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Expired Domain Guide

Author: matt January 2007

Good domain names are becoming hard to find. With overÂ? 90 million com, net, org,info and bizÂ? domains registered, most of the best domain names have been taken.
Howerver there have thousands of expired domain names every week and become available again.

How a domain expires

Contrary to popular belief,Once a domain name has passed its expiry date,it’s not be deleted and goes into “expired” status. Howerver its name server information is deleted or modified so that the domain name no longer points to the website it is associated with.For longer periods, typically 30 or 45 days,the domain owner may still renew the domain for a standard renewal fee.

After grace period, the domain’s status changes to “redemption period”. During this phase, all WhoIs information begins disappearing, and more importantly, it now costs the owner an additional fee to re-activate and re-register the domain .

Finally, after the redemption period, the domain’s status will change to “locked” as it enters the deletion phase. The deletion phase is 5 days long, and on the last day between 11am and 2pm Pacific time, the name will officially drop from the ICANN database and will be available for registration by anybody.

Where to find Deleted/On hold Domains

Domaininformer provides a tool, named Domain speculator’s paradise, will help sniffing for treasure by identifying domains with positions in the SE.

Where to buy expired domain?

Â? snapnames is a good place to buyÂ? expired domain

SnapNames acquires domain names the moment they delete from the registry. Their search results list all domain names that are about to be deleted so that customers may secure their place in a private auction by bidding in advance