Domain Names

[senior-advisor-indiana]

So i guess there is a biz of making money on .com names?
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[Sam]

I hear there is also a lot of money in oil.

 

[Crabcake Johnny]

Not like their used to before the Cybersquatting laws. Back in the day you could buy "generalelectric.com" then hold GE ransom for your "$100,000 fee" to sell it to them. Now you cannot infringe upon any trademark.

I could federally trademark "health solutions agency." Then if anyone bought healthsolutionsagency.com I could sue.

This came about over 15 years ago when rather savvy people bought thousands of trademarked domain names then held companies hostage over fees to recover the domain name.

Worse yet if the company didn't give in to their demands they'd turn the address into a porn site. Years and years ago maryland.com used to be a porn site.

 

[Sam]

There are many thousands of people who make their living from domain names. Some of them make millions a year. However, the ground floor was a long time ago in internet years and you need real hard work and creativity to make it these days.
The best domaining article I have read is http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/12/01/8364591/index.htm m

 

[Alston]

How to find abandoned domains

When looking up domains you may want to check out this site:
http://deleteddomains.com/

You may get lucky and find a website that has a great name, but was abandoned because the owner moved on to another business. I haven't purchased a domain through them yet but I've looked at the site. It may help you.

One of the benefits of buyng an existing domain is that you will inherit the page rank and back links (links pointing to the site). However, if the site was truly profitable, it probably would not have been abandoned.

Good Luck,

 

[somarco]

I hear there is also a lot of money in oil.

Wesson oil?

Takes me back to college days . . .

 

[Sam]

When looking up domains you may want to check out this site:
http://deleteddomains.com/

There are several companies like this that are known as drop catchers, as they catch the names that are dropping from the registry. If you really want to have a shot at getting a dropping insurance name with existing pagerank and backlinks, you really need to use www.snapnames.com www.pool.com or www.enom.com

They dedicate the most resources to pinging the dropping registrar, and 99% of the time, they will get the name.

As a general rule, the name will be worth more to a domain parker than it will to you, unless it is a local site, or you do lead generation.

 

[K-Dub]

Years and years ago maryland.com used to be a porn site.

LOL!! I thought the domain name looked familiar!!

 

[trvlnut]

I am going to purchase my domain name at godaddy.com and they are asking if I want to upgrade to the private registration. I really don't see an advantage to this. It looks like it keeps my personal information out of the company database. I don't understand what this means. If anyone wants my personal info, they can get it on my website.

Any advice on this?

 

[Sam]

By not electing for domain privacy, your information will be available for others to look up with a whois check. If you are not doing anything shady with your site then there is no real need for privacy.