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Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by _andrei_ »

_andrei_ wrote: post #47

But is it a good one? There are better methods for finding an actually good domain name, you just have to think outside the box and come up with new ideas constantly. For example these domains should be available wink wink : editormag.com geekyglossary.com infiniteiterator.com infographics365.com minutequestions.com museumology.com onlinehistorian.com webdesigndaily.com donateyourcomputerpower.com lazysites.com scorc…

*Dropped some more (~120) here:* https://gist.github.com/3rd/b2d0b2b26493de07ebb2a5ad5e67db1e

Maybe someone finds a name for their blog/project/something.

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by rexreed »

Do .com domains still matter? Especially expensive "good" ones? Does a mortgage company really need to be known as "better.com"? Does a screen recorder really need to be known as "loom.com"? Yes these are short and expensive English words, but they are also unintuitive and honestly as a result unmemorable. There are times I see a company with englishword.com and it has nothing to do with their company and therefore I can't remember it. Lemonade.com? Oh yeah, insurance.

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by colejohnson66 »

phgn wrote: post #34

Unfortunately not every domain that has no DNS record is available for purchase: some people configure no records, others are reserved by the registry (many short words for nTLDs). If something isn't in the DNS zone you can do a live DNS and WHOIS check to be more certain. A while back I tied together this DNS zone + live false positive check into a website (for all TLDs and with price info): https://domain.garden AW…

Great website, but it spammed by back button history. If you’re using pushState, I’d recommend changing it to replaceState.

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by paulsutter »

rexreed wrote: post #93

Do .com domains still matter? Especially expensive "good" ones? Does a mortgage company really need to be known as "better.com"? Does a screen recorder really need to be known as "loom.com"? Yes these are short and expensive English words, but they are also unintuitive and honestly as a result unmemorable. There are times I see a company with englishword.com and it has nothing to do with their company and therefore I…

Domain name requirements depend on your customer base and the business that you're in (eg, enterprise software, crypto, or developer tools? completely different expectations). There are no general rules

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by sillysaurusx »

_andrei_ wrote: post #47

But is it a good one? There are better methods for finding an actually good domain name, you just have to think outside the box and come up with new ideas constantly. For example these domains should be available wink wink : editormag.com geekyglossary.com infiniteiterator.com infographics365.com minutequestions.com museumology.com onlinehistorian.com webdesigndaily.com donateyourcomputerpower.com lazysites.com scorc…

Thought no one would notice the orgasmatron5000 eh? I’m onto you.

My family once manufactured a sex toy that was popular enough for someone to quit their job, so that brought back memories. Sadly the popularity dried up when their YouTube video stopped being recommended as much.

It was a real DaVinci-workshop type operation. I’m still amazed how much logistics went into it. Also art ability and sculpting. You have to be able to make molds, which are the inverse of the shape you want to cast. It’s really difficult.

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by anticristi »

CodeSgt wrote: post #61
_andrei_ wrote: post #47

But is it a good one? There are better methods for finding an actually good domain name, you just have to think outside the box and come up with new ideas constantly. For example these domains should be available wink wink : editormag.com geekyglossary.com infiniteiterator.com infographics365.com minutequestions.com museumology.com onlinehistorian.com webdesigndaily.com donateyourcomputerpower.com lazysites.com scorc…

> you just have to think outside the box and come up with new ideas constantly. This is something that, to my great shame, I've always struggled with. Any recommendations for improving in this area?

I can't find a good reference, but there was a "standard" process for being creative:

Step 0: Get yourself in front of a paper or whiteboard. Eliminate distractions.

Step 1: Get all of the BS out of your head. Whatever comes out. Do not try to discuss, assess, etc., just get it out of your head.

Step 2: Take a step back and start assessing. Is there anything valuable? What if you pair things together?

I heard people applying this to ideate on a new start-up, brand, domain name, etc.

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by prmoustache »

monsieurbanana wrote: post #52
hddqsb wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's possible to avoid `cat` and still keep the filename separate from the rest of the command by placing the redirection at the start of the command: It might look a little odd, but it's portable.

I don't know about you, but I usually like seeing what's in the file before I spend time writing a awk command on it. cat myfile.txt # check the file because I'm not even sure that's the correct name cat myfile.txt | awk blablabla # no I didn't forget awk syntax, I swear I would be afraid of any person that after this, goes back and rewrites the beginning of the line to replace cat with a redirection. Even with "ctrl…

I usually use head or less for that.

Using cat for first look is usually looking for trouble if the file is huge or some binary file.

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by dsr_ »

beardyw wrote: post #44
ramraj07 wrote: post #36

A tip I discovered - use hyphens, and suddenly very small nice domains become available. No one types domains anyway. Also does anyone know how to get a shady domain parking service to give up on a domain they’ve been holding for decades? I’m actually happy to pay 500 but not thousands and it’s not even a domain that a company or commercial interest would want to purchase.

That begs the question do you need a .com anyway?

No, you just need something that has reasonable management and reputation and is familiar-enough for your potential users.

Some country codes are happy to have unrelated users, and some are not. .ninja was polluted by spammers so fast that many email servers just drop the entire TLD on sight. If most of your users speak something other than English, you might find any number of good words going unused.

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by Tepix »

256DEV wrote: post #77

One of my hobbies is the diametric opposite of this approach, I enjoy trawling domain auctions for short .coms that don't include any dictionary words but still sound fun. I love names like Quora that are meaningless but still somehow feel like they should be a real word! I believe the academic category for these is "lexical gap". During the pandemic I got a little too much into it and so now I'm actually busy workin…

how is this not squatting and thus deplorable?
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