If you’re thinking of setting up a domain to capitalize on the launch of the iPhone, forget it. All the good ones are already taken. Most of them by domain squatters with nothing but links to sponsored ad pages.
From iPhoneForums.com, iPhoneHome.com, iPhoneYou.com, iPhoneMama.com - oh! WAIT! I found iPhonePapa.com it’s available!!! {at time of writing}
These domains will probably provide absolutely no value to the visitor except a sponsored link to click on. This kind of activity is expected but the truth of the matter is that related websites to a popular product do well and even provide some good resources, when done by people not looking for a quick buck. Sadly, this is the state of the internet.
I’m not condoning the act of registering domain names for money, I’m just pointing something out which is true.
But, on the flip side you will see some true die hard fans taking their loyalty to new levels, like this site with iPhone in their domain name - iphone new york city.
Well most of the good ones are gone, so now you’re going to have to get creative with slicing up words with periods and seeing if it will work with sub domains, like i.Phonelicio.us - which is available by the way. {at time of writing}
But is it really worth it? Well, most people will probably end up making a boat load of cash with CPC ads before Apple’s lawyers send you their elegant C&D letters. I’m sure the letters come as neatly packaged as their products.
Meanwhile iPhone mania is sweeping the U.S and everywhere you turn it’s an iPhone Ad, an iPhone rumor, an iPhone article, a giant iPhone etc…
If you didn’t notice yet they got a new “bigger” hand model to make the iPhone look tiny.
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iPhoneTipz on June 23rd, 2007
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I was born 2 days back
Michael on June 23rd, 2007
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I thought about buying a iPhone domain for an iPhone blog recently and there isn’t any good domains left at all. I wish I would have decided to do it earlier when there was a few better domains out there. I would have loved to do a blog about the iPhone, I guess it is just too late
Increase Web Site Traffic on June 24th, 2007
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this reminds me of doshdosh’s post about the iphone domains
http://www.doshdosh.com/entrepreneurship-and-marketing/the-apple-iphone-a-cash-cow-for-entrepreneurs/
some guy made appleiphone.blogspot.com and of course earned money on it
Man on the Moon on June 28th, 2007
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Not True! What about the spanish ones? Duh.. there are millions of Spanish speaking people interested in getting an IPhone tomorrow or in the near future!
Diego on June 29th, 2007
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Ok, i want to how much i have to pay to buy one?
Bob on July 3rd, 2007
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I grabbed http://iphoneflaws.com
Bklynjava on July 13th, 2007
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I think this was a lucky catch. http://www.MyiPhoneForums.com
I was searching and stumbled on this and thought to myself this can’t be available - myiphoneforum was taken and every other good name I checked.
But low and behold it was available. =)
Its just starting out but with any luck the site will be a nice place for the iphone community to hang their hat.
Drgoldname on August 28th, 2007
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I got these pretty late and I thought they were good grabs. Hand reg even.
iphonecoding.com
iphonedefense.com
iphonemalware.com
saferiphone.com
I haven’t done much with then yet but I have added some good software for free download on iphonecoding.com. Check it out if you want.
visi on August 25th, 2008
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I have the domain freeiphoneforyou.com
If you are interested contact me visi@freeiphoneforyou.com