{"id":3066,"date":"2013-01-14T20:15:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T01:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=3066"},"modified":"2013-01-14T20:32:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T01:32:20","slug":"if-you-cant-handle-domain-forums-you-dont-have-to-badmouth-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/if-you-cant-handle-domain-forums-you-dont-have-to-badmouth-them\/","title":{"rendered":"If you can’t handle domain forums you don’t have to badmouth them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Domain forums – and forums in general<\/em> – aren’t for the timid, or those unwilling to work to earn their rank.<\/p>\n

Having clocked a decade at DNForum<\/strong><\/a>, where I originally joined a week or so after its creation, I can assure domain investors<\/strong> willing to succeed that domain forums are far from a waste of time.<\/p>\n

Surely, you will see those dissenting opinions and they come from the following categories of individuals:<\/p>\n

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  • Banned members.<\/strong> Believe it or not, there are plenty of those around.<\/li>\n
  • Socially inept.<\/strong> Those that can’t function among their peers, online or in real life.<\/li>\n
  • Part-time domainers.<\/strong> It’s easy to write a blog, it’s tough to be a sales-person.<\/li>\n
  • Wet behind the ears “professionals”.<\/strong> Being a newbie isn’t bad, but if you can’t take the heat, at least learn how the kitchen works.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    On DNForum I have the highest iTrader score; currently at 440 unique transactions and a total of 685 all-positive transactions. I’m known for my rapid style of doing business, and I’ve often turned sub-$100 domain acquisitions into multi-thousand dollar sales. In the past, I participated in every discussion available; while I’ve slowed down in recent years, I still have almost 30,000 posts there – yet another forum record.<\/p>\n

    DNForum is essentially a paid forum<\/strong> and in that it differs from, say, NamePros. Investing in a paid membership is essential<\/strong>; otherwise, there is no point in being part of a group of people that have no motivation to be there. There are several tiers of membership and I recommend the Exclusive one; it will pay itself back many times over.<\/p>\n

    There are lots of professionals that frequent DNForum – and other domain forums – daily. In time, one learns to use the forum efficiently and constructively.<\/p>\n

    In a nutshell: if you can’t handle domain forums, there is no need to talk down on them. You can definitely conduct business without them, but you will definitely miss on a large number of investment opportunities arising from interaction with other domainers from around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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