I sold one silly humor site with about a 8 character domain. For $400k alone.

I will take a look at those 2 books you suggested.

I also have a problem finding partners! But I also know that the best companies have been built with great partners and great ideas. I own many very good domain names but have not found the right partners. I know that I can’t develop these domains all on my own. Also a great partner can bring may ideas to the table.

Having lots of money is not a problem to me – it IS my reason for being, working hard on the internet, because my happiness comes from sharing what I have to my family and to those who have less, especially to poor members in our church. I always make it a point to give back to God (thru tithing and charity) regardless of the amount i earn each month because money is a blessing that should be used to bless others as well. If we only think of satisying our own cravings, no amount of money will be enough…but if we think of the needs of others, even 10 dollars can do so much.

Don’t stop dreaming, reaching your goals, but start having a purpose for each thousand dollars you’ll make and you’ll get a few hundred sources of happiness. Read: “Money, Possessions, and Eternity” by Randy Alcorn; maybe you’ll get something worth few pages of your upcoming book. Would love a review copy then.

1 – try to make a living to survive
2 – try to get rich ( this could be millions or billions )
3 – after that, it’s all about

* making more cash ( but it is just for the numbers on papers , not for personal satisfaction )

* the only power a person has after making his first million(s) is brought by the pursuit of success , respect, and self pride to proof that more can be achieved. It’s like playing a video game, finish it , but then starting it again in expert mode to show that you are that great gamer :p Or doing time trial on a racing video game to beat yourself and submit your lap time to Xbox live community etc… This is what Forbes listed billionaires are doing. They try to secure deal etc… to show that they were smart enough to buy something before another billionaire did. It’s just pride. Most of them just buy stuff and don’t even make money off it. Check Donald Trump in “The art of the comeback” , he explains how he got the Miss Universe brand off another south american millionaire. But it is not profitable, he just did it for pride. So i think that after a certain amount of money ( which differs from person to person ) , everything else happens just ego,pride,numbers,ranks etc… Eric, your effort to make your company successful is already done and mission accomplished. I understand that you don’t have the same envy to start something new etc… and make it huge, but then you shouldn’t think or tycoons etc… and just settle for a millionaire’s life, lazy stuff, traveling etc… It is also a hard time to brand new ideas. Back in 1999-2000, people were lost with new ideas, what to do etc… Like with domains, every possible idea is taken and a website goes along with it. So this is also a possible factor blocking you to make a new start… I still think there are brilliant ideas still to be developed etc…