Catalyst - 6:28 pm on May 6, 2004 (gmt 0)

Thanks so much for all the information!

"I see youthful enthusiasm"

Actually I am not that youthful. I have 15 years in sales managment and over 6 in online marketing, but I am starting to feel rather naive. Out of all the advice I have gotten so far yours has been the most enlightning and knocked the rose colored glasses right off my head! I will most likely remain optimistic and enthusiastic as that's my nature, but will sure try to be stay a little more grounded in reality. I certainly won't get excited and buy any more names until I research them more thoroughly, taking your advice into account.

This started as a hobby and grew into an entreprenurial obcession. I have a very successful online consulting business in another arena. I just needed something new and exciting to focus on - on the side, for fun. I can afford to sink some money into domains at today's prices so I still think if it as a hobby and who knows, maybe some day I could sell some domains and make some money.

Since I have a strong SEO background, I plan to build some of the names into sites and once they have some traffic and revenue, they may be worth something. In the meantime I will have fun playing at this, learning from pros like you and you just never know...