Sunday, April 12, 2009

When can i get this expired domain name ?

The whois says that a certain domain name expires today. Now it is four hours after the expiry time and the domain name is still not renewed or deleted ?


After a domain name expires it will go through the expiration process which gives the original owner a 30 day grace period to renew the name followed by a 30 day redemption period again for the original owner only. About 5 days after that the expired name will drop back into circulation for the general public.

The best ways to obtain an expired name is to use a drop catcher to get the name for you. The most popular are:

http://www.namejet.com/

http://www.snapnames.com/

http://www.pool.com/

and http://www.godaddy.com/ if the name is registered there.

go to godaddy.com and contact customer service.....find out what you need to do.......you can grab the domain within a few days of expiration.

Some ISP's like AIT and others, will hold a domain name for 30 days past the expiration date so the owner can renew the domain, they call it a courtesy. Hmmm..... After that time the release the domain name.........

1 comment:

  1. As the article suggests, a drop catcher may help in getting an expired domain name. But there is no guarantee to definitely get the domain name. As there will be always a tough competition for an expiring domain name. The better way is to contact the domain name owner for a bargain before the domain name expires. The contact details of a domain name owner can be obtained by having a whois lookup at WhoisXY.com Good luck.

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