I totally agree domainers could use actionable information, but I am also aware that these magazines are very young and domaining itself is very young. You guys set high expectations for yourselves. I don’t think the typical “top ten” list stuff would go far with the domainer audience, and in competitive arenas like SEO (and domaining), there isn’t much value in publishing secrets if widespread use would kill their value. It might take soem trial and error time to find the right perspective as Johnny B Good suggests above.

Has anything from these mags made me a better domainer? No.

I wish the tone of the mags was more serious with advanced techniques and methods at domain acquisitions. Or, more advance monetization methods, etc…… instead of the “state of domaining” or some other mundane subject. Hell…. we already know the state of domaining…. just look at the payouts – I don’t need reminding.

I don’t think Kevin Ham can tell most of us domainers much about domaining b/c he has millions to play with and just goes to the big auctions, but a domainer who has his hands dirty and it scouring for new venues for monetization or has developed new domaining abilities that he or she is willing to share is much more interesting.