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Please share your thoughts.
Agreed. THIS IS NOT A TEAM SPORTWe are conflating a lot of different things here, first the industry was never united and will never be, the very first post I ever wrote on TLDInvestors.com was
We are all on the same team. Yeah right.
@promo made a good point which I touched on earlier this week, when making accusations, http://tldinvestors.com/2017/12/when-making-an-accusation-make-sure-you-got-the-whole-story.html
I mean there are a lot of things that don't look right but without a complete picture it's hard for one to make an accusation.
I have heard for years people ponder why blogs don't do deep 20/20 type investigations?
1) A lot of time and money required
2) Potential liability so one might need insurance to protect against action
3) Much different to have your real name attached to something compared to @seeksthetruth easy to slander someone without much care because one thinks they will never be found.
4) Hard to get the full scoop, no company in the space like NameJet or GoDaddy is going to give a full, deep look into what's going on. So lack of access can make any effort half hearted.
It's easier to get the feedback of those who have been wronged, let those people tell their stories. You still need to make sure they can document their stuff because some will make stuff up to get their name known.
As far as united, the industry was never united and never will be, a lot of jealousy and hate in this business. Different cultures, some place morality over money, others vice - versa.
There are many areas where people don't agree and it doesn't matter, outside of a conference for the most part domaining is a solitary job, it's Tennis not Baseball, this is not a team sport. You make relationships sure, friendships sometimes that are real.
But at the end of the day you can make it on your own and never read a blog, forum or attend a conference.
I met a guy years ago at a party he told me he owned 2000 domains, I was surprised no one at the party was into domains that I knew of. I said what's your name at Namepros? He said "What's a namepros?" "You don't know Namepros?" "No, should I?"
He was by himself, did not read blogs or forums, did not care to, he just dealt in a few niches where he had real world relationships.
It's great to come together share stories, experiences, get help but one can make it alone.
If there was an industry united, every domain investor would be on Namepros, would join the ICA, etc...
When you have an industry that has so many people hiding in the shadows who would never use their own name, (and they are not whistleblowers or governments are looking for to throw in jail) you can never be united, when I can't look at GoDaddy auctions and see something defining but rather Bidder 1, you will never be united.
The good news is you don't have to be united, do you, help those you can help, and have your eyes wide open, everyone wants your money, everyone wants to tell you what your names and their names are worth, appraisals are worthless and it's still a pretty good business that you can run from anywhere with little overhead.
Again IMO
Happy Holiday.
Well said Ray. You just helped reignite my domaining fire that had slowly been burning out for many months now. This is an I game and not a team game and I'm cool with that since I know I'm not the only one that feels that way.We are conflating a lot of different things here, first the industry was never united and will never be, the very first post I ever wrote on TLDInvestors.com was
We are all on the same team. Yeah right.
@promo made a good point which I touched on earlier this week, when making accusations, http://tldinvestors.com/2017/12/when-making-an-accusation-make-sure-you-got-the-whole-story.html
I mean there are a lot of things that don't look right but without a complete picture it's hard for one to make an accusation.
I have heard for years people ponder why blogs don't do deep 20/20 type investigations?
1) A lot of time and money required
2) Potential liability so one might need insurance to protect against action
3) Much different to have your real name attached to something compared to @seeksthetruth easy to slander someone without much care because one thinks they will never be found.
4) Hard to get the full scoop, no company in the space like NameJet or GoDaddy is going to give a full, deep look into what's going on. So lack of access can make any effort half hearted.
It's easier to get the feedback of those who have been wronged, let those people tell their stories. You still need to make sure they can document their stuff because some will make stuff up to get their name known.
As far as united, the industry was never united and never will be, a lot of jealousy and hate in this business. Different cultures, some place morality over money, others vice - versa.
There are many areas where people don't agree and it doesn't matter, outside of a conference for the most part domaining is a solitary job, it's Tennis not Baseball, this is not a team sport. You make relationships sure, friendships sometimes that are real.
But at the end of the day you can make it on your own and never read a blog, forum or attend a conference.
I met a guy years ago at a party he told me he owned 2000 domains, I was surprised no one at the party was into domains that I knew of. I said what's your name at Namepros? He said "What's a namepros?" "You don't know Namepros?" "No, should I?"
He was by himself, did not read blogs or forums, did not care to, he just dealt in a few niches where he had real world relationships.
It's great to come together share stories, experiences, get help but one can make it alone.
If there was an industry united, every domain investor would be on Namepros, would join the ICA, etc...
When you have an industry that has so many people hiding in the shadows who would never use their own name, (and they are not whistleblowers or governments are looking for to throw in jail) you can never be united, when I can't look at GoDaddy auctions and see something defining but rather Bidder 1, you will never be united.
The good news is you don't have to be united, do you, help those you can help, and have your eyes wide open, everyone wants your money, everyone wants to tell you what your names and their names are worth, appraisals are worthless and it's still a pretty good business that you can run from anywhere with little overhead.
Again IMO
Happy Holiday.
Agreed. THIS IS NOT A TEAM SPORT
Except there are some who do not play that way.
Please share your thoughts.
We are conflating a lot of different things here, first the industry was never united and will never be, the very first post I ever wrote on TLDInvestors.com was
We are all on the same team. Yeah right.
@promo made a good point which I touched on earlier this week, when making accusations, http://tldinvestors.com/2017/12/when-making-an-accusation-make-sure-you-got-the-whole-story.html
I mean there are a lot of things that don't look right but without a complete picture it's hard for one to make an accusation.
I have heard for years people ponder why blogs don't do deep 20/20 type investigations?
1) A lot of time and money required
2) Potential liability so one might need insurance to protect against action
3) Much different to have your real name attached to something compared to @seeksthetruth easy to slander someone without much care because one thinks they will never be found.
4) Hard to get the full scoop, no company in the space like NameJet or GoDaddy is going to give a full, deep look into what's going on. So lack of access can make any effort half hearted.
It's easier to get the feedback of those who have been wronged, let those people tell their stories. You still need to make sure they can document their stuff because some will make stuff up to get their name known.
As far as united, the industry was never united and never will be, a lot of jealousy and hate in this business. Different cultures, some place morality over money, others vice - versa.
There are many areas where people don't agree and it doesn't matter, outside of a conference for the most part domaining is a solitary job, it's Tennis not Baseball, this is not a team sport. You make relationships sure, friendships sometimes that are real.
But at the end of the day you can make it on your own and never read a blog, forum or attend a conference.
I met a guy years ago at a party he told me he owned 2000 domains, I was surprised no one at the party was into domains that I knew of. I said what's your name at Namepros? He said "What's a namepros?" "You don't know Namepros?" "No, should I?"
He was by himself, did not read blogs or forums, did not care to, he just dealt in a few niches where he had real world relationships.
It's great to come together share stories, experiences, get help but one can make it alone.
If there was an industry united, every domain investor would be on Namepros, would join the ICA, etc...
When you have an industry that has so many people hiding in the shadows who would never use their own name, (and they are not whistleblowers or governments are looking for to throw in jail) you can never be united, when I can't look at GoDaddy auctions and see something defining but rather Bidder 1, you will never be united.
The good news is you don't have to be united, do you, help those you can help, and have your eyes wide open, everyone wants your money, everyone wants to tell you what your names and their names are worth, appraisals are worthless and it's still a pretty good business that you can run from anywhere with little overhead.
Again IMO
Happy Holiday.