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I Find Domains!

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:15:00 +0000

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Welcome to I Find Domains!

If you found this site via a specific domain and are interested in purchasing it, please refer to the index on the right side panel.

All prices are listed in USD; to convert other currencies to US dollars, use the currency converter below as a rough guideline (Given the current volatility of markets, this may not be a 100% accurate figure).

Some domains offer posted information, such as basic stats and minimum prices.

For further information and reasonable offers, please email me.

Thank you!

Ms Domainer

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For more domain name information, see most recent post!

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For Newbies: Domain Name Videos, Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:24:00 +0000

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For Newbies:

What is a Domain? How Domains Work, and Registering Domain Names, Part 1

PenJab69fo says,

A video done by Yves Martin with www.netgonian.com. This video gives a description of Domain Names. It covers the different levels of the Domain Name, clearing what happens behind the seens of a Domain Name. It also clears the use of the IP address, URL, and various other things regarding websites and getting a Domain Name. This video is Part 1 one of the full video vist channel to watch Part 2.

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For Newbies:

What is a Domain? How Domains Work, and Registering Domain Names, Part 2

PenJab69fo says,

A video done by Yves Martin with www.netgonian.com. This video gives a description of Domain Names. It covers the different levels of the Domain Name, clearing what happens behind the scenes of a Domain Name. It also clears the use of the IP address, URL, and various other things regarding websites and getting a Domain Name. Visit https://www.netgonian.com/ today!
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The above information can help you find a domain name through a domain name registrar, accredited through ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the organization charged with assigning domain names. Some of the major domain registrars include Register.com, enom.com, NetworkSolutions.com (expensive), Yahoo.com (expensive and lousy customer service), GoDaddy.com (inexpensive, good customer service, but a tendency to up sell unnecessary add-ons. Also, their sales page is busy and confusing and often does not load properly. Also, the GoDaddy Girls are a bit annoying and superficial--definitely out of place on a domain name sales page).

At a domain registrar, domain prices will not vary much because the domains have either never been registered before or have been dropped by their previous owners.

The domains on I Find Domains are being offered on an aftermarket basis; therefore, prices will be based on domain desirability and will be priced accordingly.

Scarce one-word and two-word generic names are rarely dropped by their owners, but when they are, aftermarket auction houses, armed with technological tools, are ready to catch them and offer them to the highest bidder. The major aftermarket auction platforms are SnapNames.com, Pool.com, and NameJet.com.

Typically, a buyer will pay a minimum of $60.00 for an aftermarket domain and often thousands of dollars for domains that contain high-paying keywords.

For example, FinancialAid.com recently sold for $800,000!

Before buying or bidding on an aftermarket domain, be sure to do your homework first; Google the domain (with " " around the term). This is a fairly good indicator of term popularity. Also check the sponsored ads (Along the right side of the page and sometimes at the top, highlighted in yellow). The more ads, the better the domain!

Happy domain hunting!

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The Snark Domains

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:57:00 +0000

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The Snark domains are not for sale*; as of 9/27/2008, these domains are all redirected to Snark.me and will remain there until the webmaster can develop each one into a separate site.

The plan: to build a significant Snark empire. Can it happen?

Stay tuned. Meanwhile, check out Snark

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eSnark.com -- eSnark or e Snark

Electronic Snark? Internet Snark? Slap an "e" in front of every term, and you're connected in Cyberspace.

HuntingSnark.com -- Hunting Snark

Refers to Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting of the Snark"; Carroll, if you remember from grade school, wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

i-Snark.com -- i snark

Internet Snark? Internet Snark? Slap an "i" in front of every term, and you're connected in Cyberspace.

i-Snarky.com -- i-Snarky or i Snarky

iSnarky.com -- iSnarky or i Snarky

McSnark.com -- McSnark or M.C. Snark

A REALLY cool domain for a really cool dude. McSnark could be a dingbat detective, M.C. Snark a rap snarker. Actually, both characters would fit in nicely within the Snarkosphere (see Snarkosphere.com on this list.

Snark.me -- Snark or Snark Me (hack domain)

The main Snark site, and THE Snark place to be.

Snark.mobi -- Snark

WTF is .mobi? It was available and probably for good reason. Snark (supposedly) for your cell phone. Now if the .mobi people can just figure it all out...

Snark.tv -- Snark or Snark TV

Oh, man, this domain has so many possibilities. It's a natural for a streaming video snark site, bringing to you the best in daily snark. "Spare the snark, spoil the networks," notes the website Television Without Pity (TWOP), which could be Snark.tv's main competitor.

Snarkast.com -- Snarkast

Great for a broadcasting site, well, just dunno...maybe that's overreaching. Sounds cool, though.

Snark-e.com -- Snark-e
(redirects to Snarke)

Snark-i.com -- Snark-i

Snarke.com -- Snarke or Snark E
(website -- Snarke)

An affectation of "Snark," for example Olde Towne, Newe Snarke.

Well, it's only six letters and a dotcom.

Snarket.com -- Snarket

If Snark trinkets are ever sold on Snark.me, Snarket.com will be the Snarket Market.

Snarkin.com -- Snarkin' or Snark in

A whole lot of snarkin' goin' on, baby...

SnarkIt.com -- Snark It

Snark it, baby, and Snark my fire.

SnarkMe.com -- Snark Me

Redirects to Snark.me; if the webmaster tells someone to go to "snark me," guess what he or she will type in the browser box? Yep, you got it.

Snarkosphere.com -- Snarkosphere

Okay, so this is lame and pitiful on Google, but here's a chance to make a word go viral. Possible use: a Snarkosphere directory of Snark websites.

