registrars Hand Registration or 'Hand Reg' as You Say

[JJomain]

I keep reading about the surreptitious HAND REGISTRATION of domain names.

It brings to mind thoughts of going to the dark basement of some old downtown, Quasi-government-ish building and using a pencil to fill out a paper registration request and handing it to receiving clerk behind a small window with bars, similar to a New York City ticket box office, but darker...

Can anyone explain what it really means to 'hand reg' a domain name and how it is done without going to GoDaddy or one of the registrars we all know about?

My apologies if this question has already been answered a thousand times, but many members of this forum use the term.

Thanks!

 

[Future Sensors]

It simply means that you register a domain yourself that is available (not registered at the moment) at normal registration fee, through your registrar (like GoDaddy, Dynadot, Porkbun, or other).

Meaning also: it is not a domain that you buy in the aftermarket (like Sedo, Dan, Afternic, GoDaddy Auctions, etc).

Welcome to the forum @JJomain.

 

[DealMaker1]

Hand registering means you are plugged into marketing. You feel a sense of names. Nothing more.

Good luck.

 

[forge]

Hand registering means you are plugged into marketing. You feel a sense of names.

I strongly disagree. The bulk of newly registered domains are throwaway garbage.

What you state is the ideal but certainly not a common trait.