I'm always out looking for the best deals in buying domain names. Most of my domains are registered at www.GoDaddy.com because they present relatively better value in terms of pricing and add-ons. My most recent dot com domain buys though have been made through Yahoo Small Business. I've bought about 5 dot coms through them because they're only $1.99 a pop. Right now, no other domain registrar can beat that pricing for new customer registrations. Ofcourse I had to register a new Yahoo account everytime a buy a new domain through them but it's no big deal. If you want the link for the cheap Yahoo domains, you can contact me at buyer at buymedomains dot com and I'll be more than willing to send it to you. I bookmarked it.

Recently, I've become interested in acquiring other top-level domains like .TV's and .US's but I'm damped by the cost of these domains. An average of $18 to $20 is the damage for these things. Recently though, Godaddy cheap .US domains are now being sold for only $8.99! Check out their banner below.
This is actually the chance I've been waiting for! I've had this great .US domain idea for the longest time and this Godaddy cheap .US domain registration promo is just perfect timing. No other domain registrar can beat that pricing. Just check out the chart above! If you got a .US domain idea now, register it with www.GoDaddy.com to save on over two-thirds of the price.

Tomorrow, June 26, is the last chance people will be able to apply a .me domain in the landrush period. What's significant about the landrush is it gives people a chance to grab their fancied .me domains before everyone gets to register any. Registering dot me domains is open for anyone anywhere around the world. Dot me domains registration are handled by www.GoDaddy.com which is the only accredited registrar to sell .me domains in the U.S.

One great reason to buy a dot me domain is its universal appeal. The 2 biggest languages in the world English, Spanish and Chinese use the word "me" as to express short meaningful sentences. Buy.me, trade.me, love.me and a whole lot more conveys short descriptive ideas which are perfect for marketing. In Spanish, Besa.me means "kiss me." There's a whole lot of combinations to go around even in other languages which use the word me in their language. When buying .me domains, it is important to keep words short and simple which appeals to a larger audience.

Another great reason to buy a .me domain is that it can be a good investment. A great number of people have gone rags to riches because they bought simple word domains like blue.com or ireport.com or pizza.com. Buying a .me now while still in the landrush gives you a chance to snatch a cool domain before anyone does. Whether you prefer to use it right away for a website or just sit on it and wait for a big dog comapny like CNN to buy the domain from you, it does seem like a worthy investment to buy a .me domain now.

I've been shopping around some good domains from godaddy.com and I recently snatched up one Pagerank 6 domain that has expired and was in the close-out sale block. I watched the domain everyday, used several different tools to check if it is worth buying. After 3 days, I finally decided to go for it. Good thing, it was still available.

For a new domainer like myself, it does take awhile to decide which ones to buy because I had to check several things like PR, domain age, backlinks, registry information and some other stuff. What takes minutes to decide might just be enough time for slowpokes like me to lose the chance at a great domain name.

Today as I downloaded the Firefox 3 update, I found the SEOquake.com Firefox add-on which I think is going to make my domaining life a little easier. It is exactly what I had in mind, a "snapshot look" at a domain's credentials like the ones mentioned above. It displays a toolbar that provides search engine index info, Alexa rankings, domain age, the whois info, external links and even keyword density on the page. Every information mentioned opens on a separate tab with one click for more detailed information.
I think this is just a download must for any domainer new or seasoned! Check out the screenshots.
It's really non-obtrusive and I personally think it works better than the SEObook tool I used before. Awesome tool thanks to the SEOquake Team.

Hear ye, hear ye! All you domaining bloggers out there, if you haven't caught on to this huge prize fall-out from dnxpert.com, you've got roughly 2 more days before this contest ends. All of us bloggers love contests and I'm not going to sugarcoat anything about this contest. Just take a look at the list of prizes below! They speak for themselves.

