Domain Name Interviews

STOP calling domains real estate. It diminishes value by failing to create an emotional connection, which is the goal of any good brand. That’s the message from today’s Sherpa, Chris Zuiker.

Investors and entrepreneurs who incorporate domains into brand strategy will benefit from today’s show.

DomainSherpa August 13, 2018 2

If you don’t understand specifically how domain names impact brand values, you limit your ability to sell your domain names, to invest wisely, or on the other end, to maximize your brand’s potential.

Today’s Sherpa, Chris Zuiker, describes 7 specific ways in which domain names impact brand value.

All investors and entrepreneurs who are looking to understand the intersection of domain name and brand values should watch this show.

DomainSherpa May 13, 2018 17

Experienced domain investor Drew Rosener bought an expired domain on GoDaddy Auctions this past September, and he was willing to bid at least double the $2,033 he paid. Within 5 months, he received a $500 offer and turned it into a $22,000 sale.

Drew walks us through why he likes domains that include common phrases like BreadBread.com, some factors he considers when pricing a domain for sale, and his simple email philosophy.

DomainSherpa February 18, 2018 30

Chris takes us through his stages of domain investing: educating himself, antique picking previously owned dropped domains, buying brandable expired domains and his first 2 profitable flips. We touch on the tough topics of frontrunning and GoDaddy expired auction changes, plus the 4 letter word of domainers, CALL- with Chris’ current 100% success rate on phone calls!

Tess Diaz February 5, 2018 20

If you don’t build a personal network, you limit your ability to sell domain names.

Today’s Sherpa describes how his personal network was critical to his professional success selling .com.au domain names. Without a network, he wouldn’t have been able to acquire customers or close deals.

All investors focused on ccTLDs should watch this show.

Michael Cyger June 5, 2017 18

DNSeattle took place on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington — and raised more than $6,000 to help find a cure for cancer!

More than 100 attendees met, networked and learned about domain name sales during this live fireside chat session with Andrew Rosener of Media Options and Michael Cyger.

Michael Cyger May 29, 2017 40

Ali Zandi closed the second highest domain name sale of 2017 to date.

If you want to know what goes into a $2 million blockbuster sale and hear all the details directly from the domain name broker that made it happen – this is the show you need to watch.

Michael Cyger May 15, 2017 71

Domain name hacks are words and phrases that span the dot and make use of the top-level domain extension as part of the word. Startu.ps, ta.gs and k.im are a few examples.

But can you make any money investing in domain name hacks?

Today’s guest can, and in this interview he shares his investment strategy, valuation technique and go-to market tactics for generating $100,000 in sales per year.

Michael Cyger February 27, 2017 18

Last year we interviewed Christian Calvin about two profitable flips ($81 to $12,500 and $99 to $9,000, both within just months of acquisition).

Today we learn how Calvin has sold more than 200 domain names (a 17 percent portfolio sell-through rate), garnered more than $200,000 in revenue, and profited by more than $60,000.

You’ll also hear how he selects his brandable domain names, what his process is for managing domain names, how he optimizes his sales process, how he’s trying to liquidate 30 to 50 domains per month at NameJet to right-size his portfolio, and why he turned down a six-figure offer to sell his entire portfolio.

Michael Cyger December 26, 2016 27