ok ok I feel a complete fool

steve m · 01-03-2009, 04:35 PM

I had bought a domain name ages ago and am moving the site only I forgot were i registerd the domain name. is there anyway i can find out?

thanks

I feel a right idiot

Steve m

Paul M · 01-03-2009, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve m

I had bought a domain name ages ago and am moving the site only I forgot were i registerd the domain name. is there anyway i can find out?

thanks

I feel a right idiot

Steve m

Steve,

You can use the Whois lookup tool to bring up everything you need to know...

Whois lookup and Domain name search

-paul

AndyCamden · 01-03-2009, 04:38 PM

Do you know what email account you registered it with. I would just enter the domain name in your search mail box and see if anything comes up.

Alan Petersen · 01-03-2009, 04:40 PM

Enter the domain in Domain Tools:

Whois lookup and Domain name search

Scroll down to ICANN Registrar section and it list the registrar Go Daddy or whomever you used.

Johny · 01-03-2009, 04:49 PM

Hiting a whois should work, but as stated above, just do a search in your mail for "domain" . It should pop in , if you hadnt delete it.

esr · 01-03-2009, 05:49 PM

Yeah, the whois search will tell you. Don't feel dumb. I've done that more than once.

R Hagel · 01-03-2009, 05:54 PM

I just want to chime in and say don't feel dumb.

One time I was looking for a domain name, came up with the PERFECT name... and was crestfallen to see it was taken. Went to the site to see if they were doing anything with it. Nope, it was just parked. So went to whois to see if maybe a flash of cash would make them consider parting with the name. and then...

D'oh.

I found out I owned it.

D'oh again.

Cheers,
Becky

steve m · 01-03-2009, 06:49 PM

Thank you all for answers, all sorted. I thought I was the only one, I sold the site but didnt no were the domain was registerd ha ha, i was in a bit of a panic.

thanks agian peps

Steve M

JLP · 01-03-2009, 10:35 PM

Becky...too funny

manzilla911 · 01-04-2009, 12:52 AM

lol nice. i did the dame thing lol

Raiel Schwartz · 01-04-2009, 12:56 AM

That would of sucked it you HAVEN'T found out than

cowboyrob · 01-04-2009, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R Hagel

I just want to chime in and say don't feel dumb.

One time I was looking for a domain name, came up with the PERFECT name... and was crestfallen to see it was taken. Went to the site to see if they were doing anything with it. Nope, it was just parked. So went to whois to see if maybe a flash of cash would make them consider parting with the name. and then...

D'oh.

I found out I owned it.

D'oh again.

Cheers,
Becky

This gave me a good chuckle.

Back when I first started with my making money online adventure, I bought up 3 domains that I thought were going to be goldmines. Then, demonstrating the forgetfulness and easily distracted-ness of my typical teenage self, I forgot about them for about 10 months until I started looking into domaining again. I had these 3 domains written down on a note on my desk, but had no idea what they were to.

So, thinking I had wrote these sites down so I may visit them later, I typed the first one in my address bar, pressed enter, came across a lycos landing page, and gave myself a good slap.

Well, ok. I didn't slap myself.

Kim Standerline · 01-04-2009, 03:46 AM

You shoulda sent yourself an email offering to buy it lol

Kim

Quote:

Originally Posted by R Hagel

I just want to chime in and say don't feel dumb.

One time I was looking for a domain name, came up with the PERFECT name... and was crestfallen to see it was taken. Went to the site to see if they were doing anything with it. Nope, it was just parked. So went to whois to see if maybe a flash of cash would make them consider parting with the name. and then...

D'oh.

I found out I owned it.

D'oh again.

Cheers,
Becky

BIG Mike · 01-04-2009, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R Hagel

I just want to chime in and say don't feel dumb.

One time I was looking for a domain name, came up with the PERFECT name... and was crestfallen to see it was taken. Went to the site to see if they were doing anything with it. Nope, it was just parked. So went to whois to see if maybe a flash of cash would make them consider parting with the name. and then...

D'oh.

I found out I owned it.

D'oh again.

Cheers,
Becky

ROFLMAO...too funny Becky.

R Hagel · 01-04-2009, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

You shoulda sent yourself an email offering to buy it lol

Kim

C'mon, Kim... I spend enough time arguing with myself without starting up bare knuckle financial negotiations!

Glad to hear you got it sorted out, Steve.

BTW, just a general tip to anyone else reading this -- it's useful to register domains at those registrars that:

1) Allow you to set the option for auto-renew, and
2) start sending you renewal notices well before the domain is due for renewal.

That way if you forget about a domain and don't want to lose it, you won't. But if you'd rather just cancel it, you can do that too if you know the renewal is coming up.

Cheers,
Becky

Charann Miller · 01-04-2009, 09:04 PM

Bet you're glad it was you, at least that money went right back into your pocket instead of someone else.

Quote:

Originally Posted by R Hagel

I just want to chime in and say don't feel dumb.

One time I was looking for a domain name, came up with the PERFECT name... and was crestfallen to see it was taken. Went to the site to see if they were doing anything with it. Nope, it was just parked. So went to whois to see if maybe a flash of cash would make them consider parting with the name. and then...

D'oh.

I found out I owned it.

D'oh again.

Cheers,
Becky

01-03-2009, 04:35 PM	#1
steve m Promoter War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 456 Thanks: 156 Thanked 42 Times in 41 Posts	ok ok I feel a complete fool I had bought a domain name ages ago and am moving the site only I forgot were i registerd the domain name. is there anyway i can find out? thanks I feel a right idiot Steve m
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AndyCamden HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 189 Thanks: 4 Thanked 21 Times in 15 Posts	Re: ok ok I feel a complete fool Do you know what email account you registered it with. I would just enter the domain name in your search mail box and see if anything comes up.

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Alan Petersen Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,386 Blog Entries: 11 Thanks: 723 Thanked 778 Times in 494 Posts Social Networking	Re: ok ok I feel a complete fool Enter the domain in Domain Tools: Whois lookup and Domain name search Scroll down to ICANN Registrar section and it list the registrar Go Daddy or whomever you used.
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Johny Tony Montana Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Atlantis Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: ok ok I feel a complete fool Hiting a whois should work, but as stated above, just do a search in your mail for "domain" . It should pop in , if you hadnt delete it.

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esr HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 408 Thanks: 21 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts Social Networking	Re: ok ok I feel a complete fool Yeah, the whois search will tell you. Don't feel dumb. I've done that more than once.

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R Hagel Copywriting and More... War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where it's cold, USA Posts: 3,222 Thanks: 1,400 Thanked 1,884 Times in 703 Posts	Re: ok ok I feel a complete fool I just want to chime in and say don't feel dumb. One time I was looking for a domain name, came up with the PERFECT name... and was crestfallen to see it was taken. Went to the site to see if they were doing anything with it. Nope, it was just parked. So went to whois to see if maybe a flash of cash would make them consider parting with the name. and then... D'oh. I found out I owned it. D'oh again. Cheers, Becky
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01-03-2009, 06:49 PM	#8
steve m Promoter War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 456 Thanks: 156 Thanked 42 Times in 41 Posts	Re: ok ok I feel a complete fool Thank you all for answers, all sorted. I thought I was the only one, I sold the site but didnt no were the domain was registerd ha ha, i was in a bit of a panic. thanks agian peps Steve M
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JLP HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: , , USA. Posts: 280 Thanks: 4 Thanked 35 Times in 20 Posts	Re: ok ok I feel a complete fool Becky...too funny

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