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While I achieved my first domain sale in early 2000, I didn’t register domains with the intent to sell until a year later. In 2002 I joined the WebHostingTalk community<\/strong><\/a>, and after that DNForum<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since my early days of interacting with other domainers I’ve learned a few things, for which I’m grateful.<\/p>\n

I apologize for not being able to list all the names of great people that I’ve interacted with; it would be impossible to do so. Collectively, every domainer I’ve communicated with gave me the opportunity to both gain ideas from and to, hopefully, offer my insight and advice.<\/p>\n

Ron Jackson<\/strong><\/a> has been around since my early days at DNForum; a good 10 years of achieving remarkable sales through competitive pricing. Ron taught me how to price domains right and to seek opportunities.<\/p>\n

Igal Lichtman<\/strong> (MrsJello LLC) who sold me hundreds of quality domains at reseller prices; many of which I was able to sell to end-users at a remarkable profit. When I finally met Igal in person at TRAFFIC Orlando in 2008, it was bear hug time \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Tia Wood<\/strong><\/a>, a talented web developer who prefers to keep her feet on the ground with regards to her achievements and clientele; she taught me the importance of keeping lists and how much positive thinking and faith in oneself can make a difference. Thank you, Tia.<\/p>\n

Bill Kara<\/strong>, for becoming my enterprising idol since he facilitated my biggest domain sale ever; as a fellow Greek he is well aware of the intricacies of our culture and has offered constructive criticism during the past three years.<\/p>\n

Elliot Silver<\/strong><\/a>, whose fine sense of humor I finally managed to understand and appreciate; he’s been a great stimulant with regards to domain development and despite never meeting him in person so far, we’ve had some great phone conversations.<\/p>\n

Adam Dicker<\/strong><\/a>, owner of DNForum who put up with my feisty temper and attitude on numerous occasions; he’s a quiet force from the North who manages the largest domainer community on the Internet.<\/p>\n

Francois Carrillo<\/strong><\/a>, a great French entrepreneur who has rejuvenated the domain industry through his numerous domain projects; he’s been the welcoming butt of my jokes at DomainGang.com<\/strong><\/a> and has provided me with plenty of project work in the past two years.<\/p>\n

Shane Cultra<\/strong><\/a>, Morgan Linton<\/strong><\/a> and Patrick Ruddell<\/strong><\/a> for providing me with stimulating feedback about my projects, providing valuable leads and for keeping me in check. Thanks guys!<\/p>\n

Mike Robertson<\/strong> of Domain Guardians<\/strong><\/a>, for topping the list of the most likeable persons in the domain industry, with his demeanor and hard work to make things happen.<\/p>\n

Rick Schwartz<\/strong><\/a> – he’s the giver of “tough love” in the domain industry that we all need in order to succeed. Never a BS’er, always a provider of thoughtful advice. Rick taught me the power of “no”: turning down offers that don’t match a domain’s value.<\/p>\n

Andrew Allemann<\/strong><\/a>, a news machine when it comes down to UDRP updates. Andrew is the reason I created the famous “100%” image for DomainGang and his advice was rock solid from the beginning.<\/p>\n

Nadia Pessoa<\/strong><\/a>, a brilliant young domainer who is challenging the “boys club” in domaining. She has been successful where I have failed and her methods are very effective. Not bad for a professional harp player!<\/p>\n

Mike Berkens<\/strong><\/a>, who keeps a low profile but dishes out great advice daily through his blog; he’s been a great motivator for me to restructure my approach to domaining.<\/p>\n

Lori Anne Wardi<\/strong>, for providing me with great amounts of support to achieve equilibrium at a professional and personal level. Thank you, Lori Anne.<\/p>\n

Lisa Allen<\/strong>, of Sedo – who along with other Sedo staff have taken great care of my needs and have provided me with a valuable platform to sell my domain names.<\/p>\n

Marc Randazza<\/strong><\/a>, possibly the only attorney who understands my sense of humor; he has to, as he runs The Legal Satyricon<\/strong><\/a>. Marc has been a great advisor and a good friend.<\/p>\n

And so many more, that I will collectively say: Thank you, all.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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