| Most online entrepreneurs dream of securing the | | | | name. unfortunately to your horror, when you went |
| next household domain name like. | | | | back to the web site and typed in that chosen name, |
| Numerous articles have been devoted to this topic | | | | you got that rude shock that the name was now |
| and every other day more and more individuals are | | | | not available for registration. |
| rushing in with the hope and fantasy of registering | | | | To make matters worse you kept getting the same |
| and securing a name that will make it up to the front | | | | message when you tried the rest of the names in |
| headlines of the news. | | | | your narrowed list. You then sat there starring at |
| Domain name in the news. | | | | your monitor and wondering what happened so fast |
| You may already have heard that business dot com | | | | within so little time. |
| was sold several years ago for a whopping $8 millions | | | | The right way to check if your desired name is |
| while AsSeenOnTv dot com sold for $5.1 Millions. | | | | available. |
| More recently Year2000 dot com received a bid for | | | | There are a lot of domain name registrars out there |
| $10 on eBay which later turned out to be a hoax, but | | | | who maintain a good and ethical business standard. |
| don' t be surprise if it ends up selling for a couple of | | | | Unfortunately a few of them, their resellers or an |
| millions. | | | | intrusion by a third party abuse and take advantage |
| Although the chance of pulling a sale like those | | | | of the system for their own advantage. |
| mentioned above is slim, that simple fact has not | | | | In order to avoid loosing your name and be forced |
| been able to restrain and put a check to the number | | | | with the alternative of having to buy it back at a |
| of people trying to buy and park a given name for | | | | price! Here is a simple process of what you need to |
| speculative purposes. | | | | do. |
| Domain parking by online speculators: | | | | Instead of doing a direct search into a domain |
| Remember how you kept typing one name after | | | | registrar form, this is what you need to do: |
| another and all you kept getting is the sorry message | | | | |
| that "the name was not available for registration." Did | | | | 1. Read and understand about the traits of a good |
| you ever wonder why most of those weird names | | | | domain name. |
| you thought of, were already registered by other | | | | 2. Research and brainstorm about your targeted |
| individuals or companies? | | | | market. |
| Even worse still, for those of us who were naive | | | | 3. Come up with a list of names that are keyword |
| enough, do you remember doing an online search for | | | | rich or rhyme with your targeted market. |
| a cheap domain name registrar and then typing into | | | | 4. Visit either or and do a search to find out what |
| their form one name after another trying to see if it | | | | name or names are available. |
| was available? | | | | 5. From your list above, check out and find out which |
| Do you remember closing out of that browser | | | | name is still available. Make a quick decision and settle |
| window once you came up with a narrowed list of | | | | on one. |
| names that for some reasons you just wanted to | | | | 6. Then run to one of the cheap domain name |
| give another thought about before finally settling on | | | | registrars and buy it right away. |
| one? | | | | 7. If there is need, register other alternatives of your |
| Then a few hours or a day or two passed by and | | | | chosen name. They may be worthy down the line. |
| finally you made up that decision on your choice | | | | |