and being a collectibles record store owner led him to discover domain names.
- Then Ron shares why and how he got his start investing in .US domains after stumbling upon DNForum.com.
- In addition to unveiling his buy-it-now pricing strategy, Ron also shares a few names and recent sales from his domain portfolio and various industries and market segments he invests in today.
- We also discuss what led to the birth of DNJournal.com — The Domain Industry News Magazine.
- We then talk about important metrics to watch for and use from DNJournal, and domain sales report in general when buying and selling domains.
- And finally, Ron and I discuss his latest venture ADN.us — American Domain Names, The .US News and Information Website.
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In today's episode, our guest is Alex Verdea, a long-time domain investor, the founder of the AudiencePortal.com Domain Marketplace, and author of the recently released book for domain investors: The Domain Investing Playbook.
Today Alex and I:
- Discuss which industries are hot and not, and prime for domain investors since the emergence of COVID-19.
- How he’s perfected and perfecting increased domain sales discreetly using Dan.com as an outbound tool and customer relationship management system.
- We then discuss how he overcomes objections during the domain negotiation process, and how it led him to close a deal after 32 attempts.
- And last but not least, Alex shares why and how domain investors should get their hands on his latest book The Domain Investing Playbook.
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In today's episode, our guest is Tiffanee Neighbors — founder and Chief Creative Officer of Winnasium — a performance marketing agency and talent advisory firm that helps tech companies brand, sell and win in the health space. In addition, Tiffanee is a motivational and public speaker, podcaster, author, and did I mention she’s a domain investor and developer too.
Today Tiffanee and I:
- How she started her journey as an addiction intern and then an addiction supervising counselor, and how these roles led to her transition into the tech and healthcare industry as a sales professional.
- Tiffanee then shares how she honed communication and relationship-building skills through a mentorship that opened the door to becoming a motivational and public speaker focused on Branding, Selling, and Winning!
- We then pivot to discover how Tiffanee naively transitioned from domain enthusiast to domain developer of Shopology.com.
- We then discuss how Tiffanee discover the expansive universe of domain investing via Clubhouse’s creator economy while chatting about digital real estate.
- Last but not least, we chat about how secured her first name in .co, why she gifts domain names, and finally, her latest book entitled The Unicorn Dreamer.
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In today's episode, our guest is Dennis Tinerino — a domain investor, domain developer, and the founder and editor of DomainSmoke.com, the industry’s easiest resource for searching and find domain gems.
Today Dennis and I discuss:
- How familial roots and a career in sales landed him in the crosshairs of domain investing and development
- Dennis then shares why he chose to focus on hand-regging domains as well as developing domains in the web directory communities.
- Dennis also shares the backstory to starting DomainSmoke.com, and how he’s helping to educate and level up the next generation of domain investors.
- We also chat about portfolio size and hygiene, and the types of domains Dennis has found success investing in, like ccTLDs, and strategies where he’s realized substantial failure, like investing and developing new gTLDs.
- Last but not least, Dennis arrives bearing 3 exclusives offerings by way of a digital scavenger hunt as well as a FREE FOR ALL domain investing resource to all listeners… so tune in all the way to the end for more details.
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In today's episode, our guest is Jonathan “JT” Tenenbaum — Host and Executive Producer of DomainSherpa.com, and Chief Operating and Officer and General Counsel of MediaOptions.com.
Today JT and I discuss:
- How he went from spitting bars by night to passing the bar by day, and how a background in legal landed him into legal and operational roles in the domain industry.
- Next, we discuss how Media Options is expanding beyond domain names to the all-encompassing umbrella of digital assets.
- JT shares his vision for how DomainSherpa will expand its programming from interviews and Sherpa reviews to a broader network of topics — NFTs, Crypto, Sports, and more.
- We then discuss the parallels between the buying and selling of domains and the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.
- We also talk a bit about sports, money, and life lessons.
- Last but not least, JT explains why I’m still awaiting a NameJet t-shirt to be delivered to my doorstep.
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In today's episode, our guest is Arif Mirza — a long-time domain investor and consultant at NameCult.com, host and producer of The Domain Social, and producer of Page Howe’s The Domain Show.
Today Arif and I discuss:
- How developing a DJ website that reached nearly 30,000 DJs paved the way into domain investing.
- We also chat about NameCult and how he and others leveraged it to level up as domain investors.
- Arif then shares critical formulas and key indicators about managing his inbound-only domain portfolio into the black.
- We then discuss how Arif successfully leverages his interpersonal skills as a casino employee to negotiate to buy and sell domains.
- Last but not least, we talk about what’s next on the horizon for The Domain Social and “Steamie The Dog”.
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In today's episode, our guest is Zak Muscovitch — a Canadian intellectual property lawyer, Founder and Publisher of Domain Name Law Reports, and General Counsel at the Internet Commerce Association (also known as the ICA).
Today Zak and I discuss:
- How Zak got his start in Internet and domain name law writing about the future of Internet commerce taxation.
- Zak then talks about his first domain name law experience, including the backstory of Toronto2.com and a few other key UDRPs — Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy.
- And of course, we discuss whether or not Zak invests in domain names.
- Zak and I discuss what domain investors should do to protect themselves from UDRP, what to do when facing a UDRP, and the likelihood of domain investors having to fight a UDRP.
- And last but not least, Zak shares the latest changes with the ICA as well as addressing the top pressing priorities on the horizon for the ICA.
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In today's episode, our guest is web designer turned domain investor Leanne McMahon.
Today Leanne and I discuss:
- Finding a place under the sun and how she’s making a name for herself in the domain industry sifting through domain sales data.
- Next, Leanne and I chat about how web design, search marketing, and customer service roles intersected with her first attempt to flip domain names via Flippa.
- We then peek into Leanne’s outbound toolbox to discuss MailShake, and how she’s used it to dial in and perfect her sales through rate outbounding hand-registration domains.
- Leanne also reveals and discusses a list of 4,000+ available one-word, dictionary .com domains with GoDaddy estimated value in tow.
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In today's episode, our guest is Stephen Campbell — a domain investor now turned domain developer and serial entrepreneur.
Today Stephen and I:
- Contrast and compare the worlds of domain investing and domain development.
- And based on this, we then discuss why Stephen shifted his domain investing strategy to be “less is more”, focusing on quality and less on volume and quantity.
- Stephen then recaps his latest news in regards to his no-code domain development subscription business model and strategy.
- Lastly, we discuss Stephen’s latest venture TinyAcquisitions.com — a platform aimed at helping creators and developers profitably divest their websites and online apps.
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In today's episode, our guest is Steven Tey — a developer and founder of Elegance.ai, formerly known as OneWord.Domains.
Today Steven and I discuss:
- How pursuing education in Malaysia landed him in the United States, having recently graduated a double major in branding and data science from Minerva.
- We then discuss how a simple prototype to take the top 10,000 most commonly used English words and pair them with popular non .com domain extensions led to the birth of OneWord.Domains.
