discuss When did you buy your FIRST Domain Name?

[A1EX]

Not sure if this has been asked here before but I was looking through my old order history on GoDaddy the other day and thought to myself hey, that would be a cool question to ask on NPs...

So when did you purchase your first domain? How much was it? What registrar?

My first domain was registered through GoDaddy on 8/10/2002 it was a .NET for $7.75 USD... I was 15 years old

 

[vexc]

- Bought my first & last name .com in 2003 on GoDaddy to use as a portfolio site to showcase my photography.
- Bought my first e-commerce domain in 2009 on GoDaddy
- Bought my first aftermarket SEO domain in 2013 via GD Auctions

 

[Zir0]

2001.

 

[bhartzer]

1996 first registered... Hotresume(.com) was the domain, sold it for mid $XX,XXX in 1998.

The company that bought it from me in 1998 still owns it and has never done anything with it.

 

[conda]

2006

LLLL.com and sale here for $25

 

[henry93]

2012 cctld when I was 18.

.com was already registered. And it didn't mattered me then. Still waiting for .com to drop someday

I bought my name domain for less a dollar (on discount). And thought I had wasted my money.

Also, renewed it for free for next 4 years by sharing refferal coupon.

later put a tech blog and earned around x,xxx through adsense in the span of next 4 years. Good for a college guy.

Still own it and use it.

 

[Yanosh]

About 6 months ago

Juliuscasino (.) com , handreg
Sold 3 months later for 1.5 k

Got lucky , being very late in the game

 

[A1EX]

1996 first registered... Hotresume(.com) was the domain, sold it for mid $XX,XXX in 1998.

The company that bought it from me in 1998 still owns it and has never done anything with it.

Wow what a great sale for your first name! That's awesome!

2006

LLLL.com and sale here for $25

I bought some LLLL.com's and let them drop back then No good! haha

2012 cctld when I was 18.

.com was already registered. And it didn't mattered me then. Still waiting for .com to drop someday

I bought my name domain for less a dollar (on discount). And thought I had wasted my money.

Also, renewed it for free for next 4 years by sharing refferal coupon.

later put a tech blog and earned around x,xxx through adsense in the span of next 4 years. Good for a college guy.

Still own it and use it.

That's awesome! I think all these years later I am still not even up to 5 dollars on adsense

About 6 months ago

Juliuscasino (.) com , handreg
Sold 3 months later for 1.5 k

Got lucky , being very late in the game

That's amazing for a first sale and that turnaround time is GREAT!!!

 

[JB Lions]

March 3, 2002 - https://www.whois.com/whois/bath-and-body-works.com

My girlfriend at the time was a big Bath and Body Works fan. I noticed the main site (without dashes) weren't selling any product online and the only place online to buy bath and body works products was ebay. Regged the name, made a site, ranked #1 in Hotbot and other top search engines at the time, threw up some ebay links, money came rolling in. Of course I lost the name since it was TM infringment. Also, had a forum attached to the site that was very popular with employees, posting up secret stuff the public wasn't supposed to know about so the site/forum became very popular. Have it bookmarked - https://web.archive.org/web/2002042...=510418&page=0&action=viewTopic&commentID=all

That's how I got into affiliate marketing full time back then. Saw the potential, quit my job and went for it. I have been a free man ever since.

 

[marijuanadomain]

Using the gd 99 cent coupon,first domain is Bullshitwebsites.com in 1999
Best domain ever...

 

[SixFigures.ltd]

When I was a teen in late 00's dropped it because of lack of money even that I had plans to start my own blog with it, ah, good times

 

[Acroplex]

Using the gd 99 cent coupon,first domain is Bullshitwebsites.com in 1999
Best domain ever...

Chris, that was in 2008, check again.

 

[Brian L.]

1996. When it was $70 for a two year .com registration.

 

[marijuanadomain]

Chris, that was in 2008, check again.

That why it is called BullShitWebsites.com

 

[mixing]

My first registration was back in 2000

 

[just-j]

I bought my 1st domain in 7/97.

Still have it.!!

I'm a car guy.

Never have enough CARS!!!!

 

[Kyle Tully]

'98
.com.au
Think it was about $100 for 2 years