- 1). Check the expiring domain name you want at a "whois" domain registration database such as Whois.net, which lists when the domain is set to expire and which domain registrar the previous owner used to register the domain name.
- 2). Go to the website for the domain registrar listed for the expiring domain such as GoDaddy.com, and click on the "domain backorder" or "expired domains" link listed under the "Domains" menu on the registrar's home page.
- 3). Type the domain name into the search field on the domain backorder page. Depending on the backorder service, select the domain you want from the results, then click on "bid now" or register for a domain backorder account. Pay any required upfront fees, then enter the expiring domain you want.
- 4). Note the expiring domain's release date on a spreadsheet or text file. Log back into the domain backorder service on the release date to see if the domain was acquired or if you must submit a higher bid to win the domain from another potential purchaser.
- 5). Place a higher bid for the expired domain name using your registered backorder account when the domain backorder service notifies you to do so and you want the domain name. Have an idea beforehand of how much you're willing to pay.
- 6). Keep the acquired domain name at the same domain registrar associated with the backorder service and complete the domain registration, if necessary--or transfer your new domain name to another domain registrar of your choice.
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