- And if that wasn’t enough, Steven shares his lighting-in-a-bottle moment of OneWord.Domains going viral via ProductHunt and Hacker News.
- Steven also shares how he used OneWord.Domains to discover and launch his next business ideas, Elegance.ai and Recurrence.app.
- Last but not least, Steven gives us a glimpse of what is on the horizon for him personally and professionally.
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In today's episode, our guest is Krista Gable — a domain investor and founder of DomainDomme.com and partner of NameShoppers.com, a platform aiming to provide domain name investors, developers and businesses access to domain names from private portfolios that have never been offered on the open market before.
Today Krista and I discuss:
- Her winding and wild path as a creative marketing professional, a club owner, a professional dominatrix, and now the domain domme of the domain industry.
- We talk about her unique gifting to anticipate the future and how she’s used it to gain an advantage since entering into the domain industry in May 2018.
- Then we discuss how Clubhouse is helping the domain industry, and specifically, Krista, to evolve, innovate, and grow their personal and professional network — like Krista’s partnering with Steven Sacks to launch NameShoppers.com.
- Lastly, Krista not only unveils a few sales, but she also gets personal and shares how the domain industry has helped her to control and overcome social anxiety.
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In today's episode, our guest is Joshua Schoen — a domain investor and partner of DNWE.com, a ZERO commission trading platform aimed at making the domain buying and selling experience seamless.
Today Josh and I discuss:
- How early careers in tennis and marketing introduced him to domain investing.
- Josh then shares how netted $15K from a .io sale, but not before losing money hand registering new gTLDs in .vip, .rentals, and .realestate extensions.
- Next, Josh and I talk tools, strategies, and types of domains he invests in and uses, including how became a partner of DNWE.com.
- I also get Josh to open up about his best and worst domain investing moments that help to shape and mold him as an astute domain investor.
- Lastly, Josh shares a few sales, like how he sold Ruby.io for $88K, and what’s on the horizon in the near future for him.
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In today's episode, our guest is Bill McClure — a long-time entrepreneur and a 20-plus year domain veteran.
Today Bill and I discuss:
- His entrepreneurial roots and 35 years of experience in owning and operating the family’s funeral and insurance businesses
- We also discuss how exiting multiple family businesses positioned Bill to invest in a Florida-based stainless steel manufacturer, a flower import operation, and a tele-flower company later known as eFlowers.com that was sold to FTD in the early 2000s.
- Bill then highlights the invaluable relationships as well as the good, the bad, and ugly pertaining to his domain investing journey that dates back to the mid-1990s.
- Bill shares why and how he arrived at his sweet spot of buying domains in the $5k to $20k range, having made purchases at or well above the $100K mark — like the Coffee.org purchase story.
- And last but not least, as if Bill needed one more thing to do, Bill unveils how he and partners are conquering the world of portable restrooms with high-end products and services branded as Royal Thrones.
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In today's episode, our guest is the only and only Braden Pollock — angel investor, founder of Legal Brand Marketing, and long-time domain investor and contributor to the domain industry.
Today Braden and I:
- Discuss the method to his madness pertaining to his latest one-word .com buying spree.
- We talk 2021 and 2022 domaining trends and insights that investors should consider.
- Braden gets me hip on the evolution of Clubhouse and how it’s growing the domain industry, opening the door to new monetization strategies.
- Lastly, I also uncover Braden dabbling in the land of cctlds and we talk brandable and geo service domain buying and selling strategies.
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In today's episode, our guest is Iffy Ibekwe — speaker and principal attorney of Ibekwe Law, a law firm specializing in wills and trusts to activate people taking agency over their lives and building impactful legacies.
Today Iffy and I:
- Discuss how growing up in the middle east for nearly a decade broadened and shaped her cultural thinking personally and professionally.
- We also chat about why she and her family moved from one of the fastest-growing cities in the US, Austin, Texas, to Bentonville, Arkansas — birthplace of the retailer Walmart.
- In addition, Iffy discusses how her estate planning business uses city and state geo service domains to grow its footprint pre and post COVID.
- And last but not least, Iffy shares how Texas is opening the door for lawyers to use trade names, likely positively impacting keyword and geo service domain owners and investors.
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In today's episode, our guest is Mark Ghoriafi, a professional domain broker and the principal of MrPremium.com — a domain name brokerage and acquisition firm that has brokered $Millions in premium name sales, achieving countless industry and registry sales records.
Today Mark and I:
- Talk about how the gift of gab that has proven profitable for him later in life wasn’t always the case during his early school days.
- We also discuss how he leveraged a career as a wrestling personality to brokering .club and .global domain names.
- Mark unveils how he positioned companies to realize innovation through the education and use of new domain extensions, ccTLDs and domain hacks to promote their brand.
- And last but not least, Mark also sheds light on how MrPremium.com uses clubhouse to promote and broker domains as well as other outbound marketing tools used — LinkedIn, MixMax, and much more.
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In today's episode, our guest is Brooke Hernandez a.k.a. The Broker Brooke — a Domain Consultant and Branding Agent with Saw.com.
Today Brooke and I:
- Connect the dots from commercial real estate to hawking airplane headsets and headphones, and finally, onto brokering domains at DomainAdvisors.com, Uniregistry.com, and Saw.com.
- Brooke shares about how she educated herself and refines the valuation of domains for buyers and sellers.
- We also chat about what domain brokers do in between domain sales and during a sales drought.
- Last but not least, Brooke also recaps a few domain sales she’s brokered, including Vacation.Rentals, as well as guidelines for branding .com and non .com domains.
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In today's episode, our guest is Jason Thompson — a long-time, part-time domain investor by night, and a cybersecurity and sales engineering professional by day.
Today Jason and I discuss:
- What led him to domain investing, blogging, and how he and Morgan Linton established a domainer meetup group in downtown LA.
- Jason talks about why he’s passionate about the .city extension as well as reveals who and where the most money is being made in the domain industry.
- We also chat about how he navigated and adjusted to code-switching and the lack of diversity in the domain industry.
- And last but not least, we hear from Jason about what it’s like to supplement his lifestyle with domain investing, yet building generational wealth through portfolio development.
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In today's episode, our guest is Anita Walker, a long-time domain investor, and the Founder and CEO of SmartWebby.com — a consultancy providing startup consulting, design and development, and marketing services to global clients.
Today Anita and I talk about:
- How a passion for mathematics and coding led her and a partner to start a full-service marketing consultancy.
- Anita also shares how specializing in naming and branding led her down the path of accidental domain investing in 2013, having first sold .org, .me, and .club domains.
- She also discusses her rookie pricing mistake leading to a three-year sales drought, and how she’s course corrected since this time by mastering SquadHelp.com contests to sales domains.
- And last but not least, Anita shares how one unassuming compliment from a domain legend helped her to battle and overcome depression.
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In today's episode, our guest is Roman Edmond — a six sigma professional, personal development coach, and a decade-long, part-time domain investor.