SnarkSite.com -- Snark Site

In domain registration circles, it's considered exceedingly noob to register domain names that end in "site," but this one has a certain resonance to it. IMHO. Also a sibling to Snarksites.com.

SnarkSites.com -- Snark Sites

A Snark directory: in case Snarkosphere doesn't catch on--one never really knows what will rock the collective boat, so this a backup.

Snarksphere.com -- Snarksphere

See "Snarkosphere.com." If Snarkosphere ever goes viral, some dunderheads will insist on leaving that "o" out, so this is simply a defensive registration before the webmaster actually needs a defensive registration.

Snarkylicious -- Snarkylicious or Snarky Licious

Believe it or not, the webmaster did not make this word up. It's a bit long, but it has that delightful, lip smacking panache.

SnarkyMcSnark.com -- Snarky McSnark

I know, I know. Lame. But I envision Snarky McSnark as a bumbling character who inhabits--sometimes inhibiting--the Snark.me realm, spreading the Snark around.

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This sales site is still under construction; if you are interested in a domain that is not linked to an individual post (with pricing and other details), please email Ms Domainer for more information.

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Updated 9-28-2008

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*Of course, with the right offer...
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Jennifer Domains (Not For Sale)

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:21:00 +0000

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J-e-n-n-i-f-e-r.com -- Jennifer
(redirected to Jennifer Home)

JeniferHome.com --Jenifer Home

(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennif3r.com -- Jennif3r
(website -- Jennif3r)

JenifferHome.com -- Jeniffer Home
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennife-r.com -- Jennife-r or Jennifer
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifee.com – Jennifee
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifer.tc -- Jennifer
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifer-Semple-Siegel.com -- Jennifer Semple Siegel
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifer-SempleSiegel.com -- Jennifer Semple Siegel

(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifer-Siegel.com -- Jennifer Siegel
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifer0.com -- Jennifer 0 (zero)
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifer3.com -- Jennifer 3
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifer4.com -- Jennifer 4
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifer5.com -- Jennifer 5
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

JenniferCelebrities.com – Jennifer Celebrities
(Redirected to FamousJennifers.com)

JenniferFor.com -- Jennifer For
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

JenniferFour.com -- Jennifer Four
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

JenniferHome.com -- Jennifer Home
(Website -- Jennifer Home)

JenniferInt.com -- Jennifer Int
(Redirected to Ms Domainer)

JenniferInternational.com -- Jennifer International
(Redirected to Ms Domainer)

JenniferIntl.com -- Jennifer Intl
(Redirected to Ms Domainer)

JenniferNet.com – Jennifer Net
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jenniferr.com -- Jenniferr
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jenniferr.net -- Jenniferr
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jenniferr.org -- Jenniferr
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifers.tv – Jennifers
(Redirected to Jennifer)

JenniferSemple.com -- Jennifer Semple
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

JenniferSempleSiegel.com -- Jennifer Semple Siegel

(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

JenniferSempleSiegel.info -- Jennifer Semple Siegel
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

JenniferSempleSiegel.net -- Jennifer Semple Siegel

(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

JenniferSempleSiegel.org -- Jennifer Semple Siegel

(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

JenniferSiegel.com -- Jennifer Siegel
(Redirected to Ms Siegel)

JenniferSite.com -- Jennifer Site
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

JenniferThree.com -- Jennifer Three
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

JenniferWriter.com -- Jennifer Writer
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

JennifferHome.com -- Jenniffer Home
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifir.com – Jennifir
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifr.com – Jennifr
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifrr.com – Jennifrr
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jennifur.com -- Jennifur (website)
(About this domain [Part 1] and [Part 2] )

JenniFurl.com -- Jenni Furl or JennifURL
(Redirected to Jennifur)

JenniGurl.com -- Jenni Gurl or JennigURL
(Redirected to Junnifer)

Jenniifer.com – Jenniifer
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jinnifer.com -- Jinnifer
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jnnfer.com – Jnnfer
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jnnfr.com – Jnnfr
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jnnifer.com – Jnnifer
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Jnnifr.com – Jnnifr
(Redirected to Jennifer Home)

Juniffer.com -- Juniffer

Junnifer.com -- Junnifer (website)
(About this domain)
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"Lexiconist.com" vs "Lexiconnist.com": Spoof Definitions?

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:57:00 +0000

As I get older, my spelling deteriorates; as a child, I won plenty of spelling bees. As a college teacher, I see plenty of misspelled words; after a while, misspelled and misused words begin to look correct, such as "alright" for "all right," "loose" for "lose," and "there" for "their."

So I now keep my dictionary and spell check handy.

However, my misspellings still slip through.

I have noticed that some domainers are notoriously bad spellers, and I wonder how many of you out there have strange domain names because of lousy spelling.

My most recent misspelling cost me money--not a lot--but enough to make me more vigilant about spelling and usage.

As most wordsmiths know, a "lexiconist" is a writer of lexicon; for sure, the word is a bit fusty in that it's not commonly used any more. Now we simply say "dictionary writer."

But I spelled it "lexiconnist," after having already plunked down $7.00 for the dot-com; I then had to buy the correct spelling of the dot-com: "lexiconist." Growl...

I'm angry at myself because I'm an English teacher, and I should know better.

So what does one do with a great big lemony non-word?

You make it a word; you assign a meaning to it, which is what I am about to do with "lexiconnist," which will also describe a person who misspells words and tries to weasel out of it by pretending the word has meaning.

