domain tasting (with godaddy ?)

sOliver · 11-25-2007, 02:11 PM

..and another newbie question, is it possible to do domain tasting with godaddy ?

It's quite easy with dynadot but I thought I better ask if it's possible with godaddy as well ..
5 days are pretty short, what's the best way to estimate the value of a domain.

Thanks,
Oliver

gazoakley · 11-25-2007, 02:47 PM

Officially GoDaddy don't offer refunds on domains. You can call them up and ask to reverse the registration in the first 5 days but I don't think they really like doing it. If you keep on doing it I'm not sure what they'd do.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/399774-domain-tasting-with-godaddy.html

As for valuing traffic to a domain? Run some parking pages and see what money you make. If you don't make enough to justify the registration for a year (based on what you see in the days you have it) and you don't think you'd sell it then return it.

Dynadot give you 4 days to test - you should delete by the end of the 4th day to guarantee a deletion process ("To guarantee a successful grace deletion and an account credit, please allow 24 hours to process your request. In other words, make your request before the start of the 5th day.")

Based on paying $8.99 at Dynadot and parking for 4 days:

365 / 5 = 91.25 periods
$8.99 / 91.25 = $0.098

Realistically I'd say you'd want to make more than 10 cents in 4 days to make a registration worth keeping - thats not a lot of clicks and indeed 1 click in that period as a fluke would set the outlook for the year wrong.

thetux · 11-26-2007, 06:59 AM

Let me just give you guys an idea why they dont like it...

It costs them money every time you return a domain.. if someone actually misspelled it or made a mistake, thats one thing. But to intentionally purchase a domain with the intent to return it within 5 days---In my opinion is wrong. That costs money to GoDaddy every single time you do that. Just my opinion =)

-tux

wisedude · 11-26-2007, 08:35 AM

No Tux, you are incorrect. ICANN doesn't charge ANYTHING to return a domain.... The only "money" it costs godaddy is the amount they pay the representative to talk to you on the phone for five minutes.... It costs them absolutely nothing

r72gs · 11-26-2007, 12:39 PM

If you cancel the domain from your account you can send an email to support asking for a refund. I've done it a few times with no problems. They emailed me when I asked and told me to do it that way and that it was ok to get a refund.

11-25-2007, 02:11 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
sOliver NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 303	domain tasting (with godaddy ?) ..and another newbie question, is it possible to do domain tasting with godaddy ? It's quite easy with dynadot but I thought I better ask if it's possible with godaddy as well .. 5 days are pretty short, what's the best way to estimate the value of a domain. Thanks, Oliver

11-25-2007, 02:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
gazoakley NamePros Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 42	Officially GoDaddy don't offer refunds on domains. You can call them up and ask to reverse the registration in the first 5 days but I don't think they really like doing it. If you keep on doing it I'm not sure what they'd do. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/399774-domain-tasting-with-godaddy.html As for valuing traffic to a domain? Run some parking pages and see what money you make. If you don't make enough to justify the registration for a year (based on what you see in the days you have it) and you don't think you'd sell it then return it. Dynadot give you 4 days to test - you should delete by the end of the 4th day to guarantee a deletion process ("To guarantee a successful grace deletion and an account credit, please allow 24 hours to process your request. In other words, make your request before the start of the 5th day.") Based on paying $8.99 at Dynadot and parking for 4 days: 365 / 5 = 91.25 periods $8.99 / 91.25 = $0.098 Realistically I'd say you'd want to make more than 10 cents in 4 days to make a registration worth keeping - thats not a lot of clicks and indeed 1 click in that period as a fluke would set the outlook for the year wrong. __________________ My sites: The2ndProject.com \| Cheap DVDs & Games At Shopperish.com \| DVD & Game Swapping At Swapperish.com \| 4oD & BBC iPlayer On MCE With OneDemand.tv \| Halo Forge - HaloForge.net - Halo 3 Forge Editor Guide, Maps, Game Types & Other Downloadable Content

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11-26-2007, 06:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
thetux NamePros Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 106	Let me just give you guys an idea why they dont like it... It costs them money every time you return a domain.. if someone actually misspelled it or made a mistake, thats one thing. But to intentionally purchase a domain with the intent to return it within 5 days---In my opinion is wrong. That costs money to GoDaddy every single time you do that. Just my opinion =) -tux

11-26-2007, 08:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
wisedude NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 531	No Tux, you are incorrect. ICANN doesn't charge ANYTHING to return a domain.... The only "money" it costs godaddy is the amount they pay the representative to talk to you on the phone for five minutes.... It costs them absolutely nothing

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