• $700 in cash from We Build Pages who offer Link Building Services. ($700 value)


• $200 credit deposited into NameDrive domain parking account courtesy of NameDrive.com. ($200 value)


• $100 Godaddy Gift card from instantdomaintool.com. ($100 value)


• $100 credit in Bidvertiser account. ($100 value)


• $100 cash from WordPressFreelance. ($100 value)


• $50 cash from Ades blog ($50 value)


• $35 Cash from Tim Schroeder of eMonetized.com. ($35 value)


• $35 Cash from Web Hosting Reviews. ($35 value)


• $30 Cash from Life is colourful. ($30 value)


• 1 Market Leverage promo pack consisting of: MarketLeverage iFlip (digital camera), MLRewards card ($50), MarketLeverage USB Pen, MarketLeverage Polo and hat, MarketLeverage/Nike duffelbag. ($350 value)


• 2 x Market Leverage promo pack consisting of MLRewards card ($25), MarketLeverage USB Pen, MarketLeverage Polo and hat, MarketLeverage/Nike duffelbag. (2 x $220 value)


• 3 x Market Leverage USB Pens with $10 ML Rewards card. (3 x $35 value)


• 6 months subscription to MarketMotive.com top internet marketing minds. ($1794 value)


• 1 hour of SEO Consulting from Todd Malicoat from seo consulting. ($500 value)


• 1 year’s PRO Subscriptions membership to FreshDrop.net. ($395.40 value)


• 5 x 1 license of the software product Domain Name Pro (5 x $64.95 value)


• 3 months membership at Aaron Wall’s SeoBook course. ($300 value)


• 3 x 1 copy of the Domain Graduate ebook. (3 x $87 value)


• 5 x 1 exclusive list of 100 expired domains from DNXpert.com (5 x $50 value)


• 6 months premium clustered hosting at iMountain.com (6 x $39.95 value)


• 2 months VIP membership at ClickMojo ($200 value)


• 15 minute one on one phone coaching session with Simon Johnson from Domainer Income ($200 value)


• 2 year subscription to DNSstuff pro tools. ($139 value)


• 1 x 100 domain parking account at WhyPark.com ($99.95 value)


• 1 copy of the Revenue Domains Exposed ebook ($97 value)


• 2 month subscription at Wordze.com ($90 value)


• 3 x 1 copy of the Domaining Manifesto ebook. (3 x $27 value)


• 1 copy of Wordze’s Guide to Keyword Research & Niche Wealth Building! ($80 value)


• 1 copy of a single use license of Brian Gardner’s Revolution blog theme of the winners’ choice ($79.99 value)


• 1 copy of Optin Comments WP plugin. ($77 value)


• 1 DNForum.com Platinum membership. ($59.95 value)


• 1 yearly subscription to Gold Account at iwebtool.com ($59 value)


• 3 x 1 copy of the Killer Domains ebook (3 x $17 value)


• 2 x 50 available domains from WordFuse.com (2 x $24.95 value)


• 1 featured listing on Sedo’s homepage for 1 domain. (worth $39)


• 1 DNForum.com Gold membership ($19.95 value)


• 1 Month DomainNews.com Newsletter Sponsorship - Top Position Advertizing ($500 value)


• 2 months 160×90 ad on ClickFire.com homepage (2 x $200 value)


• 1 Month text link on JustDropped.com search pages ($100 value)


• 1 month text link at DomainNameWire.com ($60 value)


• 1 month of 125×125 banner advertising on Winning the Web ($50 value)


• 1 month 125×125 banner advertising at DNXpert.com ($50 value)


• 1 month 125×125 banner advertising at DotSauce.com ($40 value)


• 1 month text link on blogaboutyourblog.com ($10 value)


• 1 copy of Darren Rowse's ProBlogger ebook ($16.49 value)
  

Head on down to www.dnxpert.com and find out how you can join. If you're not in the mood to be clicking, just do what I did. I subscribed to the newsletter and blogged about the contest. It's that easy!

The .Me domains "landrush" period is ending in roughly 10 days and already thousands have snapped up their very own .me domain ideas. Well, sort of. The dot me domains landrush means everyone and anyone can apply for a domain ending with .me from the World's Largest Registrar - GoDaddy.com. The real juice about the .me domains, according to domaining industry experts and .me domain registry handlers is the branding ability of the top level domain.

Recently, high profile companies like Apple have registered multiple .me domain name after snapping up the domain me.com. "News leaks" from inside Apple have revealed that the company is doing some major additions from the Apple iPhone this 2008 and they're building it around the .me domains they've been hording. Microsoft, MTV and BMW are also among the big names that got into this .me domain business and are either securing their trademarks or like Apple, they are making these domains as springboards for the latest stuff.

