Hi Rudy and Tim
@toughdomains,
I'm happy to clarify my point of view with you.
You reached out to me on June 8, 2016 and said, "wanted to know how much the DOMAINSHERPA SPONSORS buttons cost? We will be launching a new service in 30 days."
My response was, "Thank you very much for your inquiry regarding sponsorships. As a result of a sponsor breaking the trust of our audience last year, we're no longer accepting sponsorship for new advertisers that do not have a proven track record in the industry. Once you launch your product, please let me know and I'll be happy to review it. If it matches the needs of our audience, I'll be happy to provide you with more details."
You responded on 6/13/16: "Thanks for your time Michael, Ill keep you updated on the launch date.
We are domainers and built a tool that we wanted for our portfolio. We hope others will find it useful. I'm gathering information on where we can advertise at launch. I understand your apprehension with new companies. Thanks Rudy"
I then never heard back from you, until you made your post above.
It is true that I am an investor in Efty.com and that may preclude you from being allowed to advertise on my website, but without knowing what your product/service even looked like I preferred to not close any doors. Who knows...maybe there would have been some sort of partnership or affiliation we could have setup.
I emailed you yesterday to see if there was anything you wanted to discuss. I didn't hear back from you yet, but I welcome a return email or telephone call if you would like to discuss anything further. If not, my best to you and your team.
Best regards,
Michael