What did I just do at Register.com!!

[Turtle9]

I feel so stupid, a friend of mine asked me to come here for answers.

I know absolutely nothing about websites, domains or anything techie for that matter. Last night after a few hours of gaming n drinking, :D one of my friends wanted to check his email - and bumped into register.com

We were just playing around for what domain names were available..In a moment of excitement and stupidity I went ahead and registered a domain name for a year for $35!

So, what do I do with it! :D :D
I registered a domain at register.com! What does that mean? :o Does that mean tht I own that domain name now? I looked around the site and it says for $14 more, they will 'transfer' my domain - What's that about?

I guess the question is - What do I do with it? lol

[T0PS3O]

LOL. Welcome to the world of webmastering, whether you wanted or not :D

Register is what's called a domain registrar. That's a company where you buy a domain. You can transfer it to an other registrar but that'd be kind of useless.

What you probably will want to do is either develop a website for that domain or to just sell it on. If you sell it, you'll have to transfer it to the new owner's registrar.

[dhruvd]

what domain did you register ? ( just for info ) lolz

Also do you know register.com is one of the most costy place to register a domain ...u can easily get a domain for even less than 8 $ :)

Anyways now enjoy with your domain buddy ! You can host a site or simply sell the domain if it is very cool :)

Cheers

[dcristo]

The question is, why did you register it? :) Develop it into a site or just sell it on.

[Turtle9]

lol. Thanks for replying fellas. I thought u guys were gonna send me away with the usual "go away noob" replies. :o


LOL. Welcome to the world of webmastering, whether you wanted or not
What you probably will want to do is either develop a website for that domain or to just sell it on. If you sell it, you'll have to transfer it to the new owner's registrar.

Oh geeeee, thanks for the welcome.
Oh I can sell it? that's great! Where and How do I do that? :D I certainly don't have the knowledge to create a website at the moment.


Also do you know register.com is one of the most costy place to register a domain ...u can easily get a domain for even less than 8 $

Oh man! I didn't know! So, I payed $35 for something I could have gotten for less than $8??? That's just perfect! Somebody plz shooot me!

The question is, why did you register it?
Like I said, I wasn't exactly planning to buy it! It was just a stupid drunken moment. :o

[T0PS3O]

You can sell it here on DP, but only after you have met the criteria that allows you to post stuff for sale (See FAQ/Rules). Alternatively you can sell it on places like sedo.com.

You can also keep it and just 'park the domain'. Google 'Domain Parking' for more info. It could make you a few bucks - but only if it's a 'good' domain. Which is unlikely, considering the state you were in when you bought it.

Let me guess, it's something like "such-and-such-is-a-son-of-a-such-and-such.com" :D

[JasMate]

That is so funny, please share that name with us !!

[cormac]

Thats why drinking, the web and credit cards is a bad mix :)

Good luck with your new Domain.