Domain Tasting - Where?

[cornnfedd]

where can i do some domain tasting etc?

and then what would i do to work out if its worth anything?

 

[-NC-]

register it at dynadot, park it at namedrive, if it doesnt make 10c in 4 days, drop it.

 

[tristanperry]

register it at dynadot, park it at namedrive, if it doesnt make 10c in 4 days, drop it.

Pretty much! :great:

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I used to register at Moniker to domain taste, although you can also use GoDaddy (who are slightly cheaper using coupon codes). When using GoDaddy, if you don't like the domain, cancel it, and then reply to the cancellation e-mail requesting a refund.

After that, I park at Parked.com to test out the domain, and if it doesn't get much traffic and/or revenue, just drop it

 

[cornnfedd]

register it at dynadot, park it at namedrive, if it doesnt make 10c in 4 days, drop it.

in tasting i meant to register it for free... for say a week...

doesnt it still cost you 7.99 at dynadot?

Pretty much! :great:

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I used to register at Moniker to domain taste, although you can also use GoDaddy (who are slightly cheaper using coupon codes). When using GoDaddy, if you don't like the domain, cancel it, and then reply to the cancellation e-mail requesting a refund.

After that, I park at Parked.com to test out the domain, and if it doesn't get much traffic and/or revenue, just drop it

i have a godaddy account, so is the cancellation process easy? do you get all your money back? how long can you hold the domain to test it before you have to cancel?

thanks for the info peep! :great:

 

[tristanperry]

Tasting means that you pay for the domain, and then get a refund within a week if you don't like the domain

Yeah, GoDaddy's cancellation process is easy enough. You just cancel the domain, and then reply to the e-mail that GoDaddy send you asking for a refund They might say "I've requested a refunded for you with the billing department; hopefully they'll comply" (or similar), although I they always seem to pay up

 

[Jeff]

In 1999, we used to get an invoice for $70.00 (for two years Reg. fees) / per domain name ... no money up-front ... we'd then send in the $70 with a check or money order (or not, if we had a change of mind). Imagine that? Via snail mail! :p

Just an historical aside to add some perspective on "tasting", IMHO.
Take care for now.
-Jeff

 

[cornnfedd]

lol 1999...

well i just bought seoelit.com and parked it on namedrive to see what happens....

cheers for the help.

 

[htmlindex]

register it at dynadot, park it at namedrive, if it doesnt make 10c in 4 days, drop it.

Yeah, Dynadot is the place where a lot of Domainers like to taste their names

 

[cornnfedd]

Yeah, Dynadot is the place where a lot of Domainers like to taste their names

well i just signed up an account with Dynadot and not really impressed, their whois information is not uptodate.

when i check with my other hosting service i get 2 different results...

from Dynadot:

Domain Name: SUREPAYOUT.COM
   Registrar: SPOT DOMAIN LLC DBA DOMAINSITE.COM
   Whois Server: whois.domainsite.com
   Referral URL: http://www.domainsite.com
   Name Server: No nameserver
   Status: pendingDelete
   Updated Date: 19-jun-2007
   Creation Date: 06-apr-2005
   Expiration Date: 06-apr-2007

from the other place i register domains:

Domain Name: SUREPAYOUT.COM
Registrar: FLANCRESTDOMAINS.COM LLC
Whois Server: whois.flancrestdomains.com
Referral URL: http://www.flancrestdomains.com
Name Server: DNS1.OREGONNAMES.COM
Name Server: DNS2.OREGONNAMES.COM
Status: ok
Updated Date: 25-jun-2007
Creation Date: 25-jun-2007
Expiration Date: 25-jun-2008

 

[Mike]

Moniker, they actually give you a countdown on how long you have left to drop a new registration and get a refund. It's for the nominal cost of .25c per domain, the funds you paid for the registration will be kept in your Moniker account for future registrations. Overall a pretty smooth deal, everything is automated, no hassle, no headache...

 

[cornnfedd]

Moniker, they actually give you a countdown on how long you have left to drop a new registration and get a refund. It's for the nominal cost of .25c per domain, the funds you paid for the registration will be kept in your Moniker account for future registrations. Overall a pretty smooth deal, everything is automated, no hassle, no headache...

sorry can you please explain more and give me a link, thanks heaps, sounds interesting.

