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Don't. Domain squatting is a shitty practice and we shouldn't engage with exploitative practices. Otherwise, we signal demand, which justifies the feasibility o
by wcerfgba 5y ago
Don't. Domain squatting is a shitty practice and we shouldn't engage with exploitative practices. Otherwise, we signal demand, which justifies the feasibility of the practice. You can probably come up with variants of your desired domain which are a lot cheaper, e.g. foo.com -> fooapp.com, getfoo.com, ... .
Anecdotally I don't think a snappy domain has much effect on SEO or a company's market value. Most users will access your website through search engines or links, and reasonable investors care about product-market fit, moat, strategy, and all those other things which have tangible effects on the success of a business.
- sircastor 5y agoI agree with this. This kind of thing makes me think of MyFitnessPal, which IMO, is a Terrible name and sounds like it came from an alt domain list. That said, it’s hugely successful, and got bought by underarmor. Names can be important, but the product itself is much more important.