InterNetX published an interview series called "All About Domains 2024" the piece features 10 industry participants. I was most interested in hearing what Ron Jackson had to say. Ron mentions he is not at the widely cited 1 to 2 percent STR but rather at 3 to 4 percent. From the article: What examples of successful domainname investments have you made or seenin the industry? As a … [Read more...]
Interview with Porkbun’s Ray King
Porkbun has been on a nice growth spurt over the last couple years, they have become one of the more popular registrars. Back in July I took a look at Trustpilot and who are the companies with the highest ratings in the registrar space. Porkbun came in first place. Today I am posting an interview with Ray King the founder of Porkbun. Ray has been in the domain industry a long time and has had a … [Read more...]
Interview with GBM Domains co-founder Hugo McDonaugh
Hugo McDonaugh co-founder of GBM Domains took the time to answer some questions about all things GBM and smart contracts. Q1) What made you decide to get into the domain industry? What attracted you to it? Hugo) GBM has been operating since 2018 when we initially invented our Bid-to-Earn auction model. We launched our first auctions on the Cryptograph platform … [Read more...]
An interview with Shane Cultra
Shane Cultra is very well known in the domain industry, Shane recently joined D3 working in Business Development and Partnerships. I wanted to get some insight into D3 and why Shane decided to join their team. I hope you enjoy the interview. 1)You recently joined D3 and as I understand you will be involved with Business Development and Partnerships. Can you tell us what your work day … [Read more...]
Interview with AJ Chadha of DomainsOutbound.com
On X formerly Twitter, I had been following a lot of discussion on outbound sales. Some people I follow were detailing just how much time they spent on outbound. I came across someone mentioning DomainsOutbound.com. The person running the service is a gentleman named AJ Chadha. I spoke to AJ on the phone to get some more info on what they were doing. I asked him if he would be up for an … [Read more...]
Interview with Mike De Vries, COO CryptoExchange.com
Today I interviewed Mike De Vries the COO of CryptoExchange.com a company that provides escrow services and it should be noted an advertiser here at TheDomains.com. I wanted to get some insights into the company and Mike took the time to answer the questions below. Q1) Can you tell us a little about CryptoExchange.com as far as services offered, and what you do to make sure both parties have … [Read more...]
All things UDRP – an interview with Gerald M. Levine
Gerald M. Levine is the author of a critically acclaimed treatise on trademarks, domain names, & cybersquatting, Domain Name Arbitration, and the creator of a widely read Blog on domain name disputes and cybersquatting arbitrated under the UDRP and URS implemented by the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers and analyzing the jurisprudence that has developed in that area of the … [Read more...]