Four years ago almost to the day, I interviewed Michael Sumner, the man who runs what I believe is the most vital industry resource in the domain name industry. I checked in with Michael this weekend for a new set of questions about his approach to domaining and Namebio. 1) Namebio has come a long […]
Continue ReadingAn interview with the Queen of .XYZ – DNGear.com
Swetha from DNGear.com has been on quite a tear in 2020. The extension of choice? .XYZ! 12 of the top 15 reported .xyz sales in 2020 have been made by Swetha. I took some time to ask a few questions on how she got started, and why .xyz? 1) When did you start domain investing? […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s going on at DAN.com? Interview with Reza Sardeha
I took sometime to chat with Reza Sardeha from DAN.com (an advertiser here) Reza gives us an update on 2020 so far and what the future holds for DAN and what customers can expect moving forward. 1) 2020 has been a challenge for everyone on the planet, how has DAN been affected by the pandemic? […]
Continue ReadingAn interview with DataCube.com’s Brad Mugford
Brad Mugford is a domain investor who runs DataCube.com. DataCube.com is the 68th oldest domain name ever registered. I interviewed Brad back in 2012, and now 8 years later Brad was kind enough to do another interview. How has his portfolio changed? How has his approach changed in an ever more crowded space? Interview 1) […]
Continue ReadingAn interview with Byron Henderson on the .travel relaunch
Dot Travel is an extension that never quite caught on when it launched years ago. There were restrictions as to who could register a .travel domain. Dot Travel has relaunched and now more people are able to register a .travel domain. We sat down with Byron Henderson and he answered questions about the .Travel extension. […]
Continue ReadingInterview with Doron Vermaat of Efty and DnGeek
Today we are chatting with the man behind DNGeek.com and Efty, Doron Vermaat. 1) How did you get involved in domaining ? I co-founded an employment website for the Greater China region in 2006. That company didn’t make it and was shut down four years later. The domain, which was administered by a web development […]
Continue ReadingAn Interview with NamePros Admin, Eric Lyon
Eric Lyon is the Admin at Namepros.com and he took a little time to have a chat with me about Namepros, having a baby and getting married. *Disclosure: I have been a moderator at Namepros for over a decade. 1. What got you interested in the domain industry? Eric: It actually wasn’t until after I […]
Continue ReadingA Must Read Interview with Kevin Fink on all things Flippa
Kevin Fink came back for a second interview and delved into a wide variety of topics. From shill bids, to brokerage, to escrow and more. We hope you enjoy the interview and feel free to ask questions in the comments. We are sitting down again with Kevin Fink to talk all things Flippa. The first […]
Continue ReadingQuick chat with Thunayan Khalid AL-Ghanim (elequa)
Thunayan Khalid Al-Ghanim founded Future Media Architects and is best known in the domaining world as Elequa. Thunayan first came on the radar screen of domain investors when Ron Jackson interviewed him for DN Journal. Dn Journal interviewed him in April of 2003 in the second cover story ever done at the time, and then […]
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