Basics to think about moving forward:
-total value of domains has never been put on paper, with the release of financials they will only raise the value
-Scott mentioned in the cc that the numbers were conservative and also mentioned he had not considered certain revenue channels (don't remember specifics on that one, somebody help me out?)
-buyout offer, low-ball or not is a positive sign..if he wanted to pump the price up, seriously guys he could have done better (why would he lie in such a lackluster way?)
-Deals with other websites will improve not only clientele base but also thedirectory.com's page rank and importance relevant to the internet which just adds more value to the domain. ( A previous website i worked for had a domain value of $11,000 and a page rank on google of 0, EYSM has over 2000 domains and thedirectory.com has a page rank of 4, speculate on that)
I know im new posting here, but i deal with internet marketing on a day to day and eysm in has nothing but potential. As for raised subscription fees, i had to pay google nearly $1400 Last Week! alone for just adwords that may have brought me 15-20 new customers. I think the busisness model that Thedirectory.com has is great and we will see good things moving forward.
GO EYSM