You Better Grab The Name You Want… Quick

by on Nov 13, 2008 | 7 comments

Most of you have probably heard the term ‘domain squatter’ which is someone who registers a domain with the sole intent of selling to someone else who has a legitimate need for it (at a substantially increased price). Well, domain names are not the only thing being targeted by squatters as social networking names are being quickly gobbled up.

This day and age, anything which has the perception of being valuable online is going to be sucked up quickly, so you have to act fast. Even if you do not currently make use of the popular social networking sites (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) but see yourself doing so in the future you should go ahead and register the name you want… now.

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  • http://www.harmonylounge.wordpress.com Justin

    Anything to make a buck. So sad.

    • Sharron Field

      If it assists financially then I say go for it!

  • http://www.harmonylounge.wordpress.com Justin

    So does robbing a bank, but hey.

    • http://www.twitter.com/andrewpearce Drew

      Except that robbing a bank is illegal, so that’s not exactly the best of comparisons.

  • http://www.harmonylounge.wordpress.com Justin

    My comment about robbing a bank was merely relating to the fact that it is financially assisting. It is still sad that people are trying to sell usernames.

    • Sharron Field

      Only sad for the buyer who is losing money; but good for the seller who is gaining money.

  • Stacey Dow

    It works just like buying a lot of land today, near to where there is development. You will most likely make back double when the developers need more land to build on.

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