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I never experienced this, but I did wait too long to buy a domain. After I checked if the domain was available(it was), I started building the website. A month
by roosgit 6y ago
I never experienced this, but I did wait too long to buy a domain. After I checked if the domain was available(it was), I started building the website. A month later the domain was bought by someone who eventually made the same thing I wanted to make.
My current process for checking if a domain is available is pretty basic. I first check it in the browser. If Firefox can't find it, then I use the `whois` command. If there is no match for "example.com" then I decide if I want to buy it, before starting to build anything. If I do decide to get it, I go to Hover.com do a final check and press "Add to cart".
These days, for me it's better to spend $15 on a domain that might not get used, than to regret not buying it.
- bityard 6y agoI have a habit of collecting interesting yet vaguely generic domain names and holding onto them for future projects. (Which I almost never get around to.)
- CrociDB 6y agoso do I. the other day I renewed a domain I got 5 years ago and I didn't even remember what I planned.
- hundchenkatze 6y agoThen why did you renew? Domain squatters suck.
- wusel 6y agoIf it's a good domain it would be snatched by someone who wants to make a profit flipping domains. The domain business is broken.
- Tepix 6y agoDomains that are blocked by people not using them for years are just as bad.
- devenblake 6y agoPerhaps, but it's easier to deal with a user you can contact at [alias]@registrardotcom versus a corporation you can contact at spam@corporationdotcom
- XCSme 6y agoSo does GoDaddy.
- freedomben 6y agoLikewise! My great domain got bought up. Now I register them before I start building. I do find it gives me a little motivation. Hover.com is my goto. Good pricing, super easy to use, free DNS (which I use for non-production stuff), and built in email services if you want and don't want to bother setting that up separately.
- james_pm 6y agoThanks! Glad you like the interface. We work hard to make it simple and also still powerful and easy to use.
- james_pm 6y agoThat's good advice. If you want a domain, spend the $15 and get it. I can personally guarantee Hover doesn't do anything with domain search data (I'm the PM so I would know :P). GoDaddy likely doesn't either and it was probably a coincidence that it was registered around the same time.