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Review My Startup: Coffee & Domains - Simple Domain Registration

#1
Hi everyone.

I've been lurking on the site for awhile now. Judging from some of the posts related to domain registration and a lot of the comments on those posts I figured people were having the same issues I was with domain registrars. I decided to go ahead and build something I would use. This is my first step: A simple, clean, and clearly priced domain registration and management product without the annoying upselling. I'd like to keep building on this and add things like SSL certs, an API, add-ons for Google Apps (and more), and an iPhone app. I'd also like to eventually (if things go well) get accredited by ICANN as a registrar and no longer be a reseller.

I'm hoping to get some feedback right now though. What do you dislike about it? What features do you need to see to buy a domain from a place like me? What would stop you from making a purchase? Would you use this product as-is? And anything else you have to say after looking at the site really.

The site is https://www.coffeeanddomains.com

Any and all feedback is welcome.

Thanks!

Re: Review My Startup: Coffee & Domains - Simple Domain Registration

#3
My initial reaction, "trust is going to be an issue."

Besides that, my first search attempt "www.domainsdoneright.com" brought up as unavailable for the TLDs com net and org. However using "domainsdoneright" brought up com as unavailable, net and org as available. I didn't check for accuracy using whois. Regardless, these results on your app should be consistent. You're going to need to filter for these alternate inputs.

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#5
My first impression:

If you're trying to distinguish yourself by being simpler, clearer, and less aggressive than the competition, then I'd say you can stand to take it a bit further with the design of your site.

Go full-on minimalist with your homepage, sort of like the Google homepage.

I'm thinking the only things that need to be on the page are:

* A small logo identifying the site

* $10

* .com, .net, .org

* an input field for the desired domain name

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#7

My initial reaction, "trust is going to be an issue." Besides that, my first search attempt "www.domainsdoneright.com" brought up as unavailable for the TLDs com net and org. However using "domainsdoneright" brought up com as unavailable, net and org as available. I didn't check for accuracy using whois. Regardless, these results on your app should be consistent. You're going to need to filter for these alternate inp…

I definitely agree on the trust issue. What do you think would instill more trust?

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#8

My initial reaction, "trust is going to be an issue." Besides that, my first search attempt "www.domainsdoneright.com" brought up as unavailable for the TLDs com net and org. However using "domainsdoneright" brought up com as unavailable, net and org as available. I didn't check for accuracy using whois. Regardless, these results on your app should be consistent. You're going to need to filter for these alternate inp…

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#9

My initial reaction, "trust is going to be an issue." Besides that, my first search attempt "www.domainsdoneright.com" brought up as unavailable for the TLDs com net and org. However using "domainsdoneright" brought up com as unavailable, net and org as available. I didn't check for accuracy using whois. Regardless, these results on your app should be consistent. You're going to need to filter for these alternate inp…

Also agree on the filtering. I'll work on improving that.
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