First of all we need to establish a few things; if you’re starting with a virgin domain name then it’s most probably worth less just like 99% of all domain names out there. However if you own a single word domain name such as cars.com then if you sell it you could most probably retire, if you sold ClassicCars.com you may get enough to buy a second hand car, not a classic. ConcourseClassicCars.com may be worth a £100 or eConcorseClassicCars.com is worthless. A domain name that uses numerous hyphens like long-domain-name.com or prefixes and suffixes are virtually worthless. Other things to consider are that the spelling is correct, whether the domain works better as a plural or singular, but most of all it’s a .com, as a .net is never going to be worth as much.
All this said there is a flipside; there are other things that can add value to a domain name contradicting what’s been said above. If a domain name already has a good page ranking in Google due to it been in use before, such as hosted a site, generated clicks, sales or has had money spent marketing that domain name, it’s going to be worth more than base rate. For example, what did Google, eBay, Amazon or even yahoo mean to us before they became house hold names? But now those domains are probably worth millions.
Keywords still hold some relevance in search engine results so a relatively short domain name containing a keyword such as “beds.” For example click4beds or click-for-beds defiantly have some worth to that market area.
Generally the supply of domain names greatly exceeds the demand and essentially a domain name is only really worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit had their domain snatched from under them, a German by the name of Uwe Matt managed to purchase the website from RegisterCompass.com.
The domain was not hosting a site as the NHTCU was transferred to the Serious Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) in April 2006, so any traffic to that domain was redirected to the SOCU site.
It’s been said that it was “Sloppy” to let this slip under the radar, as obviously someone was not paying attention to the registration expirery and ignored the renewal letter.
As a lot of well known sites link to this page such as the Home office crime reduction website as well as the BBC it could have been easily open for abuse. The new site owner could have had bad intentions such as malware or even mimicking a NHTCU site to acquire people’s personal details, which could have been a very large and additional embarrassment to the people publicising the risks of identity theft.
The domain now hosts a notice from the new owner asking for suggestions about how it might be best used.
The (Professional) .pro domain is a restricted domain name and so far has not been a popular domain since its creation in 2002. Its main intention was to be used by professionals in Law, Medicine or accountancy which would manifesting themselves as a second level domain, .law.pro, .med.pro and .cpa.pro.
When a .pro domain was previously registered the applicant had to register a third level domain first before they could have a second level .pro domain. They then had to supply verification of their credentials which were put through rigorous checks, as well as pay the domain cost of $225 for a second level domain (yourname.pro,) and $100 a year for a third level domain (yourname.med.pro,) as well as a verification fee of $100.
As from the 8th of September you will now be able to register just a second level .pro domain for 70% less, that’s less than $20 for the first year. If you register for longer than a year you can get each following year for 30% less. The offer stands until 1st January 2010.
So now under the new relaxed rules any person or business recognised by a licensing body or government agency can now register a second level .pro domain and have 44 days to supply information to confirm their professional eligibility.
The first ever public auction of premium .me domain as well as other premium .com, .net and .mobi domain names will take place on the 25th September held at the TRAFFIC Conference in New York City at 3:00 p.m. ET. Those individuals who cannot attend there will be an online auction will be handled by Moniker, also running from 25th September 3:15 p.m. ET until 2nd October. This auction will also include domains from the private collection of Howard Neu and Rick Schwartz.
This means that anyone has the chance to grab themselves a sought after .me domain name such as these .me domains which are up for grabs at the live auction…
Love.Me
Buy.Me
Date.Me
Meet.Me
Ask.Me
Show.Me
…and these .me domains which will be available on the online auction.
Kiss.Me
Rent.Me
Watch.Me
Marry.Me
Loan.Me
Play.Me
.me domains were originally delegated to Montenegro as their top level domain; after it was approved in September 2007 the government recognized the potential world appeal of the .me domain and decided that it should be used as a generic domain to gain the greatest benefits for Montenegro.
When you get with the times and decide you want to expand your clientele and represent yourself on the internet, the very first thing you will need is a domain name. It’s best to stick to the commonly used domains such as for a business .com or .net for schools .edu and .org for non profit organisation. Try to stick to these domains as these are said to have a better chance of ranking in search engines all though saying that once you have settled on a domain name it may be worth trying to register the same name in .net, .org as well as country extensions depending on your target customers, such as .uk, .au, & .fr. Also consider registering common misspelling of your domain name as well as plurals which all can be redirected to your main .com site, doing this will guarantee you capture all the traffic for your site.
Domain names can be a maximum of 63 characters long, but when deciding on your domain name/s its best to keep it short and simple, easy to remember and make it’s easy to spell and communicate verbally. If your domain name contains more than one word make sure it cannot be misinterpreted or even separate the words with a hyphen in the relevant places.
Before making a final decision on you chosen domain name make sure it is not infringing on trademarks, as this may solve you allot of hassle later on down the line with legalities.
Most of all take your time when deciding on your domain name as this will be the base for your online presence and cannot be easily changed once your website is established in the search engines.
To start you search use a reputable online registrar or a domain name generator to help you search for keywords you want within your domain name. But remember once you’ve found your ideal domain name don’t hesitate to register it as you may lose it as mentioned in earlier post “Buy Your Domain Now”
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