It’s times like these when internet marketing sucks so bad that it’s not even funny. I mean, it was pretty bad when David Airey got a big Google penalty earlier this year, but guess what happened now… someone hacked his Gmail account and stole his domain!

Talk about getting screwed over by Google!

There’s no reason for me to explain this further, other than saying that everyone needs to read the story:

http://www.davidairey.co.uk/google-gmail-security-hijack/

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Ever wanted to bust a cap on a domainer, either out of jealousy or spite?

Maybe so, because chances are they already own the domain name you were looking for. But there’s a way to get a prized domain name without resorting to violence.

And all you have to do is bust a name (not a cap!)

I’ll even give you some instructions and an example so you can see how it works. For the example, I’m looking for a domain name for a new ‘make money online’ ebook.

Step 1: Enter in some words.

We’ll start by entering some words and grouping them. So I’ll type in blogging, affiliate, make money online, seo, website, wordpress, blogger, classifieds, and internet marketing and hit enter.

Then I’ll add a group and drag all these keywords into Group 1.

Then I’ll add a group and call it Group 2, and the next set of keywords I enter will be placed into Group 2.

These keywords will be secrets, top secret, discovery, money, riches, success, how-to, mastermind, instant, and project.

(I’m looking for domains like “bloggingriches.com” not “bloggingblogger.com” so the grouping prevents this from happening.)

Step 2: View the list of words.

Step 2 requires no work as steps 1 and 2 are the same thing when you’re actually using the site…

Step 3: Available domains

Look at that, the site automatically generated a list of names for me!

I like the sound of “bloggingdiscovery.com” and “wordpressriches.com” and “instantblogging.com.” I might just put together a get-rich-quick ebook on one of those domains!

Hopefully you can make use of this domain finder in markets other than the make-money-online crowd!

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Did you notice how GoDaddy recently raised their prices to $9.99 for a .com domain name?

I didn’t. You know why?

Because I use the coupon code HASH3 on all my orders, which gives me a .com for $6.95!

P.S. In hopes to get affiliate commissions from Godaddy, I’m adding another link to Godaddy, this time in bold

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Most proxies used to have names like proxy.com, webproxy.com, etc. Anything with “proxy” in the domain. But that trend hit a big road block whenever filters were developed to automatically block any URL that has “proxy” in it.

People then came up with ideas like bypassfilters.com and unblockmyspace.com, but even those are obvious.

So what do you do?

Get a URL that looks like something kids should be looking at in school. A couple good examples are apenglish.info and apchemistry.info. They are regular proxies, but the domain names will probably fool most school administrators!

If I were you, I’d pick up any domain names like that while they last.

P.S. School is starting this week all around the world - now is the perfect time to get your proxy network going!

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It seems that after reading about all the domaining stuff on TropicalSEO, I keep running across all these domain name generators and expired domain finders.

I’m not complaining, though! It’s certainly getting harder and harder to get a good domain name.

Which is why I was lucky to find a site called MakeWords, which somehow generates words in your preferred language and puts them together. It’s got a nice, clean design and works well.

It looks like it will work great for finding some Web 2.0 style domain names. Actually, it could be the best Web 2.0 style domain picker I’ve used. There are other ones that are funny, but this one actually works.

To prove it, here are some available domain names I found:

• dersti.com
• fluelo.com
• octobat.com
• outwi.com
• pedobia.com
• regarki.com
• shatio.com
• soign.com
• tuberl.com

Sure, they sound funny now, but just wait till someone establishes a brand around one. They’ll laugh all the way to the bank!

*Tip* If the English words aren’t doing it for you, try another language:

• botnin.com (Norwegian)
• siebst.com (German)
• spangos.com (French)
• tripota.com (Spanish)

*Bonus Tip* As good as the domain names are, I would think twice before picking my baby’s name off one of their lists…

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Once you find the perfect expired domain name, you’re gonna need to know how to get your hands on it. It’s nowhere near as easy (or cheap) as registering a brand new name.

To be honest, the process sounds like way too much work!

Hmm… maybe that’s why all these domainers make loads of money, because they actually work hard… (nah, it’s probably just luck.)

Anyway, the whole expiration process is very interesting and includes some of the joys of internet marketing. The best article I’ve read is over two years old, but still interesting, and can be found at the Mike Industries blog.

An even older yet still worthwhile article is at DN Journal.

And hell, even CNET had the scoop too.

My question though… Where is the “updated for 2007″ advice?

In other words, where is the Super Easy Expired Domain Name Grabber software that some guru will sell for just $67 if you order today?

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If you haven’t heard, 2007 is The Year of The Domainer. That means that while it’s already extremely hard to get a good domain name, it’s just gotten that much harder!

So put on your thinking caps (or research caps) and find a good domain - and register it as soon as you find it. (There’s nothing like finding a great domain and waiting till the next day to register it, only to find that someone grabbed it out from under you overnight!)

I could just leave it at that, as a warning, but I’m in a good mood, so I’ll give you some helpful hints when it comes to finding new domain names. I also have enough domains to keep me busy, so I’ll leave some for you

Start by paying attention. To everything. Keep checking upcoming Digg stories, popular bookmarks, the latest Web 2.0 headlines, trends, and the hottest celebrities. Just to name a few.

You need to watch the headlines 24 hours a day and put any interesting words into a Whois tool. I use Ajax Whois while doing this since it’s so quick.

For example, I was taking a look at ViralBabble and saw a headline “DIY Drinking Strawz.” You never know when some stupid idea will get wildly popular, so I checked strawz.com. It was taken, unfortunately, but drinkingstrawz.com was available. (Feel free to grab it - I didn’t. ThinkGeek even has an affiliate program at CJ you could promote…)

So it’s pretty simple, you just need to keep a watchful eye and have a fast clicking-finger.

Let me demonstrate with pictures if that helps…

1. Browse the latest headlines looking for neat new words and phrases

2. Check any domain ideas in Ajax Whois.

3. Register the domain name if it’s available.

And that’s how you get a good domain name or waste your day trying!

(Next you’ll need to park the page and/or list the name for auction, but that can be saved for another day…)

[This post originally appeared at InternetMarketingSucks.com]

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