We get a lot of emails like this given the quality of the domains we hold. We have no need or desire to sell. Our efforts are focussed on developing the
domains we have with relevant and useful content for our visitors. This is not a short term task, it is something we envisage taking us well into the next decade.
Domain
xyz.tld is not being used - can I have it/buy it?
Linked
in with the above, we get a number of emails like this. If
the domain name resolves, we are using it. Our usage
does not always follow the traditional single entity brochure/catalogue
model. We believe that our usage actually allows more
entities to benefit from our descriptive terms than if they
were only listing details of a single supplier and it offers
greater choice to the visitor who has an interest in the generic
product/service rather than a single entity.
Do
you buy domain names?
Yes,
we are happy to consider strong descriptive/generic
domain names in either the .com or .co.uk tld's - especially
if they have natural type-in traffic.
How
do you choose your names?
As
many of the more usable descriptive/generic names were initially
registered many years ago, the majority of our properties
are operated on domain names made available following the
abandonment of domains of the same character string by third
parties unknown. By examining lists of these names, we are
able to extract descriptive/common terms that we feel
would benefit our service and we compete to secure those terms
at the moment they become available to register again as domain
names. We have supplemented and filtered this using various
descriptive term lists.
I
have a company/brand/website/dog etc called xyz and you have
xyz.tld - why?
The
very nature of descriptive/generic terms mean they are used
by more than one party - and there are geographical and usage
type factors to consider too. Some parties may choose to use
such a term to provide a recognisable leverage to a brand,
although most trademark offices explicitly deny the registration
of a descriptive term used descriptively as a mark due to
its inability to be a distinctive source of origin.
Disputes
If
you believe you have proprietary rights in a term that
one of our names comprise, you are welcome to submit full
details to ourselves for review via our contact
page. We are happy to deal with such matters in a timely
and professional manner.
We
will, however, fully defend our descriptive/common term assets
against covetous parties.
