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Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups

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Post by ljf »

wildmXranat wrote: post #69

No! A $7.99 domain name and what looks like to me a $99 logo thrown is not a steal or a good deal. Let me come at this way: Can I get the domain off of you for %80 off the $250 price ? I presume that the answer is no, because it's a lipstick on pig product designed to glorify domain squatting. All the power to you for finding a niche market, but suckers be warned that it's highway robbery! edit: downvoted within 2 mi…

True a $8 name - but times the (hu)man-hours to find a great one, and add a decent looking design. I've not had luck with either $99 logo designers, nor the logos they create - plus my time to brief them, provide feedback and pay them once 'something' is settled on.

Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups

#74

Post by pgstillsucks »

jmitcheson wrote: post #42

I love it. It's like themeforest for startups. Don't listen to the haters. I have a lot of ideas I put on the backburner 'cause I'm busy with other things. The value in this isn't just the domain, it's the "packaging" of the entire first part of the process. I do this on themeforest too.. browse landing pages for one startup, but maybe buy a landing page that happens to be suited to another random startup idea, if I…

No, please do listen to the haters. They may well explain to you how the system is so intratcably broken that it must cause cognitive dissonance if you believe in a free Internet.

The DNS is not your friend. The sooner you recognize the lack of utility of globally unique names and the pound of flesh being extracted for this inane privilege, the sooner you will be on the side of the future.

Yes, yes.. barriers to entry are always awesome for entrenched players. I'm not even slightly interested in how your name is your competitive advantage. If you believe this lie, I do not care about your success.

Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups

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Post by pgstillsucks »

jmitcheson wrote: post #42

I love it. It's like themeforest for startups. Don't listen to the haters. I have a lot of ideas I put on the backburner 'cause I'm busy with other things. The value in this isn't just the domain, it's the "packaging" of the entire first part of the process. I do this on themeforest too.. browse landing pages for one startup, but maybe buy a landing page that happens to be suited to another random startup idea, if I…

No, please do listen to the haters. They may well explain to you how the system is so intratcably broken that it must cause cognitive dissonance if you believe in a free Internet.

The DNS is not your friend. The sooner you recognize the lack of utility of globally unique names and the pound of flesh being extracted for this inane privilege, the sooner you will be on the side of the future.

Yes, yes.. barriers to entry are always awesome for entrenched players. I'm not even slightly interested in how your name is your competitive advantage. If you believe this lie, I do not care about your success.

Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups

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Post by wildmXranat »

ljf wrote: post #71
wildmXranat wrote: post #69

No! A $7.99 domain name and what looks like to me a $99 logo thrown is not a steal or a good deal. Let me come at this way: Can I get the domain off of you for %80 off the $250 price ? I presume that the answer is no, because it's a lipstick on pig product designed to glorify domain squatting. All the power to you for finding a niche market, but suckers be warned that it's highway robbery! edit: downvoted within 2 mi…

True a $8 name - but times the (hu)man-hours to find a great one, and add a decent looking design. I've not had luck with either $99 logo designers, nor the logos they create - plus my time to brief them, provide feedback and pay them once 'something' is settled on.

Thanks for addressing the comment. Still, the logo is shabby. you will most likely( I would ) get rid of it post-purchase just to get the good domain name.

At that point I'm looking to spend some time and get it done properly.

Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups

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Post by sneak »

wildmXranat wrote: post #69

No! A $7.99 domain name and what looks like to me a $99 logo thrown is not a steal or a good deal. Let me come at this way: Can I get the domain off of you for %80 off the $250 price ? I presume that the answer is no, because it's a lipstick on pig product designed to glorify domain squatting. All the power to you for finding a niche market, but suckers be warned that it's highway robbery! edit: downvoted within 2 mi…

This smacks of "That doctor only spent five minutes in the room, and now he wants $200?!"

There is a lot of other value you're buying here - the selection of the name, the connection of the name and an aesthetic, the skills for which don't magically appear in people overnight.

Did you look at the site? Care and consideration has been exercised in the branding of these names, from colors to typography. If the "raw materials" are indeed $99 + $7.99, then $250 is a good deal for what amounts to 1.5-2 hours of skilled work to create this finished product.

Re: Pre-branded domain names for startups

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Post by ta3892682334 »

I like the concept but I'm not a fan of the domains you have now. Can I suggest you open it up to consignment for anyone with a domain? So you increase the value of my domain mydomain.com by giving it a brand / landing page and for that I agree to give you $250 or some percentage of the sale.
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