Therefore, I'm fessing up and then moving on.

So, then, a "lexiconnist" is a writer or domainer who misspells, either by accident or on purpose, a word and then tries to con the world into believing that it has a real meaning. In other words, a con artist lexiconist.

This is definitely a spoof definition, one that is not likely to take the lexicon world by storm, but it is kind of fun to mess around with the English language. After all, if my students and fellow domainers can do it, why can't I?

In the domaining business, sometimes it's a good thing owning the typo versions of a word. But that business plan is predicated upon the correct word being widely used and generating a lot of direct navigation traffic, which, of course, "lexiconist" does not. I just wanted to be able to brag that I own a one-word dot-com ;=)

By the way, the botched "lexiconnist" is drawing more traffic than the correct "lexiconist."

Go figure.

PoorWriter.com -- Poor writer

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:21:00 +0000

PoorWriter.com is such a lovely two-word generic, picked up on the aftermarket.

For newbies who have not registered expired names, you should be aware that even if you register an expired domain name, it's not really yours until it has passed through a "redemption" period during which time the original owner can still redeem the domain (although, from my understanding, the redemption fees can be fairly steep), usually about seven days, depending on when you snag the name in the redemption cycle. If it's reclaimed, you get a full refund and a lot of disappointment, but that's the deal.

I honestly don't know how PoorWriter.com even reached the fire sale level; when I observe some of the crap names that SnapNames and Pool offer for $99.00, it's all the more amazing that this one wasn't caught by the major aftermarkets.

Is it a $50,000 domain? Probably not.

But consider this: the term "poor writer" (in quotations) gets about 56,000 Google hits. "Poor" gets about 470,000,000 hits, "Writer" about 217,000,000 hits. Granted, the term with both words is not likely to garnish much direct navigation; its strength lies in its inherent ability to hit the search engines organically, a main reason for this post (a test, perhaps). Also, it's a logical term, one used often by writers who are struggling to earn money at their craft.

For now, the name isn't for sale; being a frustrated writer by trade (and "poor" in the sense that I don't earn much money from my writing), I may opt to keep the name anyway and do something really cool with it. I haven't decided yet.

Right now, it's parked over at Sedo.

I also picked up the plural PoorWriters.com ("deleted and available again") in a regular registration. The plural "Poor Writers" gets about 31,000 hits, "Writers" about 137,000,000 hits). This, too, is an amazing catch, although the singular is almost always the cream.

I figured I might as well pick up the plural and either use or sell the two dot-coms as a package.

I did my homework on these two: no registered trademark infringement (USPTO, United States Patent and Trademark Office) and not used as a business, so no "natural" TM--just a mournful term to describe most writers' financial situation and in academia, where young slacker writers are often referred to as "poor writers" (albeit behind their backs).

But I can also see it as a writer's forum (with ad$en$e), where newbie writers could come to vent and trade ideas. Or it could be the title of a literary magazine or a company that offers self-publishing services and/or book review services.

The days of snagging a direct navigation generic one-word dot-com terms at low prices are probably over forever, but finding good two-word generics is still within reach; it just takes some work and good sleuthing.

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Idete.com -- Idete (Foreign Domain Name)

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:09:00 +0000

Months ago, I picked up idete.com (parked for now); the word looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place it, so I Googled it: over 900,000 hits.

It means "going" in Serbo-Croatian (yeah, yeah, I know--the Serbs and the Croats are working toward developing two separate languages, but expats like me who have lived in that region still see them as similar languages with different alphabets). It's pronounced something like "idea tay" (but not exactly).

This domain would be perfect for a travel site for Eastern Europeans; I have never met people who like to travel as much as my Eastern European friends. They will often plan a last minute trip on a dime, and travel agents in the Balkans do pretty well. Also, when they vacation, they do it wholeheartedly and are willing to spend their hard-earned Euros (and local currency) for a nice, relaxing vacation.

Back in 1988, when I lived in Macedonia (then part of Yugoslavia), computers were a rarity (I wrote my first novel in longhand--it remains unpublished), and the internet was non-existent--everything was done by hand, including transferring my husband's dinars from a bank in Belgrade into his Skopje account.

When we returned in 2004, Macedonia was no longer a part of Yugoslavia, most young people spoke English (not the case in 1988), and other changes no less dramatic: computers and ATMs were everywhere, and the internet was available (although expensive--we paid $80.00 a month).

In 2008, the internet is less expensive, and even more Macedonians than ever use the internet. Computerization has become the norm, and the 21st Century has rapidly arrived in this small country and the adjoining countries and beyond, the rest of the Balkans advancing even further. I believe that the area is beginning an era of growth and boom times.

Still, the Balkans is a small area and, thus, a small market, so a travel site built around this word would need to reach a more international market. I registered another domain: ideteTravel.com.

Then for an English-speaking consumer, I needed to come up with an English subtitle and registered the following possibilities: GoingGoingGO.com (Going, Going...GO!), GoingGO.com (Going...GO!) and YouGoPlaces.com (You Go Places). I like the first possibility the best, but the others look pretty good as well. And it's just too complicated (and $$$) to chase after an aftermarket domain that has just "possibilities." Better to be safe than sorry later. In the future, YouGoPlaces.com should be fairly easy to sell, though I wouldn't expect a huge profit on it.

I'm tempted to pay someone to help me develop the idete travel site, but I need to sleep on it for a while. It could be that there are too many sites like that, so I would need to do some research and find a niche.

