Kevin Ham's Prescription for Success: New May Cover Story at DN Journal

Ron Jackson · May 11, 2008

The new May Cover Story is out at DNJournal.com. Kevin Ham is a name that everyone in this industry knows but only a handful of people really know the man. When you run a domain business that reportedly generates well over $1 million a week from various domain-related ventures and a portfolio of approximately 300,000 names, it is easy for the statistics to overshadow the human being behind them. Especially when that person is as humble and self-effacing as the 37-year-old Canadian doctor from Vancouver, Canada.

Despite all of his success, the domain business was actually a detour Ham took in an effort to realize other goals. We talked with him about how he got to where he is today and where he plans to go now that the financial obstacles that had blocked his dreams are out of the way. Ham also talks about what he thought of the Business 2.0 magazine cover story about him that made waves summer. It is an entrepreneurial success story about the power of faith and love and the importance of family and friends - the things Ham believes really matter in life. You can read all about it here:
http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/may.htm

.jd. · May 14, 2008

Burano said:
Is there any proof, besides for people like Kevin Ham, that some of these 'big players' are really worth what we think? Is it possible that some of these guys aren't developing just yet b/c they don't have THAT many millions of dollars and are a bit scared? Just a thought...but I've always been weary of what some of these domains go for when often times they are just getting traded back and forth between domainers...

You have a lot more to learn..

-db- · May 14, 2008

.jd. said:
You have a lot more to learn..

What is that supposed to mean?

I think he makes a valid point, and raises a legitimate issue.

Are you telling me you don't think some of these guys 'fluff' their status and worth?

Anyway, who cares.

Rather then just telling Burano he's uneducated -- why don't you prove him wrong? Educate him.

goodkarmaco · May 15, 2008

I still say Kevin was a bright boy to figure out how to make his business finally take off after so many failures. That step back and take another look attitude is admired by me. I did not know the guy has smoke emiting where fire should be, but he says he is going to develope the religious names out. What a great loss of revenue that they have not been to date.

Also what a eye opener about Ricks "developed sites".

Charley · May 15, 2008

-db- said:
I blame Gazzip for everything.

Pulling your leg. :D

gazzip said:
Me what did I say ??????????????????

Robbie · May 15, 2008

Excellent Article!!!

Duke said:
The new May Cover Story is out at DNJournal.com. Kevin Ham is a name that everyone in this industry knows but only a handful of people really know the man. When you run a domain business that reportedly generates well over $1 million a week from various domain-related ventures and a portfolio of approximately 300,000 names, it is easy for the statistics to overshadow the human being behind them. Especially when that person is as humble and self-effacing as the 37-year-old Canadian doctor from Vancouver, Canada.

Despite all of his success, the domain business was actually a detour Ham took in an effort to realize other goals. We talked with him about how he got to where he is today and where he plans to go now that the financial obstacles that had blocked his dreams are out of the way. Ham also talks about what he thought of the Business 2.0 magazine cover story about him that made waves summer. It is an entrepreneurial success story about the power of faith and love and the importance of family and friends - the things Ham believes really matter in life. You can read all about it here:
http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/may.htm

Another EXCELLENT article Ron, Kevin Ham is a domain legend that many of us know little about, you have enabled us to see his future plan and I think you have expressed this well in your article.

I look forward to reading more interesting article in the comming weeks...

Regards,

Robbie

-db- · May 15, 2008

There is no doubt Kevin Ham is a very intelligent person and great business man. No doubt about it. He might even be a wonderfully nice and friendly person.

Anyway... back to the Domain King.... Mister Rick Schwartz.

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Reality Domaining TV.
Tonight's Episode: "The only King's I know are Jesus and Elvis".
Starring: "The Angry Domainer".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CdP2Z4jGxE

In this premier episode of the new ground-breaking television series, The Angry Domainer looks for signs of greatness from the self-proclaimed "Domain King", only to be disappointed to find this King is nothing but a fantasy, much like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.

Let's begin the show, shall we?

Damion · May 15, 2008

We need a new King...a new King...a new King! :lol:

Nicely done vid

goodkarmaco · May 15, 2008

the king has no clothes

Omg,

I about fell out of my chair.

This video will be played around the world as most domainers need a good laugh with parking the way it is now. He still has the traffic, yet credibility about domain developement is lacking.

Maybe Ron at Dnj should see this.

Thats it folks, ( talking like the king now) the guy who owns the internet is really the king with no clothes. He owns the lots, yet lacks the vision to develope out the names.

Playing the same story for years and HE GETS FRONT PAGE in the domain news? Now I know why some of these big players don't post around here.

cdboard · May 15, 2008

nice vid.

RJ · May 15, 2008

-db- said:
In this premier episode of the new ground-breaking television series, The Angry Domainer looks for signs of greatness from the self-proclaimed "Domain King", only to be disappointed to find this King is nothing but a fantasy, much like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.

Let's begin the show, shall we?

Wow.

