Comments on: Losing a Domain is a Big Problem

By: Domain Superstar

Domain Superstar — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:36:01 +0000

Nice work finding this story. This would make an interesting case study if someone were to dive into their financials and do some before and after losing the .com and do some analysis.

By: Mac McAdams

Mac McAdams — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:33:37 +0000

Per Compete, their traffic was only 3,000 per month in February prior to losing the domain. Maybe they can’t afford to buy it back (or be in business). It is probably easier to explain to investors the way they have done it. Just conjecture.

By: Steve M

Steve M — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:15:20 +0000

Lou’s right.

Now’s not the time to figure out what happened. Just buy the darn thing; including a legal notice to the effect that you’re doing so “under protest” and while reserving all your legal rights should you discover … blah, blah, blah.

But get that name back.

Now.

By: Lou Mindar

Lou Mindar — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:48:49 +0000

For the sake of the company, my suggestion would be to buy the name from e-nom and figure out what happened later. I know they want to know how they lost the domain, but the company could go down the tubes in the meantime.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:13:00 +0000

@Jamie

Good call – thanks.