Looks like DomainTools introduced a new feature/tool today. When performing Whois searches, you are now able to see historical thumbnails in addition to historical Whois changes. After exchanging emails with Jay Westerdal, I found out the difference between this new tool and the Wayback Machine at Archive.org, is that this tool takes real pictures, while Archive.org only takes HTML and possibly stores some of the pictures. This new tool will allow people to see exactly what previously existed on the home page domain name at various points in time.

According to the site, DomainTools Gold Members are the only people eligible to see the full set of thumbnails.

Today’s domain deal of the day is for Metabolizers.com with a sale price of just $4,500. I’ve noticed several diet supplement commercials touting various metabolizers to help lose weight. From the little I know, metabolizers supposedly speed up a person’s metabolism to help metabolize fat and lose weight. I’ve been seeing more and more of these types of commercials lately.

According to one site I read, “Fat metabolizers or fat burners are a group of over-the-counter diet pills with active ingredients that theoretically raise metabolism and help burn body fat.“  There are many questions about whether these pills work or not, but there is no question that they are being actively marketed on television, on the Internet, and at dietary supplement shops.  As a special offer, I will also give the buyer FatMetabolizers.com for FREE, although this name must be pushed to a Moniker account.

The price is very firm and the name(s) won’t last long at this price. The first person to post “sold” in the comment section will get these two names for cheap.

I took a quick glance at the just-released preliminary list for the Domain Roundtable live auction next week, and there are a few pretty good names listed at reasonable reserves. Just on a very quick glance, the few that strike me as well priced include:

Sirloins.com - $10k
Tuscan.com - $15k
Renewals.com - $25k
Dangers.com - $6k
Bicyclists.com - $5k
Moral.com - $10k

Anyway, maybe it’s just me, but I found some of the owner-included descriptions to be particularly humorous (in no particular order):

1) “huge potential over next few months. Huge ROI.”
2) “Country in the Middle East. Pizza.com sold for more.”
3) “Paramedic students and people interested in Paramedic courses will be flocking to this domain.”
4) “Old people are always looking for solutions to this huge health problem.”
5) “Priced and an extremely great price. It is catchy and easy to remember. This is a deal!”
6) “Alcohol is a confusing subject. There are thousands of recipes for types of alcoholic drinks.”
7) “There is literally a Park St. in every city. Only one company on all those streets in all those cities can claim their street name as their domain name. Great investment.”
“Mothers are ordering these like crazy”
9) “The First Club! There are literally tons of clubs that use this name. This is so generic and a great investment. You will have people begging you to sell it to them.”
10) “Extremely common last name. Several Williams have companies. There are hundreds of Williams Family Companies that would repurchase this one.”

I know this is contrary to some things I’ve said in the past few weeks, but today I feel like registering a few new domain names. Lately, I’ve felt quite a bit of pressure due to a variety of factors (mainly the launch of a new website), and there’s nothing like finding some nice unregistered names to get me back in the domain spirit!

To find some hidden gold, I am going to start by doing some Google research on new technology trends. I am going to think about ways in which people might go online to search about the new technology, and perhaps buy a domain name or two. I do keyword research when buying domain names in the aftermarket, so why not do some hypothetical keyword research on my own. I will ask myself, “if this thing gets big, how will people search for it?” I don’t necessarily need to rely on what scientists or developers are calling it - more like how people will intuitively search for it.

I really enjoy this aspect of domain investing. In some respects, I felt like I went from a gold miner to a jeweler, as I decided I would be better off developing a few of my domain names rather than relying on the sale of my names to make a living. While some people have the luxury of earning passive PPC revenue, I am more interested in building a business.

Sure it’s difficult and unchartered territory for me, but I am working with a great developer, a few great SEO “advisors,” and I have been receiving amazing advice from people who are already very successful. With guidance from experienced veterans, the development process is much easier. Today, though, I am going back to my roots and going to search for some domain nuggets.