question What's your day job?

[Gary Moore]

I was looking for this thread, and didn't see this question asked since 2006. So, I was curious, unless you have managed to make domaining your day job, what do you do?

I am a graphic artist by trade. I started out in drafting, but found it not creative enough. I also spent 16 years in the military, but was medically discharged after some injuries (3 combat tours will do that). I now run Video Teleconferencing and conferences. I also design things on Society6 and Cafepress as a side gig.

 

[deez007]

I'm an astronaut, Jedi warrior, Formula 1 driver, Rally car driver, professional surfer, porn star, president, hollywood movie star, ...it all depends on what psychedelics I have taken on the particular day

 

[nomen]

I build igloos. Tough market in the summer...

 

[Gary Moore]

Well, being that you all have such awesome jobs, I was going to leave out my cryptozoology career so I didn't make anyone jealous, but...

 

[deflee79]

Just another retail slave here.

 

[Tia Wood]

Tech support.

 

[web3dev]

I am a day dreamer, dreaming I get a millionaire to buy my domain portfolio the next night I am awake, working as a freelance web designer/developer too.

 

[frank-germany]

sorry nothing fancy
just a domainer

 

[Raymond C]

My evening job is attending opening night events with lots of free champagnes and free food.....
My day job is domainer.....

 

[Gary Moore]

Tech support.

So you get to smack your head on the table while trying to explain simple things to people, huh?

 

[redesignunit]

marketing and developing.

 

[Fancy.domains]

I am a domainer

 

[Gary Moore]

I am a domainer

How long did it take to make this full time?

 

[jamesosix]

I'm an international playboy...

...and when I'm awake I work in tech support lol

 

[Fancy.domains]

How long did it take to make this full time?

Almost right away as I started to sell some .COM names that I have owned for more than a decade. Some months is really good and some are not, so I'm happy that my wife has a local tour business that can help when business is slow.

My income was better when I lived off my travel related websites 2003 - 2013, but I'm kind of stubborn, so my goal is to have the same income again after five years of domaining. I am about half way there, both in time and money.

 

[Cebe]

Architect.

 

[enlytend]

SEO manager (agency), SEO and ppc campaign management for my own clients, and I run a few sites of my own (some for fun, some for profit, some for research.)
(And before ya'll assume that means I send annoying "get you page one Google" emails and build spammy links, it's more like analyzing data, solving problems, fixing things, sitting in client meetings and writing reports. . If we don't prove that we get results, we lose a client.)

 

[Tia Wood]

So you get to smack your head on the table while trying to explain simple things to people, huh?

lol Yes! You got it.

 

[Tia Wood]

I am a day dreamer, dreaming I get a millionaire to buy my domain portfolio the next night I am awake

Hey, me too!

 

[daica85]

I'm a digital marketing freelancer so my daily jobs are doing social media, seo, sem, fb ads, gg ads,...many many tasks for my own projects