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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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what's more important - .com or name?
For domain names, how important is .com these days? Do you believe that a memorable name is more important?
Sure, people tend to look down at some top level domains ( .biz comes to mind), but what ...
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.CO domain names
What's your opinion about the .CO domain names? If .COM/.NET domain names are not available, does it makes sense to go with .CO?
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Non .com domain v hyphen domain
I am currently working on a web application and have started looking at the available domain names for my application. I have done some searching on answers.onstartups about hyphen domain names and ...
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Trademarks on company name - would “BodyLife” and “BodyForLife” collide?
I'm trying to understand how similarities in trademarks are dealt with. To take an example (that I used in a previous unrelated question), assuming a trademark existed for "BodyLife", a company ...
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Domain Name Acquisition
How do you go about getting a domain name that is parked with someone else? (assuming the owner is willing to sell)
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Should I get a .co or .com?
I'm currently deciding if I should get a domain name of my 1st choice but with a .co (instead of a .com) or if I should get a less preferred domain name with a .com (because my 1st choice of .com is ...
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Domain names availability
Now days its becoming increasingly difficult to get a decent domain name for company and products. Few are up for sale, but with high price tags. Any ideas for coming up with good domain names which ...
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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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Selling a high quality domain name
What is the best way to sell a high quality (dictionary word) domain name?
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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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Can you use a domain name that includes a product name from another company?
Can you use a domain name that includes a product or company name from another company?
For example, could I register a domain starbucks-reviews.com and make reviews of starbucks shops? Or ...
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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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Domain / Trademark
I own a phrase, which I have trademarked, and it is registered, and also copyrighted. I'm currently getting a website (somewhat finished). I have some domain names, but the exact one I want, someone ...
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Which is a better suffix for enterprise-product company domain?
As per @Zuly Gonzalez' answer to this question on "Non .com domain v hyphen domain", when choosing a domain name sometimes it is necessary to add a common suffix to the name. Eg. mydomainAPP.com.
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Domain name for application? domainnameapp.com or getdomainname.com
I have a website Smart Company Software. I have two desktop software applications in development and I want to have a website for each one. The Smart Company Software website will be for all of my ...
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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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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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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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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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DNS Hosting Services
Can you recommend a good DNS hosting service?
I'm looking for a happy median between the free (and not reliable) providers and the staggeringly expensive ones.
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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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Should I use country-specific domain names or just .com?
I'm planning to launch a SaaS site soon in Norway and own the domain name under the Norwegian TLD (.no). If this is successful, I plan to translate the site and launch internationally. The .com domain ...
