How to Move a Website to a New Domain Name
Learning how to move a website to a new domain name is pretty straightforward. You can count on the entire process taking anywhere from 48 to 72 hours (or maybe much longer if you have a very large site) but if you have a smaller site then chances are you can get everything set up properly and read to go on the new domain name in just a couple of hours. Read on for a few tips to make moving a website to a new domain name a breeze and then be sure and try out our domain name finding tools on our dashboard to find yourself some some awesome domain names!
Step 1: Transferring Files
The first step in moving your website to your new domain name is to create an account on your server or shared hosting plan for the new domain and then transfer over all of the old website files to the new account you have created for the new domain. Be sure to just copy the files over and do not in any case delete the files from the old account for the old domain name yet.
Step 2: Change Nameservers
Be sure and change the nameservers of the new domain name to point to the newly created account that you have created on your server or shared hosting plan. Keep in mind that it will typically take between 48 and 72 hours for the DNS to propogate throughout the web.
Step 3: Change Files
The next step is to change all instances of the old domain to the new domain within the files that you have transferred over to the new account on your server. You will most likely be able to accomplish this very quickly if you just use the find and replace feature in your FTP client (i.e. Dreamweaver, FileZilla, etc.). Making all of your links absolute links rather than relative links is usually the best way to go for SEO purposes so if this is something that you had ever considered changing over then now would be a good time to go through and audit all of your website files to change relative links to absolute when appropriate.
Step 4: Create 301 Redirects
Setting up 301 redirects in your .htaccess (assuming you have a Linux server) under your old account is very important. A 301 redirect will work to automatically and permanently redirect visitors and search engine bots who visit www.olddomain.com/my-page to www.newdomain.com/my-page. This is very important from an SEO perspective because 301 redirects have the potential to pass through the “link juice” of any backlinks pointing to the old domain to the new domain along with any accompanying search engine rankings. This is also very important from a user perspective because anyone that tries to visit any page on your old domain will be automatically sent to the appropriate page on your new domain. Read this guide on how to set up 301 redirects to get all of the nitty gritty 301 redirect setup details.
Step 5: Test
Make sure that your nameservers have been set up on your new domain and that the DNS has finished propogating. Once you verify that the DNS is resolving correctly for the new domain then it is time to test out all of the old pages that you are redirecting from the old domain to the new domain and then also test by looking through each page of the new site and make sure that there are no errors (from find and replace errors when changing files or other issues).
If all of the pages of your old site have been indexed by Google then a quick way to test out that the 301 redirects have all been set up and working properly is to simply do an advanced Google search query that will return all of the pages from your old site indexed by Google. You can do this simply by typing “site:olddomain.com” into Google (without the “”). Now all you have to do is click on every page and if you have set up the 301 redirects properly then each time you click on the page link your server should automatically and instantly redirect you to the appropriate new page on your new domain.
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How to Flip Domain Names
If you want to learn how to flip domain names then read on because this guide will teach you all of the basics of flipping domain names and hopefully making a nice profit to boot! Once you have read this free domain name flipping tutorial then be sure and find some great domain names using our domain name finding tools!
Flipping Domain Names vs. Flipping Websites
There are two main strategies for flipping domains. The first strategy involves buying a domain name and then reselling it without first building a website or otherwise developing the domain name. The second strategy involved buying a domain name and then building a website and potentially even marketing the website and monetizing the website before attempting to sell the website for a profit.
The profit potential from flipping a website can be quite significant because many domain name buyers like to see things like a domain that has an existing website with Google rankings, pages indexed by the search engines, backlinks, etc. However, the major con to flipping a website is that you of course have to A) Possess some web development/SEO/copywriting skills and you also have to B) Be willing to put in the time and effort into developing the website and monetizing the domain name.
There can also be significant profit potential from flipping domain names without websites. The real key to buying and selling domain names for profit is twofold: A) Consistently find domain names at a bargain (our domain name tools can help with this) and B) Consistently find domainers or even better end users that want to buy your domain names.
Practical Domain Flipping Tips
Here are some practical tips for flipping domain names:
1. Choose a niche that you know a lot about/are comfortable in. You will have more success if you are an expert in the subject matter of the domain name that you are investigating for a potential flip. Chances are you have some type of specialized knowledge that separates you from the average person and allows you to find good domain deals. Whether it is financial advice or crocheting; almost every one has some type of hobby or skill set that will give them a leg up on the competition.
