Domain Questions

As per @Zuly Gonzalez' answer to this question on "Non .com domain v hyphen domain ", when choosing a domain name sometimes it is necessary to add a common suffix to the name. Eg. mydomainAPP.com....

Naming Domain

asked Nov 23 '10 at 11:35

Avi D
140 points

I'm working on an international startup, website based, for which I need to create a name (with corresponding domains for all extensions) that is internationally accepted as my service is meant to...

International Naming Domain

asked Oct 31 '10 at 20:56

Tom
116 points

I'm planning to launch a SaaS site soon in Norway and own the domain name under the Norwegian TLD (.no). If this is successful, I plan to translate the site and launch internationally. The .com...

International Domain

asked Nov 1 '10 at 08:14

Owen Fraser Green
128 points

I have a website Smart Company Software. I have two desktop software applications in development and I want to have a website for each one. The Smart Company Software website will be for all of my...

Website Naming Domain

asked Oct 9 '10 at 02:08

Smart Company Software
22 points

What do people think of GoDaddy? Are they a good default registrar for little guys? I'm just trying to register a few names for now. If not, who else would you recommend? Many thanks, JDelage

Website Domain Registration

asked Oct 9 '10 at 04:47

J Delage
277 points

I am looking for an online affiliate store service in the like of Amazon astore, but which lets me use my own domain name. Does anyone know of such service?

Domain

asked Oct 10 '10 at 23:01

Tucson
714 points

I own both domain name sport-tribe.com and sporttribe.com Today we are using sport-tribe.com because we didn't own sporttribe.com at the time we started the site. I'm wondering if we should...

Naming Domain

asked Oct 11 '10 at 21:39

Fabrice
23 points

I am interested in purchasing a good domain name that is currently being offered at $7K. Can anyone provide me any guidance on how to negotiate these deals and things to consider, lookout for, in...

Negotiation Domain

asked Oct 14 '10 at 02:31

Gesco
71 points

I'm trying to understand how similarities in trademarks are dealt with. To take an example (that I used in a previous unrelated question), assuming a trademark existed for "BodyLife", a company...

Legal Naming Trademark Domain

asked Oct 19 '10 at 20:47

J Delage
277 points

I was always under the impression that the domain extension didn't matter (as long as it was .com, .net, or .org). I have always tried to market the extension in my brand if it wasn't .com, and I...

Branding Domain

asked Sep 28 '10 at 02:15

Martin
1,340 points

I would like to use the word wiki in my domain name, such as fastbikiwiki.com Is this legal or because of wikipedia, it would be a copyright issue using wiki in my domain name ?

Copyright Naming Domain

asked Sep 30 '10 at 00:06

Mrjohn
113 points

The most desirable generic top-level domain ".com" seems becoming less and less affordable for startups which cannot receive sufficient funding at early stages. The price of a decent ".com" name is...

Business Model Website Domain

asked Sep 30 '10 at 01:50

Rem
352 points

I was recently playing around with the Website Grader at websitegrader.com and read this: Google and other search engines may penalize websites with domains that are set to expire soon. The reason...

SEO Domain

asked Oct 7 '10 at 03:26

Ryan B
168 points

There are so many domain names taken, but the sites there are like haunted houses. Is there a way of repossessing them? Like offer to begin an auction? Best,

Website Domain Internet

asked Oct 8 '10 at 03:29

Vass
128 points

Is it better to get a domain name with "4" as a shortcut for "for", or the real thing? E.g., "body4life.com", or "bodyforlife.com"? Assuming both .com are available...

Website Domain

asked Oct 9 '10 at 01:14

J Delage
277 points

What do you think of domains that have the word "get" before the actual product name, just like getclicky.com or the domains used by 37 Signals products (basecamphq.com, campfirenow.com)? Does it...

Marketing Branding Naming Domain

asked Sep 7 '10 at 21:00

Pedro Carvalho
11 points

I am aware of Sedo, Godaddy Autions and Afternic. I don't like their added fees and commission rates. Sedo wants Appraisals for domain names selling for more than $10,000. I am not sure why....

Advertising Selling Domain

asked Sep 16 '10 at 07:20

Tony Henrich
85 points

I am writing a mobile application and I have a great name for it. The problem is, someone has parked the .com domain name for it and won't take less than $5,000. They have owned the domain name for...

Application Naming Domain

asked Sep 21 '10 at 08:02

Cowgod
136 points

I have a few domain names I want to sell but have no idea how much I can get from each. I am too cheap to pay $30 to Sedo or AfterNic for their appraisal service. I also don't want to use the...

Domain

asked Jul 17 '10 at 09:40

Tony Henrich
85 points

I'm currently deciding if I should get a domain name of my 1st choice but with a .co (instead of a .com) or if I should get a less preferred domain name with a .com (because my 1st choice of .com...

Ecommerce Website Business Plan Domain

asked Jul 29 '10 at 19:36

Elisha
64 points