Michael Berkens - The Untold Story Behind The Best Kept Secret in the Domain Business

[Ron Jackson]

Michael Berkens is one of the most successful investors in the history of the domain industry. He also writes an influential blog at TheDomains.com, yet few people knew anything about his background - until now. In DN Journal's new July Cover Story you can meet the man that DomainSponsor's legendary Director of Business Development Ron Sheridan called "the best kept secret in the domain business."
Michael Berkens - The Untold Story Behind The Best Kept Secret in the Domain Business

 

[hawkeye]

Very nice article on Mike Duke. I enjoy reading Mike's blog, and he has some great names for sale at his MostWantedDomains.com site.

 

[P9Media]

Nice article. I love these cover stories in DN Journal.

 

[cityforums.com]

Ron ... now I know why mainstream magazines are struggling ... you

are beating them to all the good stories ... another great read and inspiring

read ... Thanks ... If Mike's story would be made into a movie, a good title

would be " The Domainer " ... coming soon everywhere

 

[hartonson]

I'm more curious to that mysterious Kevin Ham guy, and the article where he snatched thousands of domains overnight.

 

[DnEbook]

it seems a few of the big domainers had phone service business's before domaining

They knew the value of communication it seems ...... question is what's next ?

 

[HeyNow]

I'm more curious to that mysterious Kevin Ham guy, and the article where he snatched thousands of domains overnight.

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I read that Ham was outed as a big-time typosquatter. Made lots of cash at it. Now tries to paint himself as legit and a high-roader. "What? All that typosquatting? Me? Oh, that was a long time ago." Ron Jackson likes to highlight these types as role models for domainers. It's a slobbering love-fest about desperation, squatters, third-world countries and their respective business practices.

Perhaps Ron Jackson should just come right out and say, "Don't you be buyin' no toilet paper Mr. Ham, I will licks ya' clean wit' my own tongue."

 

[Tenk]

Nah Ham doesn't really typosquat as much as the other guys do.

oversee.net, navigation catalyst, etc..

these guys are the real squatters

BTW the fact is, Most Successful domainers today with killer generic portfolios financed it with their TYPO domains from the past. that's the roots of domaining.

can't hate the playa, hate the game.

 

[willyg78]

Very inspiring article Duke..... Thanks 4 that!!