2. Use tools to speed up your domain name research. The money you make from great domain names that you can find by using cutting edge domain name tools that find keyword domain names, domain names with type in traffic, auction domain names with page rank, dictionary domain names, and much more can easily pay for the cost of our premium membership.
3. Keep learning all that you can. Flipping domain names can have some huge payoffs if you are willing to work hard and constantly learn all that you can. Put the time in and do the necessary research. Read our domain name blog to keep abreast of new ways to make money with domain names.
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How to Find a Great Domain Name
Learning how to find a great domain name is easy! Here is a down and dirty simple guide for understanding how to find great domains over and over – as many times as you want. Once you have read through the guide then be sure to put your new found knowledge to good use and head on over to our dashboard to try out our domain finding tools. To get full access to all of our tools then sign up for premium membership today!
Finding Keyword Domain Names
It’s no secret that finding keyword domain names are a great way to find a steal of a domain name. First of all, let’s define what a keyword really is. A keyword is any word or phrase that is consistently searched in a search engine like Google. For example, “vitamins” is a keyword. “blahblahblah” is not.
There are 2 basic types of keyword domain names: Keyword Rich and Exact Match. Keyword rich domain names contain a keyword but they can also contain extra characters or words that are not keywords. An exact match domain name contains the keyword or keyword phrase only with no additional characters or non keywords. For example, for the keyword “cars” the domain name “superdupercars.com” is a keyword rich domain and the domain name “cars.com” is an exact match domain. Exact match keyword domain names are of course much more valuable and one big reason is because they have the possibility of receiving type in traffic.
Recommended Tools for Finding Keyword Domain Names: 1) Type-In Traffic Finder 2) Keyword Domain Repository 3) Bulk Keyword Domain Finder
Short Domain Names
Another category of domain name that holds a lot of value are short domain names. The easier a domain name is to remember, spell, and pronounce then the more valuable that domain is. Of course, sometimes a longer domain that ends in .com will be worth quite a bit more than a shorter domain name that ends in .net, .org, .info, .biz, or some other less desirable TLD.
Recommended Tools for Finding Short Domain Names: 1) Auction Domain Name Tool 2) Dropped Domain Name Tool 3) Domains Dropping Soon Tool 4) Domain Name Alerts 5) Dictionary Domain Name Tool
Brandable Domain Names
A brandable domain name is a domain name that may contain keywords but it will often have some type of unique word in the domain name. An example would be the domain name of this site “DomainSuperstar.com”. The keyword is “domain” and the name added to emphasize the uniqueness of our tools is “Superstar”. When you combine the two words to get the domain name DomainSuperstar.com then you hopefully have a domain name that is memorable to visitors and part of a strong brand.
Recommended Tools for Finding Brandable Domain Names: 1) Brandable Domain Name Finder 2) Domain Auction Tool 3) Geo Domain Name Tool
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How to Create 301 Redirects
Creating 301 redirects is easy. Learning how to create a 301 redirect is easy to pick up and by the end of this quick how to guide then you will know all that you need to know to make 301 redirects quickly and easily on the fly.
Once you have read through our quick and easy 301 redirect tutorial then be sure and find some great domain names using our domain name finding tools!
Requirements to be Able to do 301 Redirects
The only real requirements for setting up a 301 redirect is that you have a Linux server and that you have access to your .htaccess file and are able to edit it and upload it to your server (you may not even have to upload it to your server as many popular server management software programs like cPanel allow you to edit your .htaccess file directly from your website’s cPanel).
How .htaccess 301 Redirects are Used
A 301 redirect is used to permanently redirect one page to another page on either the same domain or a totally different domain. 301 redirects are used in a number of different very common scenarios:
- Changing File Names and/or Extensions: 301 redirects can be used if you are changing the file structure of your site or changing the file extensions of your site (i.e. moving from html to php). This is very important to do because if your 301 redirects are set up properly then people typing in yourdomain.com/oldfilename.html would be redirected to yourdomain.com/newfilename.php or whatever page you specify in your .htaccess.
- Moving to a New Domain: 301 redirects are key when moving your website files to a new domain name. This way if people visit an old page on your old domain name then they will be automatically redirected to the appropriate new page on your new domain name. This way if people type in or click on a link to yourolddomain.com/page1.html then they would be automatically redirected to yournewdomain.com/page1.html.
