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Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by phgn »

edumucelli wrote: post #58
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…

Congrats! The interface is just super neat, how it gets updated when you hover (I imagine it caches the information about that specific domain for the next user).

Yep, the more people use the website the more accurate the database gets.

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by rendall »

dash2 wrote: post #102
sillysaurusx wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

I now have a clear image of the Family Sillysaurusx. Dad is hard at work designing dildos. Mum and the kids have got a production line going. The littlest sculpts the wavy lines on the Cliterminator Pro. Finally, Benjy the dog carries the finished product over to the delivery parcel (unmarked brown paper) and drops it in. Mmmm! What's that cooking in the oven? Do I smell cherry pie?

The retailer, clearly at a loss for words manages to gasp, "That's quite a company. What do you call yourselves?"

The staff all strike a pose and shout "The Aristocrats!!!"

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by matyasrichter »

slackfan wrote: post #180

Why would I trust a service promoting finding "good" .com domains that uses .rs as its domain? Were they unable to find one for themselves?

Is it so hard to open the link before posting a snarky comment? It takes five seconds and you'll avoid looking like a fool. Peak HN.

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by l5870uoo9y »

joshstrange wrote: post #169

Honestly I think domain names should be the least of your worries when building something. You can always add a "get" prefix or "app" suffix (or a bunch of other options). If you are sold on a company name then by all means, grab the domain but don't confuse "buying a domain" with "making actual progress". When I was younger I used to snap up domain names for every little idea I had. I executed on less than 1% of tho…

Having the actual .com domain for your business signalise quality and authenticity, difficult to imagine Amazon having getamazon.com.

That being said, I also spend many (good hours) dreaming away while buying all sorts of domain names for my fictitious startups. I found that when using the startup niche as suffix or prefix, the domain is sometimes available. Had plenty of luck buying "git-what-ever".com domains, like git18n.com (though I am not sure how clever that naming really is).

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by ramraj07 »

weird-eye-issue wrote: post #46
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.

The very fact you want to buy it and are willing to pay $500+ means there is a commercial interest in it. That's like saying no company wants to own a house because they won't live in it. True, but they rent them out.

It’s my first name, and unfortunately there’s an underwear company of the sAme name, but I know for a fact they’re misers (I know, I get their emails sometime).

Re: Find a good available .com domain

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Post by weird-eye-issue »

ramraj07 wrote: post #189
weird-eye-issue wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The very fact you want to buy it and are willing to pay $500+ means there is a commercial interest in it. That's like saying no company wants to own a house because they won't live in it. True, but they rent them out.

It’s my first name, and unfortunately there’s an underwear company of the sAme name, but I know for a fact they’re misers (I know, I get their emails sometime).

Any company of sufficient size will get negative emails. The only companies that don't simply aren't big enough
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