Today Roman and I discuss:
- How early entrepreneurial roots selling candy at school, flipping sports cards and cabbage patch kids, and newspaper routes eventually led to his buying and selling domains.
- Roman candidly discusses outbounding domains as a door-to-door salesperson, and how he went from owning 3 domains in 2011 to just over 10,000 domains in 2012 — yes, in less than a year!
- Roman also shares two secret questions that most domain investors fail to ask, yet these questions led to him bulk selling a portfolio of 1,000 domains.
- In addition, we contrast and compare strategies, platforms, pricing, appraisals, and varying factors to consider when bidding on and buying domains.
- Finally, Roman unveils his MUST-DO rules and tenets when entering into the domain industry.
- And as a bonus, Roman also provides tips and tricks for buying and selling domains via Clubhouse.
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In today's episode, our guest is Tieshun Roquerre — the CEO of Namebase.io, the premier domain registrar built on top of the new DNS protocol Handshake.
Today Tieshun and I dive deep into:
- How engineering a platform to hawk t-shirts led him to drop out of high school at the age of 16.
- Tieshun also shares how he and a partner were accepted into the Y Combinator after launching a recruiting startup for software engineering teams to grow via employee referrals.
- In addition, we discuss the inner workings, and challenges of birthing Namebase.io only weeks before receiving a $100,000 Thiel Fellowship grant, yet a few months after dropping out of MIT.
- We also chat about the origins of Handshake, and how both decentralized and centralized web ecosystems could possibly coexist.
- And last but not least, Tieshun drops nothing but nuggets about the Handshake domain auction process, including the pros and cons of becoming a registry versus a Handshake domain owner/developer as well as other use cases.
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In today's episode, our guest is Michael Garguilo — a long-time domain investor and developer, and serial entrepreneur.
Today Michael and I confront:
- How domain investors are one frivolous lawsuit or claim away from a domain registrar locking their digital assets
- We specifically speak about the case of GoDaddy locking Brent Oxley’s multi-million dollar portfolio of ultra-premium domains by a bad actor filing a lawsuit in India
- Michael shares actionable insight towards reducing and eliminating the risk of litigation lockups of domain portfolios, including which domain registrars are domain-investor friendly
- Lastly, we talk about the future, the credibility hit, and monetary losses, that both domain owners and their domains of such frivolous lawsuits or claims face.
Also, a few days after this recording, per Domain Name Wire, Godaddy will no longer indiscriminately lock domains when they are subject to a legal challenge.
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Today’s episode is not only special because of its guest, but today’s is our 100th episode. And to celebrate such a milestone episode, our guest today needs no introduction other than Kate.
I did my homework, as you’ll soon hear, and pulled out all the stops as Kate and I:
- Discuss how developing, advertising, and monetizing geo domains led to the founding of Buckley Media
- Kate also shares why her domain name brokerage and branding boutique is renowned for its customized, strategic approach to consultative corporate domain services and signature relationship-building.
- We also chat about ladies of the night, dental implants, romance, and yoga pants — who knew!?
- And last but not least, Kate schools us on how to determine a domain’s use case and evaluation, including her specialty gerund domains.
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In today's episode, our guest is Tess Diaz, SVP of Business Development at Buckley Media, and the former Executive Producer of DomainSherpa.com.
Today Tess and I:
- Talk about her new role with Buckley Media, the domain name brokerage and branding boutique renowned for its customized, strategic approach to consultative corporate domain services and signature relationship-building.
- Tess shares why she greatly values community and collaboration in her new role, and how she’s using Lunchclub and Clubhouse to nurture new and existing relationships.
- We also discuss the various levels of engaging a domain brokerage to buy and sell domains.
- Tess also smashes my curveball of a question in regards to corporate brands using handshake domains.
- And last but not least, Tess reveals two areas where she shines and channels creativity as her superpowers.
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In today's episode, our guest is Blessing Mpofu, the Proprietor and Chief Editor of Churchm.ag — the #1 resource for church technology, creativity, and new thinking.
Today Blessing and I discuss:
- The “trick” that led to his early passions for writing and tech
- I learn what led a founding technologist and visionary to launch ChurchMag using the .ag extension country code for Antigua and Barbuda.
- Blessing also shares his journey from a subscriber to becoming Chief Editor of ChurchMag
- We discuss a highly viewed article Blessing wrote about surviving a pandemic exactly one year before COVID
- And last but not least, Blessing confides in me with a few domain confessions — one domain purchase inspired by Trevor Noah himself.
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In today's episode, our guest is Stuart Maloff — a long-time educator and 20-plus year domain veteran.
Today Stu and I dive deep into:
- How starting a kids basketball camp led to Stu selling a geo service domain and discovering the colossal world of domaining
- Stu also shares how he identifies and assesses undervalued 3-4 character alphanumeric domains
- He then talks about how traveling around the globe to 30+ countries has shaped his domain pricing and investing strategy
- Stu also shares his thoughts about Clubhouse, and predictions in regards to what’s next on the horizon for the domain industry
- Last but not least, Stu reveals his domain portfolio's top 10 domain names.
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In today's episode, our guest is Mark Smith — a newly minted Handshake domain investor and advocate, and the founder of Namesake.Domains — a consultancy aimed at helping brands adopt and develop their Handshake domains.
Today Mark and I discuss:
- How launching fitness and SaaS companies led him to discover domain investing and then handshake domains.
- Mark and I discuss the ins and outs of handshake domain investing and development as well as common handshake domain use cases, including how Mark became the handshake domain registry of .gin.
- Mark also shares insight in regards to the feasibility and interoperability of handshake and legacy domain ecosystems re-imagining the future of web 3.0
- And finally, we discuss the nitty-gritty details in getting started with the buying, selling, and auctioning of handshake auctions.
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In today's episode, our guest, Mike Sallese, is a long-time, part-time domain investor and the CEO of FinTechNames.com.
Today Mike and I discuss:
- How a marketing and finance background during the early days of the internet led Mike to discover the domain industry
- Mike shares how he uses marketplace data when buying and selling domains in the FinTech niche — blockchain, token, crypto, and more
- How and why journaling daily auction results helps Mike refine his strategy to identify under-valued domains
- And last but not least, we chat about GoDaddy’s substantial price adjustment to closeout domains, and its impact on domaining
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In today's episode, our guest, Nikul Sanghvi, is a highly-esteemed, professional domain investor of ccTLDs, and the founder and principal of hypernames.co — a digital asset boutique connecting startups and subject matter experts with high impact, memorable domains.
Today Nikul and I dive deep into:
- Insightful perspectives and lessons learned about his ccTLD investing experiences thus far
- Including detailed analysis of his best year in domaining yet, detailing purchases, renewals, registrations, commissions, and fees, and more
- The pros and cons of ccTLD investing, and everything in between
- Predictions for what’s next on the horizon for ccTLDs
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In today's episode, our guest is Mark Levine — a serial entrepreneur and astute domain investor, once owning category-killer domains such as Published.com, BookPrinting.com and many more valuable one and two word .com domains.
