{"id":849,"date":"2010-08-04T14:17:06","date_gmt":"2010-08-04T18:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=849"},"modified":"2010-08-04T16:07:02","modified_gmt":"2010-08-04T20:07:02","slug":"why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-domainer-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-domainer-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should get rid of your ‘Domainer’ title"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days ago I explained why I don’t consider myself a domainer, a title and word that has yet to make any dictionary.<\/p>\n

Simply put, the activity surrounding ‘domaining’ is not only misunderstood to those outside of the industry, it’s also often distorted and abused by those in it.<\/p>\n

Allow me to explain, once again, that unless someone woke up one fine morning with a university degree that says “Domainer” on its certificate, no such pure thing exists.<\/p>\n

My earlier post was about how the domaining universe is expanding<\/strong><\/a> versus contracting – Rick Schwartz used the word “shrinking”<\/em> – and that’s solely because those that want to call themselves “domainers” are a fast-dying breed.<\/p>\n

As a graphic designer & web developer, I have the luxury of observing the domain industry from a distinct standpoint, avoiding the pitfalls that many newcomers – but also old-timers – are running into.\u00a0 You too can do the same, even if you are a musician, a real estate broker, a forex trader, an IT guy or an aspiring American idol.<\/p>\n

To succeed in what you do with regards to domain names, you must step aside and away from the “domainer” mentality; keeping an one-track mind of what constitutes our industry is not going to get you anywhere. You need to take your industry’s perspective and carefully apply it to domain names; this way you will be having a distinct advantage over any self-professed “domainer”.<\/p>\n

The domain industry is not in danger of contracting, simply because there is untapped territory that no hard core “domainer” will tell you about: the world outside of “domainers”<\/strong> – and this should be your business target, your goal, your oyster.<\/p>\n

And reaching out, exploiting if you must the riches of that outside world, you have to first shed your domainer mentality – as if it were a sin.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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