- SEO: 301 redirects are great for SEO reasons because they tell the search engine spiders that the page you are redirecting has moved permanently. 301 redirects also have the best chance of passing “link juice” or link value from existing back links pointing to old pages to the new pages that you set up the 301 for.
- Affiliate Links: 301 redirects are commonly used for cloaking affiliate links because they can enhance the user experience (if used properly) and keep your website from linking directly to an affiliate program. These type of links are typically set up by creating a page on your website with a user friendly looking file name and then setting up a 301 redirect so that every time someone clicks on that link then they are automatically forwarded to the affiliate offer on the merchant site. For example, instead of linking directly to merchantxyz.com/affiliate-offer.html you would create a folder in your site called “click” and a page on your site called “merchantxyz.html” and then set up a 301 redirect that would automatically send people clicking on yourdomain.com/click/merchantxyz.html to merchantxyz.com/affiliate-offer.html (typically you would add the rel=”nofollow” tag to the link on your site that points to yourdomain.com/click/merchantxyz.html).
- PHP: 301 redirects can be used in place of a PHP jump script redirect but if one has a lot of affiliate program links to redirect then often it can make sense to set up a simple PHP script that will redirect users from a link to the affiliate offer.
Writing 301 Redirects
Ok, let’s start writing some 301 redirects. Here are a few different examples:
EXAMPLE #1: You changed a file name for a file on your website. The old file name is /old-page.html and the new file name is /new-page.html. You would set up a 301 redirect by typing this into your .htaccess:
redirect 301 /old-page.html http://www.yourdomain.com/new-page.html
EXAMPLE #2: You changed a page on your site from being a .html page to a .php page. The old file name is /your-page.html and the new file name is /your-page.php. You would set up a 301 redirect by typing this into your .htaccess:
redirect 301 /your-page.html http://www.yourdomain.com/your-page.php
EXAMPLE #3: You would like to show an affiliate offer on your website. The link to the affiliate offer is merchantdomain.com&affid=348665209. You would rather have a more user friendly looking URL be used for the link because some people may not want to click on an affiliate offer or they may not understand what the extra numbers (your affiliate tracking ID so that you get credit) really represent. You would first create a new page called /merchant-offer.html on your site to place in a folder you name “click” (or whatever you like) that will be used in place of your affiliate link. You then set up your link on your site pointing to yourdomain.com/click/merchant-offer.html and be sure and use the rel=”nofollow” and enter this into your .htaccess:
redirect 301 /click/merchant-offer.html http://www.merchantdomain.com&affid=348665209
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How to Buy and Sell Domain Names for Profit
If you want to learn how to buy and sell domain names for profit then you have come to the right place. Just like real estate investing and “house flipping” domain name investing and “domain flipping” has great income potential if done the right way.
Of course, just like almost anything in life, hard work is still required but if you have the necessary know how and are willing to put some time and some sweat equity into it then you very well might make quite a nice sum of money buying and selling domain names.
Use our tools for finding great domain names, do your homework to learn how to choose a domain name, and then see if you can buy and sell domains for a profit!
Finding Valuable Domain Names
A domain name is only worth what someone will pay for it. This sounds very obvious but before you haphazardly start buying domain names left and right hoping to strike it rich it is absolutely crucial that you first understand what makes a domain name valuable.
Once you have read our 25 rules for choosing a domain name in our how to choose a domain name guide then you will hopefully have at least a beginners grasp of what makes a domain name valuable. If you can find domain names that meet most or all of these 25 criteria for evaluating a domain name’s worth then you will likely have a better grasp on domain name valuation than many other webmasters and small business owners out there.
One of the most important things for establishing the value of a domain name is if the domain is an exact match to a generic keyword. You have no doubt read the reports online about super premium domain names like business.com, toys.com, and others being sold for millions of dollars. While you may not have the budget to buy a domain name of that caliber you can certainly still find other quality generic keyword domain names for much cheaper and sell them for a profit.
Tools like our type in traffic finder and our repository of keyword domain names are both extremely valuable tools that use real time keyword data from Google to help find available keyword domain names.
