What is the first thing you do after reg'ing a new name?

[Kuffy]

I'm assuming that name servers and details are all set to your registration defaults, so you don't need to change those.

I get the feeling that for many domainers, they post the name on name pros, and then go and look for another to register.

I'm coming to the conclusion that the best thing to do is to add it to your hosting account, and load a holding page on the site. I'm putting together a template to speed this up. Once you have the name hosted, you can look at the traffic it gets after a few days. This can give you an idea of the potential for the name.

 

[HKIBC]

@HKIBC - lemme know what you come up with, I am in similar quandary, last count 38 registrars...

Wow! You got me beat there by about 20

Sometimes I don't even know I have a domain til I check whois...

I know the feeling vey well... sometimes start adding a domain to my monitoring list, then notice it's already mine!

 

[baseballworld]

Add it to parking and change the nameservers