Alex McArthurexpired_domains | Alex McArthur http://alexmcarthur.com ... blogs when he feels like it Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:20:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Just Landed A New Domain http://alexmcarthur.com/just-landed-a-new-domain/ http://alexmcarthur.com/just-landed-a-new-domain/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:07:32 +0000 Alex http://www.alexmcarthur.com/?p=50 Pool.com has been good to me in the past. I’ve acquired quite a few decent domains that were let go by others. Just the other day, however, I backordered an unexpected domain. I rarely check my pool account and sometimes I go a little overboard backordering. When I checked my email I was surprised to see that I was the proud owner of I’mLinked.com. I don’t remember backordering it, but it’s there in my account. Now, what to do with it? Hmmm…any ideas?

]]> http://alexmcarthur.com/just-landed-a-new-domain/feed/ 1 Expired Domains … LinkTree.org? http://alexmcarthur.com/what-should-linktreeorg-become/ http://alexmcarthur.com/what-should-linktreeorg-become/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2005 04:37:56 +0000 Alex http://www.alexmcarthur.com/2005/12/01/what-should-linktreeorg-become/ I found the domain LinkTree.org on a deleted domain list and had to register it. I often browse deleted domains and very rarely find anything interesting. A couple times a week I’ll come across something I’d buy, but by the time it’s in my shopping cart someone else has registered it. Probably by chance I’ve spotted two great names this year that I now own.

Tools I use to find expired domains:

  • ExpiredDomains.com – Simple search interface for expiring domains. Basically a free service.
  • DeletedDomains.com – Expired domain search tool. Last year a signed up for an account with these guys when their were few comparable services. The cost was $99. I regret it now as free options have popped up over time, however none have the email update system DeletedDomains has.
  • Pool.com – This service is used to backorder domain names. This means if someone lets a domain you’ve backordered expire that pool will reserve it for you. First off, this service isn’t cheap at around $60 per successful backorder. Secondly, if anyone else has the domain backordered it will go to auction. I have a large list of backordered domains although I highly doubt any will ever get dropped by the owner. I have only 1 successful backorder to my name and it was for a client.

Back to the point…LinkTree.org. What does this name make you think of? I’d like to offer some sort of free service. Any thoughts?

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