Today Mark and I discuss:
- How a lucrative career in a book publishing and technology company introduced him to domain investing
- He also shares how and why domain investing has sharpened his business acumen
- We also talk a bit ccTLDs, and which extensions he actively invests in
- And last but not least, Mark reveals his overall 2020 domain results as a part-time domain investor — including average acquisition and sales data, portfolio sale-through rate, and much more.
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In today's episode, our guest is Chad Burmeister— a long-time sales professional, podcaster, and founder of Scalex.ai — a pipeline as a service that solves the sales pipeline problem by combining data, digital, and dialing through artificial intelligence.
Today Chad and I discuss:
- How mentors assisted in identifying Chad’s “fire-in-the-belly” gifting for sales early in life
- He also shares how previous sales experience across varying industries — supply chain management, social recruiting, talent management — paved the way for founding Scalex.ai
- And last but not least, Chad reveals how virtual and remote selling early in his career served him well during COVID, having recently launched SalesClass.ai — the first interactive community for empowering sales professional
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In today's episode, our guest is Deepak Daftari — a long-time domain investor, serial entrepreneur, and angel investor based in India.
Today Deepak and I discuss:
- How developing online portals for headhunting and education paved the path to full-time domain investing
- How cornering the .co.in market led to the birthing and refining of bulk portfolio buying and selling of premium domains
- Also, hear how Deepak drives sales by limiting renewal length and aiming for quality rather than quantity
- Deepak also reveals his 50/50 approach to bulk domain portfolio investing as well as angel investing and domain brokering
- Last but not least Deepak insightfully shares a handful of his latest domain sales, and his strategy when pricing domains to sale
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In today's episode, our guest is Stephen Campbell — domain investor turned domain developer of FlipWebDomains.com, NoCodeMakers.com, having recently launched an Open-AI virtual ghostwriter earning $400+ recurring monthly revenue (and growing) in less than 7 days.
Today Stephen and I discuss:
- The economic challenges of buying and selling domains while residing in Jamaica
- How he got his start in the domain industry, and what it was like working at Epik as a Territory Manager
- Stephen also shares why and how he choose to pivot from domain investing to domain development, for now
- Last but not least, Stephens reveals how recently launching a monthly recurring subscription business for ghostwriting services — all while having not written one line of code.
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In today's episode, our guest is Jason Sheppard — a former DJ now turned full-time domain investor and the newest DNAcademy Accelerator Instructor.
Today Jason and I discuss:
- How COVID abruptly transitioned him from spinning records as a DJ to flipping domains as a full-time domain investor.
- He schools us on how he manages cash flow through liquidation and installment payment plans.
- Also, Jason shares how he partnered with a local businessman to create a domain partner portfolio, in addition to his personal portfolio of 7500+ domain names.
- And finally, Jason compares and contrasts domain investing in 2020, and what’s to come in 2021 and what to watch for, including a sneak peek about the DNAccelator.com.
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Welcome to this episode of the Kickstart Commerce podcast where I share thoughts about search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today’s episode, I’ll recap 9 domain predictions made for 2020 as it pertained to domain sales, domain extensions, bloggers, conferences, and the overall economics of the domain industry in general.
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In today's episode, our guest is Alex Verdea, a long time domain investor and the founder of the AudiencePortal.com Domain Marketplace.
Today Alex and I discuss:
- How an early career in sales at Radio Shack paved the way for his entry into domain investing.
- Alex also reveals the one game-changing thing every domain investor needs sooner rather than later.
- We also discuss how refining his strategy of “quality, quantity and time” led to laser-focused domain investing across 4 industries.
- And but not least, Alex shares a few sales as well as a new strategy he’s perfecting to move from single to portfolio domain purchases.
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In today's episode, I interview Peter Birsinger. Pete’s a former solutions engineer now turned serial entrepreneur, having founded Podscribe.ai, the world’s biggest podcast database, and Picasso, aka PicassoKnows.ai — a data-driven podcast marketing platform to help podcasters learn where they should be advertising.
Today Pete and I discuss:
- His journey from solutions engineering to bonafide entrepreneur
- Why he choose to launch two brands using ccTLD domains
- Last but not least, we discuss the pros and cons of branding using non .com domains
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, our guest is Kalin Karakehayov — a Bulgarian-based domain investor and serial entrepreneur of Edoms.com, SEO.Domains, and soon to be released Salestrar.com — the 0% commission domain marketplace.
Today Kalin and I discuss:
- His winding path into SEO, and having founded The Bulgarian Search engine
- What led him and team to birth a startup business-owning nearly 50,000 ccTLD domains
- Kalin also shares intriguing insight about the ccTLD market, and how domain investors can practically assess the value of SEO and ccTLD domains
- Last but not least, Kalin discusses the release of an upcoming domain marketplace aiming to empower domain investors to realize 0% commissions
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Doron Vermaat — domain investor, founder of DNGeek.com, and the co-founder of Efty.com — the world’s largest commission-free domain marketplace.
Today Doron and I discuss:
- How his job-board expertise intersected with domain investing and development
- How journaling about domains he bought and sold became known as DNGeek.com
- Doron also reveals an alarming real-life story about why domain ownership is imperative when developing a domain.
- Finally, Doron shares what led to launching Efty.com, and what it means to go from domain investor to an industry-leading domain innovator and service provider.
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Welcome to the Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, we have a two-for-one special in having none other than Nikul Sanghvi and Morgan Linton join us.
Nikul Sanghvi is an analytics extraordinaire by day and a highly-esteemed Domain investor of ccTLDs by night. He’s the founder and principal of hypernames.co — a digital asset boutique connecting startups and subject matter experts with high impact, memorable domains.
Morgan Linton is one of the most learned, generous personalities you’ll encounter in the domain industry. A multilingual domain investor, broker, blogger, serial entrepreneur and, if that wasn’t enough, he’s added angel investor in the last few years. He’s also the co-founder of Bold Metrics, a venture-backed SaaS company using contactless Machine Learning to unlock body data.
But as for today, Nikul, Morgan, and I discuss “the state of ccTLD investing”, diving deep into:
- Insightful perspectives and lessons learned about their ccTLD investing experiences
- The pros and cons of ccTLD investing, and everything in between
- Predictions for what’s next on the horizon for ccTLDs
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Welcome to the Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, our guest is John D. Saunders, a value-based digital marketing strategist and serial entrepreneur with a great passion for providing actionable tactics to streamline and build profitable brands.
Today John and I:
- Dive deep into the backstory of why and how he founded 5FourDigital.com.
- We discuss how 5FourDigital.com led to the launching of BlackWallet.org, BlackIllustrations.com, and IllustratorHub.com.
- John also shares how he qualifies to purchase and developing domain names from an end-user perspective as an entrepreneur and digital marketing strategist.
- Last but not least, John discusses domain extensions, and his first-hand experience educating and serving customers in naming and building brands that uniquely stand the test of time.
