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It's a bit more expensive but there's also http://brandbucket.com .
Also excellent (I would claim more excellent) is http://brandstack.com/
Looks 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?
acabal, $250 is a steal. Cut on beer and coffee for a month and there you have it. Branded domains can go for a lot more
And the thought of spending $250/month on beer and coffee is disturbing. I spend $15 ;)
This 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 wan…
I just paid $1650 for a domain. That was a ton of money for me, but when someone already has it, you don't have a lot of leverage.
If I was starting another company, I would use this in a second. fueza.com anyone?
Ugh! These are just glorified domain sitters disguised as a trendy start-up. Please don't give these people your money - they ruin innovation by taking up massive amounts of domains then selling them for huge amounts. These people RUIN the internet.
Very rarely will you find a domainer selling a .COM for less than $1000. If anything we are forcing down the price floor. Right?
That's not to say they won't sell some domains for more than $1000 because, they own premium domains, as well as LLL.com's NNN.com's etc but your generalisation that a .COM is worth $1000 is wrong.
This is a really great idea. One of the things which young startups often spend too much time on is picking a perfect name + brand. This is a great way to get started. You can always iterate later if necessary, but this gives you something to use NOW, and put the discussion away and get back to real work. Also, I love the layout. Very straightforward. I currently subscribe to the http://justdropped.com/ mailing list…
Great idea for them, yes. For us? Awful. Most of the time I bet the logos (which are ok but a bit generic) won't match what you have in mind for your site. These people are no better than domain squatters - they're an unnecessary tax on startups. A number of times now I've abandoned ideas after being unable to find a domain name as they're all taken by squatters, it's saddening :(
Seriously? You've given up on an idea because you couldn't find a domain name? Your idea is contingent on a domain?
* altavista.digital.com * del.icio.us * thefacebook.com
Would love to see the Twitter name included as well. That's a must-have for some businesses. Otherwise, very nice site.
That's a symptom that startups possibly became a new fashion. Now the following is a bit offtopic, but the thoughts are what I have in mind for quite a time. Look how many startups are there around whose only purpose is to connect or extract information from other startups whose again are build on the top some previous startups. Where is a stop for this? Where's the creativity? Where's the thinking of making things t…
Startup owners are people that need things too - often really good customers to work with as they understand the time involved in building a product and will pay for services that save them time/money.
If anything, startups selling to startups is fantastic news as:
1. It's creating an ecosystem of small, independently owned businesses - a vibrant self-contained economy.
2. Good marketing is selecting a niche that is small enough to compete in but large enough to build a profitable business. It validates that startups are a successful enough business model that there's enough people in that community to constitute a profitable niche market.
3. It doesn't matter if the need is not permanent - all customer needs are transient given a long enough timeframe. If I have a problem I'll pay to solve then I'm not thinking about whether I'll have the same problem in 10 years, just that I want it solved right now.
To me, this is idea is akin to having a 3rd year creative writing student write a love poem for your bride-to-be. Nicely designed site, though. Looks great.
As I see it you get a working logo matched with a domain you like, even if it's not your final visual identity it's at least a start.