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    Don't understand why anyone would pay. There is always an alternative choice. That I think is the biggest problem in this industry. Way too much huffing and puffing to talk up the price.

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    Quote Originally Posted by workshop View Post
    Don't understand why anyone would pay. There is always an alternative choice. That I think is the biggest problem in this industry. Way too much huffing and puffing to talk up the price.
    Till it's a brand name example.

    We have a company called caperiverstone.co.za

    We also have capepips and Capegravel

    We want to put our courier business online called CapeCourier

    Go ahead and Google Capecouriers.co.za it's owned by a company for the sole purpose of squatting the name holding us random and sadly there is now alternative as our whole business is built surrounding that brand name.
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    capecourier.biz is available

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    Quote Originally Posted by workshop View Post
    capecourier.biz is available
    Ye,

    But you get the point, messes with the whole dynamic
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    Quote Originally Posted by PlatinumWealth.co.za View Post
    Till it's a brand name example.

    We want to put our courier business online called CapeCourier

    Go ahead and Google Capecouriers.co.za it's owned by a company for the sole purpose of squatting the name holding us random and sadly there is now alternative as our whole business is built surrounding that brand name.
    Hi,

    http://freight-innovations.co.za is not squatting, they are redirecting it to their business web address. I think they purchased the domain Capecouriers.co.za because it speaks to their potential clients. They are based in Montague Gardens, Cape Town.

    The domain capecourier.co.za is available. HURRY!

    GoDaddy are scum bags but they not the only ones. These companies did not contribute to building up the traffic to a particular domain neither its ranking in search engines, why do they not sell it for the normal registration costs? Wonder if they split the income from the sale of the domain with the original owner?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FlySA.co.za View Post
    Hi,

    http://freight-innovations.co.za is not squatting, they are redirecting it to their business web address. I think they purchased the domain Capecouriers.co.za because it speaks to their potential clients. They are based in Montague Gardens, Cape Town.

    The domain capecourier.co.za is available. HURRY!

    GoDaddy are scum bags but they not the only ones. These companies did not contribute to building up the traffic to a particular domain neither its ranking in search engines, why do they not sell it for the normal registration costs? Wonder if they split the income from the sale of the domain with the original owner?
    Long story behind that domain and freight innovations... Alas this is not the place for it..

    Yea Godaddy, absolutely despise them, but it's like you say they are not the only ones and we have a few here in SA doing the same just not on the same scale as Godaddy and the likes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HR Solutions View Post
    So if it has never taken off in SA - what is the point of having 400 domains ? Especially if they are "just sitting there"
    my problem has been that i have the idea just dont have the skills to bring it to life and damn paranoid in sharing it with others.
    for now just milking some adsense income to cover the domain and hosting fees. i too have had to wittle my stack of domains down considerably.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FlySA.co.za View Post
    my problem has been that i have the idea just dont have the skills to bring it to life and damn paranoid in sharing it with others.
    for now just milking some adsense income to cover the domain and hosting fees. i too have had to wittle my stack of domains down considerably.
    In South Africa ideas are not worth much, implementing and execution is what's worth a lot here.

    Most ideas won't be easily implemented and unless the guy trying to steal your idea is an absolute "kenner" in his field your idea is safe in the public space also I assume it's not a low cost thing so funding for the guy about to "steal" your idea will be another barrier to entry.
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