The Domain Name Gold Rush

All the good ones are taken. The really good ones, that is. But they don't always stay taken.

Domain names often come back onto the market. Even before they do, domain name prospectors are sifting through them to find the gold domains among them.

Why domain names become available again

Thousands of domain names expire every day. Other domains are offered for sale. The reasons are varied:

Carelessness

• The webmaster forgets to renew the domain by the expiry date.
• The email address that the domain is registered with becomes invalid, and the domain name registrant doesn't receive the renewal notices.

Lack of need or funds

• The company that had registered the domain goes out of business.