Latest Interview
New top-level domains are launching every week for the next couple of years.
Can you figure out the next most valuable domain name that hasn’t been reserved by the registry and register it before other investors or end users?
This tutorial walks you through one process for finding valuable domain names for registration using keyword search volume and advertiser competition.
Michael Cyger April 14, 2014
Many believe the .CO registry is the “poster child” for how a new top-level domain answers all the above questions and is succeeding in the minds of individuals, businesses and entrepreneurs. That makes the top-level domain a better investment than many, if not most, other top-level domains other than .com.
With new gTLDs going live every week for the upcoming couple of years, this interview contains critical information that both new registry operators and investors alike should familiarize themselves with.
Michael Cyger February 17, 2014
Some of the new generic top level domains (gTLDs) will succeed, but most will fail if they don’t follow the advice Xavier Buck recommends in this interview.
Learn how Buck became the “king of ccTLDs” by offering customers the most comprehensive collection of country code top level domains, and how his developing ecosystem affords insights not many others have access to.
Michael Cyger June 18, 2012
Hundreds of new top-level domains (TLDs) will launch in the next few years, but not all will survive. Many will falter and remain obscure to the general public, like existing TLDs .tel or .pro.
Jennie-Marie Larsen wants to protect your new TLD from obscurity. In this interview, Larsen provides three tips to successfully market your new TLD:
1. Get up to speed quickly in the domain name industry.
2. Don’t think locally, think globally.
3. Empower registrars to sell.
Michael Cyger June 4, 2012
After three failed attempts over a period of several years to gain approval through the ICANN system for the new top-level domain .XXX, most people would have thrown in the towel. Not Stuart Lawley, who started as a minority investor in ICM Registry at the time of the initial ICANN application and eventually became its CEO and chairman.
Through his vision and indefatigable spirit, Lawley brought the registry to life and extraordinary profitability. Listen in as he describes how the new TLD .XXX generated $25 million in its first three months and what his aspirations are for future growth.
Michael Cyger April 16, 2012
For anyone thinking about launching a new TLD under ICANN’s new rules, there are many lessons to be learned from the successful launch of the .CO top level domain.
While Juan Calle, CEO of .CO Internet S.A.S., will be the first to admit that there is a bit of luck in the success of .CO, luck favors the prepared. In this interview, Calle reveals his company’s strategy and provides many tips and best practices for you to consider.
Michael Cyger July 5, 2011