https://simplecast.com Domain Stories with Alan Dunn A collection of domain name stories, questions and interviews published by Alan Dunn. Alan is Managing Director of NameCorp® with over 20 years experience in the domain name industry. He has been involved in well over $50 million of domain names sales, a contributor to TechCrunch, Business Insider, Quartz, has been interviewed by BBC Radio 1, profiled by DNJournal and more. Basically Alan is a domain name nerd. Listen to entertaining stories, sound experience, company founders and more. A new podcast for 2020 which means there will also be a learning curve - just like buying your first domain. 2019 Domain Stories c/o NameCorp LLC en Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:42:24 +0000 Wed, 22 Jan 2020 23:17:30 +0000 https://podcast.domainstories.com Domain Stories with Alan Dunn https://cdn.simplecast.com/images/2408b506-35a1-4ea5-a13b-ae780cc966d4/83e01eb0-7db5-48b0-9527-e45ba686fd46/3000x3000/podcast-cover-art-banner-small-1400x1400-domain-stories.jpg?&aid=rss_feed https://podcast.domainstories.com serial A collection of domain name stories, questions and interviews published by Alan Dunn. Alan is Managing Director of NameCorp® with over 20 years experience in the domain name industry. He has been involved in well over $50 million of domain names sales, a contributor to TechCrunch, Business Insider, Quartz, has been interviewed by BBC Radio 1, profiled by DNJournal and more. Basically Alan is a domain name nerd. Listen to entertaining stories, sound experience, company founders and more. A new podcast for 2020 which means there will also be a learning curve - just like buying your first domain. Alan Dunn no https://feeds.simplecast.com/JGZmOYcy brand naming, branding, domain name, domain names, marketing, naming, website, startups, brand marketing, domain, business, domains, technology Alan Dunn alan@namecorp.com e0c9cc1d-10a3-4c72-b8b3-4512d645c61e Inside 3 Big Deals with Mark Daniel and Alan Dunn Go inside 3 big domain name deals with Alan Dunn, Mark Daniel and special guest Wendy Leung. Hear how a seller was found by a random text message on a TV show, how a deal was agreed upon but the seller decided to sell the whole company instead of the domain (to someone else!) and more. 3 domain name industry pros dive deep into a few complex transactions. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 22:42:24 +0000 alan@namecorp.com (Alan Dunn, Mark Daniel) https://podcast.domainstories.com/episodes/inside-3-big-deals-with-mark-daniel-alan-dunn-CQAetRTF Inside 3 Big Deals with Mark Daniel and Alan Dunn Alan Dunn, Mark Daniel 00:31:59 Go inside 3 big domain name deals with Alan Dunn, Mark Daniel and special guest Wendy Leung. Hear how a seller was found by a random text message on a TV show, how a deal was agreed upon but the seller decided to sell the whole company instead of the domain (to someone else!) and more. 3 domain name industry pros dive deep into a few complex transactions. Go inside 3 big domain name deals with Alan Dunn, Mark Daniel and special guest Wendy Leung. Hear how a seller was found by a random text message on a TV show, how a deal was agreed upon but the seller decided to sell the whole company instead of the domain (to someone else!) and more. 3 domain name industry pros dive deep into a few complex transactions. domains, startups, website, business, domain names, domain, marketing, domain name no full 9 1 8548306e-fba8-4d9c-b25f-5dab833a1a76 Inside a $5,000,000 domain name sale: Be a coach. Not a hero. Ever wonder what happens when negotiating a multi-million dollar domain name sale? Hear Alan Dunn talk about a $5 million domain name transaction from start to finish. Learn how the engagement happened, why blood diamonds were not an option for payment, offers made during negotiation, where the deal stonewalled and how a sudden change of course ultimately executed the deal.

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:00:13 +0000 alan@namecorp.com (Alan Dunn) https://podcast.domainstories.com/episodes/inside-a-5-million-dollar-domain-name-sale-be-a-coach-not-a-hero-iXD4KTF0 Ever wonder what happens when negotiating a multi-million dollar domain name sale? Hear Alan Dunn talk about a $5 million domain name transaction from start to finish. Learn how the engagement happened, why blood diamonds were not an option for payment, offers made during negotiation, where the deal stonewalled and how a sudden change of course ultimately executed the deal.

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Inside a $5,000,000 domain name sale: Be a coach. Not a hero. Alan Dunn 00:13:43 Go inside a $5,000,000 domain name sale. Hear how the engagement happened, offers made during negotiation, how a sudden change of course affected strategy and what it took to ultimately took to get the deal done. Go inside a $5,000,000 domain name sale. Hear how the engagement happened, offers made during negotiation, how a sudden change of course affected strategy and what it took to ultimately took to get the deal done. domain, marketing, domains, business, domain names, website, startups, domain name no full 8 1 1d27c4fa-fdbe-4ccd-8398-1749f5549843 Domain name due diligence w/ Dr. John Berryhill, PhD Listen to Alan Dunn and Dr. John Berryhill, Ph.d. talk about domain name ownership due diligence, domain privacy obstacles and more. Some topics discussed include:

  1. Who really owns a domain name?
  2. What is a buyer really purchasing?
  3. How can a buyer lookup ownership on domains affected by new data privacy laws such as the GDPR?
  4. Is it possible for a buyer to ensure title?
  5. Do services like Escrow.com typically warrant good title on a domain?
  6. What can a buyer do to protect themselves when buying a domain name?

