I’ve posts about this being some sort of a money laundering scam to a tax play, to completely fake. Almost no one can believe this is real except a select few. To me the online gaming world seems quite busy and mature, but judging from the reaction it’s still quote unknown to the “outside” world. Hopefully this translates to more upside for me in the long run as more learn about this growing trend.

We maintain a public stats account:

http://www.quantcast.com/p-3c9ytMVVjBUYc

Our progress can be tracked, hopefully in a year this proves to be a successful purchase which reinforces the benefits of generic and keyword domain names. Maybe then mainstream press will pick up the story and have one of those “wow, that actually worked” moments

We’ll see though, tough and load road ahead but that’s what we do, so hopefully we do it well once more.

It’s shocking how many “domainers” – including some at higher levels of the game- are completely f**king oblivious not only to the value-drivers that go into making a domain name worth money, but to the entire notion that domains aren’t like baseball cards or pogs, that exist only to be traded and swapped around amongst other ‘collectors’.

Yes, Virginia, domain names have an actual use for actual business that is intent on generating actual revenue and if you own the .com for a niche-killing phrase that’s getting 2mm monthly/exact and trending like a rocket, that’s going to be a very expensive name not only for the SE advantage, but for it’s more organic role as being the preeminent web-property in its niche. The ‘legitimacy premium’, as a dear friend once called it…

Reading the responses to this sale on ‘domainer’ forums has been like watching the reaction of cave-dwelling neanderthals to a man from the future who just landed in a helicopter and beamed them with a spotlight.

Enjoy and best regards,
larry

Great read.

- Aron

Great sale and congrat to both buyer and seller.