Today I just received official notice that my very first domain, CheapAzz.net is scheduled for deactivation in two days. I registered the domain on August 23rd, 2004 after two years on a GeoCities website. Remember them? Yahoo announced that it will close GeoCities on October 26, 2009 – just a coincidences I think. It probably has nothing to do with the gloomy doom of CheapAzz.net. Anyway, I digress…
CheapAzz.net was my first domain hosted on a shared server (nine of them in five years according to the Whois record). It was the second phase of the Extreme Ezine and it’s where I began branding myself as ‘CheapAzz‘. Not my proudest moment but no regrets either. It was a learning experience. It’s also where I built my first forum and where I started several safelists. More importantly it’s where I began an online relationship with many friends that I still know today.
CheapAzz.net was never a huge success but it did make it to a PageRank 05/10 on Google and was responsible for proving to me what I desperately wanted to believe – you could make money online. From there I branched off into so many directions I’m not sure where I’ve been or where I’m at. I’m not even sure I’m writing this post. I wonder if I sourced this post out?
Any way, it’s been a blast CheapAzz.net and I bid you a fond farewell. I hope you find success on a dedicated server sitting in front of powerful fan cooling your hot azz off someday.
I haven’t gotten rich from the internet yet but it’s been a lot of fun. And how many can make this statement? “I haven’t had to add a cent to my PayPal account in over three years and it easily pays all of my bills“! Thank you for getting me started CheapAzz.net
