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Ask HN: I own the domain ide.as - what should I do with it?

5 points by cuchosan 14y ago

I registered ide.as for a project that didn't work. Should I keep it, sell it, give it? What are your experiencies?

debacle 14y ago
Shop it. What's the worst that could happen?
- justin0469 14y ago
  Agree as long as the domain broker doesn't charge upfront fees.
- cuchosan 14y ago
  you mean sell it?
  - xvolter 14y ago
    Yes, he means list it to see what you can get. If you don't get anything reasonable, then don't sell it. However, most services do stiff you out of a huge percentage, I'd avoid selling it, it's a hassle.
xvolter 14y ago
Good catch. Make it a forum so people can post ideas on what to do with it? Or a bit more useful: you could remake kickstarter, recreate something like DIY project sites (http://www.instructables.com/id/Magnetic-Rubik-s-Dice-Cube/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Magnetic-Rubik-s-Dice-Cube/), make it a specific-category site for ideas (home improvements, meal recipes, wedding planning, etc), list it for sale and see how much you could get for it, forward it to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea - or some things that are a little more unique: make it a project listing site, allowing people to upvote projects, services, and devices they'd most want (similar to kickstarter, but no money involved, allowing you to get a reasonable idea for how viable an idea is in a rather refined market [techies who actually would go and read it]).
- cuchosan 14y ago
  Many thanks xvolter! I like the "ideas list" idea.
bernatfp 14y ago
You could launch a contest in which some startups that would like to use the domain can offer you a small stake in exchange for the domain. You pick up the startup you like the most and lease the domain to them. Looks like a fair change that can return something in a long-term. If the startup doesn't work in, lets say, 1 year, you get your domain back.
ges 14y ago
<shamelessplug> Post it on friendsdomains.com </shamelessplug>
- tehwebguy 14y ago
  This is like an entire site dedicated to this very question. Very cool.

5 points by cuchosan 14y ago

I registered ide.as for a project that didn't work. Should I keep it, sell it, give it? What are your experiencies?

debacle 14y ago

Shop it. What's the worst that could happen?

justin0469 14y ago
Agree as long as the domain broker doesn't charge upfront fees.
cuchosan 14y ago
you mean sell it?
- xvolter 14y ago
  Yes, he means list it to see what you can get. If you don't get anything reasonable, then don't sell it. However, most services do stiff you out of a huge percentage, I'd avoid selling it, it's a hassle.

xvolter 14y ago

Good catch. Make it a forum so people can post ideas on what to do with it? Or a bit more useful: you could remake kickstarter, recreate something like DIY project sites (http://www.instructables.com/id/Magnetic-Rubik-s-Dice-Cube/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Magnetic-Rubik-s-Dice-Cube/), make it a specific-category site for ideas (home improvements, meal recipes, wedding planning, etc), list it for sale and see how much you could get for it, forward it to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea - or some things that are a little more unique: make it a project listing site, allowing people to upvote projects, services, and devices they'd most want (similar to kickstarter, but no money involved, allowing you to get a reasonable idea for how viable an idea is in a rather refined market [techies who actually would go and read it]).

cuchosan 14y ago
Many thanks xvolter! I like the "ideas list" idea.

bernatfp 14y ago

You could launch a contest in which some startups that would like to use the domain can offer you a small stake in exchange for the domain. You pick up the startup you like the most and lease the domain to them. Looks like a fair change that can return something in a long-term. If the startup doesn't work in, lets say, 1 year, you get your domain back.

ges 14y ago

<shamelessplug> Post it on friendsdomains.com </shamelessplug>

tehwebguy 14y ago
This is like an entire site dedicated to this very question. Very cool.