do you buy your full name .com?

dewd · 04-21-2005, 05:50 PM

im curious, do many people buy thier own full name.com ?

ie.

johnsmith.com

i was thinking about buying my full name.com but i dunno if id ever use it

do you guys buy your own name? heh

RJ · 04-21-2005, 06:15 PM

I would if I could. Bought the .US instead and use it for personal correspondence and domain renewal notices.

andyy15 · 04-21-2005, 06:18 PM

I would also but I can't. The .com of my full name is taken lol

Jimmy Changa · 04-21-2005, 07:33 PM

I have the name I use but not my full formal name. And no I don't mean Jimmy Changa.

SimpleMan · 04-21-2005, 08:26 PM

I bought the .us (on sale) but I've been meaning to buy the .com

True_Snake · 04-21-2005, 08:29 PM

I might; don't really see the need though.

A self-dedicated site maybe? Praising myself and my "accomplishments"?

NAH!

True_Snake

andyy15 · 04-21-2005, 09:03 PM

maybe a place to post your resume and also a great email address lol

rongshihong · 04-21-2005, 09:12 PM

I bought my+my girlfriend's initials and used it as my nameserver.

.X. · 04-21-2005, 09:55 PM

I can't buy my first,Last,Or middle,They are all taken.

dabb · 04-21-2005, 11:15 PM

There's a guy that lives in my small city with the same first and last name (not something super common like Bob Smith either). Apparently he's somewhat of a deadbeat because I used to get a lot of bill collector telephone calls that were intended for him. We apparently both went to the same orthopedic surgeon because a year after I went there, they sent me HIS bills. I bought a Honda about five years ago which was fully paid off for years. Last year the same dealership was calling me daily telling me I had to make payments or they would repossess it. It turns out the guy bought the same model car at the same dealership and wasn't making payments.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/84279-do-you-buy-your-full-name.html

yada yada yada... When I looked to see if my FullName.com was registered... guess who had it?! HIM!!!!!

Brian · 04-22-2005, 06:12 AM

i have my fullname .com, it dropped late last year so i picked it up

sufi · 04-22-2005, 10:17 AM

I don't think it's worth (as business prospective) to buy my fullname.

maxxwebb · 04-22-2005, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by dabb

There's a guy that lives in my small city with the same first and last name (not something super common like Bob Smith either). Apparently he's somewhat of a deadbeat because I used to get a lot of bill collector telephone calls that were intended for him. We apparently both went to the same orthopedic surgeon because a year after I went there, they sent me HIS bills. I bought a Honda about five years ago which was fully paid off for years. Last year the same dealership was calling me daily telling me I had to make payments or they would repossess it. It turns out the guy bought the same model car at the same dealership and wasn't making payments.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=84279

yada yada yada... When I looked to see if my FullName.com was registered... guess who had it?! HIM!!!!!

Oh man, that's BRUTAL!
Can you change your name to get away from that guy?

I had a similar experience way back...

Some a**hole with the same name as me lived in the SAME CONDO BUILDING and didn't pay his Columbia House bill... just so happened I was a member of CH a year or two earlier and one day - WHAM! Pay your bill - and they had already sent it to a collection agency. WHAT A MESS. Anyway, I finally convinced them that HE is the a**hole, not me, but it took some phone calls and tylenol.

ANYWAY > I own the .org & .ca in my name. All the other ext. > GONE.

For the price of a few BIG MAC MEALS A YEAR, you never know when it might come in handy.

se · 04-22-2005, 12:21 PM

i did..and use it for my blog..

SimpleMan · 04-22-2005, 12:50 PM

Well you can imagine how much money it'd take to get Denver.com or Hunter.com

abcde · 04-22-2005, 02:04 PM

I dont know if i'm gonna buy MyFullName.com.

