Domain Name Articles January 2007

Title: Expired domains with Traffic
Author: James Duarte Article:

What is an Expired Domain?

Expired domains are those that were not renewed by the original registrant, and they are sometimes also referred to as unclaimed Domain Names or Abandoned Domain Names.

Everyday roughly 20000 expired domains are available to purchase at any registrar.

Expired Domains and Traffic.

The main advantage of taking over an expired domain is the traffic. For many, expiring and expired domains are the answer to instant site popularity and traffic.

Many expired domains are already listed in the popular search engines (like Yahoo), and that means traffic. This is why expired domains are big. For this, the domainers buy domains that receive traffic that can be monetized. They use reg & park, making money the easy way. You can either buy and sell domains for profit or simply find great domains for yourself and your business.

Getting Expired Domains

Getting them it´s not always easy. Expired domains are often registered within seconds of becoming available via the use of automated programs. There are big players hunting expired domains, so don´t expect to be easy.

There are many tools for getting expired domains. One is making a backorder. There are companies giving this service. They monitor expiring and deleting domains and attempt to secure the domains you backorder as soon as they become available. This is a great tool and you only pay when you get a domain.

With domain backorder, you have many chances to get great "pending delete" domains. You can make a "domain backorder" search for more info.

About the author: James is the author of http://www.thelazydomainer.com. The Lazy Domainer shows you the basics + the secrets of the domain parking industry.