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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Can I purchase a domain name now or wait until incorporated?
I've just begun the process of incorporation but would like to secure a domain name. How does this work? Do I need to purchase the domain name underneath the incorporation? Or can I purchase now ...
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Is a great name usable if someone has the domain name parked?
I am writing a mobile application and I have a great name for it. The problem is, someone has parked the .com domain name for it and won't take less than $5,000. They have owned the domain name for ...
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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 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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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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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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I have received an offer for my domain. what should I do?
I have received a great offer for the domain name techhotbed.com and techhotbed.net (all of which I own under a company name). A very powerful blog building company approaches me last week and made a ...
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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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how to deal with a slanderous website that is using a trademarked domain name
A friend of mine accidentally let the .com domain of their US business expire, and it was snatched up by an unknown person who has a personal grudge against them. The website is now full of slanderous ...
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Why structure url as blog.site.com, rather than site/wordpress.com?
I was one of your recipients of $20 at the New Comm Forum yesterday, and I went out and bought your book with it! You clearly know a LOT!
I told my Tech Director last night that we should ...
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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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Branding vs. domain name availability… and the consequences to creative solutions?
With the introduction of more versatile domain names, people have been utilizing subdomains and clever suffixes to create more unique domains (ie. del.icio.us.)
I've also come across others that use ...
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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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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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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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Online service for suggesting single word available domain names? [closed]
Any suggestions for a free web service which can suggest available single word, easy to spell correctly, and easy to pronounce domain names. I don't care if the words are made up. I am sure all the ...
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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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Domain name with “4” instead of “for”?
Is it better to get a domain name with "4" as a shortcut for "for", or the real thing? E.g., "body4life.com", or "bodyforlife.com"? Assuming both .com are available...
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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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Are there sites to help come up with new domain names?
It's getting a little difficult to come up with a domain name for a new idea I have. Most of the good names are either taken or parked.
Is there a site I can use to get ideas for my domain names ...
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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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About To Launch Site, But There's Someone with the Same Domain Name, only Different Ending (mine is .org, his is .com)
The person with the similar domain name registered his domain 2 years ago and hasn't put up any content. It's just been parked for 2 years.
Does it seem like there are any legal implications with ...
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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 problem
I am searching for domain name over a week. But all options i have tried bought someone else. And those domain names are not active. They parked somewhere. I am almost out of options. In that case ...
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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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Creative software company name suffix
A lot of technology companies, especially non-consumer facing, have a multi-part name. The first part can be almost anything... The last word, or suffix, is a more formulaic noun, common choices ...
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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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I would like to get honest feedback about this domain name
What does this domain name tells you? what is your first impression when you read it?
http://startupforward.com
If you have a minute, just answer with the first thing that comes to your mind when ...
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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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Should I bother registering .NET/.ORG/.BIZ/.INFO domains along with .COM?
I own a small software company, which has it's website on a .COM-domain ( jitbit.com )
Should I register .ORG/.NET/.BIZ/.INFO as well? "jitbit.net/jitbit.biz/jitbit.info/jitbit.org" or it's just a ...
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Most probable “.com” replacement for startups in the near future?
The most desirable generic top-level domain ".com" seems becoming less and less affordable for startups which cannot receive sufficient funding at early stages. The price of a decent ".com" name is ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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How does trademark relate to acquiring domain names?
Say I'm able to trademark the word "widgetville" for an online game that I'm building.
But the domain "widgetville.com" (and pretty much every major TLD of the word) are all registered, but just ...
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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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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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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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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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I need to change the name of my blog… can you help with suggestions? [closed]
I created the blog Austin Tech Geeks in August of last year. It's been somewhat successful as I have been able to get a decent number of subscribers and uniques every month. The blog is about tech ...
