What does a REAL Domain Investor Look Like?

Morning Folks!!

A REAL Domain Name Investor KNOWS that every domain he or she buys and the $$$ associated with that purchase will be tied up for a VERY long time! A REAL Domain Name Investor does not chase yesterday, he looks at how tomorrow will unfold. A REAL Domain Name Investor does not buy a domain and put a price on it 5 minutes later.

A REAL Domain Name Investor studies their new domain name.

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not even think about selling, he thinks about VALUE.

A REAL Domain Name Investor thinks about how it fits in with their other holdings.

A REAL Domain Name Investor never uses Estibot to buy, sell or value domains.

A REAL Domain Name Investor will  not answer many inquiries.

A REAL Domain Name Investor will not answer low ball offers.

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not sell to other domain investors  except for the tax loss when needed and all GTLD's.

A REAL Domain Name Investor will not even give a counter price until there is a bonafide offer in the proper price range.

A REAL Domain Name Investor would never even answer an email with somebody pointing to Estibot.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows a registry has 1 or 2 basic functions.

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not do business with registries or registrars doing "Clawbacks" after the fact!

A REAL Domain Name Investor invests in GOLD not Copper or Tin.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows that .Net is an orphan

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows that .org has more identity and importance than a .Net

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows that before an end user gets to .Crap-----.net, .Info, .Org, .TV, .Biz and ccTLD's will all be considered FIRST. Oh did I mention .com?

A REAL Domain Name Investor has valuable domains and they are easily recognizable.

A REAL Domain Name Investor has actual earnings and maybe sales to point to.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows this is a lifetime journey and not a sprint.

A REAL Domain Name Investor can rattle off their top 3 domains in a heartbeat!

A REAL Domain Name Investor gets up early, works late and NEVER really takes a day off.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows the WHOIS is the #1 place to sell a domain name.

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not list their names at every outlet as fast as they can.

A REAL Domain Name Investor is very careful about how they sell a domain and who has the authority to do so.

A REAL Domain Name Investor earns a living from domains or has the potential for a windfall.

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not buy NNNNNNNN.com domains

A REAL investor does not buy LLLLLLLL.com domains they buy WORDS!

A REAL Domain Name Investor can look at a list of 100 names and pick out the best one in less that 10-15 seconds.

A REAL Domain Name Investor can find a decent domain in any sector in minutes for $8.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows what Pigeon Shit Smells like, looks like but hopefully doesn't taste like.

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not say it is "Unique". ALL domains are unique!

A REAL Domain Name Investor is prepared to LOSE money!

A REAL Domain Name Investor is prepared to MAKE money.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows the difference!

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not have time for fakers.

A REAL Domain Name Investor makes MONEY with domains.

A REAL Domain Name Investor learns everyday.

A REAL Domain Name Investor appreciates the freedom and opportunity domains give.

A REAL Domain Name Investor understands the POWER a domain can have.

A REAL Domain Name Investor is a critical thinker.

A REAL Domain Name Investor has business acumen.

A REAL Domain Name Investor understands sales, marketing, advertising, history, retail, wholesale etc.

A REAL Domain Name Investor understands, Need, want, desire, value, timing.

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not dismiss "The Radio Test"

A REAL Domain Name Investor understands the masses and the average person.

A REAL Domain Name Investor can see John Jones Thru John Jone's eyes.

A REAL Domain Name Investor understands how large companies work.

A REAL Domain Name Investor understads how small companies work.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows the difference between the two.

A REAL Domain Name Investor lives and breathes domains.

A REAL Domain Name Investor will pass their holdings on.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows that domains are not liquid and may have no or limited cash value.

A REAL Domain Name Investor wakes up and thanks the Lord every single day to be in such a great business.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows he is alone on this journey.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows there is a lot of trial and error.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows what a Domain Vein is.

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not care about the age of a domain.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows how to dig deep or scratch the surface and the difference.

A REAL Domain Name Investor knows the true value of what they have and can say NO.

A REAL Domain Name Investor would never sell for chump change.

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not Shill bid at auctions.

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not support auction houses that don't STRONGLY enforce shill bidding rules and publicly suspend those that violate their terms.

A REAL Domain Name Investor does not infringe on Trademarks!

A REAL Domain Name Investor is not a Cybersquatter!

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Coming Soon, how to spot a A FAKE Domain Name Investor!!

Rick Schwartz

PS: A REAL and SMART Domain Name Investor invests in .COM DOMAINS! :-)

A REAL Domain Name Investor reads RicksBlog.com ;-)

Domain Trade Shows are Dead! But Meetups May Thrive!

Morning Folks!!

As far as I am concerned, Domain Trade Shows are DEAD! They are run for the wrong purposes, for the wrong people and are just spamfests! They no longer have value. It really stinks when YOU pay and MOST don't! That makes YOU a FOOL! You got fooled!

So I think UNSPONSORED  "Meetups" are far superior now and in the future. Forget about the spammy speakers. Forget about the travel and hotel and airplane expense. Forget about it!

Get 10-20 REAL domainers together and just have a "Dutch Treat" dinner and talk, talk, talk. Compare notes. Look for real answers that you can no longer find at the Spam shows.

See "Domain Investors" got overrun by all those companies like registrars, registries,and all related and allied fields. It is THEIR AGENDA not YOURS!

See there are less than 500 professional domain investors in the world. That's about it! There are 12x more people that work for Godaddy than all the domain investors in the world. So if you add up all the people working for companies that CAN'T MAKE YOU ANY MONEY, you will see it is in tens of thousands. Why are you wasting your TIME with THEM????

Look at the shows. You are lucky if a handful of actual Domain Investors actually show up. And it is watered down by perhaps a couple hundred folks that KNOW NOTHING about investing in domains. They know about trying to sell you something. Mostly WORTHLESS GTLD's.

So imagine you go to a show with 190 GTLD registries and a bunch of registrars and 10 domain investors vs a meetup with just those 10 maybe even 20 REAL domain investors. Which do you think has more value? Cut out the sponsors for your free lunch or free whatever and pay $100 for a dinner and do some business!

Non-profit meetups vs ????

Rick Schwartz