Zezura to the rescue: Wife takes over ChefPatrick.com

When Chef Patrick was hired by Oversee to take over their social media kitchen, we all wholeheartedly wished him good luck.

Already in South Florida, the Chefster is busy mixing the spices and getting his arms deep into the Oversee mayo – all while his blog sighs and sniffles in a corner, feeling all left out and lonely.

Indeed, when you don’t post, they don’t come.

But don’t despair just yet, the Chef has a quick solution at hand as his lovely wife, Zezura, will now take over blogging at ChefPatrick.com

“I talked to Patrick and we thought there’s a consensus: There is nothing a man does, that a woman can’t do. Even pee standing up!”, says Zezura with a giggle.

Zezura will soon start daily blogging about domains and how to raise your PPC. As a mother of two, she’s aware of the effort it takes to raise something over the years, to cherish it and watch it grow.

“Whatever. People say I can’t cook, but what matters is quality content about my sponsors and Zezura will do a great job at that, she’s already an accomplished blogger”, said Chef Patrick during his 30 minute lunch break at the Oversee HQ in South Florida.

If there is something the Chef misses, is being able to wake up a little after 12 noon in order to start his healthy lifestyle. But who cares, when the fat check coming in from the mother company of Moniker and Snapnames hits the Chef’s bank account twice a month!

The best thing about Patrick Ruddell, is his demeanor. It would take an army of people with Tourette’s to make the guy flinch. It usually takes one hot chick from his weekly videos at ChefPatrick.com to make him visibly excited. His upcoming domainer cruise in October was met with cheers from the Socrates club of San Fransisco domainers.

But how will things be now that Chef Patrick is trading his chef moniker for Moniker’s mother company, Oversee?

We had the opportunity to ask Chef Patrick five questions.

Chef Patrick stayed up later than usual; yesterday was a crazy day with Rick Latona’s new daily auctions occupying the news. Chef Patrick managed to squeeze in, just in time for the domain bloggers to begin their eulogies of the Chefster.

Here we go – a DomainGang exclusive interview.

Chef Patrick is known for his spiffy suits and designer eyeglasses.

Chef Patrick, welcome to the DomainGang chat. Congratulations on your new position at Oversee as Chef Extraordinaire. What will be your role with Oversee at Ft. Lauderdale – what will you be doing *for* Oversee with regards to domains?

My direct responsibilities are to help acquire and sell domain names. I am also tasked to help with some sort of Social Media push and co-host the Domain Masters radio show.

Sounds fantastic, a job with a lot of day to day responsibilities to stick your cooking spoon into. But what about your entrepreneurial hat, will that still be your personal focus: Blogging about your sponsors, Video news with hot chicks from your home sofa, DNCruise and the Socrates club guys – will these continue at a secondary pace?

ChefPatrick.com will always be a major part of what I do, so that will continue to be a priority. The one change that will occur is my weekly videos will move from Friday to Saturday this summer. When my family and I move to Ft. Lauderdale my in-office time will increase which will make it difficult to shoot a video during business hours. As for the cruise, that’s my baby. I am pleased to say that Moniker/SnapNames has agreed to sponsor the event, support what I’m doing and plan on sending several employees. I will continue to push and promote the cruise and in fact, I have to record some more personal video invitations this weekend.

Outstanding. It will be extremely  rewarding to do all that and still come home after a hard day at work and continue with your personal obligations and fun functions. By taking this position at Oversee are you distancing yourself from TRAFFIC, DomainFest’s main competitor, their schedule and business goals?

Not at all. Although Moniker no longer handles the TRAFFIC auctions we still maintain a high visibility in the industry. As of right now I do have plans on attending TRAFFIC Vancouver in June.

You are truly a magician in public relations! Patrick, you know that I have to ask this question: Do you think Oversee has overcome the Hank Alvarez stain that became a scandal back in November?

I am answering this question strictly as Chef Patrick. Personally I do believe they have either overcome or are very close to overcoming that incident.

Very good. Domainers, after all, have a short memory but I appreciate your diplomatic answer. And finally – because you have to catch some much deserved sleep – please give us a few words about the future of domaining from your perspective, what is Chef Patrick’s vision for the domain industry?

Some random thoughts – The obvious shifts in PPC revenue have forced the domain community to diversify into development, affiliate marketing, lead generation and so forth. Innovation is key! For those that have been able to adapt and continue to adapt, things will be good. I see a day where domain names hold title and are closed like real property using title agencies. This may mean that domain brokers become licenses, just like Realtors. Our industry has a lot of room for growth and a very bright future.

Thank you Chef and best of luck with your move to Ft. Lauderdale and your new position with Oversee.

As I lay to sleep at night thinking of the day’s work and winding down from my long domainer day; a continual thought pops into my head each night: Can Chef Patrick really cook? Does his wife really get to enjoy the benefits of having her own personal cook in the house?

I did some digging to try and solve this mystery.

Evidence #1 – He depicts himself doing domestic chores in a comic.

I don’t know about you but I would not be caught dead unclogging the toilet for my wife. Unless I were a Chef, of course.

Evidence #2 – His advertisers support his image.

“Fresh” is a common term in cooking. I would also not allow my advertisers to use the words “Fresh” and “Drop” together unless it were a constipation relief company or unless I were a Chef, of course.

Evidence #3 – His main site at PatrickRuddell.com reflects split personality disorder.

Patrick does not see himself as an individual but the whole of three types of personalities as evidenced in the above screen shot. Also concerning is the caption of “Who is this Madman?“. (What if I met Patrick and he turned out to be normal?? Disappointing!). But look at personality #3: IT’S THE CHEF!

Evidence #4 – His videos make me hungry.

I have no idea why. But they do. And hunger is relevant to cooking. Therefore, it must be entered into evidence.

Evidence #5 – His wallpaper does, too.

Hmm. I don’t know. Anybody want eggs or something?

Evidence #6 – Uhh

Does Chef Patrick really cook? I don’t know. You should ask him. In the meantime, check out the NippleGate scandal.