Disclaimer needed - neither NamePros nor I had any part with the creation of this video or the rants in this thread.

See you guys later. I'm going shopping for bomb shelters.

RJ

sf2010 · May 15, 2008

pwned by the angrydomainer!

ps. btw, was that guy shirtless?

-db- · May 15, 2008

Indeed -- neither NamePros nor RJ has anything to do with it.

Kate · May 15, 2008

Reminds me of the domainkingofkings.com website :p

-db- · May 15, 2008

sf2010 said:
ps. btw, was that guy shirtless?

Now that you mention it, I'm pretty sure I saw a man-nipple. :o

I see Duke is here now, and I fear that he might be angry with me for some of the things I said in my posts on the first page, but I want to state again -- I have much respect for Duke. I realize he works closely with Rick Schwartz on TRAFFIC coverage etc., and I don't know how close of friends they are, but it doesn't change the facts, or my feelings. Or for that matter, the feelings of LOTS of other people.

Again though, all due respect to Duke. Nothing said has anything to do with him personally.

Peace.

Ron Jackson · May 15, 2008

-db- said:
I see Duke is here now, and I fear that he might be angry with me for some of the things I said in my posts on the first page

LOL. Not at all -db- I could never be mad at you...well, I am a little pissed that you were away for so long - that left a big void.

You've always said what was on your mind - something you have in common with Rick S. now that I think about it, so you two may be more alike that you think

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and it's very interesting to see the different views people have about subjects like this.

I haven't seen the video you referenced above yet - now I'm afraid to look

gazzip · May 15, 2008

-db- said:
......only to be disappointed to find this King is nothing but a fantasy, much like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.

WTH

.....You telling me Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny ain't real ???

....what about the Tooth Fairy, she's real !

.

snoop · May 15, 2008

-db- said:
RANT WARNING.

I guess I'm becoming somewhat sick of the industry that I previously loved. I'm tired of seeing a few people holding the majority of the most valuable domains. And I'm even more tired of seeing those people doing nothing but try to squeeze out every penny possible with parking pages, mini-sites and pages that LOOK developed, but are only skin deep.

.............

But I'm getting sick and tired of what these "talented entrepreneurs" are doing to the Internet, which is supposed to be a source of information, not parking pages.

Since when is the internet supposed to be simply a "source of information", that sounds like geek talk from 1994.

If providing content makes less then parking then surely market forces are telling us that those advertising pages have greater economic value? Does it makes sense to provide "free information", that people don't value (or at least won't actually pay anything for) when that page could be filled with advertising that will generate actual sales/jobs for employees/growth for the economy?

-db- said:
Here's a final thought -- We often compare domain names to real estate. WRONG. Nobody who owns a piece of land in the real-world is going to put a sign out front saying "Hospital" to attract sick visitors, when there's nothing there but an empty lot.

Actually a friend of mine did pretty much that last year, he bought a piece of land next to a freeway mainly for the purpose of putting a big billboard on it. Lots of people also buy land for carparks or simply speculation that people might want to develop the land in the future.

Damion · May 15, 2008

snoop said:
Actually a friend of mine did pretty much that last year, he bought a piece of land next to a freeway mainly for the purpose of putting a big billboard on it. Lots of people also buy land for carparks or simply speculation that people might want to develop the land in the future.

You're missing the point, what your friend did is not at all the same.

snoop · May 15, 2008

Damion said:
You're missing the point, what your friend did is not at all the same.

Please explain what the point of difference is.

-db- · May 15, 2008

Hello Duke. I'm back. :red:

snoop said:
Since when is the internet supposed to be simply a "source of information", that sounds like geek talk from 1994.

That's because the Geeks were right back then -- and they are still right today. That is exactly what the Internet is supposed to be. Whether it be today, 15 years ago, or 15 years from now.

And that's what the majority of the world uses it for.

Sorry, but I can no longer stay silent about, or support the overwhelming greed of this industry, where people are more concerned with pay per click, then actually doing something REAL with their properties.

Whether you like it or not, and whether you agree or not - it is ruining the Internet. Just ask a NON-Domainer. Just ask somebody on the street. Ask somebody at your favorite restaurant. They hate us. And they have good reason to.

So I think it's time we find better solutions, and take responsibility for what we are doing to the web.

Or, we can sit back and be lazy, do nothing but put up parking pages, continue to clog up the Internet with worthless junk, and prove to the rest of the world that we're the bunch of lazy bums they claim we are. How does that sound?

snoop said:
Actually a friend of mine did pretty much that last year, he bought a piece of land next to a freeway mainly for the purpose of putting a big billboard on it. Lots of people also buy land for carparks or simply speculation that people might want to develop the land in the future.

That's not even close to being the same as the example I gave. And if you are going to try and defend the industry, instead of admitting it's faults, this could be a long thread because I brought my lunchbox with me, and I'm ready to rock.

I am sick of bullshit. We can't fix the problem if we don't admit it exists.

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