I'd always buy .com+.net+.org+.co.uk The rest aren't that big a deal.
Why .co.uk? Is it actually that popular, or is this UK bias? Like for myself, would I replace .co.uk with .ca?
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#12Kind of ironic, given the site was for finding good domain names...
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#13Re: Ask HN: Do you buy related domains early on (.net, .org, similar spellings)?
#14Earlier this year I worked on a domain name finding site called Domain Pigeon. When I was telling people about it over email or AIM, people kept spelling it "pidgeon" like you would spell "fridge". I bought the domain name domainpidgeon.com and directed it to the actual site. Kind of ironic, given the site was for finding good domain names...
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#15equally important these days, register the relevant twitter account
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why .co.uk? Is it actually that popular, or is this UK bias? Like for myself, would I replace .co.uk with .ca?
oh sorry, slight bias (I'm in the UK), also I thought that if you search on google.co.uk it gives some preference to .co.uk domains.
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#17Re: Ask HN: Do you buy related domains early on (.net, .org, similar spellings)?
#18edit: Yah, it was TC that had the story... just visit http://wwwtwitter.com to check it out.
Re: Ask HN: Do you buy related domains early on (.net, .org, similar spellings)?
#19equally important these days, register the relevant twitter account
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#20Much better than to have somebody see you, recognize potential and buy your other domains and then demand some $15M for it. Of course the odds of this happening are quite low, but nevertheless, in the event that you make it it's a small price to pay to avoid the future headache.