Wait for It to Expire

When I started WIP (Work in Progress), I launched on wip.chat. It worked, but I wanted the domain to reflect the product — not the chat feature. So I reached out to the owner of wip.co. They wanted $22,000. That was way beyond my budget.

Uniregistry (domain broker) — Aug 29, 2018

Hi Marc,

wip.co

The domain owners price is $22,000.00 USD.

Let me know if you have any questions or an offer to present to the owner.

Instead of paying up, I placed a backorder on wip.co — and about two years later, the owner didn’t renew. I got the domain for $1,400.

Hexonet — Oct 5, 2020

HEXONET Backordering Service has been able to SUCCESSFULLY register the following domain:

Domain Name: wip.co Registration Date: 2020-10-04 Backorder Status: SUCCESSFUL

Since your backorder was the only one submitted for this domain, HEXONET is pleased to inform you that the domain has been allocated to your account.

This worked because every domain name has an expiration date — and when the owner doesn’t renew, the domain becomes available again. Here’s how you can use this to your advantage.