Comments on: Domain Development Vs. Business Development

By: Jamie Parks

Jamie Parks — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:43:08 +0000

Thought provoking post and thanks for shedding more light on your domain development strategies.

By: Michael Castello

Michael Castello — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:29:15 +0000

Funny, we do just the opposite. I think passion is what it is all about but you left out a major component in attaining ultimate success, the “fun” factor. Are we having fun yet? There are many sites that we developed that at first had no clue as to how to make it work but we did have fun trying and ultimately did succeed at several of them. I know individuals in this industry who don’t have a passion for the domain name or business they are in. What they do have is a passion for money, and spending it. That can also be a great motivator but they had better start making and spending money fast because if there is no passion or fun the work that you put in, it will get old and tough real fast.

I seems like I am working 24/7 but I still feel I have a lot of freedom. Maybe it is because I enjoy what I am doing and can make time for anything. That is where passion will pay dividends to those that are attempting to start a domain name business. While someone may not have a lot of money to start, they do have their time and energy to offer. If we are impassioned in our time spent in creating that business it will be fun and rewarding and might even make millions if not billions.

That fact that you have a passion for developing FuneralHomes.com allowes you to create wealth from the concept of “how”? to promote it to your customers and clients. I believe they are many different ways to create a successful site and business. Many of these concepts would not be taught in college because they are foreign to the way business was taught in the past. We did not know much about Whisky or Palm Springs, Acapulco, or daycare but we had a lot of fun building out the sites and finding revenue streams. A lot of that is creative and rewarding. I guess what I am trying to say is we are creating a lot of this as we go. What may work for you and me may not work for someone else. The internet is a place for creative successes, impressions and individualism. Those are the kinds of concepts that it offers, are its platform and should not be encumbered by old world theories. While the old teachings will and can work, I believe we have evolved beyond them.

By: Jorge

Jorge — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:51:24 +0000

I see what you mean. I recently got Doggee.com since I love dogs, and would love to develop a dog supplies site. After seeing the sale of PetSupplies.com, I started getting ideas popping in my head. If I ever sat down to actually make something of my ideas, I think having the passion for dogs would definitely help. I can’t imagine putting my time and effort into a something like a site selling motorcycle parts when I know nothing about them and don’t really care to.

By: David J Castello

David J Castello — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:50:35 +0000

Sorry, Sahar. Michael and I are die-hard Italian romantics.
We fell madly in love with PalmSprings.com, Daycare.com, Kennel.com and Whisky.com before we developed them

By: WebsiteGuru

WebsiteGuru — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:34:37 +0000

Come on Sahar! I would definately sell rice now if I owned Rice.com like you!

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Truth though, as you see, we don’t. That goes across the board as we have many other domains of such caliber.

Sahar

By: Lance

Lance — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:22:21 +0000

This is so true. While owning and running a business can be great fun and incredibly rewarding, it is also hard work and occasionally frustrating. A PASSION for the business gets you through the challenging times. I would argue that an entrepreneur with PASSION and a mediocre domain name will fare much better in BUILDING A BUSINESS than one with a great domain name and no passion.