As some of you know, I’m an economist “by trade” and in my opinion, all domainers should at the very least know the basics when it comes to economics.
What inflation is, what deflation is, what a central bank is (… as well as how central banking policies affect you) and so on.
These may seem like abstract concepts but they affect people more than they realize.
I’ve written a few economics-related posts here and there but the signals have been mixed.
Some did ok, others ended up being pretty much ignored despite me for example spending an hour-ish writing a decent article.
That’s pretty frustrating.
I know this is a domaining blog and as such, people expect posts related to investing in domains.
But maybe once or twice a month, I could write something economics-related, at the very least to keep things diversified.
I have two questions for you guys today:
1) Would you be interested in reading economics-related posts (perhaps with a bit of a domaining twist) here and there?
2) If yes, what would you like me to cover? Personal finance-related stuff? Things about the global economy?
Let me know 🙂
October 10th, 2015 at 2:13 pm
You can write whatever you want on your blog but to connect with domain investors, they are going to need see how it relates to their investments.
October 10th, 2015 at 2:18 pm
Yes, I will like to read some personal finance tips here.
Thank you
October 10th, 2015 at 4:01 pm
I would love to see an occasional economics-related post, especially if it relates to domain investing.
October 10th, 2015 at 4:49 pm
I love economics discussion that is integrated with the Domaining Industry.
I think an article that discusses Austrian economics, the broader business cycle, and how different assets classes perform during the business cycle would make a great article.
You can break out a discussion of how leveraged is utilized in the economy and segment and distinguish between debt backed assets and non-leveraged asset classes [hard assets].
October 10th, 2015 at 5:55 pm
I think you have the potential of creating something great by combining your economics background with domaining, but I don’t think that greatness will come from mixing in some general articles here and there about basic economics.
Aren’t economists great at doing studies? There’s a lot of factors in domaining that are kind of assumed or unproven grey areas. Find what those are, run some studies and explain the results. It wouldn’t be an easy task, but, imagine if you could conduct an accurate study and present the results on the effects of a small business upgrading their domain name.
There are all kinds of domaining questions out there waiting for you to dig into. For best results you’d have to upgrade your blog from just the written word though and include a podcast/video segment.
Not an easy endeavour but the potential is there.
As for an article here or there on economics, I don’t think I see it as a draw for repeat visitors, but might bring in some extra search engine traffic.
October 11th, 2015 at 1:16 pm
The problem you run into is advertising an article on the domaining feed, that isn’t exactly domain related. But there’s a big difference between one of those sites/articles that are pulled from a random (non domaining blog), and a domaining blog. Any somewhat active reader of the blogs have probably come across people complaining about the topics bloggers have chosen to write about. What comes to mind are weekend updates on the bloggers themselves, etc, etc.
Fortunately for you (in my opinion), you already have a great blog. And I’d read your economics-related posts regardless of whether they applied to domains or not, albeit the latter might be more fun to see. I rarely comment on your blog, or any, but I still read em’ and enjoy. Trust your gut, and write about what you want. The only person who has a right to say something that makes a difference is Francois anyways haha.
October 12th, 2015 at 9:22 pm
I think a series on economic principles, theory and practices as they relate to domains would be really valuable. Even just the basics like supply/demand, diminishing returns, sunk costs, critical mass, opportunity costs etc. – there are a lot of us out here negotiating and speculating and making unnecessary mistakes. Great idea.