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, our guest is Australian-based Ed Keay-Smith — a long-time domain investor, digital marketer, co-podcaster of Domainer.com.au, and the founder of OnlineImpact.com — a digital marketing agency aiming to help small to medium-sized businesses grow and dominate their online market share.
Today Ed and I discuss quite a bit in this show:
- Like how attending an Overture demo opened his eyes to the world of buying and selling domain names
- Why he chose to specialize in the buying and selling of .com.au, .co.uk. and .in domains
- Ed also breaks down the Australian domain market, how he prices domains, and why he believes .com.au is truly a sleeper market for domain investors
- In addition, Ed shares a few hand-regged, two-word hyphenated .com.au domains he sold for $5K+
- Lastly, Ed reveals why and how “affiliate arbitrage” with 100 domain names earns him high 5-figure revenue annually
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Rob Monster — a serial entrepreneur and angel investor of multiple exits, and founder and CEO of Epik.com — an innovative domain registrar and web hosting company.
In today’s episode, Rob and I discuss:
- His product management and entrepreneurial background, and how both made a way for his entry into the domain industry
- Rob shares the details of recent websites and services developed, including DNProtect.com, NameLiqudate.com, DomainGraduate.com, and PrayerMeeting.com to name a few
- Rob also unveils the next line of innovative Epik services, such as Epik Escrow, and Epik Labs
- Last but not least, Rob shares how COVID has transformed Epik into a digital empowerment company for a progressively digital world
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In today's episode, our guest is none other than Jay Paudyal — an India-based domain investor and serial entrepreneur, having founded a number of successful tech ventures, his most recent venture being UrbanSkill.com.
UrbanSkill.com is a digital learning platform devoted to excellence in providing skill-based education incorporated with both research and innovation to fulfill the long term career objective of the learning enthusiasts who aspire to make a difference.
Today Jay and I discuss:
- How he stumbled upon domain investing in the late 90’s
- Jay shares a few domain sales as well as a peek into his investing strategy
- We also talk a bit of entrepreneurship with Jay as well as the deadly traps to avoid in domaining
- Jay shares how UrbanSkill.com advocates and empowers the next generation of digital marketers and domain investors
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Keith DeBoer — part-time domain investor, contributing publisher of DNGeek.com, and the founder and podcaster of one of the fastest-growing domain investing podcasts: BrandableInsider.com.
Today Keith and I discuss:
- His linguistic-inclined journey into domain investing
- How trial and error attempts led him to settle firmly into domain investing
- We also touch on a few of Keith’s latest domain sales
- And last but not least, Keith shares what inspires him to produce content for the domain industry, and how doing so has refined his domain investing prowess.
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Welcome to the Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, our guests are Jason Eisler and Yogi Solanki. Jason Eisler is a long-time domain investor and broker, and the founder of DNAdvisor.com, a boutique domain brokerage agency aiming to help domain owners maximize domain sales and profits.
Yogi Solanki is a newly minted domain investor that has taken to the domain industry much like a fish to water, having dialed in and refined domain outbound marketing strategies leading to consistent weekly domain sales.
Today Jason, Yogi, and I discuss:
- How both have approached and refined their outbound strategies and best practices to sale domains.
- The best types of media, tools, days/times and more to realize efficient domain outbound marketing sales.
- The 3 Rules of Engagement: Relationship, Education, and The Close.
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Welcome to the Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, our guest is Oliver Hoger — a serial entrepreneur and investor as well as a domain investor and broker of PerfectName.com.
Today Oliver and I discuss:
- His journey from a high school dropout to domain investing and brokering extraordinaire
- His vision and early recognition to capitalize on domain buying and purchasing patterns in bulk
- How he protects domain earnings through diversification of asset classes
- And last but not least, Oliver shares a few domain purchases and sales as well as his insight towards an unknown future for the domain industry and the world at large.
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Darrell “The Tie Guy” Spence - a serial entrepreneur serving the fashion needs that image is everything, and one must think it, feel it, and live it.
Today Darrell and I discuss:
- How an early mortgage career paved the way to birthing an upscale accessories business and experience — offering ties, socks, cufflinks, hankies, bow ties, writing pens and gifts for clients and staff.
- How relocating from Atlanta, Georgia to Dallas, Texas was pivotal to his TexasTieGuy.com naming of a brandable, geo service domain.
- Last but not least, Darrell reflects on the impact of COVID, and the necessity in pivoting from a high-touch presentation business of operating 3 physical locations to that of a high-touch virtual experience with national exposure.
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Braden Pollock — angel investor, founder of Legal Brand Marketing, and long-time domain investor, developer, and contributor to the domain industry.
Today Braden and I discuss:
- Why and how stockpiling nearly 15,000 legal-related domains jumpstarted his journey into domain investing, domain parking, and lead generation development of nearly 10,000 websites.
- Braden also discusses the strategy to over pay for domains, and how he made the pivot to investing in one-word .com domains
- Braden shares a few domain sales, his 2019 numbers as well as the first half of 2020
- We also talk about the future of installment payments, equity and leasing plans for domains, including a few of Braden’s own lease examples
- And last but not least, Braden gives a bit of insight and prediction as for what’s next for the domain industry since COVID
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Bar Franek — a developer of all things web, recent seller of the $48.5K transaction of Jackpot.io, and a respected domain investor with a keen eye for identifying under-valued digital assets as an alternative asset class.
Today Bar and I discuss:
- His journey into domain investing and development
- We also take a peek into a few of Bar’s latest domain sales, including Jackpot.io, Ritual.io and a few more...
- Bar shares how he limits and reducing risk when buying and selling domains
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Javier Wallace, a doctoral student at The University of Texas at Austin and serial entrepreneur having co-founded global and local tourism companies, most recently BlackAustinTours.com.
Today Javier and I dive deep into discussing:
- His doctoral research surrounding race, class, gender, labor migration, nationality and transnationalism from the United States, Latin America, and Caribbean
- How he discovered a passion for tourism and took the leap into entrepreneurship founding AfroLatino Travel and BlackPackas.
- How deep familial roots in Texas, specifically Austin, led to founding BlackAustinTours.com
- How his business and the tourism industry in general has been impacted by COVID
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we’re doubling up to interview Mike Carson — serial entrepreneur, software developer, and founder of Park.io, and Steve Webb — partner and researcher, developer, and marketer at Park.io.
In today’s episode, we’ll discuss:
- How Mike scripted and stumbled upon founding what has become a multi-million dollar business in Park.io
- How Hacker News inspired Mike to embark upon another scripting journey, Gateway.io, centered around Handshake — a decentralized, permissionless naming protocol where every peer is validating and in charge of managing the root DNS naming zone with the goal of creating an alternative to existing Certificate Authorities and naming systems.
- Mike and Steve reveal need-to-know tips, tricks, commission structures and steps to take for people to own a TLD, also known as a top-level domain — including emojis (WHAAAAATTTT???), using NameBase.io
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Hiren Patel, owner of QualityNames.com, about the buying and selling of ElectricCar.com for $180K along with other 5 and 6 figure domain sales.
