Optimal, profitable management is the key to almost any and everything thriving and growing with abundant life.

Such a statement is quite critical to the domain industry, specifically critical for domain investors with sprawling domain portfolios.

If only the rule of thumb were that profitability and a domain portfolio’s sprawl were in direct relationship with one another, then life would be a dream. But the reality is that not all domains and domain portfolios are equal.

With a myriad of strategies to assemble new or purchase existing domain portfolios, one of the most critical considerations to be made before one begins is a bonafide method to manage one’s way into sustained profitability.

Here’s a look at the top 5 articles for Kickstart Commerce in 2021, ranked by the total number of monthly downloads:

Very few people realize consistent, profitable success when entering into the domain industry, specifically domain investing.

And even fewer persons can greatly capitalize and realize substantial reward developing services, tools, and platforms for domain investors to use.

The list is few in comparison to the number of domain investors that have come and gone their way, as well as the current domain investing ecosystem.

Remember when the new gTLDs — general top-level domains — came on the scene nearly a decade or so ago, and how they were going to be the nail in the coffin for legacy domain extensions — .com, .org, .net?

Well, that didn’t happen. However, what did happen was that quite a people lost hundreds and thousands of dollars gambling that they would.

Extensions like .vip, .rentals, .forsale, .realestate, and the list go on as long as a hot summer day in the desert.

Now, this is not to say that profitable success hasn’t been realized along the way. It has but by very few people, both buying and selling new gTLDS.

The art of the deal is the name of the game, and today’s podcast guest has made a name for himself across varying industries for nearly 40-plus years, spanning from the industrial to the information age.

From funerals to insurance to flowers to coffee to search marketing and more, Bill McClure is certainly not shy when it comes to assessing and initiating deals — the good, the bad, and ugly.

Domaining in 2021 is shaping up to be a stellar year, in comparison to 2020, as we approach the halfway mark.

Per Rick Schwartz, in 2020, there was $5.27M in domain sales reported on the top 10 list. Only 5 months into 2021, and there is $11.12MM in reported sales.

“It’s another day, another dime, another dollar, another day here in domaining paradise…”

Who proclaims and lives by this moniker?

Well, you’ll have to tune in as today’s podcast guest who truly lives in the sun, sand, and sea in the land of opportunity.