AboutSteve Valiquette Expertise Service providers and customers alike can benefit from my experience in establishing Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Call Center Support Procedures, Issues Management, Special Event Procedures, Disaster/Recovery Planning, Catastrophic Event Management, and day-to-day Server Farm issues. I also have significant experience in project management, project lifecycle planning and product development. I can contribute to many "how-tos" like: how to build a website, how to develop project management procedures, How to get the most from your hosting provider and much more.
Experience
Past/Present clients Transitions Optical, IBM, Intel, Computer Sciences Corp, Imperial Chemical Industries, Victoria Secrets, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bank of America, SEARS, State Street Bank, Peterson's CollegeQuest, Mobil Oil Corporation, Sprint PCS, MCI/Worldcom, UPS.
Question Someone already owns the website that I want. It is an individuals personal website. The website has not been updated since 2002 and expires next year. Should I purchase it from them now or wait till it expires and hope they don't renew it?
Answer Tricky situation. It really depends on how important the domain is to the current owner. If you approach them now with an offer, they may ask for a really high price and renew the domain just to keep it from you. Or, if you're really honest and upfront with them - and offer a fair price, you just might get the domain now.
Waiting for it to expire should not be an option. The domain goes into a holding period for up to 75 days after expiration where no one can get it. It could also get snapped up by a reseller or domain auction company.
My recommendation: Find the current owner's phone number, call them, explain your need and ask them what a fair price would be. If its high, be calm and reason with them that although you would like the domain, it is a commodity with a certain value. Do you homework and show him what other "like" domains go for.
