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What should I do with this domain typo?

by Dayne Dylan Banned
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So I was playing around with domain names today, mainly typo domains of popular sites. On one of them, I added an extra letter and found this on Google Adwords Traffic Estimator as far as the stats go...

-Not showing any global monthly searches with the .com
-But the main URL name typo gets nearly 61,000 global monthly searches!

Needless to say, I snatched it up for less than $10.

What is better to do...park the domain with some sort of related CPA offer, a parking page, or should I do something else?

I'm assuming with that many searches, there is bound to be several people who will type in the typo with the .com directly.
#domain #typo
  • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
    Is the name a trademark? Would profiting on that name be contingent upon the value of the trademarked name?

    If so, I'd drop it like a hot potato. Actually, I wouldn't have registered it in the first place, but you're past that point now.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dayne Dylan
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      Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

      Is the name a trademark? Would profiting on that name be contingent upon the value of the trademarked name?

      If so, I'd drop it like a hot potato. Actually, I wouldn't have registered it in the first place, but you're past that point now.
      Yes, because it is simply a typo with an extra letter. So I should just do nothing with it then?
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
        Originally Posted by Dayne Dylan View Post

        Yes, because it is simply a typo with an extra letter. So I should just do nothing with it then?
        Well, it depends upon how much you like tangling with lawyers.
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        • Profile picture of the author Dayne Dylan
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          Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

          Well, it depends upon how much you like tangling with lawyers.
          I don't. Don't they simply ask you to give up the domain first though?
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          • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
            Originally Posted by Dayne Dylan View Post

            I don't. Don't they simply ask you to give up the domain first though?
            Usually, but I think they could also jump straight to a lawsuit.

            The only way to know for certain whether you're likely to end up getting into trouble with your domain is to speak with a lawyer, which I am not. But, from what you've described, it seems to me that you're likely to end up with problems.
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  • Profile picture of the author DNChamp
    If it is a trademark name then yea drop it or get a refund...If its a generic name then what ever the REAL domain sells upon it sell the same or give info in it. Many people do weel on good typos but again if trademarked then just forget it....BTW do not park it if traffic is more then 50-100 a day.
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