In today’s podcast, I go behind the scenes and discuss new top-level domains with one of the best domain broker’s in the industry, Jebidiah Burnett.

Just when you think you’ve seen or experienced it all in life, something or someone new captures and piques your interest.

That was exactly my sentiment when I discovered a BRS Media press release a few weeks touting an “expression of interest” into emoji domains.

What an emoji domain interview I have in store for you today!

Attending NamesCon this year afforded me an opportunity to meet and engage a number of individuals and companies in very insightful conversations.

One of these chance meetings was with Jon Roig and Matan Israeli together. Both names likely sound familiar if you watched their interview debut by Mike Cyger on Domain Sherpa: Why Emoji Domains May Take Over the World.

Of course, the episode catapulted both gents and emoji domains into prime spotlight nothing short of a rocket ship ride that appears to be picking up additional steam almost a year later.

That said, I thought I would capitalize on being in the same space with the gents at NamesCon.

Traversing the domain industry to find your place under the sun can be quite challenging, especially when your a newcomer.

There are many casualties and carcasses along the domaining journey to learn from or join. YIKES! 😳

One doesn’t have to blindly throw money down the drain purchasing ill-advised domains.

In fact, you’re likely better off attending a few conferences and touching base with experienced domainers BEFORE  spending a dime on domains.

And speaking of conferences, I recently attended NamesCon 2018. I met with a number of domain investors and industry professionals throughout the conference.

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Ethan Berl (CTO) and Dave Thompson (CRO) about Las Vegas-based company Flye and how it’s pioneering emoji marketing services.

🤔 If you’re thinking the name Flye sounds familiar, then you’re thinking right.  Flye has been featured in recent interviews:

• Connecting Brands and Emoji Domain Owners With Emoji Domain Leasing
• Rising From the Ashes With the Fire Emoji 🔥

Attending NamesCon 2018 afforded me the opportunity to have a in-person conversation to dive deeper into detail with two of the four founding members of Flye: Ethan and Dave.

About this time last month, I was humming along just days into the new year and recovering from the FLU. Yes, it was nasty, and I’m glad to have survived it. But I digress.

As I said, humming along during the work day, I received a Twitter mention notification. Ruh roh, must be trouble, right?

Writing about many popular and unpopular topics related to domains, I sometimes go running for the hills when Twitter mentions starting bombarding my phone or inbox.

Fresh off the heels of NamesCon, I’m sharing and giving you a peek inside one of the largest conferences for the domain industry.

If you missed NamesCon this year, then I encourage you to buy your tickets, and SOON! Don’t wait until the last minute.

Moving along, today I’m sharing with you an interview and conversation I managed to capture while attending NamesCon with .BIBLE Registry.