HO.LY Smokes! Libyan Top-Level Domains Open, Go QUICK.LY

Author: Duane Johnson

17 Dec

So I’ve been keeping this under wraps for a few days, hoping that a slight advantage could turn in to some profit, but I’ve decided to let everyone in on it (you’d've found out anyway): LibyanSpider.com, the official registrar for the .LY top-level domain, has re-opened for registrations to the general public after a 2-year hiaitus. I found out early because I had previously tried to register the domain Fami.ly (already taken, as it turned out) and got on the mailing list.

My experience so far has been that it takes them 5 days to actual.ly processs your order and get the domain registered for you. (I received a note from Hadi Naser, one of the guys making it all happen, and he said that he has received a big list of requests for .LY domains, so they are obviously stretched to capacity). With such cool names as quick.ly, emi.ly and dead.ly, though, isn’t the wait worth it?

Oh yeah, guess what? As of this writing, all of the .LY domains I’ve mentioned are still open, and more. I have a small budget for experimenting with domain sales, so I’ve left a ton of great names unregistered. They are, after all, $149.95 U.S. each. I’m sure some people will argue that’s way too much, while others will think it’s way too low. Anyway, here are some domain name ideas I’ve had:

happi.ly
hap.pi.ly
former.ly
simp.ly
si.mp.ly
superb.ly
dead.ly
death.ly
dea.th.ly
patient.ly
quick.ly
qui.ck.ly
positive.ly
quarter.ly
er.ly
ear.ly
re.ly
shape.ly
ful.ly
real.ly
bare.ly
tentative.ly
personal.ly
most.ly
careful.ly
ic.ly (stat.ic.ly, romant.ic.ly …)
ab.ly
ive.ly
creat.ive.ly
agile.ly
apt.ly

cur.ly
doi.ly
du.ly
easi.ly
fair.ly
unlike.ly
sad.ly
less.ly
shel.ly
char.ly
emi.ly
merri.ly
elegant.ly
close.ly
unfortunate.ly
probab.ly
possib.ly
presumab.ly
rapid.ly
veri.ly
endless.ly
distinct.ly
unlike.ly
private.ly
public.ly
possib.ly
bright.ly
accurate.ly
jol.ly
gnar.ly
rare.ly

As of the time of this writing, all of the above are available.

So what did I grab? 5 domains:

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7 Responses for "HO.LY Smokes! Libyan Top-Level Domains Open, Go QUICK.LY"

Peter December 17th, 2006 at 5:10 pm 1
Thanks for the tip Duane !!

Now I was amazed and bought it of course, that
it was still available.

financial.ly

Now as a european I have no idea what that will do on eBay?
Anybody?
Jacob December 18th, 2006 at 1:33 am 2
I wanted to buy some domains, but when I was finishing checkout it said in the end that the sale is not allowed to my country.

You can guess that I’m probably from the only country not allowed to buy Lybian domains (hist: start with “Is”, ends with “rael”).

And it could be a real.ly great opportunity ;-(
Stephen Caudill December 18th, 2006 at 5:52 pm 3
way to capitalize on your spirituality by putting that ho.ly domain on ebay. classy.

’tis the season to profit, eh?
Aidan December 19th, 2006 at 4:06 pm 4
Are you sure you own these sites? This is a statement on the Libyan Spider site! So what if people who previously owned that domain re reg the domain before Jan?

“Current owners of .LY domains seeking renewal of their domains and .LY domains which expired after April 2004, when the .LY top level Registrar was changed from Lydomains.com to NIC.ly and the General Post and Telecommunications Company, can renew their domains at the price of 50 USD/year.

The deadline for renewing expired domain names at the previously paid price of 50 USD/year will be Jan.1.2007, after this date, if owners of expired domain names fail to pay the complete registration fees, then the domain names will be made public and must be registered at the current price of 149.50 USD/year.

Can you email me a response!!

Regards
Aidan
Bulbboy December 19th, 2006 at 9:25 pm 5
Very cool domain name Duane, but religion is a hot topic.
Would the registy deem religion an unfit subject for using the domain I wonder?

I love domain hacks.
Thomas Aylott December 22nd, 2006 at 12:02 am 6
obvi.ous.ly that was very smart of you
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