Latest Interview
Jothan Frakes has one of the most storied histories and resume in the domain name industry, with his rare combination of super technical skills, boardroom expertise, and incredible timing.
We discuss ICANN policy and concerns, brand protection, digitalization, and Jothan’s ratio of time to explain vs domain name value.
Any domain investor will benefit from today’s show!
DomainSherpa October 20, 2020
Hear perspectives from Zak Muscovitch, Karen Bernstein, Stevan Lieberman on the historic US Supreme Court decision regarding the trademark on Booking.com, plus vital thoughts on how this may impact domain valuations from Andrew Rosener.
Any domain investor, domain attorney or corporate domain manager, will benefit from today’s show!
DomainSherpa July 13, 2020
SEM Expert, digital strategist, and domain name industry publisher Alvin Brown joins us to share his expertise, addressing specific domain investing strategy options, automation & efficiency, and some impressive examples of the importance of building relationships! Plus, Alvin shares two profitable flips.
Any domain investor, particularly if trying to make decisions about portfolio strategy, will benefit from today’s show!
DomainSherpa June 22, 2020
Mike Carson, the savvy programmer and founder of Park.io, explains the launch of Gateway.io and what that means as an opportunity both for new types of domain name investing as well as decentralization of domain names and/or DNS.
Frankly, anyone who uses the internet and wants to know what the future may look like, and certainly any individual who invests in domains or corporate brand manager, will benefit from today’s show!
DomainSherpa June 15, 2020
With GDPR on May 25, you can expect to lose access to WhoIs data as we know it and begin many months of “growing pains” as the domain industry scrambles to figure out how to comply with GDPR.
If you’re invested in domain names & want to lower your risks or understand strategies for the future, pay attention to these 3 experienced domain name attorneys!
Learn from:
• Stevan Lieberman of Greenberg & Lieberman
• Ari Goldberger of ESQwire.com
• Jason Schaeffer of ESQwire.com
DomainSherpa April 29, 2018
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DNAcademy will take you from newbie to pro in the shortest amount of time possible through lessons, video tutorials, practice and private networking.
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Michael Cyger February 12, 2016
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:
• Are we experiencing too much growth in too fast a time period?
• Is this type of growth sustainable?
• Is this a domain name bubble that’s going to pop?
• Should you stay clear of this investment?
• And much more!
We discuss these questions and more with Sherpas Andrew Rosener, Frank Schilling and Shane Cultra.
Michael Cyger November 18, 2015
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:
• WordPress buys Thesis.com in bad faith but wins UDRP on technicality, or was it?
• Domain Name investor rights are buoyed by a recent UDRP ruling — find out why.
• Fake website Bloomberg.market taken down by Rightside registry — bad precedent?
• Nat Cohen’s Telepathy teaches a reverse domain name hijacker a lesson in court and walks away with a settlement.
• Reader question: What are the Sherpas oldest domain names?
• Reader question: How should a newbie appraise and price 400 domain names for listing on buy-it-now marketplaces?
• Reader question: Which is better two word .co or .xyz or two word with a hyphen in .com?
• And much more!
Michael Cyger July 23, 2015
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:
• Berkens sold Moon.Rocks for $8k — a real investor-to-end user sale! We hear the details.a
• Autism.Rocks sells with an initial offer of $100k – something seems fishy.
• Sedo.com charges the seller of Autism.Rocks 15% when it should have been 3%.
• Is the recent spate of new gTLD sales a trend or outliers? The Sherpas sound off.
• Why is ICANN trying to remove privacy protection on whois records for ecommerce companies?
• Reader question: is it rude to ask a domain name investor how much they earn?
• Reader question: How to start a domain name leasing business?
• Reader question: Are selling brandables bad faith when you know there’s a company that can benefit from it?
• And much more!
Michael Cyger June 25, 2015
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:
• How to invest $10K if beginning investing today: ten $1K domains or one $10K domain?
• After negotiating, seller goes unresponsive. What are your options now?
• When is a bird in the hand worth ($10K offer today) two in the bush ($50K in years), and how do you get the courage to reject a good offer?
• General Motors goes .Green. Is it more work, or a wise PR move?
• RandPaul.com sells for $100,980. “Ransom check” or smart political marketing move?
• And much more!
Michael Cyger May 14, 2015