well, if you've been reading threads and posts, then you've seen how some of the same questions get asked, over and over.
whereas, in the past, when there were fewer people, the same questions weren't asked as much
as more members where seeking info for themselves, rather than wanting to be spoon fed.
then too, there were less "mo-fo's" trying to get in your pocket than there are now, so less questions arose about who these people or services are.
lot of things domainers did for themselves, sprung up as services.
the sale of picks and shovels became hot commodities , to assist domainers in their search for the gold.
today, new members don't have the same mentality or patience coming in, as was in the past.
they expect overnight success, based on reports of what they've seen in a video or read in a post or blog
they want the fastest or quickest way and really don't have time to read.
it's an overhyped game now, and it's reflected in that "annoyance" you sense in some threads.
imo....
Spot on Don
There is more to it than even that, there are people who have been in the business that have become jaded, a long time domainer told me last week, "I hate this business, I hate forums,blogs,godaddy, I hate conferences, I hate it all!" That was a copy and paste from his email.
This can be a lonely, boring profession/hobby where people today seem to need hits of dopamine faster, people do studies about people using social media get depressed because the likes to their Instagram photo or Facebook post are not coming fast enough.
This is also not the business it was 10 years ago, there are some sales here like CryptoCorp.com but for the most part people don't want to buy from another domainer, names that would have sold for $100 sell for $5 to $10. As a one off thing that doesn't mean much but in volume it does.
When I started the DotTV subforum members bought from other members in a vibrant wholesale market, I sold names for $600 to another domainer and it wasn't super premium like a LL or 1,000,000 search volume keyword domain.
Fast forward ahead for the most part I couldn't get $25 for some of those names here today. One factor was as the forum grew more people had good names, they didn't need to buy the names from experienced members.
Look at Domains Wanted threads, we all want a deal but saying you will buy a 3L.com for $5,000 - $8,000 no kidding so will everyone, on the flip side people trying to sell send unrelated names that are unrelated by a mile. I know members that now refuse to post a wanted thread here and they have a real budget and aren't looking to get domains for ten cents on the dollar.
A lot has changed. The business is nowhere as sexy as it once was and it's a lot harder to be successful, selling one name is not success unless it's life changing money, you have to be able to sell year in, year out, spot trends, jump off trends at the right time. Still feel good about that .mobi name? Are you loving qzxk.com at $2,600 bought for a flip?
This business requires a lot of time and in a lot of cases people who like the business of domain names would have been better buying stock in Verisign, GoDaddy and Tucows.
Again IMO
