Go Daddy is not the only ISP. They are associated with soft-porn. In a 2008 superbowl ad, they featured certain slang for a part of a woman's anatomy.
Posted on 03/17/2023 8:52:59 PM PDT by Pocketdoor
Yep... Searching at ICANN is like going around the real estate agents and going directly to the county assessor’s records.
I’ve sold a few domain names via godaddy. You can put an offer in for whatever price you think it’s worth. Godaddy will then contact the owner. Average price i’ve sold a domain name for is $1,000.00
If you lookup with godaddy, they will always say they will broker it for you:
DOMAIN TAKEN
terribledomain.com
We might be able to help you get it.
See How
Broker Service Fee
$69.99
Sounds like other people have had some success using Godaddy as a broker so I would privately freepmaill them to find out the specifics and tips and tricks
Next I looked it up at icann and it says namecheap. I went to namecheap. I have an account there, and I'm not sure if you need one. I typed in the same domain name:
terribledomain.com
REGISTERED IN 2021
Registered at: NameCheap, Inc.
Make offer
That last one is a button to click to make offer. Using Godaddy to make an offer for a namecheap domain would not be wise IMO. But check with people who say they were successful and ask for specifics. Suffice to say the make offer button on namecheap would be the best bet for this particular domain since it is registered there.
It's entirely possible godaddy does a good job brokering. But if you know the registrar (in this case namecheap), then look there first. That requires looking up the domain at ICANN becase you can trust ICANN, but can't really trust anyone else.
Was going to suggest the same - hover.com is the place to go....I have a number of domains there - very inexpensive too.....
People often buy domains and then do not use them, but they retain ownership as an investment. The name usually will then be “parked” and display default info from the registrar.
Look for “whois” contact info for the current owner here: https://lookup.icann.org/en
Also look for the expiration date. Domains “drop” from registration a month or two after the expiration date if the owner does not renew. The registrar https://lookup.icann.org/en can also auction the name instead of just letting it drop. If the name is somewhat valuable, it will probably be snatched up by an investor a few seconds after it drops. There are domain drop snatch services you can hire that will do this for you.
If you really want the name, you will likely have to pay ransom to someone. Your best bet is finding the current owner to negotiate with.
Go Daddy is not the only ISP. They are associated with soft-porn. In a 2008 superbowl ad, they featured certain slang for a part of a woman's anatomy.
NS is well established, yet besides using https://www.freehostia.com/ for hosting and buying one of my own domain names, I myself actually used Google domains due to the price.
If you find you cannot get your site listed as secure (https vs. http) you might want to see https://www.comodo.com/e-commerce/site-seals/secure-site.php
You can find out about website names that are NOT available pretty easily on the internet. If a name is already taken as a dot.com. there are other options than the popular .com.
However, is someone beat you to the name and registered it, then you probably would have to negotiate a price to buy it or hope their registration expires before you do.
I got started with NS in about 1993 when, on the advice of a friend, I purchased my first domain - “my own name” dot com. I had never heard of the internet at the time but, after it was explained to me, I recognized the importance of owning my own domain name. Now I have several sites hosted at NS. Some actually generate income enough to pay for the hosting services and more.
Those free services are fine for vanity sites but they did not meet my needs. For e-commerce the quality of service is what matters...
...in my opinion.
That NS has served my internet needs for nearly thirty years of course colors my view on the subject.
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