Selling Domain Names
Once you have found a domain name then the goal is of course to either monetize the domain name and let it produce income for you or to sell it for a profit. Here are 3 things that you can do to sell your domain names:
1. Auction – Use a domain name auction like GoDaddy or Sedo to list your domain names for sale. These auctions have a huge audience of people actively looking to buy and sell domain names and if you price your domain competitively then you will likely sell it very quickly. Both auctions have a number of different ways to list your domain for sale including buy now, no reserve auction, reserve auction, buy now with a reserve auction, etc.
2. End User – Marketing to an end user directly means that you actively seek out people/companies that you think will be interested in purchasing your domain name and try to get them to buy the domain. An example of this would be if you used our geo domain tool to find a gegraphic domain name such as ChicagoRealEstate.com and then tried to find real estate professionals in Chicago interesting in buying the domain name. One benefit to selling a domain name to an end user is that usually you will be able to obtain a much higher price than if you were to sell it to a domain investor.
3. Private Listing – It is quite common to see domainers and professional domain name investors have a website showcasing their domain name portfolio and the price to buy each of them.
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How to Find a Good Domain Name for a Business
If you want to learn how to find a good domain name for a business then you have come to the right place. If you want to get right down to business and find a great domain name for your business right away then use our quick and easy domain name finding tools.
Our Type-In Traffic Finder is a great place to start to find business domain names that match exactly keywords searched in Google every month.
Our Instant Domain Name Search is a tool that searches for the availability of a domain name instantly just as quickly as you can type.
For some tips for finding the best business domain name first read our comprehensive guide for how to choose a domain name that includes 25 rules for choosing a domain name. Business domain names should definitely adhere to almost all of these 25 rules – in some cases it is even more important than a domain name for personal use.
Ok, now that you have read the 25 rules here are a couple more things that you should keep in mind before choosing a domain name for your business:
Choose the Legal Name of Your Business Wisely
If you are just starting your own business and haven’t yet chosen a legal name for your business then before you incorporate or form an LLC (we recommend MyCorporation.com – from the makers of QuickBooks) first check to make sure that any potential names for your business are available to register as a domain name.
For example, if you have a list of potential business names and only one of the 3 potential names has a domain name available to register then you should probably lean towards registering that domain name for your business and choosing that corresponding legal name for your business.
Keep Your Customer Base in Mind
When choosing domain names for a business many owners do not think long term in regards to their customer base. If you own a local catering business in Portland and all of your customers are in Portland and you have no aspirations at all for expanding outside of Portland then a domain name like PortlandCatering.com could be an awesome choice.
However, if you are thinking some day you might like to expand outside of Portland then maybe you should plan for this eventuality from the start and purchase a domain name like OregonCatering.com or maybe a name that is not region specific like ClassyCatering.com or JonesCatering.com.
On the other hand, you need to balance the desire for expansion with the desire to appeal directly to your niche. Make sure you don’t aim for too broad of a customer base or you may end up shortcutting yourself. Define your customer base and target market very clearly ahead of time and then choose a business domain name that would appeal to that niche.
Balance Clever with Professional
By all means be creative when choosing your business domain name. After all, our domain name tools are designed to stimulate your creativity and give you a ton of different high quality choices of domain names for your business. That being said, balance your creative juices with a desire to make sure your business maintains a professional image.
Some businesses may be able to lean a little more towards the creative side of things (i.e. a website design firm, a graphics designer, any type of business where creativity is a highly prized competitive advantage) where other types of industries should definitely lean more towards accentuating their professionalism rather than their creativity (i.e. an accounting firm, a law firm, a financial advisor, etc.).
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How to Look up the Owner of a Domain Name
If you want to learn how to look up the owner of a domain name then here is a quick way to find out who owns a domain name AND all it takes is a couple of clicks.
Every domain name that is not privately registered will have the contact information for the owner of the domain name. If a domain name is privately registered then the domain name will have the contact information for the registrar of the domain.
To do a quick domain name owner search simply enter in the URL at the GoDaddy WhoIs Lookup Tool.
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How to Monetize Domain Names
If you want to learn how to monetize domain names then be prepared because there are a lot of different domain monetization tips to research. The easiest way to display all of the different domain monetization methods is with a list. Here are some of the best ways to monetize domain names:
1. Google Adsense
Google Adsense is the king of domain monetization as far as popularity and ease of use. You can literally have money making ads set up on your domain name with just a couple of clicks and some copy and paste action on your end.