For now, I have invested less than $40.00 to develop the beginning of a viable business with a brandable and pronounceable five-letter dot-com domain (with good Google numbers and alphabet position), and four snappy satellite domains.

My advice to other newbies: keep your eye on fire-sale domains, but do be careful. I discovered some domains that sounded good, but they just didn't have the Google numbers.

For names that sound good but have lousy numbers: don't look to them for direct navigation possibilities but, rather, as branding possibilities.

Also, don't forget to check the USPTO website for possible trademark issues.

Right now, I have a fire sale name parked on Sedo with a totally unrelated keyword because of possible trademark issues--another story, another post.

For a German translation of this post, go to Travel Network.

PutnikTV.com (PutnikTV) and TVputnik.com (TV Putnik)

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:21:00 +0000

Last post, I noted that "putnik" means "travel" or "traveler," so I took a page from a standard practice for TV websites: in addition to Putnik.tv, I reg'd both TVputnik.com and PutnikTV.com.

I admit that the dot-coms were a bit of an afterthought, simply because such domains are a bit limiting; on the other hand, TV travel shows are popular all over the world.

No matter where one lives, "getting away" from the local rat race is something one looks forward to, the more exotic the place, the better. If one can't afford to get away, one can see these places on TV.

I can envision a Balkan or Baltic cable TV travel channel called "TV Putnik" or "Putnik TV," naturals for TVputnik.com and/or PutnikTV.com.

Happy travels, whether real or virtual!

Putnik.us and Putnik.tv -- Putnik

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:12:00 +0000

According to rootsworld, "Putnik is the Russian term for the wandering musicians who went from village to village in the Russian countryside singing religious songs."

Best yet, in many slavic languages, "putnik" is a generic term that offers several shades of meaning:

wayfarer, tripper, traveler, traveller, tourist, pilgrim, passenger, fare, and voyager.

Certainly a rich word with multiple possibilities.

In recent weeks, I have been shying away from domains other than dot-coms, but I felt that, in this case, I would make an exception and pick up putnik.us and putnik.tv because the term garners over 2,300,000 Google hits (although the overture score for the US is a bit low). Of the two domains, I feel that the dot-tv offers the best possibilities for future growth, although the dot-us may soon come into its own.

The good news: the term is a generic one, so if one wanted to go into the travel business, it would be okay, although one would have serious competition from the Serbian company travel company called Putnik. In addition, Putnik.com is likely to be unavailable for a long time; the domain directs to a Serbian or Croatian investment firm.

Still I registered these two domains for the following reasons:

For much of the world, the term is a solid one--it would be a huge mistake for domainers to ignore a large chunk of the business world that is quickly emerging.
It's one word, only six letters and very pronounceable in English.
If a user has a plan for another use, such as selling books, it could be quite brandable.
In 1988, my husband and I bought a VW Jetta, picked it up in Frankfurt, and traveled all over then-Yugoslavia in it, logging nearly 20,000 miles, so we named it "Putnik." We still miss that car! :=(

Okay, sentiment is not a good enough reason...

While the dot-com would have been an awesome find, sometimes one has to settle for alternatives.

If they don't work out, then so be it; a lot of domaining seems to involve taking risks, and, as risks go, this wasn't a huge one.

LiteraryLanguage.com -- Literary Language

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:03:00 +0000

According to Wikipedia,

"Literary language" is a register of a language that is used in literary writing. This may also include liturgical writing. The difference between literary and non-literary (vernacular) forms is more marked in some languages than in others.

Every field has its own special language, and literature is no exception; certainly, just about every high school or college literature class stresses literary devices, such as imagery, metaphor, and hyperbole.

What the heck is all that? What's a confused student to do?

Well, one could flip through the textbook, but the modern student seems to be more adept with the internet than with the index, so a savvy webmaster could create a dictionary site, specializing in literary language definitions, with this terrific niche generic domain.

I recently picked up this gemmy domain; being a word person, I'm always on the look out for literary domains which may or may not catch the eye of the average domainer. I try to look beyond the Overture numbers and search for the organic properties of a domain name. My budget is limited, and I still feel a bit hesitant to spend thousands on a direct navigation domain that may or may not pan out.

I have already participated in one aftermarket domain that ultimately shot into the stratosphere (and well out of my budget line)--the pressure was almost too much, and my husband nearly passed out at my top bid. He doesn't quite understand what I do.

"Literary Language" does not offer much potential as a direct navigation site (which is probably why the domain deleted), but it does have a Google number of 410,000 and could become popular very quickly, for it could fill a specialized need.

I may or may not sell LiteraryLanguage.com, although if the price is right.

Within the next few months, I will decide which domains to develop and which to sell on the aftermarket.

One-word Domains

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:53:00 +0000

I recently picked up lived.info: 20,000,000 Google hits but no paid advertising.

Yes, I know; paid advertising is a good indicator of how well a domain will monetize. On the other hand, the term gets a lot of hits.

I'm not sure how lived.info could play out as a financial venture, though I could see a genealogy website possibility.

I look forward to some day snagging a one-word domain without its being plural (jennifers.tv , critiques.tv, and Bonuses.tv), past tense like "lived," or a gerund (Rescuing.mobi). I suspect I won't find such pristine domains in GoDaddy's fire sale or as a regular reg.

A pretty good four-word dot-com: NoFeeStudentLoans.com. I would not pay a huge aftermarket price for such a long domain name, but maybe I'll change my mind once I see how it does traffic-wise. Also, not a lot of Google hits--about 2,000--but the paid sponsor list goes on for three pages. But it was a small investment for a term that rolls easily off the tongue.

