unfortunately a logo and 2-syllable odd-sounding name don't make a brand. however, as a cost-effective way to get a name and image, it's relatively pragmatic, especially for those who need it NOW.
Pre-branded domain names for startups
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Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups
#12This is domain squatting pure and simple. Just because it's dressed up with a pretty design doesn't change the fact that these guys are the exact sort of bottom feeders that we should be blackballing from our industry.
Flagged.
Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups
#13I despise the blatant profiteering of domainers - they're sucking value out of a system that in some sense should "belong" to society, and providing nothing in return.
But these prices aren't completely unreasonable, they come with (generally quite decent) logos, and they would save a startup countless hours of faffing over domains.
Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups
#14This is domain squatting pure and simple. Just because it's dressed up with a pretty design doesn't change the fact that these guys are the exact sort of bottom feeders that we should be blackballing from our industry. Flagged.
I'm not sure it's as evil as you make it out to be. It's certainly not clear-cut domain-squatting.
They're adding value to a domain & selling it at (what I believe to be) a reasonable price. They're clearly investing time coming up with ideas for domains that they can create decent logos for. You would easily pay $500+ for a 'good' logo.
Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups
#15This is domain squatting pure and simple. Just because it's dressed up with a pretty design doesn't change the fact that these guys are the exact sort of bottom feeders that we should be blackballing from our industry. Flagged.
1. Not using copyrighted names.
2. Adding value
3. Not using means such as using expiring names
4. Not using "bottom feeder" tactics like parking page advertising.
From wikipedia: cybersquatting:
" or using a domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else"
What goodwill or trademark are they misusing?
[Edit: For formatting, but couldn't get it to look like I want.]
Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups
#16This is domain squatting pure and simple. Just because it's dressed up with a pretty design doesn't change the fact that these guys are the exact sort of bottom feeders that we should be blackballing from our industry. Flagged.
There are domainers that own hundreds of thousands and even millions of domains. Those are the guys making life suck.
These guys are actually helping, by doing the hard work of sifting through the relatively few good ones still available and charging a fair price for the effort.
Save all your outrage for the real scumbags and the ICANN organization that makes them possible.
Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups
#17Clever. Do you scale the prices with number of clicks?
Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups
#18This is domain squatting pure and simple. Just because it's dressed up with a pretty design doesn't change the fact that these guys are the exact sort of bottom feeders that we should be blackballing from our industry. Flagged.
No, they're selling brands that they have made that happen to come with the guarantee of a domain.
Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups
#19Looks like a great idea, very clever, but I'm not sure about the pricing. I would love to use something like this as a small developer, but $250 is a bit much for a domain and a logo given my small-time budget. On the other hand, companies with a larger budget would probably just have something like this done in-house. So I guess I'd ask: who do you see being the target market here?
I see HN as the ideal target market. I'm sure this submission didn't occur spontaneously and there are many people in HN who can afford $250 for a seemingly good value.
I'd be surprised if most of the domains are not sold quickly.
Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups
#20This is domain squatting pure and simple. Just because it's dressed up with a pretty design doesn't change the fact that these guys are the exact sort of bottom feeders that we should be blackballing from our industry. Flagged.
I'm not sure it's as evil as you make it out to be. It's certainly not clear-cut domain-squatting. They're adding value to a domain & selling it at (what I believe to be) a reasonable price. They're clearly investing time coming up with ideas for domains that they can create decent logos for. You would easily pay $500+ for a 'good' logo.
Domain squatting with fancy window dressing is still domain squatting. I'll admit, however, that this is a very clever form of domain squatting. I begrudgingly admire the player here, even if I hate the game.
This is sort of like the domain-squatter's equivalent of department store mannequins: visual aids that help shoppers picture what the items could look like in practice, sparking their imaginations, and thereby convincing them to buy. In this case, the logos are really just giveaways to sell visually and tangibly what would otherwise be abstract names. Again: it's kind of a stroke of genius, but it's a stroke of genius in a questionable profession.
So I end up with very mixed feelings here. Kudos to this guy for innovating, and for doing a good job at it. But I fear the rise of a second domain-squatting gold rush, when/if a bunch of squatters copy this model en masse and set up squat + design sweatshops to crank them out.