Backordering Your Domain Names

As a domain player, you know that almost all the great domainnames were taken before 1999. It is difficult now to get an even fairlydecent domain name.

Sometimes, however, some registrants do notrecognize that their domain names are pretty valuable and drop themafter they find no application for their domain names.

That iswhen the backordering comes into play. Now you need to know that theremay be many people waiting to backorder the same domain name. So it'simportant to find a backordering service provider that can maximizeyour odds of getting the domain name for a minimal price. That could bequite some task.

The key for a successful backorder is to find a competent backordering service. Here are some tips for you to consider.

1)Choose a backorder service that works with quite some registrars. Moreregistrars mean better odds for you to get the domain name you want.

2)Avoid the backorder service that places the domain name on auction.With such a service provider, you are not certain if you can get thedomain name for a price you want to pay. Auctioneers are always seekingthe highest bid for a domain name.

The bad news is thatconsidering both 1) and 2), you may find that no service provider maymeed your demand. As a matter of fact, almost all the backorderservices are running an auction mode business.

Some major backorder service providers are listed here for your reference.

1)Snapnames.com. This may be the biggest. It works with a dozen ofregistrars. But that does not mean they can have a better chances thanothers to backorder a domain name. If the domain name is fairly of lowgrade, then they might be able to snap it for you. But for a greatdomain name, the competition is keen and chances are snapnames.com cannot get it for you. Snapnames.com places the domain name backordered onauction. The auction goes for three days. In the end of the auction,they award the domain name to the highest bidder. A recent example isinfodepot.com; snapnames.com awarded it to a bidder for $1250 for thedomain name. The minimal bid is $60.

2) Pool.com. Pool.com'sbusiness is similar to snapnames.com. They may work with fewerregistrars. But sometimes they still have better chances of gettingquite decent domain names. The minimal bid is $60.

Backordering Your Domain Names

3)Namewinner.com. Namewinner.com is part of dotster.com. They work with afew domain registrars. Occasionally, they can snap a few great domainnames. They also place the domain names on auction. But the auction isdone before they snap it. The minimal bid is $30. One thing thatclients need to be aware that when you enter a so called extendedauction. The so called extended auction is to sell the domain namesNamewinner.com registered. Please be advised that there will be a $50fee when you eneter such an auction. You not see any statement easily.So be advsied to keep off or be ready to apy $50.

4) Enom.com.Enom.com is an ICANN accredited registrar. I am not sure if they workwith any other registrar(s). The minimal bid is $30. The featuresassociated with the backordering look great. However, I personally donot have an experience with the service. But it does look nice after Ilook around inside an account.

5) GoDaddy.com. Godday.com is anICANN accredited registrar. I guess they do not work with otherregistrars. This is one of those backordering services that do notplace the domain name on auction. They charge an $18.95 flat for abackorder. The price looks great, but do not get excited too early.Three things will cool you down. A. Chances are they do not work withother registrars. So it's not easy for them to get the domain name foryou. B. For a good domain name, you can not even have a chance to placethe backorder. C. No matter they win the domain name for you or not,you pay up front the fee and there is no refund. For the price you pay,if they fail to get the domain name for you, they monitor the domainname or you can place another backorder, which is not friendly to mostpeople. It seems godaddy.com makes some money out of the process ratherthe result. People need to exercise caution when considering usingthem. One trap is their "invest edge" service, which charges a monthlyfee. This service allows you to place bulk backorders at a real lowprice. It sounds great to those who backorder a lot of domain namessuch as a professional domain player. But it's really not much ofservice that you can use. By trap, I mean that A) you can barely findany good domain name to order. Many good domain names may bebackordered by others. Remember they only accept one backorder for onedomain name. B. Godaddy.com will keep charging the monthly for theservice even though you order the service just for one month. After youplace the order for the invest edge service, they may send you an emailsaying that you need to cancel the service while in reality you do notorder the service for more than one month. Be fearful for such atactics. I personally do not recommend any of service at godaddy.combecause of this.

When you consider a backordering service, theintegrity is the key. This is particularly important when you backordera first grade domain name that might be worth tens of thousands ofdollars. How can you be sure that they will give such as domain name toyou and not keep it for themselves? Who is most reliable andtrustworthy can be everyone's guess.

Among all the services Iknow, snapnames.com is the one I trusted most although they could notget you every domain name you want. They seem doing a fair business inany aspect you can imagine. I would recommend snapnames.com to thosewho seriously want to backorder a domain name! (Disclaimer: I do nothave any affiliation with snapnames.com)

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