After a month of so-so traffic, 1-25.com has suddenly picked up significant traffic, 20 hits in one day; I was scratching my head, when my husband informed me that it's football season, so it's possible that I'm getting some type-in traffic from football fans.

This would be a great Top 25 of everything site, perhaps a user-generated site/forum. Hmmmm.

Domaining is habit-forming, I'm afraid. I need to get cracking on developing some of these sites.

FictionHQ.com -- Fiction HQ

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:45:00 +0000

I recently picked up FictionHQ.com, thinking that I might develop it at some point, but I then discovered that it had already been an active user-generated content fan fiction website; for a while and my parking stats bore this out.

I wonder why the original domain owner let the site drop? It IS a natural for such a site. If any original Fiction HQ members of this now-defunct site are out there and would be interested in seeing this website rise from the ashes like the Phoenix, please let me know.

Such a site would have to be user-generated because I'm already stretched thin in this blogging and domaining enterprise.

One thing, though: I just have to learn how to set up a user-generated site. If any experienced domainers know how to set up an easy user-generated site, please let me know.

Meanwhile, FictionHQ.com will remained parked; the residual traffic is bringing in some revenue, but I'd rather see the domain developed.

Meanwhile, I'll poke around on the web for more info.

It's JUST War! -- ItsJUSTwar.com

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:31:00 +0000

Hiroshima
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Check out my blog It's Just War!

I would like to read your war stories, poems, and essays and, possibly, even post them.

The comment section of It's JUST War! is open for creative work having to do with war; I may elevate works from the comment section to actual posts. For more info, email me

It doesn't matter if you're anti-war, pro-war, or neutral.

I just want to hear your voice.

This domain is not for sale.

Jennifur (Jennifur.com) and Junnifer (Junnifer.com) (Part 2)

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:01:00 +0000

Jennifur
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"Creating Baby Names, one domain at a time."

From Jennifur.com and Junnifer.com

Junnifer
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Question: What's the difference between a $xx,xxx domain and a $x domain?

Answer: one letter "e" morphed into "u."

It's no secret: I would love to own Jennifer.com, but unless I come into a large windfall and a willing seller, that will never happen. Moreover, the .dot-tv people are holding Jennifer.tv ransom for $500.00 a year. I would be willing to pay a one-time fee of $500.00, but I can't see paying that much yearly for what is basically a vanity domain. So I have made compromises. A few months ago, I regged jennifers.tv and Jennifer.tc.

I have also regged some typos of Jennifer, including Jennifir.com and Jennifr.com

Thanks to my parents, I'm fortunate in that I have a great first name that I love. Unfortunately, during the early 1970s, millions of parents also named their daughters "Jennifer," resulting in an annoying glut of rugrat Jennifers who eventually grew up and are now in their mid to late 30's and making their mark in the world.

And then there's Jennifer Lopez, Aniston, Garner, Love-Hewitt, etc., so the Jennifer domain, in all TLD's is highly prized and priced.

So, as they say, "Get over it."

Back in August, I stumbled upon this article; some domain-savvy parents are selecting names based solely on domain availability. Being somewhat new at this domain game, I thought it was an amazing concept, for when I was growing up, parents wanted to name their children after parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc. and/or a name that they liked.

But in an odd sort of way, wanting to give one's unborn child a solid web presence is a form of legacy and an act of love--we all want the best for our children, and the gift of a personalized domain is especially important these days and will probably be extremely important in the next 20-30 years and beyond.

Basically, if you don't have a web presence, you don't exist.

One hundred years from now, domain names may be passed down from one generation to the next, so JohnQDoe.com might be willed from father to son or grandfather to grandson. More young women with personalized domains might decide to hang onto their birth names after they marry, and, perhaps, even pass their birth names (and domains) to their daughters and granddaughters.

It's definitely a brave new world.

For the past few weeks, I have been kicking around the idea of writing an internet story or novella about a child who has been named "Jennifur" because the first-name dot-com domain was available (and, as of this morning, it was available, but is no longer).

I have written Chapter 1; you can see for yourself at Jennifur.com and Junnifer.com.

So now you know the full answer to the question posed at the beginning of this post:

Jennifer.com = $xx,xxx

Jennifur.com and Junnifer.com = $x

But perhaps my minor creative endeavors will help to build traffic for both Jennifur and Junnifer.

In any case, it will be a fun and interesting experiment in domain-building.

Twins Jennifur.com and Junnifer.com are not for sale right now.

Their true worth will depend on how well my experiment works out.

Twins Junnifer and Jennifur

Jennifur -- Jennifur.com (Part 1)

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:54:00 +0000

Poor Jennifur.

She's been bounced around cyberspace, used, and spit out.

She has touted porn, has hung out at construction sites, and, throughout 2007, passed around, from owner to owner.

It seems as though her various caretakers didn't know what to do with her. Unlike her high-performing sister Jennifer, she just couldn't cut it and so was routinely tossed out like yesterday's garbage.

She must have disappointed her owners greatly. Big expectations, major bombshell.

Perhaps as the centerpiece of a cyber story, she will find rehab and, ultimately, her niche in cyberspace.

