Rick Schwartz Archive

As we say on DomainSherpa – all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment hosted by JT, Drew, and Ammar, who are also joined by Rick Schwartz.

The Sherpas take a look at Rick’s recently announced Beanstalk Challenge, where he gives builders an opportunity to build on his domain names with big prizes and rewards to come, including a Bentley convertible that will be given away at NamesCon this year in Miami! Rick gives details on the challenge, how it works, the motivation behind it, and how he sees it evolving into the future.

They also talk about the importance of domain names for businesses, how AI tools can be game-changers for websites and business operations, and how something like the Beanstalk Challenge can grow (pun intended) awareness for the domain space and the value of domains in general.

All this and more is coming up on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!

And to get more information and to enter Rick’s Beanstalk Challenge, click this link, https://www.icombinator.com!

DomainSherpa April 9, 2026 0

As we say on DomainSherpa – all roads lead to domains. And our work with domains has us venturing “down the rabbit hole” into different things all the time. So this is a tech-adjacent, domain name, digital asset, tangent-positive podcast – where we go deep into whatever topics are interesting to us and our audience.

In this episode, JT is joined by Drew and Rick Schwartz — the legendary “Domain King” and one of the key pioneers of the domain industry — to share his candid take on the current state of the market and where the domain space is headed.

The Sherpas dive into Rick’s use of AI, including his custom AI agent “Betty,” his perspective on .ai domains, and some incredible war stories from his career — like the blockbuster sale of Candy.com.

So tune in and jump down the rabbit hole with us!

DomainSherpa September 11, 2025 0

Hidden for years, The Dicker Tapes are a rare collection of 105 original DomainSherpa episodes that were pulled from public view. Featuring a mix of Sherpa Reviews, Aftershows, and deep-dive discussions, these recordings capture a pivotal era in the domain industry.

While originally removed during a period of controversy, the value of these conversations has only grown with time. Inside, you’ll hear from some of the industry’s most influential voices, including:

Andrew Rosener – now the owner of DomainSherpa and CEO of MediaOptions
Rick Schwartz – the “Domain King”
Mike Berkens – veteran investor and blogger at The Domains
Frank Schilling – legendary domain investor and entrepreneur
Page Howe – long-time domain investor and educator
Michael Cyger – founder of DomainSherpa and DNAcademy

Together, these tapes preserve an unfiltered snapshot of domain investing history, offering lessons, insights, and debates that remain as relevant today as when they were first recorded.

Once hidden. Now revealed.

DomainSherpa September 10, 2025 1

Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu, the co-founders of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. domain name industry conference, join Michael Cyger to discuss T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West taking place May 28th through May 31st in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Questions answered include:
* What can people expect if they attend the TRAFFIC West conference this year? (e.g., educational content, speed networking, live auction, “gTLD shootout”, “king com”, etc.)
* What is the differentiation of TRAFFIC West from the other domain name related conferences to attendees?
* Who are the “right people” to come to the TRAFFIC event?
* Many conferences include multiple tracks to target different attendee segments. Will you be doing that too? Why or why not?
* Who are the keynote speakers and how will their message impact attendees focused on domain name investing, startups and entrepreneurship?
* TRAFFIC always throws great parties. What can attendees expect this year?
* What do you say to people who are thinking of skipping TRAFFIC West to attend TRAFFIC East?

Michael Cyger April 30, 2014 7

More often than not, hand registered domain name portfolios submitted to the DomainSherpa Review are not considered to be valuable by our panel of experts. Maybe there are a few domains worth keeping out of 50 submitted. Maybe.

Today, we’re turning the tables on one of the regular reviewers on the DomainSherpa Review.

Past Domain Sherpa and frequent DomainSherpa Review expert Rick Schwartz opens up his list of 390 recently hand registered domain names, and shares his thought process for how and why he registered the domains.

Michael Cyger February 3, 2014 65

In this premiere DomainSherpa Portfolio Review, we get into the minds of successful domain name investors — people we call Sherpas — and review specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become more successful investors ourselves.

We’re joined by three previous Domain Sherpas: Rick Schwartz, Michael Berkens and Page Howe.

Michael Cyger August 29, 2013 55

Through leasing, Rick Schwartz is now making $3,000 per month on domains names that were previously generating only $3 to $30 per month in parking.

You can take advantage of Schwartz’s 16+ years of domain name negotiations and leasing expertise by learning from or partnering with him on your category defining domain names.

Watch this interview to learn all the details.

Michael Cyger December 3, 2012 20

Last week, the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Domain Conference & Expo took place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Top domain investors from around the world converged at the Ritz Carlton for five days of networking, sharing, learning, partying and dealmaking.

Here are five lessons learned that you can use to grow your business that I gleaned from this conference. If you attended the conference and learned a lesson or two that is not covered here, please let us know about it in the comments.

Michael Cyger October 23, 2011 23

According to some statistics, 40 million U.S. adults regularly visit pornography websites. Today’s guest used the overwhelming interest in adult entertainment to launch his career as a domain investor.

Listen in as Rick Schwartz, the “Domain King,” shares details of his domain name empire, including how he has earned more than $15 million from owning and operating Porno.com, manages a portfolio of 9,000 domains (soon to be 7,500), and sold $10 million in domain names.

Michael Cyger August 30, 2011 69