How to Snatch an Expiring Domain?

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I recently found myself in the position of wanting to register a domain which was owned by someone else. The domain was set to expire in a week, and I figured there was a decent chance that the person who owned it wouldn’t be renewing it. Upon consulting the WhoIs registry on the current owner, I discovered the guy was a bit of a domain shark and didn’t seem to be around anymore.

So I placed a backorder through GoDaddy for $18.95 thinking that was all I needed to do. During the week that followed, I learned a lot about the domain expiration process. Two and a half months and $369 later, I am the proud owner of a shiny new domain. A really really good one.

This article will explain the domain expiration process and what you need to do in order to use it to your advantage.

More at:
http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2005/03/how-to-snatch-an-expiring-domain

 

[Unknown]

Bump for very good article link

 

[xrvel]

Good article :tu: I didn't know what "redemption" was

 

[projdn]

newbie here,

are people still reliant on dropshark or are there better options out there?

great article btw

 

[Rich]

This is an old article and one of the first I came across when I started domaining, very inspiring story and a must read for any beginner.

 

[atrivlib]

Note the date

Note the date of the article but it looks like most of it is true. No mention of Namejet but that ENOM.

 

[LilBlackDress]

Very interesting read. Thanks!