Going back to the title question, are .me domains worthy investments? At this point in time and to be honest about it, the answer is no. But Apple and so many among the thousands of domainers and companies have thought otherwise. Most of the time, domain investments are speculative. You buy a good domain with the hope and prayers that one day some top-honcho company would buy it from you like ireport.com bought by CNN from this big domaining dude. The guy easily became 750 large richer. You could also be proactive about it and build a business around a .me domain which then could end up sold for a large sum.

Dot me domains, I think a business of "futures." So many domain owners have held on to their prized domains and sold it nth times what they paid for it. If we follow the way of Apple, Microsoft and the rest of the big names in the industry, .me domains is a $99.98 initial investment that can really pan out in the future.

*** If you want to get your own .me domain, sign up only with the only authorized domain handlerwww.GoDaddy.com.

And I snatched one again ofcourse! Ever since my first $1.99 domain purchase at Yahoo! Small Business, I've been wanting to get more. Afterall, the cheapest one you can probably get from the other registrars are at least 6 dollars even with a discount code. Get your own two buck domains at Yahoo before they close the cheap domains promo again.
My most recent purchase is a Search Engine Optimization related domain. For privacy purposes, I can only reveal the first 3 letters of the domain. It goes like seo****.com! LOL

Take my tip and register your own now! Dot com domains usually don't get any cheaper than this. You can pay by Paypal too so that's even sweeter!

And we're off! Buy your .me domains at www.GoDaddy.com
now! Domainers like myself will now be able to apply for any dot me domains they can think of or maybe afford. The Official Landrush for the .me domains have been opened 2 hours ago! Domains like fly.me, buy.me and love.me will be open for registration or at least bid for it. These domains are certified premium domains and will certainly be on the auction block.

Registering .me domains is open for anybody. Dot me domains, as the Montenegro designated extension, presents a cool personal touch to a domain and the website owner. It's appeal will be strong to marketing people as it can span several niches from personal to business. Most verb oriented .me domains however will cost not only an arm but also a leg as they have universal appeal. The .me domains I mentioned above are just 3 of the premium domains guaranteed to get their spotlight in the domain auctions. Check out this list of premium .me domains in my previous post.
In reality, all domainers can do right now until 20 days later is apply for a .me domain. There is a mandatory 2 year registration per domain and the total cost for an application for 1 .me domain is $99.98 through GoDaddy. It's the same anywhere else so don't look for anything cheaper. I've actually pre-registered 1 dot me domain ( I'd like to keep to myself right now) and I'm waiting for the Landrush period to end. Once, that domain doesn't receive any other application, it will be awarded to me. If by any chance somebody else wanted that .me domain and applied for it, it will be auctioned between the application as stipulated in the .me domains auctioning rules. Losing bidders will have their application fees refunded.

Check out these Godaddy FAQ's about registering .me domains. Immediate refunds will only be granted to those who applied for and requested a refund during the .me domain landrush pre-registration period.

For those looking to make a good profit and has an eye for great domains, buying .me domains
will be a great investment!

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I'm starting several projects all at the same time and I plan to anchor them on good domains I can get my hands on. In this light, I'm creating this blog post as a guideline to anybody who have unused domains they can offer me for a reasonable price.



Here's what I'm looking for:
1. Dot coms and dot nets only
2. Domain needs to have a decent verifiable Pagerank. I accept Pagerank 2 to 4.
3. Preferably more than 1 year.
4. Preferably with existing inbound links. ( not from linkfarms please )
5. Preferably with Alexa rankings around 1 million. Will consider higher.
6. Short domains preferred. 1 word domains would be nice. 2 words is a maximum.
8. Godaddy registered domains preferred because I'm registered at godaddy.com.

These are 7 things I look for in buying domains.

What I offer:
1. I'm willing to pay premium only for domains that meets the following: one word dot com domain withPagerank 4, domain age greater than 2 years, has over 200 inbound links, less than 1 million alexa rankings and registered at godaddy.com.

2. For a dot com domain, I'm willing to shell out $10 per pagerank if your domain does not meet any or some of the criteria I've set above.

If you're interested in selling me your domains, please leave me a comment here on this post. Please indicate the domain name you are selling and your contact or email address so I may get back to you ASAP. You can also email me to make our transactions private at buyer@buymedomains.com.

I hope to do business with you soon. Thanks!