Benito3000
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Hello,
First off, I am a total novice and don't know if I'm even posting to the right website... Secondly this question might have been asked many times before, but I couldn't find the answer- please forgive me if this is the case and for my simplistic knowledge of the subject.
Here is my question:
I have an idea for a business for which I came up with a specific name and I'd like to acquire the .com domain. Visiting the website shows that it's owned by Namebright and it says the website is 'coming soon'. It's been like this for maybe 2 years now, so I'm guessing they're holding on to it to sell to someone like me.
The name is short, but I doubt that it is particularly in demand since it's fairly obscure and wouldn't generally be reached by generic searches.
I don't know how these things work, but should I contact Namebright with my intention to buy and make an offer? How much should I offer and will they negotiate? I thought about waiting until it expires, but I'm certain they'll simply renew it, since this is what happened last year when it reached the expiry date.
I don't have that much money, so if it's in the thousands, I may not be able to afford it. The problem is that the business would be dependent on having that specific name, so if I can't get it, I can't really go ahead with the idea.
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks
First off, I am a total novice and don't know if I'm even posting to the right website... Secondly this question might have been asked many times before, but I couldn't find the answer- please forgive me if this is the case and for my simplistic knowledge of the subject.
Here is my question:
I have an idea for a business for which I came up with a specific name and I'd like to acquire the .com domain. Visiting the website shows that it's owned by Namebright and it says the website is 'coming soon'. It's been like this for maybe 2 years now, so I'm guessing they're holding on to it to sell to someone like me.
The name is short, but I doubt that it is particularly in demand since it's fairly obscure and wouldn't generally be reached by generic searches.
I don't know how these things work, but should I contact Namebright with my intention to buy and make an offer? How much should I offer and will they negotiate? I thought about waiting until it expires, but I'm certain they'll simply renew it, since this is what happened last year when it reached the expiry date.
I don't have that much money, so if it's in the thousands, I may not be able to afford it. The problem is that the business would be dependent on having that specific name, so if I can't get it, I can't really go ahead with the idea.
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks
