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You all know the famous proverb from Lao Tzu:
I think it also applies to domaining.
I believe in teaching people to become sovereign, so they can provide for themselves, provide for their families, provide for their communities and also have time to contemplate the meaning of life.
So with this in mind, I have sponsored a number of initiatives, which I will not name here because that would be promotional and the mods don't like that.
However, I do want to share something and invite input to it. About 6 weeks ago, Epik acquired 2 brands that had training products associated with them: DomainFlippa and Domain Graduate.
The Founder of Domain Graduate, Sean Stafford, and I have a shared passion for teaching people how to become successful domainers. This project fits my personal interest and calling: (digital) empowerment.
In the past, Domain Graduate and Domain Flippa were both paid courses. The existence of a fee implicitly meant that most people would never participate since there was a large toll at the entrance.
When Epik acquired these brands, it was with the specific goal of making the pie bigger. We want to help teach a lot more people to be good at domaining by tapping the wisdom of those who mastered it.
With this mind, I am sharing a living draft, of what is to become Domain Graduate 2.0. It is the collective wisdom of some professional domainers. You can download a copy here:
https://my.armored.net/index.php/s/dG7MkwJAp9H3L43
This document will continue to be iterated, so if you see issues or opportunities to improve, we'll use this thread to invite discussion about how to empower more people to become effective domainers.
As for the draft document, here is my ask:
- If you have time, review it and send any editorial feedback to @DomainGraduate.
- Comment publicly if you like to discuss or share some technique that you think belongs in the course.
- Feel free to invite non-NP members to visit this page to retrieve the draft course.
We will add an acknowledgement section collating the input and refrencing the attributed contributions. That section might get large, and that is fine!
In about one week, we'll have a final version and we'll publish it with a beautiful cover, and put it online at a new and improved DomainGraduate.com so anyone can download it.
After that, we plan to recruit translators to localize the document and where appropriate add local resource tips. Different countries will have different versions to reflect language, ccTLD, local laws and local customs.
Finally, for anyone who wants to contribute to the cause, domain name donations are welcome to the eRise Foundation, for which a latest update is described here.
So, that's it. Tell us what you think.
On behalf of the Domain Graduate Team:
Rob Monster, @Abdullah Abdullah, and Sean Stafford
I think it also applies to domaining.
I believe in teaching people to become sovereign, so they can provide for themselves, provide for their families, provide for their communities and also have time to contemplate the meaning of life.
So with this in mind, I have sponsored a number of initiatives, which I will not name here because that would be promotional and the mods don't like that.
However, I do want to share something and invite input to it. About 6 weeks ago, Epik acquired 2 brands that had training products associated with them: DomainFlippa and Domain Graduate.
The Founder of Domain Graduate, Sean Stafford, and I have a shared passion for teaching people how to become successful domainers. This project fits my personal interest and calling: (digital) empowerment.
In the past, Domain Graduate and Domain Flippa were both paid courses. The existence of a fee implicitly meant that most people would never participate since there was a large toll at the entrance.
When Epik acquired these brands, it was with the specific goal of making the pie bigger. We want to help teach a lot more people to be good at domaining by tapping the wisdom of those who mastered it.
With this mind, I am sharing a living draft, of what is to become Domain Graduate 2.0. It is the collective wisdom of some professional domainers. You can download a copy here:
https://my.armored.net/index.php/s/dG7MkwJAp9H3L43
This document will continue to be iterated, so if you see issues or opportunities to improve, we'll use this thread to invite discussion about how to empower more people to become effective domainers.
As for the draft document, here is my ask:
- If you have time, review it and send any editorial feedback to @DomainGraduate.
- Comment publicly if you like to discuss or share some technique that you think belongs in the course.
- Feel free to invite non-NP members to visit this page to retrieve the draft course.
We will add an acknowledgement section collating the input and refrencing the attributed contributions. That section might get large, and that is fine!
In about one week, we'll have a final version and we'll publish it with a beautiful cover, and put it online at a new and improved DomainGraduate.com so anyone can download it.
After that, we plan to recruit translators to localize the document and where appropriate add local resource tips. Different countries will have different versions to reflect language, ccTLD, local laws and local customs.
Finally, for anyone who wants to contribute to the cause, domain name donations are welcome to the eRise Foundation, for which a latest update is described here.
So, that's it. Tell us what you think.
On behalf of the Domain Graduate Team:
Rob Monster, @Abdullah Abdullah, and Sean Stafford