How many serious domainers out there!

[srisri24]

Hi Guys,

I am just curious to know how many are out there like me.

If you know any details or gusses please post them.

1. How many domainer professionals(who make aliving just out of domaining) are there?

2.How many serious domainers(Have main job, but buy or sell domain everyday) are there?

3.Casual domainers?

4.Just for fun domainers?

Thank you and regards.
srisri24

 

[Keral_Patel]

3.Casual domainers?

I would count myself in this category.

Thanks.

 

[-REECE-]

Casual here too I love domaining, but unfortunately it just doesn't pay the bills atm

 

[DotCom9]

Casual here too.. But I kinda like domaining a LOOOT. I just started this year feb Lol and am gonna be here for a looooooooong time

Thx.

 

[Dotmainer]

this question would be perfect to create poll

 

[Alex]

"Serious" domainer here.
I can make a living just out of domaining, but I have also 2 day jobs. (Well, I don't make such a big profit out of domaining, but since I live in a country where the bills and life in general is quite cheap, I could stand alone on domaining).

I plan to quit my jobs next spring and to focus on development + domaining.

 

[kev]

I consider myself a serious domainer - im a student and go to uni but pay the bills with domaining :tu:

 

[Earthian]

I think that the around 500-1500 number of watchers of the DomainTools live auction can be a rather good indicator of the number of people involved in domaining in a casual-to-serious-to-professional way ...


bear in mind though that ... many people might not have heard about it ... many people might not have bothered ... it was summertime ... it was a religious holiday in many parts of the world ... a number of people was at the auction (or the conference) and not logged in ... mant people were leaving while others were coming due to the long duration and the different timezones (so the numbers was not corresponing to the same persons all the time) ... etc ... so the actual figure is logically a multiple of the 500-1500 figure ...










also the GoDaddy customer base which is at 4.3 Million (source) is , I think , can be another good indicator of the total number of (different types of) domainers in the world since most domainers have a GoDaddy account (even if they don't have domains there) ...


but you must bear in mind ... not everybody has a GoDaddy account (don't know it , disgruntled customers , etc) ... many have double/triple/etc accounts (for verious reasons) ... many accounts were just used as transfer intermediaries or for other purposes and have been abandoned) ... many companies (domain , domain management , marketplaces , auctionhouses , escrows , etc) have accounts there , that are not calculated though as domainers since they are not physical entities ... etc

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[godolphin]

S.No.1

 

[htmlindex]

I'd rate myself as a Casual Domainer

 

[AussieDomainer]

I would class myself as a serious domainer as I spend at least 5 hours a day managing/buying/selling domains. However unfortunately I am not making a "serious" income from them as yet. Still have a main job and am building my portfolio slowly but surely after being in the game a couple of years now.

My boss at work has been impressed with my DN sales and is wanting to get on board so is very keen to invest $50k in domains through me with me keeping a commission of profit for managing it. Hopefully I can get this setup in the next couple of weeks and that will help me get a bit further towards making a serious income from them

 

[srisri24]

My boss at work has been impressed with my DN sales and is wanting to get on board so is very keen to invest $50k in domains through me with me keeping a commission of profit for managing it.

WoW, Thats good, atleast some one is having a bright future among us. All the best Aussie

 

[thevirtual]

...I live in a country where the bills and life in general is quite cheap, I could stand alone on domaining.

Which country is that? lol

 

[Alex]

I live in Romania, in Oradea, and $250 is just enough a month for me to live (considering I have my own house). But there are even cheaper countries out there.

Which country is that? lol

 

[thevirtual]

I live in Romania, in Oradea, and $250 is just enough a month for me to live (considering I have my own house). But there are even cheaper countries out there.

Seems like a good place to live which I have already been considering Travelling too.

...Closer to $2500 a month for normal living costs where I live. lol

 

[worldstar]

I am a Casual domainer, and certainly serious domainer.

 

[advaita]

I'm a seriously broke domainer - does that count ? Registered some good names but they seem to be long-term investments at the moment - where are the serious buyers ?

 

[bricio]

2.How many serious domainers(Have main job, but buy or sell domain everyday) are there?

3.Casual domainers?

i think #2 fits for me cuz ive got a serious job (i had 2 and one of the things that made me quit one of them was domaining - not the principal motivation though); however i dont make a living w names... im buying and i think in mid/long-term investment as 98,1% of my names are L-L-L.com, LLLL.com or .mobi (developing some .mobi's slowly cuz im learning development and maybe some L-L-L.com in a near future)

but maybe u think #3 fits me

 

[loscocco]

I am a pretty serious domainer but still have my dayjob.

 

[acronym007]

#3 - I think to crack the top list some pretty special circumstances.