I did a little snooping on the wayback machine and discovered the following history:

2001

3/31--"Big Boob" porn page

4/5--No record (syntax error)

5/19--Go Daddy Construction

7/23--Go Daddy Construction

12/5--Go Daddy Construction

2002

1/21--Go Daddy Construction

5/30--Go Daddy Construction

8/2--Go Daddy Construction

2003

8/31--Go Daddy Construction

9/25--Go Daddy Construction

9/29--Go Daddy Construction

21/1--Go Daddy Construction

12/4--Go Daddy Construction

12/19--Go Daddy Construction

12/21--Go Daddy Construction

2004

2/7--Go Daddy Construction

4/2--Go Daddy Construction

4/10--Go Daddy Construction

5/19--Go Daddy Construction

6/5--Go Daddy Construction

7/30--Go Daddy Construction

8/31--Go Daddy Construction

9/20--Go Daddy Construction

11/28--Go Daddy Construction

2005

2/13--Go Daddy Construction

10/25--Go Daddy Construction

2006

No records

2007: Domain Tasting (Kiting?)

Jennifur.com was dropped several times during 2007:

4/11

5/17

5/28

6/7

7/15

8/4

9/1

9/19

12/26

2008

Registered on 2/9

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that a few months ago I attempted to register this domain; I did do a search on several Jennifer typos and variations.

This spotty history suggests that Jennifur.com is NOT a direct navigation domain. As I pointed out in my last post, the difference between that "e" and "u" is astronomical.

Had all those domain tasters checked the Google and Overture numbers, they could have saved themselves some time; it takes longer to register a domain than it does to run some quick numbers.

Also, I have discovered that it takes more than five days before traffic starts trickling in, sometimes weeks and months. I'm not sure if that's just a reporting algorithm, or if it just takes that long for traffic to build, even on a parking page.

Google's new policy of not indexing newly registered pages until after the domain tasting period ends makes a lot of sense. I noticed that Jennifur.com did not immediately appear in the search engines.

I do hope that ICANN eliminates domain tasting as we currently know it; it's just highly abused and keeps promising domains, as they bounce around from taster to taster, off the market.

Jennifur -- Jennifur.com (Part 2) (Next post)

BodyMemoirPolitic.com (Body Memoir Politic) and Looking.biz (Looking)

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:28:00 +0000

______________________

One pill makes you larger

And one pill makes you small

And the ones that Mother gives you

Don’t do anything at all.

Go ask Alice

When she’s 10 feet tall.

–Grace Slick, “White Rabbit”

Go to the website.

________________________

As a writer and domainer, I decided to conduct a small experiment by posting a play, using relevant domain names for the title, subtitle, prologue, scenes, and epilogue.

This play has a title (Body Memoir Politic) and a subtitle (Looking)

Two Domains: BodyMemoirPolitic.com and Looking.biz (The title goes to a portal page which contains my playwright and character notes; the subtitle resolves to the actual play; however, each site is fully connected to the other with back and forth links).

Thus, the title: Body Memoir Politic: Looking

The play is structured as a Prologue, 10 scenes, and an Epilogue; each of these elements has its own domain name:

XL Portal: Body Memoir (XLPortal.com and BodyMemoir.com)

Scene 1: Functional (Late 1953) (Functional.us and Functional.tv)

Scene 2: Body Collision 1 (1958) (BodyCollision.com)

Scene 3: Body Collision 2 (1962) (BodyCollision.com) --not posted yet

Scene 4: Hostility (October 1968-January 1969) (Hostility.biz)--not posted yet

Scene 5: Won’t (April 1979-May 1979) (Wont.biz)--not posted yet

Scene 6: Abbreviated (1987) (Abbreviated.us)--not posted yet

Scene 7: Rescued (June 1990) (Rescued.us)--not posted yet

Scene 8: Iowa Spot (June 1990) (IowaSpot.com)--not posted yet

Scene 9: Dieting FAQs (September 11-12, 2001) (DietingFAQs.com
--not posted yet

Scene 10: Psychedelic Bingo (October 2025) (PsychedelicBingo.com)--not posted yet

Official Exit: Circling (2035) (Circling.biz)--not posted yet

_________________

If one types in the actual domain URL, it will take the searcher to Looking.biz; it doesn't make sense to send a reader to the middle of the play.

_________________

I'm not sure how this will work out; however, the important thing here: I used relevant keywords (albeit sometimes implicit) for the domains. It wouldn't make sense to use words that were meaningless to the play.

QuillDistillery.com -- Quill Distillery (a Fictional Business)

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:20:00 +0000

At this time, this domain is not for sale, and here's why:

Back in May 2007, I decided to write a novel in which the main characters have a web presence.

Tentative title: And God Won. Yes, this domain is still on a parking page, but soon I will be setting up a site, which will contain fragments and notes.

Two of the characters have up and running sites, complete with disclaimers: Dr. Jane Q. Godwin and Dracula 911: Vampyre Girl.

I invented people and places that don't exist; I purposely chose names and places that were uncommon because I didn't want any confusion or TM issues; after I discovered a real Jane Godwin (a writer), I added a "Q" to my Dr. Godwin's name (I had already regged JaneGodwin.com, however); I did a careful search of several keywords, doing the exact opposite that domainers typically do: I looked for names that had a low Google presence (I didn't know about Overture back then). I wanted the names to be meaningful, yet not "popular" or used by actual businesses. I figured that if my book took off, it would make the domains popular, not the other way around.

So I selected Quill City as the setting, Quill College as the school where my main character teaches, and Quill Distillery as the business on which Quill College was founded. If these places exist, they were not listed on Google as of May 2007. Had a populous Quill City existed, I now realize that I would have never been able to reg QuillCity.com at the regular price, given the current Geo popularity. Sure, there may be a small town somewhere called "Quill City," but it's probably way off the beaten track. If so, please accept my apologies in advance, and if your leaders get in touch with me, I'll note (in my disclaimer) that your city has no connection with my novel. As for Quill, the place that manufactures pens and other office goods, my little project doesn't even go there.

