tld4me
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Sometimes you can do your best to try and help an organization, or company, but the help falls on deaf ears or is ignored. In both of the following situations my “help” was unsolicited. Fully aware of that. Here are two of my recent examples.
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Example 1:
Found a short, single word, .net domain name. Expired, available for hand reg. I started doing research. Found a local non-profit that uses the exact single word as an acronym for their group. Normally a .org would be best for an organization (.org taken), but then I read their “About Us” and the first sentence described their organization being a “network of …”.
Perfect! (I thought). Their current url follows this pattern: SingleWordChapter.MultipleRandomWords . org.
I registered the SingleWord . net and sent the group an email explaining who I am, how I applaud their organization, and that I registered singleword.net. If they want it, I would give it to their group for free. Let me know.
*Crickets*
Example 2:
Found a recently expired two word domain .com. I started doing research. Found a business that owned the same two word .net. It’s their exact company name. Not a tech company. No reason for them to have the .net other than the .com was already taken when they registered the .net. (Records show this was true)
The company is seemingly growing. A few decades old. Their website is fairly modern. Not a great job, but OK. They have started to develop their social media presence for a few years now. So they are trying to update their image. I’ve Googled the location for their facilities and they seem somewhat large.
I didn’t have any want for this domain and there didn’t seem to be any other companies where this name would apply.
I emailed the company directly. Told them the .com has recently become available and they can register it themselves with any company they choose - it’s available for the taking.
*Crickets*
.com still available for hand reg as of me typing this, one week after contacting them.
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In a different situation, I had a very positive interaction which in the end made everyone feel good.
While doing research, some names aren't worth trying to buy and sell, but genuinely might help a specific company. I'm certainly putting myself into situations where I haven't been asked to "help". Even so, the no responses and lack of action are strange to me!
Any of you seasoned domainers ever find yourselves trying to be a “do-gooder” and have unexpected results? (good or bad)
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Example 1:
Found a short, single word, .net domain name. Expired, available for hand reg. I started doing research. Found a local non-profit that uses the exact single word as an acronym for their group. Normally a .org would be best for an organization (.org taken), but then I read their “About Us” and the first sentence described their organization being a “network of …”.
Perfect! (I thought). Their current url follows this pattern: SingleWordChapter.MultipleRandomWords . org.
I registered the SingleWord . net and sent the group an email explaining who I am, how I applaud their organization, and that I registered singleword.net. If they want it, I would give it to their group for free. Let me know.
*Crickets*
Example 2:
Found a recently expired two word domain .com. I started doing research. Found a business that owned the same two word .net. It’s their exact company name. Not a tech company. No reason for them to have the .net other than the .com was already taken when they registered the .net. (Records show this was true)
The company is seemingly growing. A few decades old. Their website is fairly modern. Not a great job, but OK. They have started to develop their social media presence for a few years now. So they are trying to update their image. I’ve Googled the location for their facilities and they seem somewhat large.
I didn’t have any want for this domain and there didn’t seem to be any other companies where this name would apply.
I emailed the company directly. Told them the .com has recently become available and they can register it themselves with any company they choose - it’s available for the taking.
*Crickets*
.com still available for hand reg as of me typing this, one week after contacting them.
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In a different situation, I had a very positive interaction which in the end made everyone feel good.
While doing research, some names aren't worth trying to buy and sell, but genuinely might help a specific company. I'm certainly putting myself into situations where I haven't been asked to "help". Even so, the no responses and lack of action are strange to me!
Any of you seasoned domainers ever find yourselves trying to be a “do-gooder” and have unexpected results? (good or bad)
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