J2theIZZO said:
Not everyone can hold quality generic term domains, we all start from somewhere...some people go about things differently, people who want to get into domains and start 2005 without deep pockets will always struggle and have to work much harder to get far.
But why are some people even starting in domains? It seems some have a clear plan, have done their homework and burst onto the scene with a reasonably good start - and good luck to them! Others just want the cyber-equivalent of a winning lottery ticket and make elementary mistakes that people (including me) have been warning against for nearly a decade.
Again, this is real life, not Hollywood. And in real life, people fail - usually many people for every one person that succeeds. There's no magic silver bullet to success in the domain name world (though having spare cash can help, of course, and luck plays a part) and many people on here have paid their dues in terms of
thousands of hours spent "learning the trade" so it's pure fantasy to think one can break into the industry without any effort or willingness to do research. You wouldn't expect to become a successful brain surgeon on 30 minutes work - so why should domaining be seen as an "easy ride"?
Probably 90% of the people now "in domains" (if defined as "owning domains registered with the
specific intent to make money") have no business being there, since pragmatically they lack the patience/resolve/resources to take their interest to the next level and learn what it takes to begin to see some success. The other 10% have my full respect and I wish them well.
My worry is that, while the above is blunt, it may be that not enough people are blunt
enough and that a lot of folks will go on setting their money on fire on their virtual front lawn...
There is far too much elitism in domaining, I don't think belittleing people because their domains aren't upto scratch with your own standards is the way to go.
Not a dig at you personally, just at the industry as a whole be it this or any forum/chat room...after all, one mans rubbish is another mans treasure
Well,
somebody has to point out that in most cases the Emperor really has no clothes. Usually, one man's rubbish is in fact also another man's rubbish, that's the way things work. Those that "get it", on the other hand, aren't registering "rubbish".
I see things very differently - the sheer patience and willingness to help evidenced on here and on other domain forums astonishes me at times, when people are confronted by the thousandth newbie making exactly the same mistakes again and again.
There is a real sense of despair - even desperation - in many of the posts on domain forums, with the posters seemingly
needing to sell their domains to pay bills, to buy more domains, to pay off XYZ loan and so on. Involvement to that extent is scary!
