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Yesterday, I posted an article about Warren Royal’s Bobbleheads.com being the producer of Chick-Fil-A bobblehead dolls (which were commissioned prior to the controversy). In the comment section, someone suggested that my post indicated that I was “backing chick-fil-a and encouraging others to do so as well.” That isn’t true (nor was it my intent), and today, I want to share something of interest on the other side of this debate.

If you are looking for information about boycotting the fast food chain restaurant, you need to look no further than BoycottChickFilA.com. The website on the domain name has become a resource for information about the boycott of Chick-Fil-A restaurants. There are articles dating back to September of 2011.

Similar to the Bobbleheads.com product, BoycottChickFilA.com was created prior to this particular controversy (although the first article does note that the reason for the site is basically the same reason as the current controversy: “Chick-Fil-A donates money to extremist, anti-gay, hate groups”...etc.  A Whois search shows that the domain name was registered in January of 2011.

Again, I dislike political and religious discussion, but for the record, I like chicken, support gay marriage, and dislike discrimination and fast food restaurants.

I have to admit that I thought the percentage of full time domain investors vs. part time domain investors would have been much lower. According to the poll I ran asking people who read my blog if they are full time domain investors, 40% of the almost 200 responders indicated that they invest in domain names as their full time profession.

I had anticipated closer to 25% of the people who responded would be full timers, although there may have been a bit of confusion about what it means, as some people work for themselves and are in the domain business but their involvement in domain investing is more peripheral.

I am curious what amount of income (NET, not gross) it would take for you to become a full time domain investor, assuming your goal was to quit your day job and work for yourself. Of course, many people love their job and love investing in domain names as a hobby, so I guess this wouldn’t really be a good poll if that’s the case.

To put a bit of perspective on things, according to the US Census Bureau, from 2006-2010, the median household income in the US was $51,914.

So, how much annual net revenue would it take for you to turn your domain investing business into a full time profession (or what did it take in case you’re already doing it)? Vote in the poll below!

Several years ago, I asked people who visit my blog if they work for themselves and are involved in the domain industry full time. I am pretty sure that number has gone down over the past few years with lower PPC payouts and I would guess a decline in domain sales for some.

I know of someone making the transition from part time domain investor to full time, and we were discussing what percentage of people are involved in the industry as their main source of income vs. those who invest in domain names to supplement their income. My guess is that the far majority of people who invest in domain names do it more as a hobby than their primary source of income.

I’d be interested in knowing whether your domain business is a full time profession for you or if you are doing it part-time. Feel free to comment and let me know if you want to make it a full time profession (if you do it part time). Do you think someone can make the transition to full time domain investor right now?

I spend a fair amount of time during the day visiting domain name related websites. Some of the sites I visit offer valuable domain related tools, while others offer news and commentary. There are also auction websites and aftermarket platforms that I visit multiple times per day.

Listed below are the ten domain industry websites I visit the most. Some of these sites are almost constantly opened in a browser tab at all times, while others are visited whenever I see an update is made.

10 Most Frequently Visited Domain Websites (in alphabetical order):