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Wed, 8 Jan 2020 01:14:16 +0000 alan@namecorp.com (Dr. John Berryhill, Alan Dunn) https://podcast.domainstories.com/episodes/domain-name-due-diligence-w-dr-john-berryhill-phd-mU4BzrOv Listen to Alan Dunn and Dr. John Berryhill, Ph.d. talk about domain name ownership due diligence, domain privacy obstacles and more. Some topics discussed include:

  1. Who really owns a domain name?
  2. What is a buyer really purchasing?
  3. How can a buyer lookup ownership on domains affected by new data privacy laws such as the GDPR?
  4. Is it possible for a buyer to ensure title?
  5. Do services like Escrow.com typically warrant good title on a domain?
  6. What can a buyer do to protect themselves when buying a domain name?

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Domain name due diligence w/ Dr. John Berryhill, PhD Dr. John Berryhill, Alan Dunn 00:39:50 Alan Dunn talks with Dr. John Berryhill, Ph.d., one of the world's leading domain name attorneys, about domain name ownership due diligence and more. A must listen for anyone interested in buying a domain name on the aftermarket. Alan Dunn talks with Dr. John Berryhill, Ph.d., one of the world's leading domain name attorneys, about domain name ownership due diligence and more. A must listen for anyone interested in buying a domain name on the aftermarket. business, domains, domain, domain name, website, domain names, startups, marketing no full 7 1 9f18c4ac-888b-424a-8d08-f1178404b230 Do you really need the perfect .com? Some topics discussed include:

  1. How do you brand your company?
  2. How do you plan to grow?
  3. How do your customers interact with you?
  4. What promises do you make your customers?
  5. Where is your target market?
  6. What is the best version of your domain name?

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Wed, 8 Jan 2020 00:31:07 +0000 alan@namecorp.com (Alan Dunn) https://podcast.domainstories.com/episodes/do-you-really-need-the-perfect-com-MYa23Z_h Some topics discussed include:

  1. How do you brand your company?
  2. How do you plan to grow?
  3. How do your customers interact with you?
  4. What promises do you make your customers?
  5. Where is your target market?
  6. What is the best version of your domain name?

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Do you really need the perfect .com? Alan Dunn 00:08:46 You want the .com but do you really need it? How about other extensions like .ai or .io? Alan Dunn discusses a hot topic - do you really need the perfect .com domain name? You want the .com but do you really need it? How about other extensions like .ai or .io? Alan Dunn discusses a hot topic - do you really need the perfect .com domain name? website, domain, marketing, business, startups, domain name, domain names, domains no full 6 1 dfd39398-c479-4d83-a04d-0870a34543aa Buying a domain name - Why strategy matters Strategy matters when it comes to acquiring almost any asset. However, domain name values are more arbitrary than most assets and your acquisition strategy can make or break a deal.

What happens when you employ the wrong strategy?

Hear Alan discuss two transactions resulting in very expensive cautionary tales.

  1. A 404 that earned a million dollars.
  2. The broker who didn’t listen.

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Wed, 8 Jan 2020 00:25:02 +0000 alan@namecorp.com (Alan Dunn) https://podcast.domainstories.com/episodes/buying-a-domain-name-why-strategy-matters-8_yGSPEP Strategy matters when it comes to acquiring almost any asset. However, domain name values are more arbitrary than most assets and your acquisition strategy can make or break a deal.

What happens when you employ the wrong strategy?

Hear Alan discuss two transactions resulting in very expensive cautionary tales.

  1. A 404 that earned a million dollars.
  2. The broker who didn’t listen.

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Buying a domain name - Why strategy matters Alan Dunn 00:10:08 Why defining your strategy for buying or selling a domain name is critical to success. Why defining your strategy for buying or selling a domain name is critical to success. domain, business, domains, website, startups, marketing, domain name, domain names no full 5 1 4a085fcc-6a15-4f63-904e-7a45665196ff Reported domain name sales - Do they matter? This is definitely one of those domain name topics which warrants a long discussion. However, instead of debating this topic for a week, Alan addresses 5 of the most common questions about domain name sales data.

  1. What defines a domain name sale?
  2. Where can you view reported domain name sales data?
  3. What % of domain name sales are actually reported?
  4. Are automated appraisals valuable?
  5. The X factor - should buyers ignore public sales data?