Buy it, then make a family tree starts from... you.

dgridley · 04-22-2005, 02:13 PM

I own my full name .com and variations of it... I had originally wanted gridley.com but that was taken and so got the .us and my full name as a .com as well as the .name (gridley).

dewd · 04-22-2005, 03:48 PM

i accually own my lastname .info/.us and i googled my full name, looks like im famous,,,,,maby i should buy my fullname.com before someone buys it and trys to sell it to me, heh

deu12000 · 04-22-2005, 04:17 PM

My first and last (together) name is available in all extensions. I really don't think I would ever want to own a website with my own name. This thread did spark my curiosity for my last name though (for a possible family tree site), my last name is registered in all major extensions. Oh well time to change the last name to something even harder to spell.

dabb · 04-22-2005, 04:26 PM

Heh, I was just thinking "what if you're the next Bill Gates?". Then I looked and saw that both billgates.com and williamgates.com are both parked.

sunken · 04-22-2005, 04:33 PM

Never tried to get my full name. I should give that a shot one of these days. I had enough trouble getting my handle Shadowwind. Had to wait for a plumbing company to give it up.

deu12000 · 04-22-2005, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by dabb

Heh, I was just thinking "what if you're the next Bill Gates?". Then I looked and saw that both billgates.com and williamgates.com are both parked.

If I were the next Bill Gates I'd know about it before anyone else don't you think?

If someone were about to make it big they'd know before anyone else.

AdoptableDomains · 04-22-2005, 07:39 PM

I got mine when someone dropped it a few years ago. I used it for my photography gallery until about 2 years ago, then moved the site. I don't use my full firstnamelastname.com any more, but will keep it. I do use my lastname.us and also have the .biz and info of it. The .com is registered until 1012,and the org and biz are in regular use for businesses.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=84279

If you want to see something interesting, go to google news and fill out a google alert with your full "firstname lastname" in quotes. Every time it shows up in google news you will get a headline and email link to the story. Turns out there is a professor in Hawaii, a magician in California, and several other businesspeople in other states that occassionally make the news. I can keep up on whether people of the same name are doing something that could be confused with me.

IAmAllanShore · 04-22-2005, 07:58 PM

Every variation in almost all "common extensions" possible ;-) (.com , .us, .org, .de, .co.uk, etc) I travel, a lot, and I could end up just about anywhere. Also, never know when they might be useful, and for the rather limited cost, why not? I also bought a handful of friend's and coworker's names and set them up email addresses. I kept the names in my account, however, and have the websites directed to parking sites ;-) When their contacts get an email from name@theirname.com and want to see what's on theirname.com, we all win ;-) (Dirty, and penny-pinching, but they really don't want the websites, just the email. If they ever asked for the sites themselves, it'd be theirs in a heartbeat).
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=84279
-Allan

skyraider · 04-23-2005, 10:35 AM

Yeah, dude. I have zachdexter.com.

04-21-2005, 05:50 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
dewd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,680	do you buy your full name .com? im curious, do many people buy thier own full name.com ? ie. johnsmith.com i was thinking about buying my full name.com but i dunno if id ever use it do you guys buy your own name? heh

04-21-2005, 06:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
RJ NamePros Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,930 Follow @DomainBuyer	I would if I could. Bought the .US instead and use it for personal correspondence and domain renewal notices. __________________ @DomainBuyer facebook

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andyy15 NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 877	I would also but I can't. The .com of my full name is taken lol __________________ Quality Link Exchange Websites- Register your link directory for free today! Affordable Web Design & Hosting>> Avid Website Design Great Jewelry at LOW prices: NCJ.US Nita Creations Jewelry

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Jimmy Changa PlanetBurrito.com Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 642	I have the name I use but not my full formal name. And no I don't mean Jimmy Changa. __________________ My Current Domain Listings. Celebrity & Model Website Portal I ate some prunes today and they didn't do shit for me! - Jimmy Changa

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True_Snake In-House Graphic Designer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,289	I might; don't really see the need though. A self-dedicated site maybe? Praising myself and my "accomplishments"? NAH! True_Snake __________________ Logos:PM ME! OVECHKIN.INFO! Rising Star!

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SimpleMan NamePros Expert Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,050	I bought the .us (on sale) but I've been meaning to buy the .com

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rongshihong NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New York,US & Beijing,China Posts: 669	I bought my+my girlfriend's initials and used it as my nameserver.

04-21-2005, 09:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
.X. Revolution Calling! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NamePros Avenue Posts: 5,807	I can't buy my first,Last,Or middle,They are all taken.

