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He Owns 200,000 Domains (And Knows How to Rank Anything)
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- The Edward Show
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- Jun 3, 2026
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Summary
E1065: Kalin Karakehayov owns more than 200,000 domains and operates a portfolio of roughly 30,000 websites. In this episode, Kalin explains how the domain industry actually works, why expired domains can be worth millions to the right buyer, and what most SEO professionals misunderstand about backlinks, authority, and ranking websites. We discuss how domains are acquired, how aged domains are evaluated, the economics behind large domain portfolios, and why some businesses are built entirely around acquiring and monetizing internet real estate. Kalin also shares stories from nearly two decades in SEO, including a domain purchased for $30 that generated $150,000, a domain acquired for $10,000 and sold for $140,000, and examples of buyers generating millions of dollars in value from domains purchased for only a few hundred dollars. Later in the conversation, we explore the relationship between chess, decision making, performance, and business. Kalin was an International Master in chess before entering the domain industry, and he explains why many of the skills that make someone successful in chess don't necessarily transfer to entrepreneurship. Topics discussed: - Owning and managing more than 200,000 domains - How expired domains are discovered and acquired - Why aged domains can outperform new domains - What makes a domain valuable - How backlinks influence rankings today - Whether backlinks matter less in the AI era - Private Blog Networks (PBNs) and how they've changed - Common mistakes people make when buying domains - How SEO has evolved over the last 20 years - The economics of link building - Why some domains sell for six figures - The role of brand searches and authority signals - Local SEO vs SaaS SEO - Ranking websites in highly competitive industries - Domain…