Comments on: The Early Years: What Were You Doing? http://domainerpro.com/the-early-years-what-were-you-doing/ Making Money With Domain Names Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:39:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John C @ DomainSEM http://domainerpro.com/the-early-years-what-were-you-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-294 John C @ DomainSEM Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:50:29 +0000 http://domainerpro.com/the-early-years-what-were-you-doing/#comment-294 hmmm in the mid 90's is was working way too hard as a development manager and writing COBOL programs for a software house. Probably hardly used the internet back then, though wish I had ...isn't hindsight a wonderful thing? Suppose you should be very aware of current trends and attempt to guess where the industry will move in the future. Truely successful people *make* their own luck! Regards John hmmm in the mid 90′s is was working way too hard as a development manager and writing COBOL programs for a software house. Probably hardly used the internet back then, though wish I had …isn’t hindsight a wonderful thing?

Suppose you should be very aware of current trends and attempt to guess where the industry will move in the future.

Truely successful people *make* their own luck!

Regards

John

]]> By: Bar @ Shycon Design http://domainerpro.com/the-early-years-what-were-you-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Bar @ Shycon Design Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:23:41 +0000 http://domainerpro.com/the-early-years-what-were-you-doing/#comment-293 In the mid 90's... I was in my early teens, so I wasn't doing much in the way of registering domain names haha. But now that I look back, it's actually funny because I was one of the earlier adopters of the computer in my class... and over time, I became pretty web savvy, and got into design. I saw people making money on the web, but, I never put 2 and 2 together. If I did, well, probably be retired by now. So I have to say that the big domainers of today had the foresight to see what was going on. Sure, some got lucky, and others bought domains without even knowing they would be worth a lot in the future, but the cream of the crop knew exactly what they were doing. In the mid 90′s… I was in my early teens, so I wasn’t doing much in the way of registering domain names haha. But now that I look back, it’s actually funny because I was one of the earlier adopters of the computer in my class… and over time, I became pretty web savvy, and got into design. I saw people making money on the web, but, I never put 2 and 2 together. If I did, well, probably be retired by now.

So I have to say that the big domainers of today had the foresight to see what was going on. Sure, some got lucky, and others bought domains without even knowing they would be worth a lot in the future, but the cream of the crop knew exactly what they were doing.

]]> By: Peter @ Domainer's Gazette http://domainerpro.com/the-early-years-what-were-you-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Peter @ Domainer's Gazette Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:42:04 +0000 http://domainerpro.com/the-early-years-what-were-you-doing/#comment-292 I actually tried to start a career in the movie industry, on the production side. Even moved to LA and worked at Paramount for a while.. Once I stumbled across the internet, though, I dropped everything and took a job at the first dot com I could.. I actually tried to start a career in the movie industry, on the production side. Even moved to LA and worked at Paramount for a while.. Once I stumbled across the internet, though, I dropped everything and took a job at the first dot com I could..

]]> By: Sammy Ashouri http://domainerpro.com/the-early-years-what-were-you-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Sammy Ashouri Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:00:57 +0000 http://domainerpro.com/the-early-years-what-were-you-doing/#comment-291 I was still in elementary school then. Kinda wish I was old enough to realize what was going on. I hit the net regularly in '96, yet was still to young to "buy" domains. Lost opportunity... so I just save myself the headache and move on. What about today? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalized_domain_name :). I think IDNs are genius, so I'm not missing my chance again with domains. I was still in elementary school then. Kinda wish I was old enough to realize what was going on. I hit the net regularly in ’96, yet was still to young to “buy” domains.

Lost opportunity… so I just save myself the headache and move on.

What about today? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalized_domain_name :) .

I think IDNs are genius, so I’m not missing my chance again with domains.

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