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Any tricks to buying a domain?

Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:24 pm
Posted by Rooskie
MN
Member since Oct 2019
643 posts
Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:24 pm
I want to buy a website, why does GoDaddy get to prosper?
Posted by Patfic15
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2018
4447 posts
Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:26 pm to
Learn to code.
Posted by yaboidarrell
westbank
Member since Feb 2017
6506 posts
Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:27 pm to
Google domains
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80828 posts
Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:27 pm to
Pick an available one.

But it.

That is all.
Posted by Rooskie
MN
Member since Oct 2019
643 posts
Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:29 pm to
I get the gig, but where does the money go?
Posted by AgCoug
Houston
Member since Jan 2014
6767 posts
Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:29 pm to
quote:

I get the gig, but where does the money go?



Al Gore
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
53819 posts
Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:34 pm to
quote:

I get the gig, but where does the money go?

They have to give you an internet facing ip address from arin. It's not free to them either. It's like $10 per year for most domains though.
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
38333 posts
Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:35 pm to
quote:

Any tricks to buying a domain?


Yes. Be sure you get a good range to go with your domain.
Posted by Rooskie
MN
Member since Oct 2019
643 posts
Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:47 pm to
Where should I buy a domain? Apparently I didn't preface my question properly for the OT.
Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
57778 posts
Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:52 pm to
My next domain is going to be in Montana.

frick people.
Posted by Rooskie
MN
Member since Oct 2019
643 posts
Posted on 12/24/19 at 11:53 pm to
Rough crowd tonight.
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
29134 posts
Posted on 12/25/19 at 12:07 am to
quote:

where does the money go?
It's complicated.

The majority of it, I believe, goes to the company that operates the top-level domain (TLD) that you go with (VeriSign operates .com, for example). Maybe a buck or two goes to the registrar you use (godaddy, namecheap, etc., there are hundreds). A very small portion (like 18 cents) goes to ICANN, the non-profit org that oversees domain names and IP addresses.

There are auctions to determine which companies operate which TLDs, and each country also operates their own TLDs (.us, .uk, etc), sometimes in cooperation with private companies.
Posted by PipelineBaw
TX
Member since Jan 2019
1422 posts
Posted on 12/25/19 at 12:09 am to
I know a guy that bought DallasCowboys.com and sold it for a quarter mill
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