I wasn't that concerned with having "popular" domain names because my main focus was writing a book, not making money off domain names. Also, one of my characters is a bit "off," so I didn't want to associate a real college or business with her. Fiction writers do walk a narrow path these days, so one has to be careful not to depict real people and real places (unless it's a big city like New York, where it wouldn't matter so much).

The project went on the back burner, and I parked the domains. I'm at the point now where I want to start getting this project off the ground and getting some of those pages up. I really don't like parking much, at least for the kind of domains that I own, but parking does help me keep track of statistics.

Besides, with the new climate in domaining, it will be important to get domains developed and/or sold.

In the past few weeks, I have noticed that overall my Quill stats have been picking up, especially Quill Distillery. Yesterday alone it received 15+ hits, which is puzzling because the term "Quill Distillery" (as of March 2) garners four Google entries, one of them a sponsored link from Quill (the pen people), two of them generated by my sites, and one an eBay site. Of course, once this entry is posted, the Quills will probably generate a few more Google entries.

I can't explain the sudden interest in the Quill Distillery name, unless there IS (or WAS) a Quill Distillery somewhere. If so, I assure the owner that this Quill Distillery is totally fictional--that no alcohol will be distilled using this domain name, at least under my watch. Also, I'd like the PLCB, the ATF, and the FBI, etc. to know this as well and that I have no stills running on my property or elsewhere.

Once the page is up, I will be adding a disclaimer to that effect. But for now, this entry will serve as notice that Quill Distillery is a fictional business.

I'd still like to know why the sudden interest in these domains.

TaxPreparation.biz -- Tax Preparation

noreply@blogger.com (Jennifer) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:57:00 +0000

TaxPreparation.biz is for sale! The domain is for sale at Sedo, and the opening bid should be $1,500.00, although I will consider lower bids.

This domain is now available for transfer.

This domain would be a perfect generic for a tax preparation business; Google and Yahoo would not care that this domain is just a .biz; if developed right, this domain could be a powerhouse domain name bringing significant traffic to a tax preparer, both great and small.

Your main domain competition would be TaxPreparation.com , TaxPreparation.net, TaxPreparation.org, TaxPreparation.info, and TaxPreparation.us, TaxPreparation.mobi, and TaxPreparation.tv, all of which are either parked (pages filled with ads and not being used for an actual business) or not resolving to any website. At this writing, TaxPreparation.biz could own the tax prep field for this generic term.

Therefore, the field would be clear for an entrepreneur to develop a powerhouse online presence. You would not even need to change the name of your business--just change your business domain address or redirect this domain to your current site. A web developer can help you make the best decision on how to develop your site.

Here are the numbers that indicate the search popularity search of a term. In this case, the term "Tax Preparation" garners the following numbers:

Keyword Discovery: 18 searches per day
Overture: 4,481 searches per day

These numbers are approximations, of course. To do your own number crunching, see the Self SEO website (I'm not affiliated with this site, but I use it often).

Google searches for "Tax Preparation" (in quotation marks): 5,640,000
Google Sponsored Ads: approximately 18 PAGES (10 ads per page)

Google searches for Tax Preparation (without quotation marks): 6,230,000
Google Sponsored Ads: approximately 9 PAGES (10 ads per page)

Google searches for TaxPreparation (two words run together as one term): 9,000
Google Sponsored Ads: approximately 10 PAGES (10 ads per page)

Google searches for TaxPreparation.biz (the actual domain name): 4 (one is my I Find Domains site). This is a good sign because that means Google has already added the URL to its search engines.
Google Sponsored Ads: approximately 3 ads

Unlike TaxPreparation.com, this is not a direct navigation domain; in other words, searchers are not likely to type in www.TaxPreparation.biz in the URL box. This domain's value lies in its development by an end-user, an actual tax preparer.

For more information, email me. For other great domains, see I Find Domains.

5x12.com -- 5 x 12

noreply@blogger.com (Bugzita) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:07:00 +0000

Minimum Bid: $2,ooo

Domain Available: January 2008

Go to 5x12.com

2ndDomains.com -- 2nd Domains

noreply@blogger.com (Bugzita) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:57:00 +0000

Minimum Bid: $3,000

Domain Available: January 2008

Go to 2ndDomains.com

24PS.com -- 24 PS

noreply@blogger.com (Bugzita) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:50:00 +0000

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Minimum Bid: $1,000

Domain Available: January 2008

Go to 24PS.com

I am a Domainer...

noreply@blogger.com (Bugzita) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:16:00 +0000

...So what is a "domainer"?

According to Wikipedia,

Domainers are individuals whose profession is the accumulation and dealing of generic internet domain names. Although controversially compared to cybersquatters and ticket scalpers, Domainers claim to differentiate and legitimize themselves by avoiding trademarked names and potentially contentious domain names, and refraining from typosquatting. They consider their conduct in buying, selling, and developing domain names to be in the same spirit as real estate investing. Domainers generate revenue via domain parking, through the resale of domain names and by developing domain names into fully functioning websites.[1] Domainers are also sometimes referred to as domain investors and commercial registrants.

As of December 2006 there are an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 individuals globally who make buying and selling domain names a part of their business. USA Today reported that many Domainers prefer to remain anonymous due to the competitive and controversial nature of their business. [2]

[Note: I choose not to remain completely anonymous because I'm not doing anything illegal; domaining can be compared to real estate investing in that we buy domain names; we develop some our domains and park others for future development and/or resale. There is nothing illegal about this kind of business venture.

