The Geo domain industry will continue to make unknown people, into popular internet rock stars in local media as great geo domains are developed.  This industry is great and SimplyGeo.com is doing all it can to help promote its growth, along with AssociatedCities.com and other sites to come SOON. 

AssociatedCities.com recently published an interview with the owners of SantaFe.com.  It is a great interview that gives you some insight as to what it takes to build your geo site up from scratch.  From my understanding, the site was launched this year.

There will be many great stories and interviews published as the Geo domain industry continues to mature.  

(via AssociatedCities.com) 

Associated Cities: What are the advantages and challenges of operating within a network like Associated Cities?
P/MF: The advantages of being with Associated Cities became obvious when we attended its San Francisco conference in 2007. We met a lot of innovative owners and managers (particularly from Scottsdale, San Diego, Chicago and New York City) who are a lot further down the road than we are. It was great sharing ideas and getting inspired. As our background is in real estate, we’re planning something special with that component.

This is something we’d like to share at the next Associated Cities meeting. Another bonus of the Associated Cities network is the access to talent. We hired out current president (Bob Shaffer) from Richmond.com. He told us he was ready for a change and he has been a gem to work with.

Associated Cities: What are your day-to-day responsibilities? How much of your energy is devoted to sales and marketing versus content and production?
P/MF: At this moment, our full-time staff is small: eight including the two of us. Pat and I do everything from marketing and selling ads to writing content and implementing growth strategies.

The eight of us work well together. In terms of specialization, Pat has been in sales and marketing for 30 years. That was the engine that drove our real estate company. I’ve published 20 novels and have written a business and real estate column for the last 10 years. Writing and editing come easily to me.