Become a Drop Catcher

Drop Catcher monitors over 2,000 domains for our clients. With your own Nominet tag, our clients can choose you as an independent drop catcher to catch domains for them using Drop Catcher's catching system.

You don't need any software, servers or Nominet's paid extras. We run the catching for you, and you earn from every catch your tag makes for our customers. There are two stages:

1. Get a Nominet tag: join Nominet and set up your own registrar tag.
2. Register with Drop Catcher: sign up below with your tag, and we'll show you how to connect it.

Stage 1: Get a Nominet tag

Step by step

1. Join Nominet as a member.
2. Apply for a registrar tag and choose the Channel Partner tag type.
3. Put your simple website live. We can help you build it.

When your tag is set up, go to stage 2.

Nominet's anti-avoidance rules

Nominet links tags it considers connected and gives them one shared, lower limit. Under its acceptable use policy, it treats as connected:

• the same person or Nominet account;
• companies in the same group, and a company and its employees, officers or partners;
• family members (including partners and in-laws) and the businesses they run;
• anyone with ownership, business or social links that mean they don't act independently.

So with Drop Catcher:

• every tag belongs to an independent Nominet member and keeps to its own limits;
• our customers choose which drop catchers chase each domain;
• we don't accept tags held on someone else's behalf;
• you must tell us if you're connected to another independent drop catcher, or to Drop Catcher.

Fees checked against Nominet's published pages on 9 November 2026. Nominet sets its own fees and rules, and they take precedence over this guide.

Stage 2: Register with Drop Catcher

Once you have your Nominet tag, complete the form below. We'll create your account and take you to a short setup page that explains exactly what to do in your Nominet account, including the IP addresses to add to your tag.