A NamesCon 360° email hit my inbox moments ago, and it appears their first all-digital event will occur online for just $59. If you’re an individual or small business that’s new to the industry, NamesCon is giving away a set number of limited passes.

The conference will run from Sept 9th-11th, and aims to provide great live and on-demand content from investors, industry experts and key industry players from around the globe.

The struggle is real when it comes to the buying and selling of domain names. Domain investing and development, neither one is for the faint of heart.

Domain investing has become highly competitively over the last 3 or so years — expiring domain auctions, especially with COVID putting tight clamps on gambling, a thriving industry, pushing a large number of the population into alternative investments — stock market and domain name investing.

While increased competition is one thing, there are a number of threats lurking to wipe out a domain investors portfolio and legacy as the domain industry matures.

In a recent podcast, I sat down with Michael Gargiulo, a long-time domain investor and developer, and serial entrepreneur.

Attempting to locate an owner of a domain name you desire to purchase, or connect with for whatever the reason, this task can be as challenging as finding a need in a haystack — to say the least.

Gone are the days you could easily use Whois to enter desired domain name and be shown registrant contact information such as phone, email, and address.

Yup, you know what time it is, right? That’s right! It’s time for Verisign’s Top Trending Keywords Report.

Today, I’ve compiled May’s trending keywords registered for .com and .net domains.

Buying, selling, and brokering domain names are the most common aspects of the domain industry, with the first two being where most investors likely invest their time.

However, one of the more and most daunting aspects of the domain industry is developing domains into full-fledge, thriving businesses. This feat is very much like pulling a rabbit out of a hat, to say the least.

Here’s a look at the top 5 podcasts for Kickstart Commerce in May, ranked by number of downloads:

It’s the second day of June in the year of 2020, and the show we once knew life to be has been paused with no sign of ever returning to what once was.

We’re all experiencing life through lenses that are less than rose tinted, to say the least. In fact, today is considered Blackout Tuesday (more on that in a minute).

The world, especially the United States of America, finds itself in a critical hour of fighting not only a pandemic claiming nearly 380K lives and counting, but soberly recognizing and acknowledging yet another longstanding virus that has and is robbing a many lives and families — people of color, and specifically black people — in greater number than any pandemic known will ever: RACISM.

Now, before you click or turn your head the other way, please take a brief moment to hear me out.