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This is probably one of the great times of opportunity in our generation. A great time to be young, a great time to be a domainer and a fabulous time to have cash in hand. If you have some cash that is not committed to any emergencies, then you may be able to rewrite your economic history in a couple of years. The .com bubble of the 90′s left a lot of people broke but it also catapulted some people beyond there wildest expectations.

We are at that crossroad again. Let’s say for the purpose of this discussion, you invest 10K in the coming weeks in one or two well researched names. These names or name will be able to fetch  you approximately 50K each in the next five years. 5 years from now, domains will be bigger, the recession might be as gone as disco. The best part of it all is that you would have bought real low catalysed by the current economic climate and sell at sunnier times coupled with  the increased value of a name then 5 years older.

Opportunities are there for everyone. The big boys  will sell some of there lesser premium names to the mid rangers  in order to consolidate and buy even better names or real estate or even banks.  the mid-rangers will sell most of there premium names,  to buy the names from the big boys and so it trickles down the chain.

Also in this times, some lucky domainer will hand-reg the catch phrase of tomorrow and his is another story. (Here is to hoping MaxedOutMoms.com makes the cut)

America will survive, she always does.

Things will be good again, it always does. Remember we are the country in who’s currency is minted ” In God we Trust” All we have to do now is pray it, and believe it.

Did you say “relax” ? yes I did. How do you relax? how do you wind down? do you pride yourself at being a 24/7 domainer? Due to the nature of our business, domaining is fun for a lot of us but not withstanding, it is still work. Though a saying goes that if you find a job  you like then you never have to work again. A lot of Brain neurons go into the research and registration of a domain name. Don’t get me started on buying a domain from the secondary market; usually more is at stake, more mental energy is expended. Managing a portfolio of any size is not child’s play you constantly have to weigh the environment, should I park ?, should I develop and which? and with whom do I park? just to mention a few of the rudimentary decision you have to make.

Long story short,  you need to rest sometimes. You need to give your batteries a 24hr hour period to recharge every seventh day.  This directive is straight from the manufacturer “You shall work six days, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during plowing time and harvest you shall rest.”  Exodus 34:21(New American Standard Bible)

Even God had to rest.

 ”By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.” Genesis 2:2

Note that the Bible never said that God was tired, but God still needed to rest. Creation like domaining is a creative and mental process with little or  no physical activity. God spoke the Heavens and Earth into being. With a few click of the mouse, you can create a brand new domain name. If God rested, so should you. Manage your domains for six days but on the seventh day, you should observe a period of rest. You know this is also a commandment which means it is not really optional it is the fourth commandment “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”There is something pretty cool about this commandment though, it comes with benefits. Rest has been scientifically proven to put you at your best. Check the domain industry, more senseless names are registered during periods of fatigue than when one is alert. Resting will also give you the time and opportunity to reflect on your Creator, family, and surroundings .

Resting is not planning on the seventh day what you will do the next day. Resting is putting everything called work to a stop. For a domainer, that will mean unplugging yourself from your computer, your Blackberry email. All emails can wait till the next day. For domain moonlighters who do most of their work on weekends, you just have to find a way to fit them all in the other six days.

Try Rest, Reflect on why you are here (not this website, Earth) and who knows, this might just be the beginning of the best part of your domaining career.

Please I will like to know your views and how  you relax. To respond click on the heading of this post and it will take you to a fresh page. Go to the end of the post in the new page and you can respond to the post then,

When Rick Latonna first indicated in his newsletter that MCC.com will be amongst the domains auctioned off at the just concluded auction. I was real curious to know what this gem will fetch. I will say that I was way off the mark.
MCC.com was registered in November of 1985. That is 23 years ago!
 —-wait for it— MCC.com is the 4th .com ever registered in the history of the world. WOW!

If any domain qualifies as art, then MCC.com is it. While I am not sure of who and who has owned it in the past, I bet it must have some real good and strong provenance.  To crown it all, this domain makes approximately $100 USD a day That will be roughly 3K a month. Nothing to sneeze at.

MCC.com was snatched up at $195,000 dollars. While the price reflects on the general state of the economy, I say kudos to the buyer. Nice catch.

And to Rick I say Bravo for having the nerves to auction such a formidable name.

Most people will hold on to names like that  almost forever, forgetting live as we know it ends here on earth. In after life, one needs no domain name, the only name you need stamped on  your passport after all  this is over will be the name of Christ.

Thanks to  you and all  those who make domaining an exciting profession, hobby or sidekick.

God bless you all.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)

 Deuteronomy 8:18
“But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.