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Don't settle for a .net domain. Just come up with a name. Ideally it should be one or two words and actually mean something. Youtube stubhub priceline I

by cellis 18y ago

Don't settle for a .net domain. Just come up with a name. Ideally it should be one or two words and actually mean something. Youtube stubhub priceline If you can't do that, think of spelling it wrong-- google kongregate flickr or a portmanteau startuply Those are just names off the top of my head. There are tons of ways to avoid the subpar .net domain

maxklein 18y ago
What about if I have a common word that is quite recognizable, but only own the .net version?
- cellis 18y ago
  I would go for it (advertising only as the complete yourdomain).net, but you're still setting your users up for confusion. Think of the average 13 year old myspacer, or 50 year old mom. Not everyone has a photographic memory like you. They will forget the extension, but remember the name and be surprised with a nasty link-squatter or worse.
  - maxklein 18y ago
    What about if my target is a geeky crowd?
    - volida 18y ago
      what if what if what if Tell us the name already
      - maxklein 18y ago
        Not yet :)
- cosmo7 18y ago
  Common words are useless for product names; you can't google for them.
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inovica 18y ago
I agree on this. Think of creating a 'brand' if you can. It will work out better in the long run
gasull 18y ago
Exactly. That's what Sed Gothin wrote in his article The New Rules Of Naming: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/10/the_new_rules_o.html http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/10/the_new_rule...