Comments on: If We Want To Attract The Fortune 500 To Domains, We Should Have Gone To This Show

By: william

william — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:32:08 +0000

To Adam, Hope all is well, making money is great, Account executes are pretty honest for the most part. Ask them about about parked cash revenues. Maybe you will make money if you have a great domain, but there is so much more to domaining for money. We will deliver hope to the domainer just trying to make a enough money to feed and house their families. I read the blogs, All I read is look at me I’m the king and I make millions, Kings help feed their people (domainers). We will deliver at williamblairpinc.com. Coming soon Profitableurls.com. Hope is coming. Profitableurls.com is a webparking platform geared specifically for domainers, it tackles key issues which included but are not limited to, propagation, variation, content and revenue. Be patient domainers, I can’t disclose to much. You know the drill. Just think Massive network coming soon. Wm

By: bottomfeeder

bottomfeeder — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:10:25 +0000

If I have a domain that naturally gets hundreds or thousands of visitors per month, specifically looking for that item or subject, that traffic is priceless. If you don’t think that is worth something even “without a plan” you are very mistaken.

Flipping domains, bottom feeders? Must be nice to sit at the top of the mountain and trash the pee-ons. At least the bottom feeder flippers might be making an honest buck selling generic domains rather than trademark typo’s and/or redirects on arbitrage traffic.

What do you call a company or individual that redirects trademarked names to ppc ads to make money off those trademarked names like Ford.cm? Bottom feeder? parasite? reputable business?

What do you call a company that borrows billions of dollars to build overpriced gas guzzling cars and then bankrupts itself all the while taking the taxpayer down with it? Successful businessmen/company my ass.

What do you call a company that produces a product that has an expected lifespan already built into it? Intentionally building a product to break so you have to buy the replacement. Successful businessman/woman? No parasite on the planet.

What do you call a company that is allowed to make seeds that have a suicide gene built into it so the farmer can’t collect the seeds to grow the following year but has to return to the supplier to buy the specialized chemicals and seeds to continue farming? Monsanto successful business? No, one of the biggest parasites on the planet. What do you call a government(s) that let that happen?

What do you call a company that makes a phone that you can’t replace the battery on? Successful? Maybe from a $$ point of view but morally?

The majority of successful multinational business’s have been built with the profile of a psychopath. Make more profits with no regard for how you do it.

An interesting documentary called “The Corporation” should be viewed by all.

Peace, Namaste.

By: MHB

MHB — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:42:21 +0000

William

Adam is correct, I as well as many people make a living off of parking domains.

By: MHB

MHB — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:36:10 +0000

Adam

Like all shows there is a social component.

You might meet strike up a conversation in the lobby bar, in the steam room at the spa, out by pool.

You need one good conversation.

Baby steps.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:44:16 +0000

While I don’t agree with most of what’s been said in the comments. I also think a show with a lineup like this is hardly the place to make a pitch about domains, nor would I think it’s even necessary. What would exactly would you say to any one of the people on that list ? These are some of the top business people online, if not globally. Call me a defeatist, but I think it’s amusing to imagine you could strut in to a show of this caliber and have a sit-down with the CEO of Nokia or whatever company you pick on that list. Sure maybe chipping away at the “issue” is one we can all undertake and little by little we make a dent, but there’s most likely far better ways to evangelize whatever the message is you want to get out. (I’m not sure what that message is yet). How many people do you reckon from other sectors are sitting in that audience thinking the same thing “If I can only get a minute with the twitter guys” or “I’ll go to this show and surely they’ll understand what they’re missing if I get a chance to present something to them”.

@William. There’s a handful of players who do make a living off of ppc yes, including the person who runs this blog. I’m not sure what the number is but some of said in the thousands. . . . my guess is around 2500

By: Wilf

Wilf — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:06:50 +0000

Please change the headline to ” We should have gone to the show”.

Thanks

By: Reece Berg

Reece Berg — Sat, 30 May 2009 21:28:51 +0000

That’s an incredible line-up of speakers.. Definitely going to give serious thought to going next year.

By: william

william — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:45:49 +0000

Let’s stop kidding folks, Does anyone make a living off cash parking domains??? The Click system is evaporationing “Help” Has arrived williamblairpinc. We need to stop and think, what can we do update the click world, if I told U we can today would you believe me? Well it’s true see U soon!! Jessie

By: David J Castello

David J Castello — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:59:25 +0000

Excellent post, Mike.

By: DomainerResource.com

DomainerResource.com — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:20:44 +0000

I deal with Fortune 500 companies in other matters, and I know that there is a lot of red-tape involved in getting anything done.