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    i have found a potential site.....

    Hello,
    I havnt posted for a few days i have been doing some reading.I have also taken on board the advise on here and going down the route of looking into websites on a subject i have an interest in.Today i have found just that site which to me looks potentially very interesting.It hasnt been updated since June last year,on the site i have found email addresses and have emailed asking if there was a possibility of the owner selling.A very simple email just asking if it would be for sale.Anyway im now stuck im not sure what to do next.Im pretty sure if i get an answer from the site owner i will be asking for someone on here to help me which obviously i would be paying for but what should be my next steps now.

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    have you checked out the domain expiry date on whois? It could be that the owner has abandoned the site (health/relocated/etc) in which case you may never get a response to your email and will have to hang in there until the domain name expires

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    Hello mate,
    Thanks for your reply,yeah thats probably gonna be my next step.Im just trying to remember where i saw the link on how to go about doing it.

    Just to also say i only found this website before going to work this morning so havnt had much time to look into it more.I sent the email to hopefully the owners and then wrote this thread whilst at lunch.
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    Ok i have surprised myself here and having actually found out a bit about the owner.I havnt had a reply to the email i sent but i have found this out about the site,the domain was,

    Relevant dates: Registered on: 19-Sep-2005 Renewal date: 19-Sep-2013 Last updated: 05-Oct-2011

    Im not to sure of my next move,if anyone has any advise.

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    http://whois.domaintools.com is the one I always use. Sometimes the owner has the site up for auction on places like Sedo and it shows up as a link to click and make contact.

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    Your next move is waiting for him to reply. There's no point in spending too much of time researching a domain unless you know it's for sale.

    In any case, if you are so completely new to DD you'd be best off getting someone to help you. As far as techniques for investigating a domain, try this and, later, all the pages I've put together here.
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    If there is a number or address you can call/write a letter but other than that you've just got to wait for a reply.

    I've sent emails with good offers for domains that are expiring in the next 2-3 months and I still don't get a response.

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