Expired domain hunting: daily or less frequently?

Searching every day is a bigger commitment but can pay dividends.

I typically search for and backorder domain names every five days. This saves me time because I search in batches rather than spend time on it every day. My five-day window is for a reason:

• Pending Delete status is five days, so this lets me capture any deleting domains I want to backorder on DropCatch or SnapNames before they drop.
• GoDaddy closeouts last five days, so I see a fresh list of domains every time I search.

But there are drawbacks to searching every five days rather than daily.

First, when it comes to GoDaddy closeout domains, I miss good domains that are snapped up within the first few days of closeouts, depending on my search date.

Second, I have to be a bit more crude in my search parameters because of the sheer volume of domains I’m sifting through in five-day batches.

For example, I typically use domain age to clear out newer domains. Some good domains were registered fairly recently, but I’ve got to cut my list somewhere.

I recently tried augmenting my five-day searches with daily searches on pending delete domains. It has been an eye-opener.

By looking at the smaller daily list and expanding my search parameters, I’ve found many good domains to backorder.

Some of these domains didn’t show up on my batch search because of the tighter search parameters I use for those searches. But I’m also amazed at the domains that were included in my original search that I overlooked because there were too many domains to hunt through.

I’m curious how many domain investors search on a daily basis vs. less frequently and what works for them.