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It was a perfect
spot for DAP Founder Jay
Paudyal, a long time leader of India's
domain investment community, to host an in-person
retreat. DAP was already well-known thanks to the
free online webinars DAP had been presenting over
the past decade. Through them they have been instrumental in
building a network of more than 2,000
members.
Above:
Jay Paudyal (at left) at DAP's 3-day July retreat in
Lonavala. With
a theme of Building Internet Businesses,
nearly DAP welcomed all who wanted to come to
Lonavala to three days of educational sessions,
networking opportunities, and domain sales
celebrations. Over 30 people from around the country
made the trip to to get high level domaining advice
and learn more about video content creation and
eCommerce. As you would expect in such a beautiful
locale, there was also plenty of time for exploring
the area and leisure social activities.
Class
photo form the Lonavala retreat.
Day
one was devoted to catching up with old friends and
making new ones before diving into the primary topic
of the first day - Creating Video Content. In
that two-hour sessions, guests were shown an array
of equipment and devices equipment and devices for
video productions. They also saw watched an entire
studio being set up with a live video shot in this
practical seminar. The
second day was a full day devoted to the Domain
Aftermarket and was comprised of four separate
sessions:
1 - Being serious about Domain Investment by Jay
Paudyal.
2 - Sell Domains Fast by Aishwin Vikhona.
3 - Scope of AI and IO domain investment space by Chetan.
4 - Domain Investment stories by Harmandeep, Alok
M and Vinesh Bhaskarla.
Expert
panelists discussed their domain journey.
Jay
introduced the fundamentals of domain investment,
including strategies for selecting, pricing, and
selling domains. Aishwin’s in-depth session
(below),
lasting over four hours, provided invaluable insight
learned for him many years as a successful investor,
developer and author.
Above: Chetan
(at right) with Jay, discussed AI and IO domain
opportunities while the
final session focused on real-world experiences and
community support while addressing important
questions like GoDaddy’s GST compliance,
Afternic’s Custom Lander, pros & cons of
having a digital wallet with other domain registrars.
On
Day 3 the focus switched to eCommerce with a
demonstration of creating an online store from
scratch using Shopify and Woo Commerce.
In addition to developing product stores, they
discussed how to build a domain name portfolio
website with Shopify and Woo Commerce, something
most attendees did not know they could do using the
same Shopify and Woo tools.
Above
& below: One of the favorite parts of the social
events and entertainment activity was a performance
from a magician who creatively linked magic
to domain investing (we can see that!), providing an engaging and
educational experience that was a big hit with the
audience.
Jay noted
that attendees, some of whom are seen in the play
area above and at tea time in the shot below, also
appreciated the branded goodies from GoDaddy
and expressed their gratitude through video selfies.
Least surprising of all was a consensus that
they would like have more of these smaller more
intimate events to attend!
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