In today’s episode, Hiren and I discuss:
- How his physical real estate experience made way for his domain investing success
- The importance of identifying and studying domain buyers
- Why and how overpaying for domains has brought him profitable success
- And we pull back the veil on a handful of remarkable domain sales as well as a few never reported sales
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Margot Bushnaq, an accidental domain investor and serial entrepreneur, having stumbled into founding BrandBucket.com.
In today’s episode, Margot and I discuss:
- Why she considers herself an accidental domain investor
- How a startup incubator led to founding the industry’s top marketplace for brandable domains
- Margot shares helpful qualifying factors to value a brandable domain
- Last but not least, we discuss the current and future trends in the brandable domain marketplace
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Tyara Barnes - a technologist, sales extraordinaire pioneering the way for Black in Tech at GoDaddy and AllForty.com — an innovative ecosystem empowering development of and accessibility to Black businesses and their Allies.
In today’s episode, Tyara and I discuss:
- Her tech story of “Like father, like daughter”
- Her journey into tech as a woman who happens to be Black
- How a single Facebook post lead to 10,000 responses and the birth of AllForty.com
- And last but least, we discuss how COVID and current social unrest has impacted AllForty.com
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Vikunth Navani - an India-based domain investor who started his domain buying and selling journey in 2016, and now sells an amazing 10-15 or more domains per month.
In today’s episode, Vikunth and I discuss:
- His many stops along the winding path from chartered accounting to domain investing
- How a PR gig led to a full-time domain investing career after 6 months
- His keys to success for buying and selling hand-registered domains
- His most recent domain sales and negotiation tactics
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Riz Memon - a United Arab Emirates based domain investor and serial entrepreneur, having founded Empire Names — a company dedicated to facilitating the buying and selling of one and two word domain names.
In today’s episode, Riz and I discuss:
- How he purchased a travel-related for $2,500 and sold it for $15000 in 6 months (DAN)
- We get into the details of Riz’s phenomenal domain sales as of late
- Riz also shares about his latest .co buying spree and investing strategy
- Last but not least, Riz shares his latest venture CatchService.com — a global platform empowering procurement of expiring or expired domains in a highly competitive domain buying landscape.
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview “a jack of all trades, a master of what’s important”, Steve Webb — the man behind the man of the curtain as a researcher, developer, and marketer at Park.io, a backordering service for drop catching expired ccTLD domains.
In today’s episode, Steve and I discuss:
- His journey into the domain industry
- The hidden world of drop catching as it relates the ccTLD ecosystem
- How to appraise ccTLDs, and why .io domains are skyrocketing in price
- New backorder service offerings at Park.io
- How COVID has impacted Park.io and the domain industry in general
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Michael Odiari, a visionary, founder and tech-entrepreneur of GetCheckApp.com — a technology platform that aims to provide accountability and trust, and a solution that truly bridges the gap of communication between the people and government, building unity while building relationships.
In today’s episode, Michael and I discuss:
- His journey and experience leading to the launch of GetCheckApp.com
- Michael also shares the backstory of why he chose the given domain in comparison to CheckApp.com, Check.com, and other alternatives
- And last but not least, we discuss how GetCheckApp.com addresses the challenges of safety, injustice, and systemic issues facing the people and government
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Yogi Solanki, an India-based domain investor and newcomer to domain investing having discovered how to successfully outbound daily domain sales
In today’s episode, Yogi and I discuss:
- Why and what led to his entry into domain investing
- How he sold 5 domains the first 45 days of his domain investing journey
- The factors and attributes he considers when buying domain names
- And last but least, his keys to success for outbound marketing domain names
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Rolf Larsen, a long-standing, recognized pioneer of Internet access, Domain name registrar and Web Hosting services throughout Europe and Scandinavia.
In today’s episode, Rolf and I discuss:
- His journey into the domain industry, and why he considers himself a domain hobbyist
- Birthing Europe’s first of its kind fully automated domain name registration and web hosting service, including other notable stops along the way
- Critical factors driving Rolf’s passion to innovate
- Last but not least, Rolf shares and unveils his latest project, Desktop.com
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Michael Gargiulo, a long-time domain investor and developer, and serial entrepreneur.
In today’s episode, Michael and I discuss:
- Basic to advanced strategies to protect again divorce and partnerships
- Personal versus LLC versus Trust ownership of domains
- Why or why not use advanced security (i.e., password rotation, 2-factor authentication, etc.) to safeguard portfolio
- The importance of adding trustworthy Trustees, Fiduciaries, and/or Beneficiaries in addition to account managers
- What domain investors should know about domain names, taxes, and estate planning
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Norman “The Beard Guy” Farrar — a serial entrepreneur who provides marketing and managed eCommerce solutions for brands such as Coca-Cola, 20th Century, and a growing list of Fortune 500 companies.
In today’s episode, Norman and I discuss:
- His failure to realize the value of domain names in the early years of the internet
- How an addiction business led to domain investing and development
- Why brand development requires a top-notch domain
- He also shares the insightful case studies of Soap.Club and a few other projects
- Last but not least, Norman leaves us with practical steps to launching an affiliate website during economic downturn
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Josh Reason, a full-time domain investor and recent founder of DNWE.com — a domain name wholesale exchange platform aiming to empower domain investors to competitively, quickly, and easily liquidate the buying and selling of domains.
In today’s episode, Josh and I discuss:
- How flipping smartphones led him to discover domain investing
- Why and how Josh is advocating to cast greater visibility upon the domain industry for parties involved
- DNWE.com and the importance of a liquidation platform for today’s domain buyers and sellers
- And last but not least… we take a peek behind the curtain into a few of Josh’s latest domain sales, discussing the present and future of the domain industry
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Kristen Anderson Founder and CEO of Catch — a technology startup combining savings, investment, and insurance for those without access to employer benefits.
In today’s episode, Kristen and I dive into the details and the story behind:
- How she caught the vision to birth Catch
- The decision making process to brand Catch using .co versus .com
- The overall impact of a non .com digital presence
- And last but not least, how Catch is serving people in general as well as helping those of us greatly impacted by COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Riz Memon - a United Arab Emirates based domain investor and serial entrepreneur, having founded Empire Names — a company dedicated to facilitating the buying and selling of one and two word domain names.
In today’s episode, Riz and I discuss:
- How he and his wife were introduced to domain name investing
- How Riz uses LinkedIn and other marketing tools to find domain buyers and sellers
- A few of Riz’s latest domain sales
- And last but not least, we discuss current domain buying and selling trends and patterns amidst COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Sara Mannix — CEO of Mannix Marketing, a Digital Marketing Agency with one of the largest portfolios of tourism and city guides in Upstate New York.
