What is an "Average" domainer?

[biggie]

:talk:


figured i'd ask the question, since i see plenty of posts referrring to the "average domainer".

wanting to know what he/she makes a year, where they park their names, etc


so, in your mind.... What is an "Average Domainer"?

 

[biggie]

Average because of income, quality of domains, # of domains (quality or not)???... tuff question, biggie.
Let me ask you, bro, do you consider yourself an "average" domainer? Because if you do, then just judging by your sig, and the sales you have had, the vast majority are WAY below average.

Peace,
Cy

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Hi Cy


if you are judging me by the names in my sig and "posted' past sales on my site, then i'd say your research and assessment skills are waaay below average


or maybe i'm reading your comment incorrectly and you're saying the names i've sold, were sold for amounts way below average prices

or the quality of the names in my sig are way below average for the average domainer to own.

clarify please.

 

[Sabre]

biggie,

Doesn't this ultimately come down to what you, yourself, perceive as a 'domainer'?

A domainer could be anyone that owns a domain, someone that earns a profit from domains, someone that works full time in the domain industry.. or none of these..

 

[biggie]

biggie,

Doesn't this ultimately come down to what you, yourself, perceive as a 'domainer'?

A domainer could be anyone that owns a domain, someone that earns a profit from domains, someone that works full time in the domain industry.. or none of these..

:talk:

Hi Sabre

well, the original question came to mind, because in many posts i've read on various forums and blogs, quite often the term "average domainer" is used.

so i put it out there for feedback

afterwards, whether or not one could or should be "classified" as a domainer, grew from that.

but what i would think personally, would be irrelevant to everyone else...if the question was never presented.

thought out of the scenerios you put forward, i would say a domainer is one who has practical knowledge of various means to monetize or profit from the sale or usage of a domain name.

those who have yet to reach that level, are aspiring to be like others who have. does that make them domainers too?

those who just own a domain, may never do anything with it or may have acquired for a website and is not a follower of the trends within the domain industry.

also, someone who works ft in the industry may not be a domainer, they could work for a registrar, ppc service or even namejet...and never buy or sell one name.

what your thoughts on that?...

 

[xman]

Still learning here.:gl:

 

[Kenny]

:talk:

Hi Cy


if you are judging me by the names in my sig and "posted' past sales on my site, then i'd say your research and assessment skills are waaay below average


or maybe i'm reading your comment incorrectly and you're saying the names i've sold, were sold for amounts way below average prices

or the quality of the names in my sig are way below average for the average domainer to own.

clarify please.

You're prolly right about my assessment skills, but what I meant was, that if someone at your level would be considered average, then the rest of us are way below average.
I consider you pretty far up the food chain.

Hope that clears things up.

Peace,
Cy

 

[Name Trader]

I would say the average domainer gives all us domainers a bad reputation.

 

[biggie]

You're prolly right about my assessment skills, but what I meant was, that if someone at your level would be considered average, then the rest of us are way below average.
I consider you pretty far up the food chain.

Hope that clears things up.

Peace,
Cy

:talk:

i can see clearly now!

Thanks Cy

i truly appreciate any positive viewpoints with humility

I would say the average domainer gives all us domainers a bad reputation.

:talk:

lol


but is that really the case


as those who get caught up in such scandals, are typically in the minority, at either "extreme" level of domaining.


like either it's somebody that everybody always talks about, or a nobody that nobody knows about.

and i'd say neither of those are your average domainer

 

[Name Trader]

There are still a lot of "bad" average domainers, other than your two examples above.

 

[gemstar]

:talk:


figured i'd ask the question, since i see plenty of posts referrring to the "average domainer".

wanting to know what he/she makes a year, where they park their names, etc


so, in your mind.... What is an "Average Domainer"?

The average domainer is high on "champagne wishes and caviar dreams.":wave:

 

[Theydon]

The average domainer probably doesn't go the distance, so the average domainer might just be a 'drop out' statistic. Dreams smash head first in to the reality of hard work and the average dom may not have the guts for the fight. Those that fight through I wouldn't class as 'average'.

Good discussion.

 

[ProSence]

Some Domainers substitute other methods of making money online..

It is really very hard to rely on domain name business, if you haven't passed much time here..

 

[biggie]

The average domainer probably doesn't go the distance, so the average domainer might just be a 'drop out' statistic. Dreams smash head first in to the reality of hard work and the average dom may not have the guts for the fight. Those that fight through I wouldn't class as 'average'.

Good discussion.

:talk:

Thanks "Theydon", that's an interesting perspective


so you feel those that make it thru all the initial hurdles, setbacks and failures, aren't the average domainer.


what do you think a "drop out" percentage is for every 100 entrants?

Thanks

 

[Theydon]

:talk:

Thanks "Theydon", that's an interesting perspective


so you feel those that make it thru all the initial hurdles, setbacks and failures, aren't the average domainer.


what do you think a "drop out" percentage is for every 100 entrants?

Thanks

good question, I would suggest you would have a better idea than me, my gut feel is the drop out percentage over 18 months is 80% +

 

[Name Trader]

It's just a guess really, but I'd say 90%+ over 2 years.

 

[Theydon]

So we feel after 2-3 years there may be only 5% or less operating on a fairly regular basis, I think this isn't too far off. I think most people drop out because they haven't found their niche where they can maximise the opportunity. All imo of course

 

[biggie]

good question, I would suggest you would have a better idea than me, my gut feel is the drop out percentage over 18 months is 80% +

It's just a guess really, but I'd say 90%+ over 2 years.

So we feel after 2-3 years there may be only 5% or less operating on a fairly regular basis, I think this isn't too far off. I think most people drop out because they haven't found their niche where they can maximise the opportunity. All imo of course

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this "drop-out" theory has some validity

as i've seen where members have said they have "dropped out or been out the game" for a while and often ask "what's pricing like now" or something similar.

so with those who come back later, how would you account for them

 

[DU]

The average domainer is 26 male living at home working as a bus boy/waiter/clerk looking around NP and DNF trying to find all the avatars that look a little feminine... and PMing them "Are you a girl?"

Biggie and Stub are obvioulsy not female usernames but are on the extreme sides of describing their masculinity*


(*j/k - but just what came to mind reading this thread)

 

[biggie]

The average domainer is 26 male living at home working as a bus boy/waiter/clerk looking around NP and DNF trying to find all the avatars that look a little feminine... and PMing them "Are you a girl?"

lol

Hi
Thanks to all who posted in this thread.
it was a good throwback read.

so, what's an average domainer look like today?

imo....

 

[capybara]

what's an average domainer look like today?

Like a sum of all domainers divided by their total number

 

[oldtimer]

lol

Hi
Thanks to all who posted in this thread.
it was a good throwback read.

so, what's an average domainer look like today?

imo....

Hi Biggie,

If you haven't learned what an average domainer is after all these years then there is really no hope for you.

Just kidding

To answer your question you have to consider each word in the phrase "average domainer" separately,

First you have to determine what a "domainer" is and then describe what is considered to be "average" within that context.

If you say that the "average football player" earns two million dollars a year that is pretty much understood by everyone to be referring to those who play professionally and not everyone else who might be playing football here and there for recreation. And considering that the top players can earn hundreds of millions of dollars per year then most of the unknown players are probably going to be thought of as being average.

Now if you don't look at this in the context of how much money the players are making then those who play for their college team could also be assessed as far as the level of their skills and achievements even though they might not be making any substantial amount of money.

IMO