Great post over at DotWeekly.com today with tips on finding and recognizing “good” domain names — which categories are HOT and which are NOT. I personally like his “store” example. “Store” names are a no-brainer when it comes to answering the question “how to I develop this domain?” So, I dug back into the dropped-domain database Read the rest of this entry »
Today a lot of good names dropped… not because most days DON’T have good names, but yesterday I spent a good amount of time looking at the drop list and going outside my normal keywords — just browing the list in no particular order. And when your looking for good names, well, I didn’t want to disappoint myself, so I found some!
Sorry for the previous lame post… here’s one that might cheer you up! Two names that are related, one just dropped, but label these “Only If You Know An End-User“:
BreakawayFurniture.com and BreakawayProps.com, two great names that describe a niche of the studio prop industry.
Here are some domains that have been on my watch, have dropped and are still currently available. Every week I’ll try delivering a list of my favorite names that have come and gone during the previous week.
I’m working on a Dropped Name Search that you can use through this blog too, so Stay Tuned!
KnowHowToday.com – Learning something new is always fun…
ImmigrantDirectory.com - Where did YOU come from?
LifeArmor.com – Protecting your Identity
TravelPumps.com – Blowing up your raft at the lake or sleeping mattress at the campsite
FatFreeLifestyle.com -Yeah, right.
GOPtricks.com – Ahh, those sly republicans! I hear there’s an election coming up…
NiceRoll.com – Roleplaying resource for gamers or a Monster Truck crash video site
No, not cheap as in “inexpensive”, but cheap as in CheapBooks.com. I just saw a T.V. commercial for CheapBooks.com and it put a smile on my face… Most big retailers don’t own the generic domain names for their products or their longer-tail variants with “Cheap”, “Buy”, “Great”, “New”, etc…
The commercial was a bit low-budget, but it shows you what a great domain name + comparison engine and affiliate links can do for you. Could YOU buy airtime on Comedy Central with any of your domains? I couldn’t, but CheapBooks.com gives me inspiration! Especially since I own CheapBestsellers.com and CourseBooks.us.
I’ll check out that site some more and give you a detailed look on how it’s monetized… Check Back!
Yesterday, you may have noticed a lot of available names ending with “now.com”. Here’s a sample of some names currently available:
OneLifeNow.com
LockRatesNow.com
GoCampingNow.com
And here are some names that are currently being Tasted:
PaintBallNow.com
FindGodNow.com
SaveRightNow.com
These are examples of Call-to-Action names. I was inspired to write this post because I just saw a T.V. commercial for InventNow.org — check it out! One-word verbs make Strong Call-to-Action domains like this one. Also, notice the marketing preference for the .org over the .com. It seems they own both versions…
In a post today on his blog, Rick Latona waxes regretfully about not registering more ccTLD domains. I’ve just been to Europe too, and by in large those countries are using their own ccTLD. Even global companies use the local extensions. But, what’s a good bet given you may not understand the language? Short three- and four-letter names I’d imagine…
Way ahead of your Rick! Just yesterday I registered 100 co.cc domains for a $10 donation. A little research (i.e. Wikipedia, lol) shows that in the Cocos Islands English is the primary language, Coconuts are a big export crop and Tourism is on the rise. Here’s a peek at what I got:
discounttickets.co.cc
beachcondos.co.cc
gourmetcoconuts.co.cc
cheapcoconuts.co.cc
motorcyclerentals.co.cc
beachholiday.co.cc
yachtrental.co.cc
ilovecocos.co.cc
cocosrepair.co.cc
summervacations.co.cc
winterbreak.co.cc
visitcocos.co.cc
cocosvacations.co.cc
cocostravel.co.cc
cocosholidays.co.cc
cocoshotels.co.cc
cocosproperty.co.cc
cocostours.co.cc
cruisejobs.co.cc
mycocos.co.cc
And just for fun:
snowmobilerentals.co.cc
rumcakes.co.cc (my tribute to Frank Schilling)
Spent a little time today going back in time, trying to find names that standout one way or the other. Some nice brandables (SpinMaps.com), call-to-action (WhackDebt.com), and various enthusiast names for blogs and communities (MsUnique.com, LawnBuff.com, BabelMe.com, WebPotter.com, DVDLook.com, ChatSpa.com).
Daily I check for the same keywords, but sometimes you have to jump into the lists with the targeting computer off… 
Oh, my grabs today were TeeTools.com for golf tools and accessories and BagHound.com for shopping for deals on handbags.
I almost registered TeenJewellery.com (it still might be in the sidebar here), but when doing some standard checking I found that “jewellery” is the British spelling and receives A LOT less searches monthly according to Google. The typo TeenJewelery.com is taken and had it been the American spelling, TeenJewelry.com, THAT would have been a real grab.
Typos and less popular alternative spelling don’t mix well with longer-tail domains. On their own, yes, but otherwise, leave it out of the shopping cart and always check the spelling before registering names!
I’ve submitted several names that I’ve caught on the drop to Bido. Bido auctions a lot of the 2 word variety dot com names, which is right up my alley, so I’m hopeful…
Today, Bido will have an auction for eDaycare.com, which I think it a fantastic brandable, one of the best so far seen Bido. The auction starts in 1 hour (10am PST) and only lasts 1 hour, so head on over and get yourself a great name!