Happy Birthday To Us!!!! We Turn 3

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Today marks our 3rd birthday.

I know, I can’t believe it either.

Our first post was December 4th 2007.

In three years we have published over  2,400+ posts,  over 31,000 comments and had well over 1.7 million visitors.

Wow

Thanks to all of you who read and comment as you all have contributed to the success of the blog.

I can’t express how much I appreciate your loyal readership and interaction.

It was just a couple of months before I started writing the blog that my good friend Sahar called me and said “You should start blogging”.

I remember answering him, “why the hell would I want to do that?”

A month later I bought this domain name, TheDomains.com at an auction for $1,180 and the rest as they say, is all Sahar’s fault.

A lot of people ask me what the best thing about blogging is, and my answer is always that it has afforded me the opportunity to have meet and communicated with with so many smart, entrepreneurial people in and out of the domain business who I would never had the opportunity to meet or chat with otherwise.

I’m often asked what is the worst thing about blogging is and my answer for that is always the same as well.

Its takes a HUGE amount of time and it at times is a HUGE pain in the ass.

But I would have traded a day of it.

Now we are on to the next one, year 4.

Hold on its going to be a bumpy ride.

About Michael Berkens

Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.

Comments

  6. Sahar Sarid says

    My sincere apologies to the domain industry and the rest of our fellow citizens all around the world. I feel like Frankenstein. I created a monster (albeit one we all admire)

    Congrats Mike, and to many more to come. You’re a true inspiration to many of us.

    Best,

    Sahar

  9. Domo Sapiens says

    Congrats.
    You came out at the right time, when most domainers were fed-up with the noise and non-sense brewing at most forums.
    I get my daily fix here…

  11. Steve says

    Happy Birthday!! Great resource, loaded with relevant industry info, great discussions. Kudos to Sahar for giving you a push.

    Cheers!

  13. Joe says

    One of the few domain blogs I read daily. What I’ve been learning during these almost two years in domaining I owe it, among others, to Michael.

  16. Kevin M. says

    Happy Birthday – ‘The Domains’, and congrats to you Mike. You run one of the better domaining blogs, and it’s a pleasure to read. Thanks.

  19. howard Neu says

    I don’t know where you find the time to make all of your great posts of the most importance to folks in the domain Industry. Congratulations to you and condolences to Judi and Bandit for all the time that you are busy on the computer. Enjoy Cartagena! I hope that you took your bullet-proof vests.

  20. Ron Jackson says

    Three years of turning out consistently great content – I am impressed! Bandit has to be even more impressed because that is 21 in dog years! You do a simply phenomenal job Michael and you have enriched us all by sharing you extensive knowledge of the industry and tackling issues that are of special importance to domain investors. I look forward to reading TheDomains.com for the next three years and far beyond.

  21. RKB says

    Congrats Mike.

    I have lots of good memories of passionate (heated 🙂 ) discussions here.

    Happy Birthday: The Domains.

  23. Anthony Hanner says

    Your blog is simply a must read for any domain investor.

    I have always considered DNJournal the Wall Street Journal of the industry…and TheDomains the New York Times.

    Thanks for covering such a broad spectrum of issues every week…it’s greatly appreciated.

  25. zoop says

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

    This is the first site I check out everyday and I am glad that you continue to update and add fresh content daily!

    $1,180 is a superb investment!

  26. Jodi Chamberlain says

    We truly appreciate your dedication Michael. Keep up the hard work! Enjoy your travels this week and give Judy a big hug from me…

    Looking forward to the next entry,
    Jodi Chamberlain

  27. Robbie says

    Congrats Mike, You have a great blog and we really dont do enough to show how much we appreciate guys like you, the time, effort and money that you put into blogging!

    Congrats on 3yrs and a big Thank You, you deserve it!

  28. Dan says

    Well Done!

    Congrats ~ with best wishes for may more years of success! 3 years already… I know for you it may seem like more than three years at times, but for me, time seems to fly by… I did not realize “the domains” had already been that long.

    Always has been and is a great domain blog website…

    Best to you in the future, whatever it might bring!

    Dan

  29. You Know Me says

    Your site and a couple of others are the toastmasters to a generation of domain entrepreneurs. If it were not for you voice and the couple of others both domain investors and non-domain investors would have a lot less understanding of the space.

    Thanks so much. You do a wonder for us and the industry.

  36. TheBigLieSociety says

    The EAGLE has landed…with NEW Top Level Domains
    ://news.discovery.com/space/secret-mini-shuttle-lands-in-california.html

    No Birthday Presents for the Domainers – Maybe next trip

  38. Chef Patrick says

    I don’t know where you find the time Mike, but thank you. I appreciate it and the industry appreciates it. You have the most commented blog in our space, kudos to you.

    Have fun in Colombia. Hopefully we’ll get together when you’re back.

  43. Jeff says

    Congratulations Mike!

    Always learn new things from you and we all appreciate your Dedication to the domain industry

    Thanks. Be safe in Columbia

    J

  45. MHB says

    Thanks to all

    Pretty overwhelmed by the good wishes and support but deeply appreciated.

    You guys are the best

  48. Jonathan Rusca says

    Congratulations on the milestone Mike and thank you for producing such a high quality source of information. Here’s to the next three years and two thousand posts!

  49. Steve M says

    Congratulations and thanks, Mike.

    One of only a few of my must-reads of each day.

    Given the amount of time and work you devote here, 3 years has got to be (or at least sometimes feel) like 5-6 domainer/blogger years. 😉

    The biz wouldn’t be the same w/out you.