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Ask HN: How did you buy your company domain? How much did it cost?
Did you choose a name for your company based on .com availability? Did you shell out a five-figure sum to a particularly stubborn domain speculator and got a great single-word name you really liked? Did you negotiate a 90% discount? Did you hire a professional namer? Settled for a get∗.com, ∗app.com or a new gTLD and are happy with it, despite PG’s advice? Had to rebrand after having chosen a shitty name?
- 11thEarlOfMar 10y agoDid you choose a name for your company based on .com availability? - Yes. Went with a .io Did you shell out a five-figure sum to a particularly stubborn domain speculator and got a great single-word name you really liked? - No. Purchased retail for $80/yr. - Shameless plug: earthdata.io Did you negotiate a 90% discount? - No. Did you hire a professional namer? - No. Settle for a get∗.com, ∗app.com or a new gTLD and are happy with it, despite PG’s advice? - No. .io is appropriate for an IoT business, we're happy with it. Had to rebrand after choosing a shitty name? - No. We like our name, before and after branding. But I get your point. Domain squatters and speculators are a PITA, but no surprise that they exist in our capitalist-leaning world.