Domain Questions

How long is too long for a website domain name? 3 words? 4 words? Also, how does the prefix "the" affect the domain. Sorry for such a stereotypical example but from what I have been told,...

Website Domain

asked Feb 23 '11 at 12:59

User6528
149 points

I own a small software company, which has it's website on a .COM-domain ( jitbit.com ) Should I register .ORG/.NET/.BIZ/.INFO as well? "jitbit.net/jitbit.biz/jitbit.info/jitbit.org" or it's just a...

Naming Domain

asked Feb 24 '11 at 01:55

Jitbit
267 points

It seems every common word or short sequence is owned or parked. Does anyone have any advice for the best way to come up with a decent .com domain name? We are going to launch an HTML5, cloud...

Branding Domain Name

asked Feb 28 '11 at 23:57

Olib
26 points

I am developing a tool but It's really difficult to get a name. I'm wondering if I can use a domain like xptoapp.com without infringement the trademark "xpto" if it exists. How does this work? I...

Trademark Domain

asked Mar 3 '11 at 00:37

Tiago
333 points

I'm starting to work on a new project and I'm going to name it with a word that ends with so. The idea of registering a Somalia top-level domain (.so ) for the project really excites me, and the...

Domain

asked Feb 16 '11 at 06:19

Achairapart
129 points

Assume that we've got a 10.000 (usd or euros) budget. Which of the following 3 options is better for launching? 1) Spend all of it on a great domain (e.g mymobile.com) 2) Spend 20 on a mediocre...

Marketing Launch Adwords Domain

asked Feb 1 '11 at 04:54

Cherouvim
219 points

Any recommendations on website registrars? I've used NameZero and Register.com in the past but my domains are just parked. Going to be looking for another domain name soon and wondered if there are...

Hosting Domain Name

asked Feb 2 '11 at 13:12

Steve D
318 points

In light of facebook's acquisition of fb.com from the American Farm Bureau Federation for $8.5 Million (http://mashable.com/2011/01/12/facebook-paid-8-5-million-to-acquire-fb-com/), do you think...

Domain Name

asked Jan 15 '11 at 20:09

Henry The Hengineer
4,316 points

I created the blog Austin Tech Geeks in August of last year. It's been somewhat successful as I have been able to get a decent number of subscribers and uniques every month. The blog is about tech...

Ideas Blog Naming Domain

asked Jan 17 '11 at 04:26

Ricardo
4,815 points

I have received a great offer for the domain name techhotbed.com and techhotbed.net (all of which I own under a company name). A very powerful blog building company approaches me last week and made...

Sales Exit Strategy Domain

asked Jan 19 '11 at 05:54

Donald
136 points

Now days its becoming increasingly difficult to get a decent domain name for company and products. Few are up for sale, but with high price tags. Any ideas for coming up with good domain names...

Domain

asked Jan 21 '11 at 14:34

Patelsan
76 points

What's your opinion about the .CO domain names? If .COM/.NET domain names are not available, does it makes sense to go with .CO?

Domain

asked Jan 21 '11 at 14:59

Patelsan
76 points

This is a follow up question to DNS Hosting Services - hopefully it's okay that I post like this. I'm running a business app where users move their site to our platform, and looking for a better...

Domain DNA

asked Jan 5 '11 at 14:42

Alex Cook
641 points

I want to start multiple businesses. For these businesses I would like to have a separate checking account, telephone number, mailing address. What do you suggest to make this as simple as...

Email Domain Bank Account

asked Jan 6 '11 at 14:32

Steve
56 points

A friend of mine accidentally let the .com domain of their US business expire, and it was snatched up by an unknown person who has a personal grudge against them. The website is now full of...

Legal Trademark Domain DNA

asked Jan 9 '11 at 19:30

Dustin Boswell
153 points

I'm looking for a domain name and I've seen there are some new services launching with .io domain, is this suppose to mean something or there just choose it because it's short

Domain

asked Dec 26 '10 at 08:44

Ryudice
204 points

I've just begun the process of incorporation but would like to secure a domain name. How does this work? Do I need to purchase the domain name underneath the incorporation? Or can I purchase now...

Incorporation Domain

asked Dec 8 '10 at 03:56

Ryan
162 points

Say I'm able to trademark the word "widgetville" for an online game that I'm building. But the domain "widgetville.com" (and pretty much every major TLD of the word) are all registered, but just...

Trademark Domain

asked Dec 10 '10 at 16:11

Shpigford
146 points

From what I have read on here it seems that there are mixed reviews on whether or not to use keywords in your name, such as software or games, since a Google search on your name with a popular...

Naming Domain

asked Dec 11 '10 at 16:46

Captain Phil
6 points

Say you have a game (we'll call it Widgetville) that is web based and will also be extended to mobile devices. But "widgetville.com" is taken. So your main domain would be something like...

Marketing Naming Domain

asked Dec 14 '10 at 14:51

Shpigford
146 points