Hello I see a domain I would really like to get, its expired on godaddy but not released yet (I think its in a grace period)... what would be the best service to get this godaddy bo? namesnap? thanks
Firstly, I suggest you read this article - http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2005/03/how-to-snatch-an-expiring-domain It will give you a great overview on getting an expiring domain name. I would suggest pool.com and snapnames.com which have been most successful for me personally getting expired domains. Good Luck.
Very good article, further research on my part reveals that godaddy (the initial register), leads me to believe that I should use the 60$ godaddy non refundable service to secure the domain name (which I almost did). So I checked internic, and they show that the domain name was re-registered, through godaddy. So do you think godaddy's whois is intentionally trying to get me to buy the service, even though the name has already been renewed by the godaddy client or what? Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com Domain Name: xxxxxxxxxx.COM Created on: 30-Jul-02 Expires on: 30-Jul-07 Last Updated on: 06-Jun-06 Domain Name: xxxxxxxxx.com Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC. Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com Name Server: NS35.DOMAINCONTROL.COM Name Server: NS36.DOMAINCONTROL.COM Status: clientRenewProhibited Status: clientTransferProhibited Status: clientUpdateProhibited Status: clientDeleteProhibited Updated Date: 04-aug-2007 Creation Date: 30-jul-2002 Expiration Date: 30-jul-2008