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Aaron O'Leary

When do you buy the domain?

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When you have a new idea do you buy the domain straight away or wait a while? I tend to get the domain first hence why I have about 10 unused domains right now 😬
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Julie Chabin
Product Hunt
In the middle of the night, about 3 years before I start working on the idea.
Rakesh Goyal
Velt
@syswarren Absolutely! Buying domain is so cheap but the excitement it creates when you buy it for an idea that you just had, is amazing! Its like butterflies in your stomach! 😅
Ikenna Paschal
Closers HQ
Unlike everyone else. I buy a domain randomly when I am sad or down, same way my girlfriend buys a new dress when she's sad. I know its not normal but I can't help it.
Aryan Venkat
@ikennaobieze Did you resell them?
Kishore
ArrayList
@ikennaobieze You have a happy reason to buy :)
Ikenna Paschal
Closers HQ
@aryanvenkat No, I let them expire if I change my mind. I only renew if in use.
Marvin Borisch
I buy the domain first. When I finish the project, AWESOME. When I don't finish the project, I unregister the domain, 'cause I am not a A-Hole domain hoarder. :)
Ikenna Paschal
Closers HQ
@marvinpoo I hate those folks that just hoard domains, especially the good one for no reason other than to spite the rest of us.
Sreekanth PM
usually when there is a solid base to proceed with idea and concept
Eugene Hauptmann
I’ve a separate list in my notes tracker. When an idea or a project re-emerges couple times, it’s time to launch a landing page and get a domain.
Richard G
like you, I check and buy the domain right away.
Ikenna Paschal
Closers HQ
@nftpedia I am glad I am not alone on this. Without planning, I buy domains hoping I would use it someday.
Richard G
@ikennaobieze yep, but I don't renew it if nothing substantial happens
Luis Gabriel Martins
Buying domain names is an addiction by itself for me haha I usually buy the domain when I come up with a good name. Sometimes that's the first thing, sometimes it takes a while
Rahul Mathur
Controversial opinion: If you don't own the {.com} domain, you don't own the company. Signal is key on day 0.
Ikenna Paschal
Closers HQ
@rahul_j_mathur I doubt that Rahul.
Cica-Laure Mbappé
Marketing and branding first. I check the potential market and run a benchmark so I know what domain I can use. For example, I bought a domain for an association that takes care of elderly people. In the beginning, I just wanted to put the name of the association, but then I wasn't sure about the extension (.org, .fr...) because of its location. So we ran market research and based on the competition and what people searched on Google, we chose the domain that would work best.
Robin Kunz
after I discussed it with close friends (#realitycheck) otherwise I would end up with a ton of domains :D
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