I do not knowingly infringe on trademarks (TM's), nor do I knowingly cybersquat on TM domains and/or TM typos.

However, the cybersquatters, spammers, and scammers who buy domains for the purpose of engaging in phishing schemes and embedding malware give this field a bad name.

I also believe that this field could be better served if honest domainers would step out into the light, while still protecting their personal information. A related discussion to this issue can be found on Jay Westerdal's Domain Tools Blog.]

A report in USA Today states that known sales of 5,851 domain names generated $29 million in 2005, compared with known sales of 3,813 names for $15 million in 2004. [3] Like the tip of an iceberg, the number of reported sales is estimated to be 5-10% [in some cases, 15%] of the broader secondary domain resale market. [4]

More

For current domain name sales, see DN Journal, which updates domain sales every week and maintains a past-sales archive.

Ms Domainer

00s.biz – 00s

noreply@blogger.com (Bugzita) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:51:00 +0000

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The "00" numerals, not letters (NNL domain).

Minimum bid: $1,000

Domain Available: Late January 2008

Make your offer on 00s.biz (Your bid of $1,000 will send the domain to auction; if no one else bids, then you will win the domain!)

If you want to be assured of getting this domain, email me with an offer; when we both agree on the price, you will make the offer on Sedo, and I will accept it (thus, no auction).

According to Wikipedia, 00s can refer to:

The 2000s
The 1900s

Less frequently:

The 1800s
The 1700s

...[etc.]

See also inthe00s.com

According to Wikipedia, the singular 00 may refer to:

00 Agent, an agent with a license to kill in the James Bond media

00 gauge, a standard of model railways

0-0, notation for kingside castling in chess

Mobile Suit Gundam 00, an anime series

00, a common international call prefix

00, a wire diameter defined by the American wire gauge standard

"00" is also a roulette betting option.

Developed properly, this domain could draw traffic to your site.

"00s" = Approximately 3,330,000 Google hits

00s = Approximately 3,330,000 Google hits

"00 s" = Approximately 1,890,000 Google hits

00 s = Approximately 1,180,000,000 Google hits

"0 0s" = Approximately 150,000 Google hits

0 0s = Approximately 2,390,000 Google hits

"0 0 s" = Approximately 645,000 Google hits

0 0 s = Approximately 1,630,000,000 Google hits

Singular:

"00" = Approximately 2,630,000,000 Google hits

00 = Approximately 2,630,000,000 Google hits

"0 0" = Approximately 126,000,000 Google hits

0 0 = Approximately 3,170,000,000 Google hits

Domain:

"00s.biz" = Approximately 46 Google hits

00s.biz = Approximately 46 Google hits

"00s biz" = Approximately 46 Google hits

00s biz = Approximately 63,000 Google hits

Traffic in a 24-hour period: 11 hits

More questions? email MsDomainer

0wn.us – 0wn

noreply@blogger.com (Bugzita) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:37:00 +0000

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This is a typo domain; the "0" is a numeral, not a letter.

Minimum bid: $1,000

Domain Available: Late January 2008

Make your offer on 0wn.us (Your bid of $1,000 will send the domain to auction; if no one else bids, then you will win the domain!)

If you want to be assured of getting this domain, email me with an offer; when we both agree on the price, you will make the offer on Sedo, and I will accept it (thus, no auction).

If you look on the keyboard, the 0 and o are adjacent. The numeral resembles a capital O, so this is a typo that receives a lot of Google searches. According to the Urban Dictionary, the typo "0wn" even has its own slang definition:

To win a game or competition (against another person or team) decisively.
To gain or exploit administrative access to a remote computer, esp. when such access is illicit.
(Less common) To exhibit extreme goodness, mastery, skill, etc.; to command respect and admiration.
To win, or more specifically to win by a large margin. Common usage among internet gamers.

In this case, the .us TLD could be a plus.

Developed properly, this domain could draw traffic to your site.

"0wn" = Approximately 229,000 Google hits

0wn = Approximately 229,000 Google hits

"0w n" = Approximately 17,200 Google hits

"0 wn" = Approximately 55,800 Google hits

"0 w n" = Approximately 58,000 Google hits

0w n = Approximately 2,130,000 Google hits

0 wn = Approximately 2,410,000 Google hits

0 w n = Approximately 2,350,000 Google hits

"0wn us" = Approximately 286 Google hits

0wn us = Approximately 138,000 Google hits

AARagents.com -- AAR Agents

noreply@blogger.com (Bugzita) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:59:00 +0000

Minimum bid: $2,000

Domain Available: After I find a literary agent to represent my book

Make your offer on AARagents.com (Your bid of $2,000 will send the domain to auction; if no one else bids, then you will win the domain!)

(AAR = The Association of Authors’ Representatives)

If you want to be assured of getting this domain, email me with an offer; when we both agree on the price, then I will redirect the domain to Sedo, you will make the offer there, and I will accept it.

Currently redirected to my Literary Agent Wanted site, this literary agent domain receives an unknown amount of traffic; if you are looking to create an AAR Agent website/datebase for a field that seeks out AAR Agents, this domain may be useful to you, for it pretty much focuses on the legitimate literary agent market. Developed properly, this domain will draw traffic to your site.

"AAR Agents" = Approximately 274 Google hits

AARagents = Approximately 1 Google hits

AAR Agents = Approximately 1,160,000 Google hits

Overture Score for AARagent: 0 hits per day (estimate).

More questions? email MsDomainer