In today’s episode, Sara and I discuss:
- Her journey in geo domain development to over 10 million visitors a year
- Behind the scenes development of Albany.com, LakeGeorge.com, Saratoga.com, GlenFallsRegion.com, CliftonPark.com and Adirondack.net
- Sara’s keys to profitable geo domain development
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Harman Singh - a part-time domain investor and serial entrepreneur based in India, having founded Namoxy.com, a brandable domain name marketplace for buying and selling, and DSDM.in, the Digital Marketing Institute.
In today’s episode, Harman and I discuss:
- How digital marketing guides his domain investing strategy
- How he’s built a scalable, end-to-end domain buying and selling platform via Namoxy.com
- We get a peek into a few of Harman’s latest domain sales
- Last but not least, we discuss the domain buying and selling trends in India as Harman sees it
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Tommy Butler - a long-time geo domain developer and serial entrepreneur of a growing number of lead generation and tourism websites — such as Glasgow.com and HelicopterHires.com, to name a few.
In today’s episode, Tommy and I discuss:
- How a t-shirt business led to domain investing and development
- The challenges and rewards in developing international tourism websites
- How his company harnesses the power of technology to scale his geo development efforts
- His thoughts on the future geo domain investing and development
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Jon Henshaw - a longtime website developer and internet strategist, founder and publisher of Coywolf, and a serial entrepreneur, co-founding the all-in-one SEO and marketing management reporting platform, RavenTools.com, in 2004 and selling in 2017.
In today’s episode, Jon and I discuss:
- His recent article about how to fight the rising cost of gTLDs
- Leveraging multiple gTLDs to create one brand comprised of many digital assets
- When a brand should and should not consider gTLDs
- How overall search marketing will impact the future of domain names and gTLDs
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Peter Askew - a long-time domain developer and serial entrepreneur of a growing number of lucrative domain development efforts — such as DudeRanch.com, VidaliaOnions.com, and BirthdayParties.com to name a few.
In today’s episode, Peter and I discuss:
- How a startup launched his domain development journey
- Failed domain development attempts and what he learned from each one
- Development and selling of DudeRanch.com and geo domain Brevard.com
- His current domain projects under development
- The key criteria for assessing whether or not a domain is development worthy
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Morgan Linton — long-time Domain Investor, Angel Investor and Co-founder of Bold Metrics, a SaaS solution that is changing the way the world's most innovative brands make clothes.
In today’s episode live from NamesCon 2020 in Austin, Texas, Morgan and I discuss:
- How and why attending NamesCon is a solid investment for the entire domain investing ecosystem
- Morgan shares a few domain sales as well as why he’s currently investing in ccTLDs
- 3 critical lessons that forever changed his domain investing strategy
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Kassey Lee, a Global Domain Strategist & Investor, and Founder of GrandSeeds.com, as well as a contributing writer for DomainNameWire.com.
In today’s episode, Kassey and I discuss:
- His start in domain investing
- Domain buying and selling trends in the Chinese domain market
- The best tools to use and sources to learn about the buying and selling of domains in the Chinese domain market
- How to find domain buyers and end users in China
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Bill Hartzer — a Technical SEO Consultant and Domain Name Consultant, founder of Hartzer Consulting, and a contributing writer to a number of industry-leading, search marketing brands and websites.
In today’s episode, Bill and I discuss:
- How he got his start in domain investing and development
- When a brand should and should not consider gTLDs
- Detailed development case studies of .cars, .diamonds, and .attorney websites
- The biggest threats to the future of domain names
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Aishwin Vikhona - author of “Selling Domains Fast”, Global Domain Investor and Developer, and a serial entrepreneur, having founded eWriter.com, BulkWhoisFinder.com, ThemesFinder.com, and CallTaggerApp.com to name a few.
In today’s episode, Aishwin and I discuss:
- Critical advantages and disadvantages as a Global Domain Investor
- Domain investing in India — the world’s fastest growing major economy
- His multi-pronged domain buying and selling strategy
- As well as recent domain sales and negotiation tactics
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Welcome to this episode of the Kickstart Commerce podcast where I share thoughts about search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help you grow your business.
In today’s episode, I explore 9 domain predictions for 2020 pertaining to domain sales, new domain extensions, new industry services, and the overall economics of the domain industry in general.
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Welcome to this episode of the Kickstart Commerce podcast where I share thoughts about search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help you grow your business.
In today’s episode, I’ll recap 9 domain predictions made for 2019 as it pertained to domain sales, new domain extensions, bloggers, conferences, and the overall economics of the domain industry in general.
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Chris Zuiker - author of .COM strategies, and Head of Sales and Marketing at MediaOptions.com — the industry-leading Premium Domain Name Brokerage.
In today’s episode, Chris and I discuss:
- 3 pillars for marketing a domain name
- 7 Dimensions - how brands and brokers value domain names
- Domain name buying and selling trends for 2020
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Bob Hawkes — a retired educator and scientist now domain investor, and contributing writer of NamePros.com and NameTalent.com.
In today’s episode, Bob and I discuss:
- How he stumbled upon domain investing
- Parallels he sees between quantitative investing in stock and domains
- How he uses quantitative analysis to domain invest
- What tools he uses to perform quantitative analysis
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview David Carter — a long-time domain investor, and serial entrepreneur of many lucrative domain development efforts — such as AsbestosSurveys.com and BuildingSurveys.com to name a few.
In today’s episode, David and I discuss:
- How he started domain investing and domain development
- How he stumbled upon a multi-million dollar business while at a soccer practice
- Why he considered domain development over domain parking
- The keys to profitable domain development
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, I’ll discuss and delineate the criticality of why social media can’t replace domain names in the long run, highlighting 7 benefits that domains offer over social media.
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Jessica Doppelt — a long-time domain developer, and entrepreneur of PigeonForge.com, an informational and advertorial tourism website.
In today’s episode, Jessica and I discuss:
- How she stumbled upon domain investing
- How domain investing led to geo domain development
- The keys to profitable geo domain development
- Why and how personal relationships offline drives online success
- How geo domain development has forever changed her life
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, I’ll share a few thoughts pertaining to Domain Investing and Guarding Against Economic Downturn.
No one knows the exact time or day an economic downturn will occur, or even how long one will last.
And while we may not know every detail about an economic downturn, we can prudently and proactively perform due diligence actions critical to guarding and protecting our domain portfolios and livelihoods against economic downturn.
Tune in as I highlight and address safeguard methods and strategies to sustain domain investing before, during, and after economic downturn.
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, I’ll share a few thoughts pertaining to religious and charitable organizations investing in domain names.
I believe to truly answer this question that a person and organization has to be transparent with their motive and why such actions align with or derail the advancement of their origin of cause.
Again, there are many angles to objectively answering whether or not religious and charitable organizations should invest in domain names.
Tune in as I attempt to scratch the surface in covering a few arguments for and against such organizations investing in domain names.
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, I’ll discuss and share a few thoughts pertaining to how long domain investors should be willing to renew domain names prior to purchase.
