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Ask HN: How many domains do you own?

3 points by yashg 5y ago

How many domains do you have? I have 15 spread across 7 registrars. Do you keep your domains with a single registrar or you buy from whoever is providing the best deal?

giantg2 5y ago
I have one. I keep it with AWS because it's fairly cheap, has autorenew, and I use their other services/tools so billing is already set up. I've seen some cheaper ones out there, but some of them seemed sketchy to me.
readonthegoapp 5y ago
Bout 20 All Godaddy Too much drama to try to keep them in diff places I think they're expensive Especially if you're not trying to make money with them
- yashg 5y ago
  GoDaddy is expensive. If you are making money it doesn't matter. If you have them just parked for a future idea, it's a serious money drain if you have many domains.
noud 5y ago
1 private and around 10 for work.
zimpenfish 5y ago
10-15 depending on whether any expired since the last time I looked.
sharemywin 5y ago
I have about 200 mostly around one set of naming ideas. bid2{idea}.com - mow, clean, roof, bid2code.com, bid2design.com etc. and scan4{idea}.com - scan4rates.com, reviews etc. and 4{idea}tips.com - 4hometips.com, 4moneytips.com etc.
- dangerface 5y ago
  Ever sell any of them?
- samstave 5y ago
  :-( those sound ALL like any domain I would block - super spammy names...
- yashg 5y ago
  How do you keep track of renewals and all? Are they all on auto renew? I once lost a domain because the stupid registrar forgot to send me reminder emails.
sideproject 5y ago
I have ~60 domains - I've been using Newsy as a tool to scratch my own itch for my domains that have been idle. https://www.newsy.co https://www.newsy.co It turns your un-used domain names into a fully automated content aggregator (think of Reddit, but automated) - for those who might be interested.
- yashg 5y ago
  Wow that’s interesting man. Thanks.
dangerface 5y ago
~20 domains I seen a three letter .com go for silly money so I wrote a script that found unregistered domains that are four letters or less and registered a bunch of them. Haven't sold any yet and they are completely random like tqzo.com just short. I used ovh.com because they are cheap and offer free privacy protection. In the past I have also used godaddys domain backorder to grab expiring domains.
- runjake 5y ago
  Is domain squatting not considered unethical anymore?
  - readonthegoapp 5y ago
    Only about an unethical as capitalism, i suspect.
  - dangerface 5y ago
    when was it considered ethical? I care as much about ethics as the next person tbh.
samstave 5y ago
I've had a lot from a personal perspective - obv not as many as some old spam people I know... But my problem is that I never did anything with them... I previously owned: NeverEndingSex.com in early 00s -- and I should have made a porn portal... (the domain was bought after the radio piece aired "the never ending sex.com battle".... That could have made a dime, but I was averse to profitting on porn... OnlyFans anyone? (plus I was blocks away from the Armory in SF... I sold one domain for ~$1500 lost a bunch of really good ones over time... but I have registered hundreds - but never really did anything with them and let them expire.
ffhhj 5y ago
Got a few this{thing}doesnotexist.com for AI projects.
factorialboy 5y ago
Reduced to less than 10 domains. At one point had about 20. Goal = 3 to 5 domains with real active projects.
Kibae 5y ago
I bought kibae.com (my name) and I intend to make a portfolio site, create an email me@kibae.com, etc. But in the meantime, it just redirects to A Rick Roll
k0t0n0 5y ago
Currently I own, http://nftguerilla.com/ http://nftguerilla.com/
felipeqq2 5y ago
2 :)
nicbou 5y ago
3-4 with Namecheap. All are in active use.

3 points by yashg 5y ago

How many domains do you have? I have 15 spread across 7 registrars. Do you keep your domains with a single registrar or you buy from whoever is providing the best deal?

giantg2 5y ago

I have one. I keep it with AWS because it's fairly cheap, has autorenew, and I use their other services/tools so billing is already set up. I've seen some cheaper ones out there, but some of them seemed sketchy to me.

readonthegoapp 5y ago

Bout 20 All Godaddy Too much drama to try to keep them in diff places I think they're expensive Especially if you're not trying to make money with them

yashg 5y ago
GoDaddy is expensive. If you are making money it doesn't matter. If you have them just parked for a future idea, it's a serious money drain if you have many domains.

noud 5y ago

1 private and around 10 for work.

zimpenfish 5y ago

10-15 depending on whether any expired since the last time I looked.

sharemywin 5y ago

I have about 200 mostly around one set of naming ideas. bid2{idea}.com - mow, clean, roof, bid2code.com, bid2design.com etc. and scan4{idea}.com - scan4rates.com, reviews etc. and 4{idea}tips.com - 4hometips.com, 4moneytips.com etc.

dangerface 5y ago
Ever sell any of them?
samstave 5y ago
:-( those sound ALL like any domain I would block - super spammy names...
yashg 5y ago
How do you keep track of renewals and all? Are they all on auto renew? I once lost a domain because the stupid registrar forgot to send me reminder emails.

sideproject 5y ago

I have ~60 domains - I've been using Newsy as a tool to scratch my own itch for my domains that have been idle. https://www.newsy.co https://www.newsy.co It turns your un-used domain names into a fully automated content aggregator (think of Reddit, but automated) - for those who might be interested.

yashg 5y ago
Wow that’s interesting man. Thanks.

dangerface 5y ago

~20 domains I seen a three letter .com go for silly money so I wrote a script that found unregistered domains that are four letters or less and registered a bunch of them. Haven't sold any yet and they are completely random like tqzo.com just short. I used ovh.com because they are cheap and offer free privacy protection. In the past I have also used godaddys domain backorder to grab expiring domains.

runjake 5y ago
Is domain squatting not considered unethical anymore?
- readonthegoapp 5y ago
  Only about an unethical as capitalism, i suspect.
- dangerface 5y ago
  when was it considered ethical? I care as much about ethics as the next person tbh.

samstave 5y ago

I've had a lot from a personal perspective - obv not as many as some old spam people I know... But my problem is that I never did anything with them... I previously owned: NeverEndingSex.com in early 00s -- and I should have made a porn portal... (the domain was bought after the radio piece aired "the never ending sex.com battle".... That could have made a dime, but I was averse to profitting on porn... OnlyFans anyone? (plus I was blocks away from the Armory in SF... I sold one domain for ~$1500 lost a bunch of really good ones over time... but I have registered hundreds - but never really did anything with them and let them expire.

ffhhj 5y ago

Got a few this{thing}doesnotexist.com for AI projects.

factorialboy 5y ago

Reduced to less than 10 domains. At one point had about 20. Goal = 3 to 5 domains with real active projects.

Kibae 5y ago

I bought kibae.com (my name) and I intend to make a portfolio site, create an email me@kibae.com, etc. But in the meantime, it just redirects to A Rick Roll

k0t0n0 5y ago

Currently I own, http://nftguerilla.com/ http://nftguerilla.com/

felipeqq2 5y ago

2 :)

nicbou 5y ago

3-4 with Namecheap. All are in active use.