Thursday, May 8, 2008

Dad tip #19: Grab email addresses and domain names for your kids

Back during the dotcom boom, I registered a few domain names, but despite the fact that my name was available, I stupidly chose not to register it thinking, "What the heck would I do with that domain name?" Now, nearly a decade later, I'm kicking myself for not grabbing it when I had the chance because now some dude in Hong Kong has been squatting on the domain for a number of years and seems to have no intention of doing anything with it.

That said, when you can register a domain name for $9.99/year at Go Daddy, why wouldn't you grab your kid's name if it's available? It's just a "nice to have" and definitely not a "need to have" and you're almost certainly not going to be in a situation like the dude who's auctioning off Israel.com in a couple of weeks (projected to sell for approximately $5.5 million).

And while you're at it, why not grab a couple of email addresses for your kid? You've got to figure that Google's Gmail and Yahoo are going to be around for a while and they don't cost ANYTHING. So, even more so than registering a domain name, there's absolutely no reason not to do this.

Oh, in case you're interested in getting in on that auction, there are a bunch of other domain names being auctioned off at the same time:
AirlineFares.net
Athlete.com
AutoBody.com
BabyFood.com
BadCredit.net
BankLiens.com
Boats.mobi
BodilyInjury.com
Chocolate.net
ClothesShopping.com
Confession.com
Denmark.net
DesktopComputer.com
DiscountTravel.com
Drugs.mobi
Emeralds.net
Flossing.com
FootballScores.com
ForSale.mobi
GoatCheese.com
Gouda.com
Grass.com
Greek.com
Groceries.net
Havarti.com
Hoodia.com
Invest.org
Israel.com
Jackpot.com
Judgment.com
Koran.com
LaptopComputer.com
Lemons.com
Liens.com
Marina.com
Men.mobi
Michigan.info
Model.net
OH.com
Organic.info
Partner.com
Pay.com
Religion.mobi
Track.com
TVSchedule.com
Vote.info
Yachts.com

In case you're wondering, the most expensive domain ever sold was Sex.com for $12.5 million.

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