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Want to Build a Side Business? Just Buy Great Domain Name

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Re: Want to Build a Side Business? Just Buy Great Domain Name

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Post by rcymerys »

Personally, I think of buying a domain as a form of procrastination rather than the first step of starting a business. It gives a feeling of achievement while staying in your comfort zone (seriously, it's just choosing a name and paying ten bucks, how difficult is that?).

What I noticed to work is reaching out to people, telling them about your business or project and getting their interest. Getting the first clients puts more pressure on you, but also gives a huge motivation to continue working on it.

Re: Want to Build a Side Business? Just Buy Great Domain Name

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Post by dplgk »

rcymerys wrote: post #11

Personally, I think of buying a domain as a form of procrastination rather than the first step of starting a business. It gives a feeling of achievement while staying in your comfort zone (seriously, it's just choosing a name and paying ten bucks, how difficult is that?). What I noticed to work is reaching out to people, telling them about your business or project and getting their interest. Getting the first clients…

Buying a domain makes you pick a name and I think having a name helps with morale and motivation. Buying the domain also helps because you've spent some money and you have this thing there, waiting to be used.

Re: Want to Build a Side Business? Just Buy Great Domain Name

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Post by eightturn »

hrayr wrote: post #8

I sometimes buy domain names on my phone, late at night, in my bed. Usually after hours of laying in bed building out a business in my mind and iterating over and over to see where it leads. Buying the domain name seems to be the last step in the processes, it helps me sleep. I look at the list of my domains every once in a while and pick ideas to work on, but sometimes I have no idea what drove me to buy them, like…

I do the opposite : ) I buy the domain, and then put myself to sleep skipping through biz avenues..

A fun tool to use for hand-reg domains (if you didn't know already)

https://instantdomainsearch.com/

Re: Want to Build a Side Business? Just Buy Great Domain Name

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Post by logfromblammo »

vtlynch wrote: post #3

>I immediately gravitate towards the keyword descriptive dotCOM. It instantly exudes trust & authority Strongly disagree. As a result of this type of thinking, I find that the majority of "keyword descriptive dotCOM" domains are usually click-bait or shady content marketing. Sites like "VacuumReviews.com" are almost always full of content focused on SEO not quality, and questionable financial motivations. But I guess…

The general public no longer types domain names.

They type what they want into the search box of Google or Bing. Domain names now only matter to the extent that search result ranking algorithms prioritize hits in the domain name.

As for myself, I am automatically wary of domain names that do not include a known trademark, and have no plausible reason to exist (and pay its own operating expenses) aside from advertising.

Without even visiting "vacuumreviews.com", I immediately presume it is operated by a vacuum cleaner company that presents false or biased reviews, to drive consumers to purchase their product. Such a site would only ever be visited by someone researching a vacuum cleaner purchase, and few would bother returning once that need has been satisfied to leave an honest review there. Guaranteed useless to click on the link.

Just pick a memorable and appropriate trademark for your business, and use a non-squatted variation on that as your domain name.

Re: Want to Build a Side Business? Just Buy Great Domain Name

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Post by eightturn »

azdle wrote: post #7

Maybe it's just that I lack follow through, but I disagree. I have a horrible habit of buying domain names thinking that I have this great idea, I play with it for a day or two and then abandon it. Actually, in the spirit of this article, if anyone here is interested in any of these, let me know: addressauth.com -- Was going to be a physical address verification service using lob.com's postcard sending API. atomicthi…

I've found, the more I invest into a domain name, the more focused & serious I am to develop it.

I tend to only buy dotCOM, as that's what the general public is most comfortable with. I've found that if you buy any gTLD, you immediately create a headwind that you're fighting against out of the gate..

Re: Want to Build a Side Business? Just Buy Great Domain Name

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Post by OJFord »

azdle wrote: post #7

Maybe it's just that I lack follow through, but I disagree. I have a horrible habit of buying domain names thinking that I have this great idea, I play with it for a day or two and then abandon it. Actually, in the spirit of this article, if anyone here is interested in any of these, let me know: addressauth.com -- Was going to be a physical address verification service using lob.com's postcard sending API. atomicthi…

> I need to come up with better ways of describing it with fewer words.

How about: knock.ninja automates your building's phone-based access system.

It omits some detail, but to be honest I didn't get it until I read the features anyway.

Depending who you want to appeal to, I think it might be better to call it a 'smart' phone-based access system instead of 'automated'.

Sounds great, by the way. Unfortunately my building's access is just fob-based.

Re: Want to Build a Side Business? Just Buy Great Domain Name

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Post by solutionyogi »

eightturn wrote: post #9
vtlynch wrote: post #3

>I immediately gravitate towards the keyword descriptive dotCOM. It instantly exudes trust & authority Strongly disagree. As a result of this type of thinking, I find that the majority of "keyword descriptive dotCOM" domains are usually click-bait or shady content marketing. Sites like "VacuumReviews.com" are almost always full of content focused on SEO not quality, and questionable financial motivations. But I guess…

I can see your point of view.. What I was trying to convey - albeit poorly - was a more holistic view of the domain, ie. the domain on the side of a truck. The domain on a tablecloth. The domain on a bumpersticker. If I saw a plumber driving around Atlanta with www.AtlantaPlumber.com on his truck, #1 - it'd be easy for me to remember, and #2 it'd be a more positive than negative perception of that business.

Are you the author of this post? Is there any way to contact you?

Re: Want to Build a Side Business? Just Buy Great Domain Name

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Post by mxuribe »

I like this idea! Yeah, I could see some folks using it to get into shadier practices. But i could also see it as being a trigger/catalyst for prompting me to get into a decent-enough business that I (might be good at but) would never have gone into otherwise. I think i'll give this a try.

Side note: Kudos also to the author for a lovely, and humorous writing style! (I've subscribed to your mailing list because of it!)

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