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Old 01-25-2008, 01:37 PM THREAD STARTER               #1 (permalink)
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Question Domain names completed by extensions


Hi everyone.

I know the title is not too explanatory so I will try to explain further here.

Lets take del.icio.us as an example. You can see that they just added a del subdomain to their real domain name icio, which when coupled with the us extension makes up a great dictionary word.

I was looking for a domain name for my own niche and I have found an available domain name which when using only the country extension without any subdomains, makes up a decent name for my niche.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/423474-domain-names-completed-by-extensions.html


I apologize if I gave too many details, but I would like your professional opinions, if domain name mixes like these are considered a hot property and would sell good?

Also do you know if owning a country domain name, like .us, .uk etc... requires you to be a legal resident of that country?

Thanks and I look forward to your replies.
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What you are referring to is known as "domain hack". Some domain hacks go well with the extension and looks cool. Definitely stands out from the crowd. There have been $x,xxx sales reported around here. I suppose the value of the domain hack depends on the "keyword". Whether it's a popular keyword, or commercial related.
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Thanks PowerUp.

Can you please share any info in regards to this question:
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Also do you know if owning a country domain name, like .us, .uk etc... requires you to be a legal resident of that country?
I am still learning stuff, so pardon my noob questions.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=423474

Thanks.
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"US" You must be a U.S.A citizen, and I dont believe there are restrictions on co.uk domains.

I would look it up though, as I am not 100% sure about the .US
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