Can someone help explain some things for me. Whenever I have a domain that I want I write it down, I have a list of around 100 domains that I may want when they become available. The questions is, lets say there is a domain called, iwanthisdomain.com. This is a very populr domain and 10 other people want it. What is the easiest way to register it to stop the other 9 from getting it before me. Pool.com and Snap Domains rarely works for me on domains that I really want. Why is this, other people get the registration.. There is a domain in deletion period at the moment that I want to make sure 100000% that I get it. There is another domain which will be up for deletion in 30 days unless the person renews. Its been registered for 10 years and I really want it but I know for a fact, that there will be very strong competition for it IF the person doesnt renew and it does infact become deleted.
I know when they expire.. lol. Lets tell everyone in the world what domains they are... Im sorry but yourpost is quite funny even if you are trying to be helpful
Well, I am not sure if there is actually a definite way of getting the domain if you are on the queue. The only way that I can think of is if the owner still has access to the domain name is to write to them, offer to buy over the domain name from them. Then have then renew the domain name and transfer it to you. If they truly do not need it anymore, they may be willing to accept your offer. Of course you can sweeten the deal a little. Otherwise you probably be like a refugee running to the spot where the UN do the food drop.
Well, it depends. I did drop some of my 5 to 6 years old domains because they became irrelevant to me. Not every trades in domain names so when they do not need it, they drop it. I guess if the site is no longer active, the owners may no longer need the name. Or there is a change of identity and the old name is dropped after a successful move over to the new one.
Pool and snap are the two leaders. The use many sub-registrars to hit the server the second it becomes available. If there is more than one person going after the domain, there will be an auction. It would be virtually impossible to get a domain by yourself if you are competing with a backorder service going after it. If you know for a "fact" that there will be a lot of competition, it could go for thousands of dollars. You could always approach the owner and try to make a private purchase (although you could also be alerting them) - that would be the only way to make sure the domain sale was to you. As you know, if the domain gets deleted, it will get a new creation date and will no longer be a 10 year old domain.
I dont mind doing this auction... but where are they auctioned? Isnt pool only good for when there is only a single person after it?
Place a backorder for the domain with both pool and snap. You only pay if they acquire the domain for you. If they grab the domain, and you are their only client, you get the domain. If there had more than one person after the domain, you will be given the chance to participate in a private auction where you bid against the other people who initially bid for the domain. More information on their process on their site.
May be this can be in some help: motov.biz/scripts/BulkDomainChecker .. i use it for checking large lists of domains, for their PR, backlinks Yahoo SE stats and other stuff..
If you want to catch dropping names, you can try Pool, Snapnames, Godaddy's TDNam, & Enom Clubdrop. Haven't personally used any of them, but those are the ones to go with.
Well, using a domain backorder service does not guarantee that you get the domain name. It just gives you a chance as there may be more than one party queuing for the domain name or the owners may take the domain out of the redemption stage. No one really have control over this.
The reason you find it so hard is simply that there is lots of competition for good domain names. If you know the domain name way in advance, why not contact the owner and make an offer? That way you avoid the whole name-drop/auction business.