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Poll: How many domains do you own?

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This week’s poll was inspired by Thord Hedengren over at BH — Are you a domain elitist? Mine is, how many domains do you own?

Thord puts it bluntly:

I’m basing this course of action on the fact that if you’re not committed enough to buy a $6 domain, then you probably haven’t got the right commitment in you content-wise either.

He makes a valid point. Are you a domain elitist too that with an idea of a new website or a blog, you immediately buy a domain for it? (Given of course that you can afford to buy one.)

So, let us know in the polls — how many domains do you own now? When was the very first time you bought one and what was it?

Mine was in 2001, I met several people online that became friends. We formed an informal group to do freelance web design/development work and bought the domain blueleafmedia.net. I got yugatech.com and pinoyblog.com a year later.

Now, I got about close to 50 domains owned. I’ve read about other Filipinos owning as many as 1,700 domains.

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j4s0n · 18 years ago

I think I got around 80 until last year. Only renewing 1/4 of it this year. (renewals are damn expensive)


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elmer · 18 years ago

250 .com 10 .net 5 .org and 1 .ph


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Sinjin · 18 years ago

1 .com and 1 .ph domain


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blozoom! · 18 years ago

I got 9 and i am selling two.


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talksmart · 18 years ago

I have 4 – all dot coms. I’m planning to have more.


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JC John SESE Cuneta · 18 years ago

10-20 domains for me ;)

most redirected for brand protection.
others parked (either no plan to develop, pending development, or site went down indefinitely)


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ana.banana · 18 years ago

i have like 15 of them.
but only 2 are active. lol.


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L.A · 18 years ago

1 .com domain, planning to buy another for a new blog =D


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Jun Macarambon · 18 years ago

i have more than 100+ domains. most of them is not used or just parking. still to be develop.


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Jeffrey · 18 years ago

I have a few domains.

Using blogger in a domain could possibly be taken away from you by Google. Possibly lang ha.


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ElectronicsLabdotPH · 18 years ago

i got 5 domains. 3 are fully operational with contents.


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Dexter | Techathand.net · 18 years ago

I got 1 .net and 1 .ph which was recently purchased. my .net was purchased last 5 mos ago.


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CallCenterVet · 18 years ago

I publish on Blogspot but I’ve got 5 domains too… so far :D

* http://www.buymedomains.com
* http://www.sportsbookers.org
* http://www.olympicblogger.net
* http://www.sportsbloggers.org
* http://www.callcenterblogger.com

But it doesn’t reflect that I’m not serious about not serious about producing meaningful content. If Thord thinks that way, that’s his opinion. There are popular bloggers publishing on blogspot and it doesn’t seem to bother them or their readers one bit like http://www.fakesteve.blogspot.com and others. It doesn’t take a blogger to get his own domain name to write meaningful content.


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Alex · 18 years ago

hmmm i own about 900+ domains…


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nina · 18 years ago

I currently have 8, but I’m planning to buy a couple more this year.


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Anton Sheker · 18 years ago

I have a couple.. and Ive sold a couple too ;)


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SlackeR · 18 years ago

I got like 15 my first domain I bought when I was in college circa 1998 was called “put a little more dot org” you guess :)


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SlackeR · 18 years ago

I’ve got 15. First domain I bought way back 1999 lets just say it was “put a little more dot net” then i got the .org


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eligio · 18 years ago

I got 40 plus domain, i bought my first domain in march 2006, the time i became a freelancer :D


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Kiven · 18 years ago

20+.


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marhgil · 18 years ago

i only have one domain.


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nel animo · 18 years ago

more or less mga 40 domains na.


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noelperlas · 18 years ago

I have 10, mixed personal and client paid domains. All using shared hosting. And your post is timely because I am considering getting a dedicated server or VPS. It might be cheaper in the end, but is it easier? What do you use?


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PinayInTheUS · 18 years ago

i got one at the moment. used to have 5


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Bob Reyes · 18 years ago

Personally, I got around 20 domains, but you will find more than two hundred domains registered under my name :)


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boddah · 18 years ago

I have 4, three .coms and one .net.. bought my first domain december 2006


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Mindanao Bob · 18 years ago

I own about 50 domains, although I make extensive use of subdomains for many of my sites.

My first domain was Mindanao.com, which I purchased in 1996.

When you get a business idea and immediately purchase a new domain, I don’t consider that elitism, that is just good business sense.


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Eli · 18 years ago

In the 10’s somewhere. For one site I bought .com, .net, and the .org, just in case, since it’s my biggest site. I normally just vouch for the .com’s usually, nothing else.


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janus · 18 years ago

I got one! ha! I just gor it last week! :D


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BrianB · 18 years ago

The way Google is developing, I believe domains will not be that important in future. Anyway, there are more than enough letters and word combinations to make this subject very boring to me. Our site, Abe, is a good example.


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Noemi Dado · 18 years ago

I own 20 domains that have a hosting plan. I lost count of other parked domains.


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Ed · 18 years ago

I own 30000+ domains. I am in the click fraud business. Jk.


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ChrisMo · 18 years ago

Hmmm got my first one only last 2003, that was for a small project for vanity, too many was bugging me about having my own domain for my photo-editing service so I got one, I just forgot the name of the domain, gave it away after a year. Got another two, but expired last year because I was sick and the Domain registrar doesn’t automatically charge my account or call me either. Currently I have more than 10 domains, most for small projects and for community projects. My pet one is what I filled in here at yuga…


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bryanboy · 18 years ago

WAYYYY too many to mention. it’s scandalous.

LOL


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Eugene · 18 years ago

I currently own two, though I manage the content for another one, and I once owned my college org’s domain before I gave it up. I can’t remember if I got my first domain in 2002 or 2003, I’ll have to check my records. :-)


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