A reader posted a comment recently about a domain related service they were offering, another reader commented that it was just spam and shouldn’t be taken serious, then another reader posted a link to a great domain blog post she had written, I had no idea this reader had a domain blog, I want to know these things.

So I thought I would make this post and encourage my readers to post any domain products or services they might offer, use, or find helpful. Do you have a blog I don’t know about, post it, do you use or offer a product or service related to the domain industry, post it and tell us about it.

I will start with a few of the services and sites I use everyday, obviously <a href="http://domaining.com/" target="_blank">Domaining.com</a> for all my domain news and blog reading, it’s the first place I go everyday, to see what <a href="http://domaininvesting.com/" target="_blank">Elliot</a> and<a href="http://thedomains.com/" target="_blank">TheDomains</a> and <a href="http://onlinedomain.com/" target="_blank">OnlineDomain</a> and <a href="http://ricksblog.com/" target="_blank">Rick</a> and <a href="http://fragerfactor.com/" target="_blank">Owen</a> and <a href="http://domaingang.com/" target="_blank">DomainGang</a> and <a href="http://domainnamewire.com/" target="_blank">DomainNameWire</a>and <a href="http://morganlinton.com/" target="_blank">Morgan</a> and <a href="http://domainshane.com/" target="_blank">Shane</a> and <a href="http://domainincite.com/" target="_blank">DomainIncite</a> and <a href="http://hybriddomainer.com/" target="_blank">Raymond</a> and <a href="http://domainsherpa.com/" target="_blank">DomainSherpa</a> and others are posting about.

I also use <a href="http://www.domainpicks.com/index.php?adclick=7" target="_blank">Estibot</a> all the time, not so much for the appraisal value as much as for the ad count and search volume and CPC, it’s just a good overall tool when trying to get information about a domain, and I do like seeing what the appraisal values are also.

I use <a href="http://affiliate.wordtracker.com/n/c2d2vq1BAANOMWM2OTkA-A/g/wordtracker.com?priority=" target="_blank">WordTracker.com</a> all the time, especially with these new gTLDs, I will look up a word like “recipes” to see what the most common search terms are for the word “recipes”, how many ads the term might get and some more good information, this gives me an idea of what I might go for in a .recipes domains, or even a ****Recipes.com domain, it’s a great tool.

I use <a href="http://namecatch.com/" target="_blank">NameCatch.com</a> everyday, it’s a great tool if you like searching specific keyword domains and 4L’s and 4N’s and lots of good search criteria. Also check out <a href="http://dropday.com/" target="_blank">DropDay.com</a>,<a href="http://freshdrop.com/" target="_blank">FreshDrop.com</a> and <a href="https://www.dropping.com/" target="_blank">Dropping.com</a>.

I am always hanging out at <a href="http://namejet.com/" target="_blank">NameJet.com</a> looking for expired domains and pre-release domains, they are really good at getting pending delete names.

I backorder names at <a href="http://www.domainpicks.com/index.php?adclick=4" target="_blank">Name.com</a> although I must say they are not good at grabbing expiring names, if NameJet or some others are going after the name they probably won’t get it, 99% of the names I backorder for $50 I get a refund instead of the name, but then I see them get a backorder name like Mouthwash.com and I can’t help using the service in the hopes I will get lucky someday. Their domain nabber tool and affordable domain lists I like also.

I check <a href="http://x.co/vgrooves" target="_blank">GoDaddy</a> auctions consistently and I get some good domains there, they offer up pre-release names before they drop so many of these you won’t find anywhere else, and they are the largest registrar so they have lots of names expiring, and I list and sell domains through the site, it’s a good marketplace. I also transfer domains to <a href="http://x.co/vgrooves" target="_blank">GoDaddy</a> using coupons, and if you have that .com you have been thinking about hand regging chances are you can find a .99-$1.99 coupon.

I check <a href="http://www.dynadot.com/market/auction/spectralcolor.com?rsc=domainpicks" target="_blank">Dynadot.com expiring auctions</a> everyday and I have got some good domains there, they are also my favorite registrar, I have transferred most of my domains there, they have the quickest site, bulk and search tools for everything, instant transfers and pushes, no 7 day holds like Enom or 60 day holds like GoDaddy, no waiting 5 days for a transfer, no waiting for an Auth Code email, good customer support, even on Sunday, I like <a href="http://www.dynadot.com/market/auction/spectralcolor.com?rsc=domainpicks" target="_blank">Dynadot.com</a> alot.

I read blogs that list expiring and auction domains everyday like <a href="http://domainshane.com/">DomainShane</a> and<a href="http://jasonthompson.co/" target="_blank">JasonThompson</a>, I find good domains on these lists that I might have missed otherwise, I also always make sure I click through from their sites if they introduce me to a good name I want to bid on, this insures they get a commission for turning me on to a good domain.

I list domains for sale at <a href="http://sedo.com/" target="_blank">Sedo</a> of course, regardless of how many marketplaces I list my domains for sale at <a href="http://sedo.com/" target="_blank">Sedo</a> still gets the bulk of offers, even if the domains are forwarding to another marketplace, lots of people search <a href="http://sedo.com/" target="_blank">Sedo</a> for domains.

I list most of my domains for sale at <a href="http://domainnamesales.com/" target="_blank">DomainNameSales.com</a> as well as park them at their parking site <a href="http://internettraffic.com/" target="_blank">InternetTraffic.com</a>, I really like these sites, I get LOTS of offers and inquiries into my 1000′s of domains and I send these to brokers that will weed through the crap and negotiate professionally on the serious offers, it’s a really great system with great communication.

I use <a href="http://domaintools.com/" target="_blank">DomainTools.com</a>, it’s a great tool for domain investors, I like to check the past sales they list, see what people are spending their money on, check whois history, and lots of other domain investment tools, I also use <a href="http://dnpric.es/" target="_blank">DNPric.es</a> alot now for past sales info, they have lots of sales listed including sales under $1k and $2k that do not get listed on <a href="http://dnjournal.com/domainsales.htm" target="_blank">DNJournal.com</a>. And of course I read everything <a href="http://dnjournal.com/" target="_blank">DNJournal</a> posts as well as religiously check Ron’s weekly Wednesday domain sales posts.

I use <a href="http://escrow.com/" target="_blank">Escrow.com</a> all the time for all my big domain sales, they provide a great service, I have also used <a href="http://ecop.com/" target="_blank">Ecop.com</a> with good results, they offer lots of payment options, and I have not used<a href="http://agreed.com/" target="_blank">Agreed.com</a> escrow services yet but I talked to them on the phone recently about their services and I liked them and will probably start using them also.

I am sure I use other sites and services I can’t remember at the moment, sorry if I missed you but no problem, post what you got. I am working on a new domain site at About.Domains and all this info will be helpful for what I am doing.

Domain of the day: <a href="http://www.getexposure.com/" target="_blank">GetExposure.com</a> – Make me an Offer!

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