Why Did I Just Buy This Stupid Domain?

Greetings All:

Ok, I do some stupid things sometimes. Well, actually, I do a lot of stupid things a lot of the time. But this one takes the cake.

I'm in the habit of registering domain names. In fact, I'm pretty much a domain whore. Now, granted, I've picked up some really good ones in the past, both mainstream and adult, and have made my fair share reselling them.

This domain, isn't going to be one of those:

posthumously.com

I saw it listed as a domain that had just expired, and in all my wisdom, registered it. WHAT WAS I THINKING?!?!?

:wacko:

How about we make this a "Help John Feel Better About Being Such A Dumbass" thread. What stupid domain names have you registered in the past?

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Originally Posted by JustMe

Greetings All:

Ok, I do some stupid things sometimes. Well, actually, I do a lot of stupid things a lot of the time. But this one takes the cake.

I'm in the habit of registering domain names. In fact, I'm pretty much a domain whore. Now, granted, I've picked up some really good ones in the past, both mainstream and adult, and have made my fair share reselling them.

This domain, isn't going to be one of those:

posthumously.com

I saw it listed as a domain that had just expired, and in all my wisdom, registered it. WHAT WAS I THINKING?!?!?

:wacko:

How about we make this a "Help John Feel Better About Being Such A Dumbass" thread. What stupid domain names have you registered in the past?

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Hahahaha its not that bad actually lol

One word dictionary domain.

There are a few options, turn it into a blog dealing with awards posthumously, similar to the darwin awards.

Make it a blog concerning bereavement and poems/poetry, eulogies etc

Good luck with it

Well it may not make you feel better but I can say there are times I've grabbed EXCELLENT domain names.

Just to be reminded later that I AM dislexic and misspelled the key word in the domain.

The moment Lee moved in we double checked spelling befre hitting PAY HERE!

LOL

lmao! Thanks for the belly laugh ... glad I'm not the only one that gets tempted by such "prized domain names"!

So far my biggest give in to temptation was for AnotherFuckingPornSite.com - still not sure what I'll do with it, but couldn't resist it.

You could do a site - kinda retro style - on gay pornstars that have passed on maybe ... just a thot.

Now this proves my wife is sicker than I am -- she said do a site for necrophilia. But good luck finding a billing processor... :wacko:

well i think if u market the name well it can always work
ex: http://www.schlotzskys.com/ :extat:

posthumously.com seems like it has a lot of potential if you have a little time to develop it...

I would turn it into a serial fiction about gay vampires. but i'm weird like that.

perhaps a site promoting books posthumously published
and tie in with amazon.com etc...

I also have an addiction to getting domains...

this one: xxxgameland.com
sounded good at the time - but I never did much of anything with it...

also this one:
who-let-the-dogs-out.com

LOL!!!!


and:
boyswearingboxers.com


so... I KNOW what you mean about beign a domain whore...
LOL LOL LOL...

~Bell

that is sweet! i'd love to promote the site you make with that :)

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Originally Posted by Bell

boyswearingboxers.com

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Originally Posted by basschick

that is sweet! i'd love to promote the site you make with that :)

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if I ever get around to it... I'll let you know... :)

~Bell

I like anotherfuckingpornsite.com

After Vegas I was discouraged by all the bullshit in this business that I registered wewontscrewyou.com as a potential resource site where noobs can go to learn. I haven't had time to do anything with it yet.

A couple of years ago, I registered naked-gay-men.com and it took me a whole year of not being able to get it into Google that it had probably been owned by someone who did some suspicious-type stuff that got them kicked out of Google. I dumped the domain after a year. So, it's always good to check potential domains with archive.org to see if they've been owned before.

dzinerbear

Do you guys actually find it profitable to resell domains? Where would you sell them? Or do you wait till somebody contacts you? Just wondering.

My fav URL we don't use is:
www.igotyourspam.com

One way to sell a domain is to advertize them here. I picked up a nice domain on another board and paid $300 for it. So, if it cost $6.95 to register, that's a tidy profit.

dzinerbear

I think I'd probably just slap up a message board and promote the site as a place to share your memories of loved ones who have crossed over and been called home (i.e. dead people). Heres' soemthing similar:

http://memoriam.org/

:presley: "I *was* living in a trailer park in Michaigan. But now I am really dead" -Elvis

As calamity and death are always a human fascination, this type of domain could actually become a cash cow... if marketed correctly.

Make it a resource about death, dying, accidental deaths, photos of death scenes from around the world... with the latter, you will burn up traffic as people generally have a morbid sense of curiousity.

find some affiliate main stream revenue sources and go with it..

not a bad name at all if you have time to market it.

JMHO

This domain should be dedicated to all fallen Gay Webmasters, that have done such an excellent job in keeping us erect.

Don't you think?

I used to own generalfuckup.com.

In addition to the various methods already mentioned in this thread, I recommend selling or buying registered domains at TheDomainNameAfterMarket.com (a.k.a. TDNAM.com) presented by GoDaddy.com. It is a reasonably priced domain auction site created specifically for this purpose.

When I used to work at GoDaddy.com it was a brand new product growing in popularity for bulk domain owners, sellers, and buyers. I'd be glad to help you but I recently left GoDaddy.com to pursue a more lucrative job in front-end payment processing for acquirers.

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Originally Posted by willwest

In addition to the various methods already mentioned in this thread, I recommend selling or buying registered domains at TheDomainNameAfterMarket.com (a.k.a. TDNAM.com) presented by GoDaddy.com. It is a reasonably priced domain auction site created specifically for this purpose.

When I used to work at GoDaddy.com it was a brand new product growing in popularity for bulk domain owners, sellers, and buyers. I'd be glad to help you but I recently left GoDaddy.com to pursue a more lucrative job in front-end payment processing for acquirers.

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I didn't know you used to work at GoDaddy.com was that a remote job - or did you have to work actually IN their facility ??

Will, what is a "front-end payment processing for acquirers" job ??
I don't recall ever hearing about such a position... what do you
actually do ?? Is that a company that deals with adult webmasters
in any way ??

~Bell

I've registered some funny ones, assmeatmen.com for starters. LOL. terrible domain.

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I didn't know you used to work at GoDaddy.com was that a remote job - or did you have to work actually IN their facility ??

Will, what is a "front-end payment processing for acquirers" job ??
I don't recall ever hearing about such a position... what do you
actually do ?? Is that a company that deals with adult webmasters
in any way ??

~Bell

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Yes, I used to work in technical support and sales in one of their three call centers in the Phoenix Metro. It was an interesting experience.

As for my new job, I now work directly with bank reps and occasionally merchants regarding point of sale (POS) payment processing hardware and software and payment processing we provide. I do not work in bank merchant services that would likely be the point of contact for payment services required for ecommerce sites.