What if you forgot why you registered a numeric domain?
Imagine getting an email from your domain registrar of choice that your numeric domain 936367.com is up for renewal.
You ask yourself, 'What was that one?' and after a few moments kick yourself for never writing it down anywhere. (Maybe just maybe NuDoms aren't the best organized lot of domainers).
And, so, you proceed to use your own set of numeric domainer tools of the trade to figure out what 936367 spells on a keypad.
There are plenty of such tools, both shared (public) and not shared (owner-developed), to take on such a task. Jamptap has recommended in the past phonespell.org, the Google-Number-Search function 'num:' (try it out num:936367), and sites like DigitURL.com. Some of the key players in the NuDom industry have developed their own algorithms and scripts to do more number-to-letter and letter-to-number translating functions than you probably ever imagined.
But, after trying out your own favorite sites and algorithms, what if you come up blank?
You then start asking dumb questions based on what you found: does 936367 translate to Yendor, or Zendor, or Yemens? Is Yemens.com a future mobile-destination? Was it from a press-release? Or Moconews.net? Or is the site now dead?
Depending on how many of these numeric-domain-'I-dunnos' renewal-email-alerts you receive each year, you may need to set a threshold for how many you drop or renew. Or start keeping a numeric domain registration log. (What a concept!)
If you do renew, the objective is only this: to wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, and wait some more until some kind soul emails you inquiring about your domain. And then you can try to 'squeeze' your lost information out of them, ala meeting someone in the supermarket who walks up to you and says 'Hi John! Remember me?' and you bluff, saying 'Oh, hey! I keep wanting to call you Betty but I know that’s not right...'
And when that day comes:
Buyer: 'Is your domain 936367.com for sale? What are you asking for it?'
Reply: 'Yes it's for sale. I get a lot of offers from people who tell me that it's a good one, the only one that spells the word...well, you know! Out of curiosity, what do you plan on using it for?'
Buyer: 'Just a mobile website. My company is still in the nucleus stage, so I can't tell you much more. Will you take $500 for it?'
Reply: 'I was expecting much more. At least from the developer of the .com alpha version of 936367. Unless that's you. What kind of company are you?'
Buyer: 'I believe there's tons of brands that correspond to the 'alpha version of 936367.' And I can't tell you more about my company. Have you considered my $500 offer?'
Reply: 'Yes, I'm considering it...but what I'm talking about is the obvious alpha version of 936367. Which brands are you talking about?'
Buyer: 'Are you serious about selling your domain? You haven't made a counteroffer or replied to my offer yet.'
Reply: 'Oh. Yeah. I just wanted to convey my expectation for the domain.'
Buyer: 'Well. My offer of $500 stands. Let me know.'
Labels: numeric domain
posted by self @ 7:51 AM
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