Nice one worder. Do you have plans to develop it?
Oy... if only!
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I'm nearing the end of my second semester studying webdev, and if I'm being honest IDK if Ima make it, or make it with out having to retake a class or two. Java is kicking my ass this semester. All I've been hearing lately is formatting, formatting, formmating! Be it formatting cells when using excel for statistics, mla/sentence formatting for english, and most stressful of all code formatting for java, and xml. I've been bouncing from determined to discouraged banging my head against the wall asking questions similar to the below stackoverflow question, trying to piece together certain lines of code to get darn simple programs to work, usually leading back to some type of formatting error or noob misunderstanding on my part.
So after a night of java facepalming, and after an all night attempt to crack the code, I figured well since I can't figure out what is wrong with my formatting, as a delarious domainer maybe I can get formatting(.)com, and crown myself victor of the battle of me V formatting! I finalized negotiations via dan.com the following day while sitting in english class listening to the professor unintentionally tease me with constant mentioning of formatting, that I ended up paying closer to hobbyist price imo, as there was some emotion behind the purchase.
Yet sadly, my struggles with java still continue, and the void I had hoped to fill in the me Vs java battle, by purchasing formatting(.)com will probably forever remain hollow until the day comes when java code no longer looks like gibberish, and I have the basic ability to format code properly, similar to how I know english well enough to see MLA format and apply text accordingly.
As far as plans, I don't have the slightest clue. It is completely opposite to that of my domaining strategy. For the past year or so, I've been grinding it out on hedging my domain purchases via not registering domains until brandbucket accepts or declines the name. I certainly lose a lot of good names in the 30+ day bb review wait, but also, once a name is accepted, it seemingly is easier to wholesale, and beyond the wholesale hedge, there's BB liquidation hedge which hey, if BB will pay me $20 for an available to register domain, thats $10 in reg fee + 1 year chance of retail sale, than that's $10 profit should I not opt to renew or am unable to wholesale. Or alternatively, sometimes BB accepts names that I otherwise wouldn't have had the confidence to register if not for the BB hedge, and it's nice when those names sell retail.
This hedged strategy is great for those who have a love for finding available to register domains, which for me, for better or worse, burying my face in expireddomains.net for hours on in is my comfort zone, and if I was registering every domain that I liked, well we all know what happens to those domainers who mass register without a plan, lol. But still, seeing about 10% of my submissions, typically the cream of the crop submissions (as mentioned earlier submitting Vr Immerse before it was registered) leaves my ass bruised from kicking my self too often for not having the gusto to register the domain prior to marketplace approval.
Enough frustration, balancing between the good ol' "well... I could purchase one great name for X, or register ### cool names for X" eventually I boiled over and had a week on the aftermarket town. ((also picked up MrsPink(.)com)) but quickly snapped out of it as I realized, shit, I could use tangible things in my life, and not necesarrily more domains! Still, with the world series having just passed, and feeling a little strained from the nickle and diming hedged hand reg wholesale game, wanting a name I could be proud of, I gambled on some aftermarket purchases. Thinking premium domains were safer than sports bets and a possible investment that could have a homerun payout, as well as a conversation piece when asked by others (specifically coders), what's my best domain. Though, hindsight and domain delerium aside, I realize the best bet is on myself, so owning formatting(.)com is cool and all, but not as cool as getting an A in my java class, or leaving the class with a full understanding of the content. My brain has this weird adhd like habit patern where I start with homework I end up on expireddomains.net or some other domaining expedition. Ahh curse thy domainer brain!
Last year, I partnered with another developer/domainer, where we've accumulated (mostly hand regs) close to 3,000 bb domains with this strategy, in addition to wholesaling around 1,000 bb domains and retail selling dozens (albeit still a soft retail STR considering the heavy hand reg folio). I would say we (my domainer business partner and I) built a wholesale marketplace with domainer pricing private behind a invite only login, but really it was most my partners efforts and area of expertise (I'm more so a developers adhd nightmare at this point). We've yet to really market beyond a few beta invites to domainers we previously wholesold names to on BB slack channel, or elsewhere. In terms of future acquisitons, I'm going to try and limit my one-word .com splurges, extend that capital with registering some of the better drops before
@FAC registers all the good domains before marketplace approval.
In terms of developing domains eventually I'd like to be that type of domainer who when finds a great name, can spend some time building it out, and generate revenue that way, opposed to grinding it out in the domaining trenches. Though considering my devnoobness, I think I'm in a pretty good learning position now to learn the textbook side of development from my college professors, and the practical experience running an ecommerce site with my domainereloper business partner. Our site is fully operational, with thousonds of brandable marketplace domains priced to invited domainers in the $XX range, I've just been slacking with doing my part in adding site content, and been a bit shy when it comes to reaching out to other domainers with beta invites, and with regards to marketing the invite site to other domainers.
I realize, after an essay and a half rant later, I still haven't answered the singular question of what I'm planning on doing with Formatting(.)come, lol. Awkward lol aside, I don't have any plans for the one worder as of now. I apparently had hoped acquiring it would create some cosmic matrix like shift and then all of a sudden I would understand the necessary formatting needed to get my java assignments working, but nope not yet, still me asking what's wrong with my formatting; I have the .com, IDK what the problem is! (lol)... Jokes/rants/otherwise aside, I'll likely end up listing formatting(.)come on brandbucket or squadhelp, though I also sent a request to nP top domain section to see what interest namePros may bring, be it broker interest or otherwise.
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