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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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Should I make my domain name private?
Should my domain be under my personal name, my business name, or completely kept private from whois.net?
I'm not even 100% sure it can be listed under a company name, but I will have to look into ...
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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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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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Picking a domain for new company
There are so many domain names taken, but the sites there are like haunted houses. Is there a way of repossessing them? Like offer to begin an auction?
Best,
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Which will be the popular domain name in the future .co .me or .org?
Getting a .com is getting more and more impossible these days.
I really think another domain extension name will take over.
If that was the case, which domain name extension you think will
become ...
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How long is too long for a website domain name?
How long is too long for a website domain name?
3 words?
4 words?
Also, how does the prefix "the" affect the domain. Sorry for such a stereotypical example but from what I have been told, ...
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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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How to get the owner of a registered domain name when there is no website
I would like to register a .com domain but it appears it is already taken. However, there is no webpage at all. I get this: ...
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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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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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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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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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Domain name starting with “get”
What do you think of domains that have the word "get" before the actual product name, just like getclicky.com or the domains used by 37 Signals products (basecamphq.com, campfirenow.com)?
Does it ...
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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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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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How do you come up with a decent .com domain name?
It seems every common word or short sequence is owned or parked. Does anyone have any advice for the best way to come up with a decent .com domain name?
We are going to launch an HTML5, cloud hosted ...
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Is there any definitive list of reasons why you should always go with .com?
Is being a non '.com' website create friction amongst a set of internet users?
Is being a .com really easier to remember?
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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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Is it a good idea to have 24x7 in a domain name?
Is it advisable to opt for a word 24x7 within the domain name that will make it 12 characters?
Does it effect the marketablity of the domain name?
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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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Non .Com Domains - Does it Really Affect Branding?
I was always under the impression that the domain extension didn't matter (as long as it was .com, .net, or .org). I have always tried to market the extension in my brand if it wasn't .com, and I ...
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Whats with startsup using io domain?
I'm looking for a domain name and I've seen there are some new services launching with .io domain, is this suppose to mean something or there just choose it because it's short
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Does domain registration length have any effect on SEO?
I was recently playing around with the Website Grader at websitegrader.com and read this:
Google and other search engines may penalize websites with domains that are set to expire soon. The reason ...
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How does one create a company name that is internationally accepted?
I'm working on an international startup, website based, for which I need to create a name (with corresponding domains for all extensions) that is internationally accepted as my service is meant to be ...
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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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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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what are the downsides to a nonsensical domain name?
I'm considering starting up a website that I could eventually turn into a business. The domain name that seems most obvious is, naturally, taken. I'm considering going with a non-obvious domain name ...
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Top level domains and costs of registering them?
Top level domains are going to cost a lot to register so for instance www.drink.coke could be around $100,000+.
However, once .coke has been registered, would it be cheaper to then register let's say ...
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Has anyone used any of the sites that find a name for you and had success?
From what I have read on here it seems that there are mixed reviews on whether or not to use keywords in your name, such as software or games, since a Google search on your name with a popular keyword ...
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Reliability of .me TLD
I would like to start a website with the .me TLD and this domain name should be the brand name as well.
But as all .yu domains have been deleted, I'm a bit cautious.
Is it safe to register a .me ...
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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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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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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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WhoIs- what is the meaning of “Record expires on 06-Sep-2010”? [closed]
I'm looking to buy a domain name that is currently held by someone. The record info (WhoIs) on GoDaddy says:
Record expires on 06-Sep-2010.
Record created on 06-Sep-2006.
Database last ...
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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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What could go wrong if I put my site on a Somalia (.so) domain?
I'm starting to work on a new project and I'm going to name it with a word that ends with so.
The idea of registering a Somalia top-level domain (.so) for the project really excites me, and the ...
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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 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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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 do you need in order to be a real .org?
I was wondering what characteristics a venture needs to have in order to be a real .org?
Also, since I never ran a .org before, what are some of the implications/pitfalls that come with that kind of ...
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Advice on buying a domain that's already registered?
I am interested in purchasing a good domain name that is currently being offered at $7K. Can anyone provide me any guidance on how to negotiate these deals and things to consider, lookout for, in ...
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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 ...
