A few months ago, I received an interesting email alert that contained a link to an article, Domain prices are unregulated and rising at an alarming rate, about how the days of enjoying reasonably priced domain names may be coming to an end.

Always intrigued by anything pertain to domain names in general, this article’s title got me to click hook, line, and sinker.

If you were to peruse the list of domains owned by today’s guest, then you would likely conclude this individual is well on their way to becoming a “living legend” domain developer, if not already there in some aspects.

Having met today’s guest, Peter Askew, at Rick’s Asheville Meetup, he’s not short on life or domaining experience nor height, likely being one of the tallest, if not the tallest, domain investors and developers in the industry.

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

NamesCon Global has concluded, and was considered a success by most everyone attending.

Austin was well received by most attendees. Sessions and events were well attended. It was great having GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani present to inspire and empower everyone for future success.

But now that NamesCon Global is behind us, here are 5 actions to consider executing prior to the next NamesCon Global:

Time flies when you’re having fun, making friends, learning new thoughts, and the list goes on.

It’s hard to believe that NamesCon Global was just kicking off about this time last week.

So many connections made, both new and old. A plethora of content presented across three days — Day one, Day two, and Day three. Too many meetings, dining dates, and parties to capture.

It was only fitting to close out NamesCon Global with a Fun Day at Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden.

“As a domain investor, should I invest in attending NamesCon Global?”

For a large percentage of domain investors, especially hobbyist and part- time domain investors, attending NamesCon can be quite the investment in time and money.

After all, NamesCon is truly a 7-day investment in terms of time, including travel, conference, and recoup days, and travel expenses — air travel or driving cost, hotel lodging, meals, and outings.

While NamesCon can be an expensive endeavor, it can also pay for itself and some, seeing you meet the right people while there, like meeting Morgan Linton — long-time Domain Investor, Angel Investor and Co-founder of Bold Metrics, a SaaS solution that is changing the way the world’s most innovative brands make clothes..

I recently sat down with Morgan Linton while at NamesCon Global 2020 in Austin, Texas to discuss the following:

Day one of NamesCon was all about settling into the conference and venue layout, meeting new people, and finding your lane of expertise and interest amongst the many information-packed sessions.

With Day one jitters behind us, Day two of NamesCon was about going deeper in old and newly found relationships, empowering everyone to do what it is they do well as presentd by Aman Bhutani — CEO of GoDaddy, and of course, awards and the much anticipated live domain auction.

As for Day three of NamesCon, it too would move the bar of excellence higher, especially pertaining to generational domain investing and prudent estate planning for domain portfolios.

But more on that in a moment.

First things first, Day three of NamesCon kicked off with a packed Keynote Hall eagerly waiting to hear from James Booth about his winding domain investing journey as a domain broker — “Phenomenal Keynote: Fireside Discussion with James Booth of Phenom.com”.