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Ask HN: How did you buy your company domain? How much did it cost?

by alexkon on 3/16/17, 9:32 PM with 1 comments

Did you choose a name for your company based on .com availability? Did you shell out a five-figure sum to a particularly stubborn domain speculator and got a great single-word name you really liked? Did you negotiate a 90% discount? Did you hire a professional namer? Settled for a get∗.com, ∗app.com or a new gTLD and are happy with it, despite PG’s advice? Had to rebrand after having chosen a shitty name?

  • by 11thEarlOfMar on 3/16/17, 9:51 PM

    Did you choose a name for your company based on .com availability?

    - Yes. Went with a .io

    Did you shell out a five-figure sum to a particularly stubborn domain speculator and got a great single-word name you really liked?

    - No. Purchased retail for $80/yr.

    - Shameless plug: earthdata.io

    Did you negotiate a 90% discount?

    - No.

    Did you hire a professional namer?

    - No.

    Settle for a get∗.com, ∗app.com or a new gTLD and are happy with it, despite PG’s advice?

    - No. .io is appropriate for an IoT business, we're happy with it.

    Had to rebrand after choosing a shitty name?

    - No. We like our name, before and after branding.

    But I get your point. Domain squatters and speculators are a PITA, but no surprise that they exist in our capitalist-leaning world.