 

[Dave_Z]

in tasting i meant to register it for free... for say a week...

No provider has any incentive to offer a free service without eating the costs,
especially if the costs turn out higher than the benefits in the long run.

 

[bosstone]

I never have canceled a domain after I bought it at godaddy.

What do I do exactly?

So I just go to Domain Control Center, check the domain I want to cancel then click cancel?

I can do this with any domain on my list even if its not in the 5 day grace period. Also I can find nothing on GoDaddy.com that says if I cancel a domain I will get my money back.

Can someone please clear this up for me.

Thanks
CC

 

[Chris.]

Use pool.com catch and release, very easy if you want the
domain after 4 days it will cost you $8.25 if you dont want it
you pay just 0.20c

 

[Mike]

sorry can you please explain more and give me a link, thanks heaps, sounds interesting.

www.moniker.com - the choice registrar of many domainers here on NP.
It's actually a simple process:
register a domain
check your account and look at the countdown timer
before it hits "zero" you can easily cancel the domain and get a refund
works within minutes
costs are 25 cents per domain
remainder of funds will be allocated into your personal moniker account
use the funds for future purchases

voila`

 

[Jackie]

Premiumdrops.com has a free domain tasting service. You don't need to pay any money up front. They will be registered for free for 4 days, then dropped automatically if you don't buy them for $9.99. They are pushed to your Enom account when you pay to keep them. Problem is, they only allow 10,000 simultaneous domains in their free tasting period at a time, among all Premiumdrops users. Everytime I go to try and taste a name, the 10,000 slots are maxed out. The DNS servers are locked to their DomainSponsor page, whilst the statistics (traffic and revenue numbers) are pulled to your Premiumdrops account.

I'd recommend Dynadot for domain tasting instead. There no restocking fee, so you can taste again and again and the full amount will always be returned to your account balance as long as you cancel before the 5 days Grace Period is up. You have full control over the DNS settings during that time, so you can point the domain to any server you want. Note: There is a countdown timer for the remaining grace period in the Dynadot CP as well [as moniker].

If you decide to taste with Moniker, be sure to get your deletion fee lowered to $0.25 from $1.00, your .com registration fee lowered to $6.95 from $9.95, as well as other swell deals.

check this thread for more information
http://www.namepros.com/for-sale-advertising-board/250033-moniker-namepros-pricing-6-95-com.html

I would go with Dynadot or Moniker. You'll want to keep some of your "tasted" domains for good eventually, and the lower $7.95 (dynadot) and $6.95 (moniker), as compared to the $9.99 at Premiumdrops, will save you money in the long run.

 

[wikes82]

Can you use eNom for domain tasting ?
I know you can delete domain within 5 days through eNom API, if you have eNom reseller account.
Does eNom charge you, if you cancel a domain within 5 days using it's API?

 

[RegFee]

Premiumdrops.com has a free domain tasting service. You don't need to pay any money up front. They will be registered for free for 4 days, then dropped automatically if you don't buy them for $9.99. They are pushed to your Enom account when you pay to keep them. Problem is, they only allow 10,000 simultaneous domains in their free tasting period at a time, among all Premiumdrops users. Everytime I go to try and taste a name, the 10,000 slots are maxed out. The DNS servers are locked to their DomainSponsor page, whilst the statistics (traffic and revenue numbers) are pulled to your Premiumdrops account.

It's actually a $10k limit, which is the maximum amount the owner has his eNom account funded with. Since the service is still free, and the owner probably has to eat the deletion fees, I think I can understand why he put a limit on it.

The "$10k limit reached" message says the following:

Insufficient Balance.

Ooops! Seems like we maxed out our $10k account at eNom.

Domains auto-delete every minute (exactly 96 hours after their initial registration) so you may want to try again in a bit.

We are in the process of teaming up with a registrar to offer each of our users the ability to taste up to 1,000 domains, 100% free. This partnership should be completed sometime MID-LATE June (sorry for the delay).

Sorry for the inconvenience and try back soon since domains delete every few minutes.

So hang in there a little while longer, and I'm sure we'll be pleasantly surprised

 

[cornnfedd]

ahh yes premiumdrops the unsung heros, ive been a member for maybe a month or longer...

anyway thanks for the info peeps, very usefull indeed.

 

[*AllThings.tv*]

Moniker I believes allows name tasting as well.