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What Are 'Domain Drops'?
Although the 'dropping' of a domain sounds like a rather insignificant occasion there are many people who are incredibly interested - either because they want the specific domain name for their own business, or because they are career 'drop-catchers'. Drop-catchers are professional web developers who build up portfolios of domain names which they believe are of worth either to their own development portfolios or to interested third parties who may want to pay a substantial lump-sum to obtain them for themselves. Most catchers use high-tech programs or systems to 'catch' the domains that are dropping, so it is often worthwhile going direct to these professionals rather than attempting to catch a name yourself. |
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If you are interested in domain names or have been reading into the registration infrastructure in the hopes that you will be able to obtain a name which is already registered, chances are you will have come across the term 'domain drop' or 'drops'. When a domain 'drops', it means that the registration has reached it's maximum time limit (for '.co.uk' extensions, two years is the maximum a domain can be registered for) and that it's owners have not renewed the registration. This may be because they have forgotten, that they did not receive the communication from their registrar, or that they simply decided they did not want to keep the name. When a domain name becomes suspended, meaning that it is no longer registered and will soon become free for new registrants to obtain, it is randomly 'dropped' by the system that regulates the registration of domains (in the UK this is the Nominet organization). Once the domain has 'dropped' it becomes free for registration again.