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Choosing the right domain when none available for a multilingual startup
I am running a startup idea by my own. I am doing all programming, design, promotion etc. not because I do not enjoy team work but because I haven't met the proper people.
My idea was based upon an ...
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Domain name confusion
(apologies to those who had to read the prior messy and insanely long text. i shortened it as below)
I will be thankful for your insights on possible domain name conflicts in the following case.
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Acquiring a domain name that claims to be under construction [duplicate]
I am planning to launch a new SaaS product that nicely fits a catchy word. it would make a perfect brand name, but the domain name is already taken. the site claims to be under construction for at ...
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Choosing between a .com hyphenated domain name and a non .com without a hyphen [duplicate]
My website is going to be about technical tutorials/stuff and later I also plan to release an ebook. It's very focused on an important technical topic. The best domain possible is composed to 2 words. ...
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Domain registration in the US for foreign domain
As is obvious I am located in the US but my customers are in the former Soviet Republics. So I am looking to register a domain localized for them.
For example most web hosting providers in the US ...
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Are cuss words always bad in domain/company names
So, I have an idea for a startup and have come up with what I consider to be an excellent name for it, however it contains a cuss word. Specifically "shit".
While I don't want to divulge the exact ...
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Choosing a domain / app name… What if another company already uses it?
Obviously, you can't use the same name as another BIG, recognizable company. And you also want to avoid trademark issues.
But what about these two scenarios:
You finally find a domain name and app ...
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Location Specific Domain Name?
I am about to name a business that I have been working on and I want to leave room to expand but I don't want that to dampen the response for the initial location where I am starting the business. I ...
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Is .in (dot-in) a viable domain extension?
I've been pulling my hair out trying to come up with a domain name for my upcoming social bookmarking web app I've spent hours on thesaurus.com trying to find an unusual name that hasn't already been ...
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.com domain with hyphen or .info without hyphen?
Let's say I have a choice between best-something.com and bestsomething.info, and my website will contain articles how to choose best "something" and reviews of various "something".
I read a lot about ...
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Should I buy a .com domain name? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Non .Com Domains - Does it Really Affect Branding?
What do you think - will a .com domain be more or less worth with the rise of the new domain extensions like .app and ...
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What are some pitfalls when registering a .com domain name and how do you avoid them?
I have no experience registering a .com domain name and am looking into how to do this. I came across a site which lists “10 things you must know before you register a domain name with anyone.” The ...
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Somebody got a trademark for a domain I own. I am planning to launch my service in a week
I have a domain name, (lets call it XYZ.com) which I have owned for about an year and a related service that I have been developing for about an year too. I just searched the trademark database, and ...
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Split main website and core application
I have question about some organizational issue. Is a good idea to split my main information website (home, about, contact, ...) and my core application service to domain and subdomain?
For example:
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Domain name protection of international trademark
How strong / weak is owning a .com and / or other common domain extensions (.org, .net) as a means of protecting an international trademark? Assuming that the domain name does not infringe upon ...
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Choosing a URL: balancing a bad name with a great URL vs. a great name with a bad URL
Assume I've made a (hypothetical) online game where you equip two cats that rule small feifdoms, and they fight each other. I haven't done this! It's just an example. But say I did this, and I wanted ...
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Which business domain to forward to?
Question:
Should I forward my business website to my easier to remember .co or my longer .com?
I have two domain names, one of which I was going to forward to my longer .com one. Except when I ...
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Domain name for startup taken by a broker, should we buy it before we've built a business around our name?
I'm launching a new project/company, upon which we've decided on a name that we really like. We're planning to first target the UK, before expanding worldwide. Unfortunately (and annoyingly), the .com ...
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Is there any negative implication in using a .ly domain extension?
I have a good domain I'd like to use for my startup and it would require a .ly. Should I try to avoid having to use a .ly? Any negative implications or connotations come along with using a .ly?
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Does creatively naming a product make it look inferior?
I have developed a product and did a basic search for domain names, and to get the domain name I want I will need to more creatively name my product. Does this creative naming turn off some customers ...
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Is the trademark FriendMe different from the trademark friend.me for a domain name? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Trademarks on company name - would “BodyLife” and “BodyForLife” collide?
I've picked a domain name for my start-up. lets say the domain name is ...
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Can I become a domain name or URL registrar?
I want to sell domain names, but not the names I own. Rather, I want to sell the available domains in the general pool of available domains such as those sold by Domain.com an GoDaddy for under $10.
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What approach to buying a registered domain that is not in use?
I've got my eyes on a dot-com domain name. I have used the dot-net domain name for years but I want to step things up a notch and secure the dot-com version.
I know that the domain in question is not ...
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Is it safe to use a trademarked name in a domain name? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can you use a domain name that includes a product name from another company?
When selling products related to an established brand such as Kindle, Apple, Nokia, could ...
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Shortened vs full domain name as primary domain
I'm working for a non-profit company, and I was wondering what your thoughts are on the following options for the primary domain name:
thexyzalliance.org
txyz.org
thexyz.org
Originally, I was ...
