105) Domain name conference events are a great place to learn more about the insides of the domain industry and network with other domain owners and businesses. DomainFest: www.domainfest.com Domain Roundtable: www.domainroundtable.com TRAFFIC: www.targetedtraffic.com
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106) Check for the readability of a domain (e.g coollinks isn't as easy to read as coolsites) Also check if the first word could be perceived as overrunning into the second - e.g. gamershell (gamers hell? gamer shell?).
107) Try and avoid domains with negative connotations. (e.g. SlowPay, DownHost etc...)
108) If you can't get the noun (e.g fish), look for the plural (fishes), or other word combinations; fished, fishing, fisher, fishy etc...
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Come on guys, more tips! Read over what we have, and then think up a few more unique ones... we can hit 150
109) For beginners; don't be fooled into thinking you have to register your domains with your web host, it's advisable to keep your domains and your hosting separate.
110) Use a Thesaurus to help come up with additional words.
111) If you are developing a number of domains on your own reseller hosting account, it is usually a good idea to add whois protection to your nameserver domain. (n1.xxxxxx.com)
112) Watch out for alternative spellings UK/US (e.g. ise vs. ize)
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Whenever I solicit an end-user with a similar domain, I
always use their domain name without ext in the subject line,
I always get a response this way...." How Much? ", " No Thanks! ".
Example, I own NewLaptops(.net), I contact the owner of the .org, info, even com
and I place in the subject line NewLaptops or New Laptops.
I dont know why the boost in response, but I attribute it to the end
user thinking maybe their domain has expired, is in violation of Trademarks,
or is an offer to " buy their domain ".
116) Avoid registering unnecessary Top Level Domain names. Often, a subdomain of a domain name you already own makes much more sense. For example, if you needed a distinct section of Press Releases for Example Company. If you already own example.com, why register examplepress.com when you can easily create a subdomain like press.example.com for this purpose. Remember the domain name system is hierarchical, and you can create in theory an unlimited amount of X.yourdomain.com subdomains without registration fees. This will definitely save you money in registration and renewal fees, and if you are thinking of just letting the examplepress.com domain drop when you don't need it anymore, somebody could pick up that domain and put undesirable content there, possibly damaging your reputation. If you had created a press.example.com subdomain, then all you would have to do is keep up with the renewal of your example.com domain.
117) If you are evaluating the search results of a multi word/part domain, searching for the exact phrase will give you more realistic figures. If you are evaluating the search performance of "carwash.com", then you would search the phrase "car wash" (including the quotes) rather than without the quotes. With the quotes, the search engine searches for the entire phrase within webpages (yielding a more accurate indicator). Without, the search engine searches for either of the words "car" and "wash" in webpages (yielding an inflated amounts of results). This should be standard behavior among major search engines such as Google and Yahoo.
Now, why stop at 150 tips in this useful thread? Onward and upward I say!
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118) When registering a domain with a number in it (number5.com) see if you can grab similar sounding domains as well (numberfive.com) and possibly num5.com and numfive.com.
119) Try and register domains made up of common phrases or saying (youneverknow.com, whydidyoudoit.com, giveitago.com).
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120) Consider using an escrow service, especially when conducting transactions of a high value. When using an escrow service, the escrow company will act as a middle man for the transaction. The buyer will first pay the escrow company, then the seller should ship the goods (domain name). Once the buyer has confirmed that he/she has received the goods, the escrow company will pay the seller. If the seller fails to ship the goods, then the buyer will receive his/her money back from the escrow company. This helps to ensure for a smooth transaction and helps to prevent either party from being scammed. But there is a price for this convenience. Usually, the escrow company will charge a percentage of the transaction value as a transaction fee. The buyer and seller must agree prior to the transaction as to which party is responsible to pay this "escrow fee".
edjackiel thanks for your tips, please try and keep them as short as possible though
Here are some more from me;
121) If you own a lot of domains and have catch-all email setup on them you may be getting a lot of spam, consider turning off catch-all and have just one email address per domain (info or sales @xxxxxxx.com) redirect back to your primary email address.
122) Some domain registrars will give you a personal renewal code which can save you some money (~$1 off/domain) if you are renewing a lot of domains.
123) For commercial domains it is recommended to keep your domain name relevant to your content (don't sell skis at petfood.com for example), if a potential customer can tell what you likely sell just from looking at your domain name that's a great start.
124)Reply to anything you consider is a genuine bid on your domain name, even if it is a lot lower than you expected you can always counter with a higher offer and start a dialogue with the buyer.
125) Play this Domain Name Appraisal Game - you have to guess the sale price on 10 domains in a row, you get graded at the end and get to see the actual price the domain sold for. Playing this simple game for an hour can improve your knowledge of what domains are worth and what they can sell for.
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127) Watch out for registrars that offer unofficial domain extensions. (e.g .shop, .xxx, .cool) these names only work with certain ISPs otherwise users need to install a 3rd party browser plug-in to see the domains.
128) Keep a watch list of potential names you are considering buying.
129) If you are unsure of a domain (especially potentially brand able ones) ask trusted friends and family on their opinion of the name(s).
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130: Don't rely on organisations like greatdomains.com they only provide there opinion,
they are not screened by anyone for there work and they can't say what is a Premium Domain. You always judge a domain yourself or ask multiple opinions like here at NamePros.com 131: See The PPC Parking Guide.com for information (and signup) at PPC Parking Programs http://www.theppcparkingguide.com/
sorry, but i fail to see the logic in this. Is there any special reason for trusting in (the owner of) whois.net to not do the same above any other registrar (you're saying that "Using several registrars to check for available names will result in the name being stolen by a registrar, a taster or a squatter.")? After all, whois.net is also owned by a commerical entity, verio.net. You're assuming that u can trust verio.net here? (i'm not saying u can't, btw, but... this definitely seems to be the assumption here).
104) -> this is not tip because go into .mobi section and they tell you .mobis will become big, and in .tv-section same, some others tell you just to register .com's
133) Have a look at related keyword sales at dnsaleprice.com before registering, buying or selling domains. You will be able to gauge the demand for a particular keyword in the aftermarket and determine a ball park price for your domain name.
134) In your signature at Domain Forums list select names for sale, it does help sometimes, of course quality of the name matters too.
Certain parties sell or exploit their search databases in order to snatch domains that are being searched for availability. Actually, I've seen reports that DNAnalyzer can no longer be trusted when downloaded from parties that "brand" the software so that it can track searches. I've never had a problem with the DNAnalyzer I downloaded from Download.com many moons ago though.
I've used Whois.net for quite some time and I've never had a domain name reg'd out from under me. I have had this happen at other places though. It is a real problem. You can ask any senior member here and they will confirm this for you.
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What about the Yahoo Domain Search? There was one time that I was looking for a domain and I found one really good one. I decided not to register it because I was hoping that I could find a better name. After 10 minutes of scrutinizing about the name and doing a littler research, someone had snatched it and I could no longer register it. Can this be possible using Yahoo?
139) It might be a minor thing, but does the domain look good underlined? Certain characters look better than others when underlined.
e.g. krust.com keeps completely above the line and there is no confusion about spelling of the first letter of the domain. However guppy could be confusing at first glance as 4 of the letters have "tails" that go below the line. g's could look like a's and q's and y's like v's. Not a serious factor, but worth thinking about
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