I maintain websites for Interlock Group of Companies. (Metal Roofing)

I was just served with a legal notification from a Domain Dispute Case Coordinator Supervisor (National Arbitration Forum) regarding a domain name I picked up because of its keyword significance www.classicmetalroofing.com

I have bought hundreds of domain names due to a rumor years ago about keyword importance in a domain name. Since Classic is such a mainstream keyword along with metal and roofing, I would assume this would grant usability. Google keyword assistant ranks classic metal roofing as a strong keyword - so as any webmaster would do - I purchased the domain name.

The Complaint was submitted by Classic Metal Roofs, LLC.

http://www.webproworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=64302

This post, and resulting comments, highlights many very relevant issues with the domain name registration process, and domain names in general. It seems like at least once a week I either read or hear something about a domain name dispute. These disputes range from copyright infringement, domain “squatting”, intellectual property laws, and even stolen domain names.

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Domain name registrations seem to be a very hot topic at the moment, and I firmly believe that it stems from many prominent articles recently published in mainstream publications regarding domain names and the riches associated with their sales.

I also believe that a much of this buzz around domain names is unfounded, and leads a lot of people to believe that they will be able to quickly get rich off of domain prospecting. I would even go as far as saying that many of these articles create a false hope that people will be making BIG money off of domain acquisitions and sales. Although it’s very true that few people make BIG money off of domain name purchases (and when I say a few, I’m talking less than 100 people in the world), for the average domain name prospector big profits are rarely seen.

Why is this? Well, I believe it’s due to a lack of availability for quality domain names. We’re in 2006 right now, and the mature Internet we see today is far departure from the wild wild west of the Internet gold rush we experienced in the late 1990’s and early 21st century. While the Internet as a whole is once again beginning to experience a financial comeback, there are still lingering effects. Namely, most of the good domain names are taken!

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