How to Register a Great Domain Name

Many of us want to register a domain name, the problem is that the Internet evolved over the years, and all the great names are taken. If you will do a simple domain search you will find very few that will match your preferences, most of them being taken by people that thought of the name before you did.

The good news is, that many domains are registered for a 1-2 years period only, after that they expire, and they can be registered again by new people. Many people register a domain, just because they liked the name, and if they do not use it for a while there is a good chance they will forget about it, and forget that it will expire. Others will create a web site on that domain, but will forget about the web site and the domain itself. There are many reasons that domains will expire and that is why thousands of them are available daily.

However, the deletion process, is a very complicated one, and it could take up to 75 days. Also if the domain name is a great, you can think that a lot of other people would like to get their hands on it, that is why you need to back-order the domain before it expires. Back-ordering a domain means that you are placing an order to buy it when the domain is still not available for sale, so that when it will expire you will be ahead of others that will want to buy it also.

There are many web sites that provide this service, but the difference is only 3 of them actually do a good job, meaning they have an automatic system in place that will always check if a domain name can be registered or not, and will register it automatically once it expires.

Snapnames.com, is one of the best web sites that provides this service, it will cost a person $60 to back-order a domain name, but that money will only be paid if the domain is actually registered, if Snapnames does not manage to grab it before other services will, there is no charge.

Enom.com is another web site that is recommended by many, the fee at Enom.com is $30 for domain back-ordering, but they specify that if you pay a bigger fee, they will allocate more resources for registering your domain. Also if you bid higher, you will be required to send them a fax, in order to become a verified bidder.

Pool.com offers the same $60 fee for back-ordering a domain, but they have a very complicated two phase system, and there is a great chance you could lose the domain, even if they registered it for you.

The bad part about these services is in the way they function, the domains are auctioned, and not bought for you, So if other people will place higher bids at the same services, the domains will be registered for them, and not for you. The good part is, that these services will get you in the front line, since waiting for the domain to expire and registering it manually is basically impossible if you are trying to grab a great name.

If you decide and not use these services, you can always take your chances, and search for a domain that will soon expire. For that you can use the following tool available on line:

http://www.justdropped.com/

This tool will display many recently expired domains, that you can register. Also, in your search for a great domain name you can check the following web sites:

http://www.sedo.com
http://www.afternic.com

These two web sites, are providing a service that will allow you to auction for a domain that is for sale, many people will list their domains there in order to get a good price for them.

A last option, which will not always, work is to contact the domain owner directly, using the contact information from the domain whois, and make him an offer for the domain name you wish to purchase.