Network Solutions steals your domain name ideas!

funny....or ironic ...
I was discussing this with a fellow the other day , and he thought it was a hell of an idea...

way he put it ...
the potential customer gives you all the information HE wants ...
customer has option to buy
declines
then the network(?) search engine stores the names. and
offer s them for REsale ?

I have always been skeptical of those search engines, but seems like ...as PHIL has pointed out....getting a unique domain is not too difficult

I have thought....

why not have a XYZ.com...and use the directory as a complete NEW domain name server....some of your geeks will have to tell me why that wouldnt work...

have a good one

The problem here is, Bob..

People ARE selecting their own domain name ideas, putting into NS's search box to see if it's available.

Network Solutions is then skimming this info, locking up the domain under their own banner, then charging you $35 (3+ times original fees) to let you have something that was your idea anyway!

So, in the long run IMHO, they're just stealing your idea before you can even file on it.

That's why I've gone to using other methods that are not tracked.

Pete

One more well covered story...

They'll be some Good business Lessons to Learn from all of this in the Not to distant Future...

Like with any Hot Topic... It'll keep you in the Media in today's internet world...

It will be interesting to see if all of this Fracas causes wonders or blunders for Network Solutions...

Any business and CEO... in Today's world can go Down and Has...

The Question is... Do You Want this kind of Publicity for your Business?
http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/14...olutions-evil/

Phil

thanks pete and phil

was not agreeing particularily with NS' approach ....just wondering outload ...

maybe a membership site with a 'secret' search engine would be the answer ...only YOU would know the search questions you have entered...

thanks

Bob,

As a matter of fact, there's a FREE source where you can check domains all day long, and they aren't logged.

http://instantdomainsearch.com/

Pete