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Compliation of Domain Suffixes

By Kyle Eslick | Filed Under Domainer Resources

Even to a veteran domainer it can sometimes be difficult to know exactly how many country-code top level domains (ccTLD’s) there are out there.

If you are a new domainer and are looking at investing in ccTLD’s, there are some things you need to look into. Here are two things I look at before investing in a ccTLD:

  1. How well has the country adopted their country code? – There are a few ccTLD’s that have really gone over well with their country, while many others no one really uses. For example, a lot of people invested in China’s country code when it was released and it didn’t take very well there. India is one that seems to be doing well.
  2. How much does this ccTLD cost to register/renew? I’ve read about some costing as much as $500.00 a year to register/renew, so you’ll want to factor this into your decision on whether to invest or not.

I’ve also thrown together a list of domain suffixes for your reference and the country they are associated with. More ccTLD are becoming available every year (.me due out soon), so I will do my best to keep this list updated:

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Firefox Extension: Easy Domain Lookup

By Kyle Eslick | Filed Under Domainer Resources

Firefox users rejoice!  Today I ran across a post over at DotSauce giving us the heads up on a new Firefox extension called Domain Lookup.

So, what does this baby do?  This domain allows you to select text anywhere in your web browser, then right-click (or CTRL+SHIFT+D) to search for that phrase on your favorite domain registrar, including sites like Moniker and GoDaddy.   This extension also comes with a preference menu so you can edit out top-level domains that you aren’t interested in.

Here are a few screenshots provided by the author:

Domain Lookup Extension

Moniker Lookup

I don’t register much anymore off the public registry, but I’ve given this extension a try and think it is pretty useful!   I will definitely be keeping it installed in my browser.

Domainer’s Excel Spreadsheet

By Kyle Eslick | Filed Under Domainer Resources

Just a quick post to say that if you prefer to use Microsoft Excel to manage your domain portfolio, I ran across a pretty good one over at Namepros.    You can find it here.

According to the author, this spreadsheet entitles you to the following benefits:

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Columns :
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- Date
- Number of domains in each sale.
- Domain Name(s)
- Price (what i paid for it)
- Sold Price
- Profit ($)
- ROI (%)
- MarketPlace (where i sold it, ex: Sedo, NamePros, etc..)
- MarketPlace Section (ex: Sedo auction, Sedo “counter offer” ,Fixed Price (forum), etc..)
- Type (if available, ex: LLLL.com, Generic Domain, etc..)
- Notes (ex: if renewed, etc..)

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It Also calculate *(Totals for) :
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- Number of sold domains
- Price (what i paid for it)
- Sold Price
- Profit ($)
- ROI (%)

* So you can always know what it’s the total ROI or profit for each extension.

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Averages of
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- Profit per domain.
- Sold Price per domain.

It is free, so check it out!

Great Collection of Domain Registrars

By Kyle Eslick | Filed Under Domainer Resources

Last time I checked, there was well over 100 licensed domain registrars out there.  Some have good reputations, some are a little shady, and others you probably haven’t ever heard of.

If you’ve been wanting to know more about what domain registrars there are out there, or even get information such as features, rates, and location, look no further than this post on Ohashi.info.