- It takes money to make money, period.
- Research is knowledge. Knowledge is power. Power is money.
- Generic domains have multiple competitive advantages over non-generic brands.
- Generic domains rank higher in organic search results versus non-generic brands.
- Generic domains frequently have FREE [built-in] traffic via direct-navigation.
- Web-surfers are more likely to click on a generic domain in search engines.
- Web-surfers are more likely to click on generic domain in paid search results.
- Domain Parking is down, and Google and Yahoo are smarter than you thought.
- Click-Fraud is very real, alive, and nearly impossible to stop.
- Parking pages are NOT always safe via a WIPO or UDRP case.
- Paying for your new website is not "Internet Marketing".
- Using abbreviations, dashes, or personalized domains, is NOT smart business.
- Owning only one domain name for your business is simply foolish.
- Mini-Sites are overrated, full-development is MUCH harder than you ever imagined.
- Major media FREQUENTLY reports invalid information on the domain industry.
- Using @gmail, @yahoo, @aol, @hotmail, @whatever... is NOT professional.
- Domaining and Cyber-Squatting are NOT the same thing, not even close.
- Bidding on keywords and praying your business grows is NOT realistic.
- Impression-Based Advertising is ridiculous. Good luck.
- Paying thousands of dollar for print advertising? Get your head examined.
- Ignoring the fact it's 2010 and you don't have a web presence is NOT acceptable.
- Building a business on a .net, .info, .us, .biz, .ws, is NOT a good idea whatsoever.
- Randomly registering "names that sound cool" is NOT an investment strategy.
- Having a few domain names does not make you a domainer.
- Having one site developed does not make you a developer.
- Buying domains that are confusingly-similar or typos of TM holders is NOT legal.
- If you have not embraced VIDEO, you're behind times.
- If you have not embraced SOCIAL NETWORKING, you're behind times.
- If you do not follow industry reports, blogs, forums, and news sites, you will fail.
- If you think buying domain names in "partnership" is a good idea, you're wrong.
- If you think huge corporations are "proactive" online, you're wrong.
- If you don't believe .tv domains are valuable, we'll send you our tax return.
- If you don't believe .tv domains are being developed globally, check our passport.
- Just because you were in print ad sales, does NOT mean you can sell Internet ads.
- Just because you have a marketing degree, does NOT mean you understand it.
- Just because you work in IT does NOT mean you understand the domain industry.
- Just because you have a business idea, does NOT mean it's viable.
- Just because you're business is successful 0ffline, does NOT mean it will be online.
- If you don't believe domains sell for millions of dollar every quarter, you're wrong.
- If you think your recent "hand registration" is a million dollar domain, you're wrong.
- If you've never heard of VeriSign, DnJournal, Ham, Schilling, or Schwartz, you're a newbie.
- If you think you can succeed in this industry without professional council, you're wrong.
- Your competition is researching and educating themselves. You're not. They win. You lose.
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