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Do You Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is?

Posted on 08 March 2013 by Andrei

It’s always easy to criticize and the domaining industry makes no exception. Registrars suck, sales venues suck, everything sucks.

Lots and lots of people criticize. But how many of them would be able to do a better job than the person/company they’re referring to?

How many of them have a decent track record at the very least?

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Not Everyone *Has* to Be Like You

Posted on 06 March 2013 by Andrei

Domainers and entrepreneurs are a special breed and I understand, talking to people who are completely clueless when it comes to business/money-related stuff about certain topics can be frustrating.

But not everyone *has* to be like you.

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Clear Your Mind

Posted on 04 March 2013 by Andrei

If you’re a domainer, seeing the big picture is important to say the least. Every now and then, you have to leave your day to day activities aside and focus on putting together long-term strategies.

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Some People Are Unreasonable

Posted on 02 March 2013 by Andrei

If you’re a domainer or an entrepreneur, you inevitably end up dealing with people who might not like the way you do business.

Maybe you’re a domainer and the person you’re dealing with doesn’t “like” the price you quoted.

Maybe you’re an entrepreneur and one of your customers doesn’t like something about your product/service.

It happens, nobody’s perfect and you can’t please everyone.
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We *Don’t* Know Everything

Posted on 01 March 2013 by Andrei

Most people hate being exposed to new/different ideas and prefer to simply listen to those which confirm their own opinions. If you earn a living online, that’s a huge mistake in my opinion. I’m not saying you should adopt every new idea someone throws at you, I’m simply saying you should at least listen.

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Investing in Domains Sure Beats *Most* Alternatives!

Posted on 26 February 2013 by Andrei

Nowadays, it’s very hard to identify decent investment opportunities.

Stocks are (in my opinion) overvalued at this point.

Government Bonds? Well for the safe choices, the return is ridiculously low and as for the other ones… no thanks!

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Quick Decisions – Yes or No?

Posted on 24 February 2013 by Andrei

As a domainer/entrepreneur, I often have to make quick decisions. That’s great/exciting and everything but the thing is, after being used to a lifestyle which involves making quick decisions, you tend to believe you can do this when it comes to everything else.

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You Need More Than Skills to Be a Good Negotiator

Posted on 21 February 2013 by Andrei

Think about it. Let’s assume Person A is sitting on a lot of cash, no liquidity problems whatsoever and let’s assume Person B has to pay the bills asap.

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Future Trend Domains – My 2 Cents

Posted on 20 February 2013 by Andrei

3d domains, cloud domains, you name it. Can future trend domains be profitable? Sure, they *can* be but they can also be a trap. Whenever you find out about something like a new technology that you think will catch on, your first reaction as a domainer is, of course, to start looking for domains.

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Mistakes

Posted on 19 February 2013 by Andrei

As I explained two days ago, some people never fail. You know who? The ones who don’t do anything. As far as everyone else is concerned, mistakes are an essential part of the learning process.

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