It's interesting to read how some people define a "domainer."
Judging by the some of the definitions I've come across, some view domainers and domain parking as the ultimate evil.
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A domainer defines him- or herself as a kind of Internet investor trying to speculate on domain names, similarly to the real estate industry when buying undeveloped lots and just sleeping on it hoping to sell it further with a good profit. Domainers never intend to develop a website behind any of their domain, but only set up a parking page to grab some money, occupy the domain space, and wait before a hot buyer. (Source: stopdomainparking.org)
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This is obviously not an accurate statement as not all domainers park their domains (and even if they did, as long as they are not cybersquatting or infringing on a TM, why does it upset people?). Also, many domainers turn their domains into fully functioning websites. Others produce mini-sites etc. There's more than one way a domainer can monetize a website.
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An individual or organization that uses a Web site for no other purpose than to generate ad revenue. The site is comprised entirely of banner ads and other advertising. See domain parking. (source: encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/domainer)
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Well according to this definition, domainers produce no content but just displays ads via domain parking. This is clearly another assumption that domainers only ever set up parked pages.
Now this definition sounds a bit more accurate:
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A term used to describe someone who buys and sells domain name registrations, often generating income through domain parking and/or website development, with the main purpose of generating revenue from advertising click through. Income is also generated through sales, advertising and affiliate commissions. Domainers are sometimes referred to as publishers, domain investors and commercial registrants. (source: icannwiki.org/Domaining_Glossary)
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So many times, I've read articles that discuss domainers in the same sentence as cybersquatters, infringers etc. As mentioned
here, we need to work hard to separate professional domainers from cybersquatters, and clean up the image of the domain industry. Perhaps we'll then find more positive definitions of a domainer?
What's your definition of a domainer?