(Above: Gerry Chernoff, Frank Schilling)
The story you’ve been waiting for. Ron Jackson tells the story of Frank Schilling. Must read!!
“In 2000 Schilling happened to read an article in a small town newspaper that would end up
changing his life dramatically. “I was visiting my parents who had moved several hundred miles away and read in the local paper about a guy who had sold a dozen domain names for more than $130,000! I was immediately intrigued and started searching the Internet for information about domains. I stumbled onto GreatDomains.com and later Afternic, but I couldn’t get any good names so I tried brokering names”and that’s how I met Garry Chernoff,”? Schilling said.Schilling called the legendary Canadian domainer on behalf of a client to inquire about the availability of one of his domains - Fastener.com. The client would pay up to $100,000 but Chernoff felt the category-defining name was worth more. They couldn’t cut a deal but the conversation led to a close friendship that has grown even stronger over the years. “Garry is the one who taught me about internet type-in traffic and making money with traffic,”? Schilling said.
Chernoff told us, “What impressed me most about Frank was his unwavering thirst for knowledge on acquiring domain names. He was nothing less than a man possessed. He quietly contacted the guys who were getting all the domains on the drops and carefully pried bits of information from each of us until he had completed the first page of his road map to success in the domain biz.”?
From the nicest guy to one of the most generous guys I know, Frank stands out no matter what he does, where he goes. We’re all truly lucky Frank chose the domain industry over other industries as no money can buy that kind of an industry ambassador Frank is for the domain industry.
Great article Ron, Frank (and thanks Franky for the rum cake again!)
Sahar
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