Adsense is a Pay Per Click (PPC) advertisement in that advertisers pay Google every time someone clicks on one of their text, image, or video advertisements and Google in turn pays you the website owner a portion of that money.
It is important to distinguish Google Adsense from Google Adwords. They are both very similar yet the difference is that Google Adsense is the publisher side of things where the advertisements show up on websites that are run by webmasters using Adsense and Google Adwords is where advertisements show up next to and on top of Google’s regular search results.
Note: to use Google Adsense you must have a privacy policy on your website and actually have some unique content published to your website unless you use Google Adsense for parked domains (see #3 below for more information on making money by parking your domains).
2. Affiliate Programs
Almost every major website has some sort of affiliate program. In fact you can check out the Domain Superstar Affiliate Program if you would like to earn some money by referring people to our site to sign up for premium membership.
An affiliate program is used by a merchant to pay its affiliates when a user clicks on a special affiliate tracking link. Different affiliate programs are structured different ways. Some affiliate programs pay per sale, others pay per lead, and still others pay per action. Some of the features to look for in a merchant that you would like to have an affiliate relationship with is timely payouts, high converting offers, and cobranding.
You can join a merchant’s affiliate program directly if the merchant has an in house affiliate program although many merchants use a 3rd party affiliate network like Commission Junction or LinkShare.
3. Domain Parking
If you thought that using Google Adsense to monetize your domains was easy then parking your domain is even easier.
All that you have to do to make money parking your domains is to just point your domains nameservers to the domain parking company of your choice and then voila they take care of the rest.
Typically a parked page will show PPC ads similar to Adsense (in fact Google Adsense has recently made a foray into the domain parking business) although some parking companies will fill your domain with some type of content.
4. Selling Advertising
If any of your domains are built out into websites and have some traffic then one option for making money with your domain names is to sell advertising. This is pretty straightforward. You can use a service like to sell advertising for you or you can sell the advertising space yourself.
5. Selling Your Own Product or Service
Of course what might be the best way to monetize a domain name is actually selling your own product or service. While there is certainly more work involved in dealing with customers/clients, managing inventory, etc. there is also huge potential upside to sell your own product or service.
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How to Find Available Domain Names
Learning best how to find available domain names can be more art than science sometimes. We have a number of domain finding tools that can help make your search easy. Our absolute easiest tool to use is our instant domain name search tool that shows you domain name availability for multiple domain name extensions almost as fast as you can type – plus you don’t even need to click submit as it searches for domain name availability automatically! Try out our instant domain name search tool now!
Read on to learn some more tips for checking domain name availability.
Should You Check Domain Name Availability for Multiple Domain Name Extensions?
While our instant domain search tool will check domain name availability for anything you enter for the domain name extensions .com, .net, .mobi, .info, .biz, and .us – which extension or TLD should you purchase and why? For the most part, you will always want to give preference to the .com domain name extension as it is by far the most popular and has the highest credibility boosting effect of any of the extensions. However, there certainly can be times when buying other domain name extensions can be a smart move.
One of those times is when you find the domain name you want ending in .com and you also see that there are other domain name extensions available for your same domain name. If your domain is abcbirds.com then buying abcbirds.net, abcbirds.org, etc. can be a smart business move if you plan on developing a website on that domain name and have definite long term plans for the .com domain. All that you have to do is set up all of the other domain names you purchase ending in something other than .com to redirect to your .com domain. Think of it as a cheap insurance policy to keep someone from putting up a competing website that is confusingly similar sounding to yours.
To read some more tips like these then read our guide on how to choose a domain name.
Soon to be Available Domain Names: Hidden Treasures
In addition to domain names that are available to register right this second that you can find with our instant domain search tool be sure and keep in mind that dropped domains can be a treasure trove of hidden gems. Domain names that have just recently been dropped (lapsed registration) and are now available to register are often fairly high quality because at least one person was willing to pay the registration fee for the domain name in the year prior. Domain names can drop for any number of reasons and if you find the hidden gem that slips between the cracks then you are a step ahead of the person who only looks for regular domain names. Search through our database of domains dropping soon and just dropped domain names to get started finding some great domain names!
Advanced Available Domain Name Search Tools
In addition to regular domain names, dropping domain names, and dropped domain names you should also be aware of another great source for searching for available domain names: domain name auctions. While you will have to pay more than just the average $10 per year registration fee for a domain name there are still plenty of good deals to be had on auction domain names. Some auction domain names sell for as little as $5. Use our domain name auction tool to search and find some great auction domain names!
