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**DomainerUpdate** · 10-20-2006, 12:13 AM

I would agree ... you have to fall down a few times and and learn from your mistakes. A good rule of thumb whether it be first time registering, back ordering, or buying a name, would be to think if it is a name that YOU could build a site around (memorable name, catchy name, keyword rich, industry, etc.).

SnapNames & Pool can get expensive ... only use these for quality names you know you don't want to lose out on. I wanted CityCafe.com back in August (1996 registration date) from SnapNames ... there was like 25 domainers who wanted it ... I got as high as $600 on the first day and that was it for me. 3 days later it closed for $10,200+ (see DNJournal.com) ... the person who owns CityCafe.com now wants $25,000 and who knows how long that will take to get it.

Sit back and think about it a bit before registering or back ordering. Not to question your intellectual property, but what is 6619.net or 5b4c.net going to ever be? $99.00 on 1and1.com could have bought you 16 Overture Keyword Result names, all .com's, that could have some serious potential ... it just takes some digging.

Stay in the game, but think a bit before pulling out the credit card / debit card to register your names, and definitely don't quit your job! At least not yet.

10-20-2006, 12:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
DomainerUpdate Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 05-17-2008 12:02 PM iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 62 DNF$: 671 Location: Chicago, IL - USA Country:	Re: I have spend 432 USD on domains. Am I just being silly or what? I would agree ... you have to fall down a few times and and learn from your mistakes. A good rule of thumb whether it be first time registering, back ordering, or buying a name, would be to think if it is a name that YOU could build a site around (memorable name, catchy name, keyword rich, industry, etc.). SnapNames & Pool can get expensive ... only use these for quality names you know you don't want to lose out on. I wanted CityCafe.com back in August (1996 registration date) from SnapNames ... there was like 25 domainers who wanted it ... I got as high as $600 on the first day and that was it for me. 3 days later it closed for $10,200+ (see DNJournal.com) ... the person who owns CityCafe.com now wants $25,000 and who knows how long that will take to get it. Sit back and think about it a bit before registering or back ordering. Not to question your intellectual property, but what is 6619.net or 5b4c.net going to ever be? $99.00 on 1and1.com could have bought you 16 Overture Keyword Result names, all .com's, that could have some serious potential ... it just takes some digging. Stay in the game, but think a bit before pulling out the credit card / debit card to register your names, and definitely don't quit your job! At least not yet. __________________ Interested in athlete, sports, and financial related domain names ... Last edited by biggedon; 10-23-2006 at 01:33 PM..