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Wed, 8 Jan 2020 00:23:01 +0000 alan@namecorp.com (Alan Dunn) https://podcast.domainstories.com/episodes/reported-domain-name-sales-do-they-matter-J19RHVIu This is definitely one of those domain name topics which warrants a long discussion. However, instead of debating this topic for a week, Alan addresses 5 of the most common questions about domain name sales data.

  1. What defines a domain name sale?
  2. Where can you view reported domain name sales data?
  3. What % of domain name sales are actually reported?
  4. Are automated appraisals valuable?
  5. The X factor - should buyers ignore public sales data?

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Reported domain name sales - Do they matter? Alan Dunn 00:10:36 Do reported domain name sales really matter? Learn more about domain name sales data, how many sales are really reported, and to what extent, reported sales data really matters when buying or selling a domain name. Do reported domain name sales really matter? Learn more about domain name sales data, how many sales are really reported, and to what extent, reported sales data really matters when buying or selling a domain name. marketing, domain, business, domain names, startups, domain name, domains, website no full 4 1 fc59e741-fcaf-4ee4-876d-1eb9acf8c327 But the domain name isn’t being used? So you really want a domain name and it doesn't resolve? Nobody is using it right?

Alan Dunn talks about factors involved in determining whether or not a domain is in use, and why the lack of a website really often has no influence on the value of a domain name.

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Wed, 8 Jan 2020 00:19:04 +0000 alan@namecorp.com (Alan Dunn) https://podcast.domainstories.com/episodes/but-the-domain-name-isnt-being-used-aDeD4oXw So you really want a domain name and it doesn't resolve? Nobody is using it right?

Alan Dunn talks about factors involved in determining whether or not a domain is in use, and why the lack of a website really often has no influence on the value of a domain name.

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> But the domain name isn’t being used? Alan Dunn 00:07:08 You visit a domain name and there is no website. Surely the domain must be cheap or for sale right? Nope. Think again. You visit a domain name and there is no website. Surely the domain must be cheap or for sale right? Nope. Think again. business, website, marketing, domain names, domains, domain, startups, domain name no full 3 1 f9b53729-5a1a-4a58-adea-1f74a74627a8 Buying a domain name - Should you make an offer or ask for a price? Alan Dunn talks about how initial strategy can play a critical role in domain name acquisitions.

Do you make an offer or ask for price?

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Wed, 8 Jan 2020 00:16:40 +0000 alan@namecorp.com (Alan Dunn) https://podcast.domainstories.com/episodes/buying-a-domain-name-should-you-make-an-offer-or-ask-for-a-price-6NwDXnA_ Alan Dunn talks about how initial strategy can play a critical role in domain name acquisitions.

Do you make an offer or ask for price?

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Buying a domain name - Should you make an offer or ask for a price? Alan Dunn 00:07:44 Want to buy a domain name somebody else already owns? Do you make an offer or ask for price? Want to buy a domain name somebody else already owns? Do you make an offer or ask for price? domain, domain names, domain name, domains, marketing, startups, website, business no full 2 1 0dd8c404-b0df-46f4-844c-f6a1f41fd3c6 How much is a domain name worth? Some domain names have sold for tens of millions. Others for tens of dollars. How much is your domain name worth?

Alan Dunn discusses the complexity of assigning value to domain names and more.

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Wed, 8 Jan 2020 00:12:36 +0000 alan@namecorp.com (Alan Dunn) https://podcast.domainstories.com/episodes/how-much-is-a-domain-name-worth-9v_Kwl_b Some domain names have sold for tens of millions. Others for tens of dollars. How much is your domain name worth?

Alan Dunn discusses the complexity of assigning value to domain names and more.

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> How much is a domain name worth? Alan Dunn 00:05:36 Ever wonder how much a domain name is worth? Is your domain name worth a million dollars or nothing at all? Listen to Alan Dunn discuss domain name values and learn more about appraising a domain name. Ever wonder how much a domain name is worth? Is your domain name worth a million dollars or nothing at all? Listen to Alan Dunn discuss domain name values and learn more about appraising a domain name. domain, domain names, startups, domain name, domains, website, business, marketing no full 1 1 e7daede6-84ec-4bc1-b45a-42d634ef517d Welcome to Domain Stories - Introduction Alan Dunn discusses his new Podcast Domain Stories.

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Wed, 8 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 alan@namecorp.com (Alan Dunn) https://podcast.domainstories.com/episodes/welcome-to-domain-stories-introduction-cD9XeYEv Alan Dunn discusses his new Podcast Domain Stories.

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Domain Stories available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein and Pocket Casts.

Follow Alan Dunn on Twitter @alangdunn and @domainstories, and visit Namecorp.com for more information on buying or selling a domain name.

]]> Welcome to Domain Stories - Introduction Alan Dunn 00:03:38 An introduction by Alan Dunn discussing the Domain Stories Podcast. An introduction by Alan Dunn discussing the Domain Stories Podcast. startups, domain, domains, business, domain name, marketing, domain names, website no trailer 1