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How to Drop Catch an Expiring Domain Name
If you want to learn how to drop catch an expiring domain name then here is what you need to know. Read through the following guide to learn how to drop catch a domain name and then use our tools (like our domains dropping soon finder or or dropped domain finder) to actually find yourself some great domain names that will be dropping soon or have just dropped.
Definition of a Dropped Domain/Drop Catching
A dropped domain is a domain name that was registered and its registration has recently lapsed. Drop catching is the art of snapping up a dropped domain as soon as it becomes available. Some people will hand register a domain name when it becomes available but most people who are in the know about drop catching (and who want to give themselves a better shot at successfully grabbing the dropped domain that they have their eye on) will use some form of software or service that automatically tries to register the dropped domain name the second it becomes available to register (GoDaddy’s Domain Alert Pro is one example of a domain backordering service that is very affordable).
How the Domain Name Expiration Process Works
It can be somewhat confusing at first when trying to figure out how a the process works for grabbing an expired domain name because most people do not realize when it is that a domain name actually becomes available to register.
Almost every one understands that when you register a domain you register the domain in annual increments and pay usually around $10/year. What many people do not realize is that if someone chooses not to renew their domain name then the domain name does not become available the instant that the clock strikes midnight on day 365 if the registrant registered the domain name for only 1 year.
What actually happens is that for the first 40 days after the domain name owner chooses not to renew the domain name then the domain name is set to “expired” status by the registrar. During this 40 day grace period all services to the domain name are shut off but the domain name owner still has the option to renew the domain name for the standard renewal rate charged by the registrar. Just because a domain name enters this grace period it does not necessarily mean that the domain name owner will choose not to renew the domain name (it’s definitely a positive sign because chances are they will not but of course they may just be putting it off or simply waiting for the funds to pay for the renewal).
After the 40 day grace period is up then the status of the domain changes to “redemption period”. The redemption period lasts about 30 days. The domain name owner can still renew their domain name during the redemption period buy they must pay an additional fee to bring the domain out of this redemption status. The fee is currently somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 – not an insubstantial sum. Unless the domain name owners is just flat out not paying attention then there is a very high likelihood that the domain name owner will actually let the domain name lapse once a domain name reaches the redemption period. During this redemption period the WhoIs data will also start to disappear as well.
After the 30 day redemption period is up then the status of the domain changes to “locked”. This locked period lasts 5 days. As soon as the 5 days is up then the domain name is deleted from the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) database and officially be ready to be registered by anybody. It is important to note that once a domain name reaches this 5 day lock period then the domain name owner has lost all rights to the domain name and does not have a priority in trying to renew the domain name – they must try to register the domain name as soon as it becomes available just like everyone else. Our domains dropping soon finder tool will allow you to search thousands of domains that are in this 5 day lock period and our dropped domain finder will allow you to view domains that have just left their 5 day lock period and are available to register.
Hand Registration vs. Using Drop Catch Services
The positive to trying to hand register a dropped domain name is that it is free (except for the domain registration fees). The negative to trying to hand register a dropped domain name is that chances are if the domain name is any good then there are probably other people using a drop catch service like GoDaddy’s Domain Alert Pro or a similar service from Pool.com, SnapNames.com or Enom.
GoDaddy is by far the most affordable option at only $18.99 (and if you lose the domain then they let you just reassign the service to another domain name that you choose) but the others while more costly can sometimes brag of higher success rates at snagging domains due to their vast server resources. In a nutshell, if you see a domain name that is expiring soon and you absolutely must have the domain at any price then choose Pool.com, SnapNames.com or Enom. If you still want a decent chance of snagging dropping domain and don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for it then choose GoDaddy’s Domain Alert Pro.
Finding Great Expired Domain Names with Our Tools
Our tools can help you find great domains dropping soon and domains that have just expired. We have large databases filled with data from multiple expired domain name lists. You can search through the domains and filter by many advanced search criteria to your heart’s content. If you are a premium member then you can even set up personalized dropped domain alerts and personalized domains dropping soon alerts so that you can receive an email notification when domains meeting criteria that you specify enter the database. We port in 100,000’s of new domains into our databases on a daily basis so there are plenty of good expired domains and domains expiring soon for you to find. Get started finding great domain names with our tools now!
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