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Changing to a new domain name
What should a company do before they switching their domain name? (In my example it's a small change in the name like DropBox's getdropbox.com to dropbox.com)
I'm thinking about writing a blog post ...
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Should I change my domain name if there is a company with the same name?
I recently registered a co.uk domain name which I was hoping to use as the site for an e-commerce business. After registering I checked companies house and found there is already a registered Ltd. ...
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Trademark for Domain Name
I am currently in the process of building a website and would like to know how I can register a trademark for the name of my website (to avoid possible problems with the competition).
What I am ...
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Using Domain name in EULA of a software rather than my name in the Licensor field
I intend to sell a software solution.I have already registered a domain but i dont have a registered company.Can i use my website/domain name eg:myproduct.com for the licensor field in the EULA rather ...
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PUN domain name suffixes [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Non .Com Domains - Does it Really Affect Branding?
I have been meaning to get on with my idea and first thing - the domain for its website. Naturally it was already ...
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How would you convince a domain owner to sell his domain to you?
I'm wanting to have a domain name for my business that has already been registered by someone but that he is not using. He is offering it to me for $1000 (which is too much for me) and I offered him ...
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Can I rent out a domain to my company?
Before I registered a limited company, I had bought a few domains containing the name of the company. Can I rent out the domains to my company? Is this legal? I don't want to sell the domains as in ...
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How to respond to an offer to purchase a domain name
A few years ago, I had an idea for a startup. I registered a domain name, Twitter account and formed an LLC but haven't done much since.
I've just been emailed by an individual at Sedo asking if I'd ...
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Generalistic-sounding COM domain available. Any trademark/patent issues?
I've been doing choosing of an appropriate domain name for my upcoming startup and I've identified a bunch of potentially usable names. They are available on COM. But! They are rather generalistic ...
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How are domain sales taxed?
Say I bought a domain last summer for $9.99 and sold it later for $50,000, how would that be taxed? Capital Gains? Or something else? Eg, how much of the proceeds should I set aside for Federal, ...
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do I need to buy the domain suffix of my competitor's country?
I am lucky to have found the most ideal domain name with TLDs free. the problem comes in with local one of competitor's country here :)
I thought generally buying all secondaries (non-TLDs like own ...
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EU domain to start a business. Good idea?
This is my first question here,
I am going to start a business, but as you know it's not easy to find a good domain .com (if you don't want pay hundreds or thousands $).
I have found a good domain, ...
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Creating an MVP on a disposable domain or “the” domain
If you are putting together an MVP in the form of say a ppt presentation hosted at slidshare and then embedding it on a basic webpage, would you use a disposable domain, by disposable i mean still a ...
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Domains and trademark issues
When my company first got setup and registered domains, we were unable to get the .com of our company name, as it was already registered. We have all of the other top level domains for our name ...
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Copyright or trademark infringement - similar app name
This is similar to another question on here, but my concern is slightly different.
I've been developing a web app for the past 2 years and registered the domain name for it about a year ago. Other ...
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Is my new name going to be trademarkable?
Ok, I think I'm going to give up my company name (see here: Trademark infringement - does it really sounds that bad?)
Given my situation I need to make sure:
Nobody will go after me again (it is ...
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Tips for breaking into domain brokering?
As a web developer I consider myself fairly familiar with SEO and website structure in terms of advising clients where there is room for improvement and such, however recently a client of mine asked ...
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Where to buy a reliable .ly domain
Nowadays, it seems a lot of startups use the .ly domain. Is there any suggested registar to buy a .ly domain, that is secure?
I heard so many stories about guys that have lost their .ly domain when ...
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Will naming my website like this be a case of copyright infrigment?
I want to create a website for a particular industry. There is a term that is used quite widely in the industry - for the sake of argument, lets say the expression is "great scott". The term is used ...
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global commercial website with a domain other than .com - can it ever succeed?
I'm considering launching a fairly niche website that has the potential developing into major commercial venture. But all the possible .com domains are already taken. I'm not exaggerating - absolutely ...
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Are .jobs domains frowned upon or okay for a start-up?
We are looking at creating a job board and wanted to use a .jobs domain name? Good idea or do we stick with .com ? The domain is very short and simple and describes the job board perfect.
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Can I register a domain that includes a registered trademark, such as “firefox-debugger.com”?
I'm planning to build an addon for a platform, can I register a domain name with that platform's name in it?
i.e.
iphone-flashlight.com
firefox-debugger.com
search-onstartups.com
What do you ...
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Is a domain extension like .ch helpful for B2B startup or a gimmick?
My planned company name ends with "ch", - let's say it's "Velocity Reasearch". velocityreseach.com and velocityresear.ch are both available. Is using a TLD like .ch in this way considered a gimmick ...
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.info or .me for personal resume (CV)?
My question may be really simple, yet I can not find the answer.What is your opinion about the most appropriate top-level domain for a personal resume that the address will be printed in a business ...
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How to get domain name?
All nice names are already taken. I want to know that if a domain already exists but I attach some character in the beginning/end of the already registered domain name and get registered, is it good ...
