poll Do You Check Social Media Accounts?

MTB · Oct 8, 2019

Before registering a domain do you check to see if the exact-match social media accounts are available? Interested to know if this availability affects your valuation of a domain name?

Tools such as Namecheckr let you see which accounts are registered vs available, which is generally a good idea when aiming to sell a domain name as a brand. I'm aware that terms and conditions in many social media companies don't allow you to sell accounts, but I would assume if you were selling shoes.com and included twitter.com/shoes, youtube.com/shoes, etc, it would increase the price) Some key checks include:

Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram

comati · Oct 8, 2019

i didn't vote because i don't handreg much these days. i do check before i buy but not for the reason you think.
if are available means there is not much interest and that's a bad sign, just like no other tld taken.

MTB · Oct 8, 2019

comati said:
i didn't vote because i don't handreg much these days. i do check before i buy but not for the reason you think.
if are available means there is not much interest and that's a bad sign, just like no other tld taken.

Interesting points. I agree with you if a keyword domain has few social media handles registered then that could be a signal of low popularity. On the other hand if you're creating a unique catchy brand for say Brandbucket and all the social media handles and TLD's are available to register then for me that adds value in terms of end sale.

Bob Hawkes · Oct 8, 2019

I voted no as I almost never check. Now and then I do look at Twitter especially if the name is likely to need a related Twitter account. You make a good point re YouTube, and I might start looking more at that. Thanks for the thread. Quite some time ago there was a DNWire podcast on the topic of social media with domains.
Bob

MTB · Oct 8, 2019

Bob Hawkes said:
Quite some time ago there was a DNWire podcast on the topic of social media with domains.
Bob

Super! Was it this podcast @Bob Hawkes? https://domainnamewire.com/2018/09/04/selling-social-media-handles-dnw-podcast-200/

Bob Hawkes · Oct 8, 2019

MTB said:
Super! Was it this podcast @Bob Hawkes? https://domainnamewire.com/2018/09/04/selling-social-media-handles-dnw-podcast-200/

Yes, that was it. Thanks for finding the link.

MTB · Oct 8, 2019

Bob Hawkes said:
Yes, that was it. Thanks for finding the link.

Finished the podcast. Superb. Had no idea people were paying $10,000 for Twitter handles!

Internet.Domains · Oct 8, 2019

Namecheckr is a great tool. Pairing an exact match domain and an exact match handle brings instant credibility and trust to potential ender users. In addition, it also has SEO benefits as Google will often highlight social media accounts in search results.

7363824 · Oct 13, 2019

MTB said:
people were paying $10,000 for Twitter handles!

That's it. I'm done domaining. Twitter handle speculation it is. Cheaper to get into too.

MTB · Oct 14, 2019

Ryan217 said:
That's it. I'm done domaining. Twitter handle speculation it is. Cheaper to get into too.

It's big business!

Many users now type a brand's name (same as SLD) straight into the address bar without searching:

Some examples:

NamePros.com - https://twitter.com/namepros
Google.com - https://twitter.com/google
Mashable.com - https://twitter.com/mashable
NASA.gov - https://twitter.com/nasa
Wikipedia.org - https://twitter.com/wikipedia
Facebook.com - https://twitter.com/facebook
LadyGaga.com - https://twitter.com/ladygaga

vikki88 · Oct 25, 2019

I voted no as I usually don't check. But thankyou for making a great point ! I think I might start checking social media sites now, before I buy a domain

Tony J · Oct 25, 2019

I voted yes I have started looking at twitter, FB, IG and have come across a couple of domains that are linked in bio on profile. Looked like they were starting a brand and just stopped.

MTB · Oct 25, 2019

Tony J said:
I voted yes I have started looking at twitter, FB, IG and have come across a couple of domains that are linked in bio on profile. Looked like they were starting a brand and just stopped.

I don't know if UDRP exists for social media accounts but the Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts for many brand name companies are not registered. I think you need 100 followers on YouTube to create a custom handle, and many large companies either do not use YouTube or don't have much content which in my opinion is a missed opportunity

sravanthikiran · Nov 8, 2019

I never check.

IrfanHabib · Jan 13, 2022

comati said:
i didn't vote because i don't handreg much these days. i do check before i buy but not for the reason you think.
if are available means there is not much interest and that's a bad sign, just like no other tld taken.

Hi this is too late but what metric do you check when buying premium / dropcatch domain?
Thanks

ALBROKER · Jan 13, 2022

Only: Twitter, LinkedIn

* Closed my Facebook, Instagram accounts at all.
* Never been in Snapchat, tiktok.

ALBROKER · Jan 13, 2022

Handles sold everywhere and all times

Remembered before Facebook and the social Media Technology

We were at mIRC Chat servers which started since 1994 and was very popular til the 2002. DOS Chat programs
Popular servers in mIRC like DAL.net DALNetwork
Sold many nicknames in that chat longtime ago ehehe

Also there was very active market for selling emails like:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Etc..
Eghhh

Zilla · Jan 21, 2022

for sure, social media handles will add value for domain names ... in differenct scenarios...tks

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