While there’s not a silver bullet answer, this podcast will focus on providing domain investors with best practices and guidelines — based on my experience — to help make the most of your domain investing experience, and hopefully help to minimize cost and risk while aiming to legitimize and realize consistent domain investing profits.
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, I’ll share with you 6 domain name suggestion tools that every domain investor or person in search of a creative way to find a catchy name for their venture or project should know about.
From the easiest tool that even a child could use to the most complex tool for the skilled domain investor, I discuss each domain name suggestion tool — the why, when and how — and why you may or may not desire to use each tool when in search of your next domain name.
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, I’ll ponder and discuss a few thoughts from Paul Nicks' NamesCon keynote: Domain Trends & Insights.
While Paul discussed a number of trends throughout 2018 and predictions for 2019, one of the most intriguing points of his presentation for me was the “sweet spot” domain investor acquiring 3-6 domains daily at a cost of $50-$75 per domain and selling for $2500 to $3500.
Is "Sweet Spot" domain investing really a viable and profitable offer for most domain investors? Tune in to hear my thoughts and more...
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we share search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help grow your business.
In today's episode, I’ll explore a number of practical tools domain investors should consider when prospecting domain buyers for a given domain or domain portfolio.
Whether you operate a high-end agency or brokerage, or you’re a one-person brokerage, I’ll share and review a number of paid and free prospecting tools to research and identify domain buyers. Don’t forget to subscribe as you enjoy this week's episode via iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher or how ever you desire to listen. 😍 Last but not least, please visit KickstartCommerce.com and DNAdverts.com to learn more about digital strategies to grow your business.
Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview the founders of DroneGenius.org — an organization passionate about bridging children’s budding imaginations through the use of drones, STEM, and team-building skills.
In today’s episode, I sit down with the husband-wife duo, Seth and Robin Perez, to discuss the conception, vision, mission, and future of DroneGenius.org as well as sharing the following:
- The moment when the idea of DroneGenius.org came to be
- The necessary steps realized to test the market
- The legal ramifications for such an endeavor
- Why and how a .org domain resonates well for their target market
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Welcome to this episode of the Kickstart Commerce podcast where I share thoughts about search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help you grow your business. In today’s episode, I’ll explore 9 domain predictions for 2019. Tune in as I pontificate and speculate about the twists and turns to come in 2019 as it pertains to domain sales, new domain extensions, bloggers, conferences, and the overall economics of the domain industry in general.
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Welcome to this episode of the Kickstart Commerce podcast where I share thoughts about search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help you grow your business. In today’s episode, I’ll explore 9 actions to effectively manage a profitable domain portfolio. Tune in as I share about the various considerations I’ve learned along the way, the good, the bad, and ugly.
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Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Colby May, Founder of LIT LLC — a social venture firm leveraging energy management as a catalyst to provide sustainable change to the most vulnerable parts of the world.
In today’s episode, Colby and I discuss the following:
- Why and how LIT educates and empowers churches, businesses, and ministries to discover and realize sustainable solutions and savings.
- Why LIT choose to develop and promote a secondary .church digital presence
- The impact of building a .church digital presence to reach religious organizations
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Welcome to this episode of the Kickstart Commerce podcast where I share thoughts about search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help you grow your business. In today’s episode, I’ll explore 10 tactics all domain sellers should address when aiming to realistically determine the best price for their domains and domain portfolio.
Tune in as I share critical do’s and don’ts when establishing domain asking prices as well as how to navigate each phase of the domain negotiation to increase the odds of a favorable, profitable transaction.
In closing, don’t forget to subscribe as you enjoy this week's episode via iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher or how ever you desire to listen. 😍 Last but not least, please visit KickstartCommerce.com and DNAdverts.com to learn more about digital strategies to grow your business.
Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Ann Glynn — a long-time marketing professional in the jewelry industry, and George Bundy — a previous podcast guest and CEO of BRS Media.
In today’s episode, Ann, George, and I discuss the most recent emoji domain partnership between BRS Media and Jewelers Direct, delving into the following details:
- Jewelers Direct and how its establishing a thriving social presence online and offline
- How longstanding industries embrace new technologies to reach new markets
- How emoji domains offer a new, innovative marketing avenue
- Why emoji domains tap into powerful social branding
Don’t forget to subscribe as you enjoy this week's episode via iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher or how ever you desire to listen. 😍
Last but not least, please visit KickstartCommerce.com and DNAdverts.com to learn more about digital strategies to grow your business.
Welcome to this episode of the Kickstart Commerce podcast where I share thoughts about search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help you grow your business. In today’s episode, I’ll explore a topic quite familiar to those of us having launched ourselves into the domain industry in hopes of realizing a “rags to riches” story made just for TV or a movie.
Tune in as I share insight and experience about 9 actions domain investors need to know before opening a web browser, visiting a domain registrar of your choice, and hand registering, buy expired domains, or buying 3rd-party domains.
In closing, don’t forget to subscribe as you enjoy this week's episode via iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher or how ever you desire to listen. 😍 Last but not least, please visit KickstartCommerce.com and DNAdverts.com to learn more about digital strategies to grow your business.
Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Payman Taei, a long-time serial entrepreneur and founder of Visme — a startup that allows anyone to create and communicate data visually with no design experience.
In today’s episode, Payman and I discuss the following:
- His various ventures and experiences that lead to starting Visme
- How and why Visme choose to use .co versus .com
- The impact of building a .co digital presence
Don’t forget to subscribe as you enjoy this week's episode via iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher or how ever you desire to listen. 😍
Last but not least, please visit KickstartCommerce.com and DNAdverts.com to learn more about digital strategies to grow your business.
Welcome to this episode of the Kickstart Commerce podcast where I share thoughts about search marketing and domain name investing strategies to help you grow your business. In today’s episode, I’ll explore a topic quite familiar to those of us that have ever launched a website for a business of any sort: finding the perfect domain name. Tune in as I discuss and share 5 tips for finding a domain name for your business.
In closing, don’t forget to subscribe as you enjoy this week's episode via iTunes, GooglePlay, Stitcher or how ever you desire to listen. 😍 Last but not least, please visit KickstartCommerce.com and DNAdverts.com to learn more about digital strategies to grow your business.
Welcome to this episode of Kickstart Commerce podcast where we interview Stevan Lieberman, IP Attorney at Greenberg and Lieberman.
In this short episode, I’m interviewing Stevan live at MERGE! 2018 about the role he and his ventures — Greenberg & Lieberman, Escrow.Domains, and WilyFish.com — play in the domain industry.
Stevan and I discuss how he got his start in the domain industry as well as the following:
- How Greenberg & Lieberman supports domain investors and companies seeking legal assistance
- How Escrow.Domains is differs from the competition with its assortment of domain service offerings, especially when it comes to domain leasing
- How the latest brand-protection offering — WilyFish.com — offers the general public a seamless, intuitive process to freely search for US Trademarks using artificial intelligence
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Last but not least, please visit KickstartCommerce.com and DNAdverts.com to learn more about search marketing and domain investing ideas to grow your business.