After big sale, Berkens resigns from domain consulting group.
Berkens recently updated his LinkedIn profile to reflect that he was no longer with the company, and I verified the move with him.
The move is not entirely surprising. Berkens recently sold the majority of his domain name portfolio to GoDaddy for an eight-figure sum. Part of his rationale for the sale was to spend less time working, so it doesn’t make sense to serve as a domain name consultant.
When the sale was announced, Berkens also said he’d blog less. He has dialed it down a bit, but I wouldn’t bet money on him shutting down TheDomains anytime soon.
enjoy the money mike, you deserve it!
Seriously, I look forward to visiting DNW and TheDomains every day. Maybe Mike stepping down at ROTD will increase the chances of him continuing to blog!
Perhaps DNW is an acquisition target for TheDomains… 😉
Hope he keeps blogging. Great articles and insight on the industry. I miss Rick’s pov as well.
Here if you miss Rick’s POV, I will give you a taste
BUY .COM
DON’T SELL CHEAP
Got your fix
He is still paying thousands in auctions for domains, I see him bidding at all the major exchanges daily?
$35M and then some banked, and you still want to sit on your computer, and bid on auctions what the hell for?
Give the other guys some skin in the game man
Want skin? Go to Mike’s Adult.Domains LOL 😀
LinkedIn profile changes can reveal some interesting job transitions.
It’s ok, I have a GF, I will leave websites like that for a single stud such as yourself
Ryan, Mike’s a married guy and his adult domain portfolio doesn’t need his wife’s permission. But thanks for the compliment.
1 less job = 1 more vacation
Hard work involved to maintain the 70K names I am sure. I hope he continues his postings.