The King Says " Screw Them "

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Love him or hate him

... the "king of domains" makes some interesting points. :]

RS quote
I have another dream. Maybe already a reality. The day that domains have more value than all the real estate in Manhattan. Folly they yell. Foolish they scream. Ridiculous they clamor. Condescendingly they argue with you. Accusatory in their tone. Mean in their spirit. But through all that, they are wrong. SCREW THEM.

It is very interesting that Rick is echoing the seminal works of Al Ries and
Jack Trout to the nth degree by saying this.


http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2008/09/astonishingnoth.html

 

[sgtppr]

i never said that...

 

[Robbie]

I believe Rick has done wonders for the Industry!

He is the King in my eyes and owns some of the best domains out there!

He has a vision and tells it well, yeah he is over the top sometimes but that is passion for the industry that he see falling down around us!

PPC is at an all time low and we could see it get worse very, very soon!

He is trying to help us see this and for those who cant see this they shall be left back way back!

We need someone to speak out because No One else is, dont give Rick a hard time half of us on this board would love to be in the position Rick is in!

He is at the top of his game and selling some of the best names out there for the best prices also were talking about pocket change here people!

Just my thoughts!

Rob

 

[Donna Mahony]

I believe Rick has done wonders for the Industry!
Rob

Could you give specific examples?

 

[Seabass]

I hear he is considering planning a domainer only, no sponsors etc, conference to discuss what to do about it.

I'm all for that..... good to hear. I hope it is actually some well thought out ideas instead of just pissed off hot air coming from him.

Could you give specific examples?

He organized us and got us all together somewhat, but after he got us all together it would seem that nothing constructive has come from that other than some relationships made.

There definitely have been no industry advances that came from any meetings or auctions. I can't think of a single one.

 

[Donna Mahony]

I'm all for that..... good to hear. I hope it is actually some well thought out ideas instead of just pissed off hot air coming from him.


He organized us and got us all together somewhat, but after he got us all together it would seem that nothing constructive has come from that other than some relationships made.

There definitely have been no industry advances that came from any meetings or auctions. I can't think of a single one.

Whether one likes Rick or not, it would be great to have him become active personally in the community, engage in dialogue on the forums, attend other conferences etc. He sometimes has some great things to say but his confrontational tone makes it difficult to tune out the noise and listen. Sometimes he gets so wrapped up it comes out as hateful instead of educational. Every successful person in this industry has something they can pass along and we can all learn. Rick is no different.