04-21-2005, 11:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
dabb NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 343	There's a guy that lives in my small city with the same first and last name (not something super common like Bob Smith either). Apparently he's somewhat of a deadbeat because I used to get a lot of bill collector telephone calls that were intended for him. We apparently both went to the same orthopedic surgeon because a year after I went there, they sent me HIS bills. I bought a Honda about five years ago which was fully paid off for years. Last year the same dealership was calling me daily telling me I had to make payments or they would repossess it. It turns out the guy bought the same model car at the same dealership and wasn't making payments. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/84279-do-you-buy-your-full-name.html yada yada yada... When I looked to see if my FullName.com was registered... guess who had it?! HIM!!!!!

04-22-2005, 06:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
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se Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: E://my computer/namepros/post.exe Posts: 1,685	i did..and use it for my blog.. __________________ Cheap Dedicated Server, Free direct Admin Cheap Webhosting :hehe:

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SimpleMan NamePros Expert Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,050	Well you can imagine how much money it'd take to get Denver.com or Hunter.com

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dgridley NamePros Legend Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 18,341 Follow @davew3b	I own my full name .com and variations of it... I had originally wanted gridley.com but that was taken and so got the .us and my full name as a .com as well as the .name (gridley). __________________ davew3b tumblr blog \| davew3b posterous blog

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dewd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,680	i accually own my lastname .info/.us and i googled my full name, looks like im famous,,,,,maby i should buy my fullname.com before someone buys it and trys to sell it to me, heh

04-22-2005, 04:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
deu12000 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,452	My first and last (together) name is available in all extensions. I really don't think I would ever want to own a website with my own name. This thread did spark my curiosity for my last name though (for a possible family tree site), my last name is registered in all major extensions. Oh well time to change the last name to something even harder to spell. __________________ Low Priced Turnkey Websites , Free Forum Software , Electronic Cigarettes Wholesale and Dropshipping , Find your Future Home

04-22-2005, 04:26 PM	#20 (permalink)
dabb NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 343	Heh, I was just thinking "what if you're the next Bill Gates?". Then I looked and saw that both billgates.com and williamgates.com are both parked.

04-22-2005, 04:33 PM	#21 (permalink)
sunken Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,279	Never tried to get my full name. I should give that a shot one of these days. I had enough trouble getting my handle Shadowwind. Had to wait for a plumbing company to give it up. __________________ juegos juegos \| Your Hotel in Austria psicologo valencia

04-22-2005, 07:39 PM	#23 (permalink)
AdoptableDomains Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 4,027	I got mine when someone dropped it a few years ago. I used it for my photography gallery until about 2 years ago, then moved the site. I don't use my full firstnamelastname.com any more, but will keep it. I do use my lastname.us and also have the .biz and info of it. The .com is registered until 1012,and the org and biz are in regular use for businesses. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=84279 If you want to see something interesting, go to google news and fill out a google alert with your full "firstname lastname" in quotes. Every time it shows up in google news you will get a headline and email link to the story. Turns out there is a professor in Hawaii, a magician in California, and several other businesspeople in other states that occassionally make the news. I can keep up on whether people of the same name are doing something that could be confused with me. __________________ AdoptableDomains.com ~~~~~Finding Good Homes for Good Names~~~~~ FuelPrices.mobi - Fish.us - ManhattanNewYork.net - Salesmen.info - SoundSystems.org Dickering.com - JobPlacement.biz - LotteryTickets.ws - Deleted.cc - Names.im - MP3.hn

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IAmAllanShore NamePros Expert Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Esse quam videri Posts: 8,332	Every variation in almost all "common extensions" possible ;-) (.com , .us, .org, .de, .co.uk, etc) I travel, a lot, and I could end up just about anywhere. Also, never know when they might be useful, and for the rather limited cost, why not? I also bought a handful of friend's and coworker's names and set them up email addresses. I kept the names in my account, however, and have the websites directed to parking sites ;-) When their contacts get an email from name@theirname.com and want to see what's on theirname.com, we all win ;-) (Dirty, and penny-pinching, but they really don't want the websites, just the email. If they ever asked for the sites themselves, it'd be theirs in a heartbeat). ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=84279 -Allan __________________ Something Witty This Way Comes...

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