I own a domain name which is a shorter version of my company's website in .co is it ethical to sell to it them?
I own a domain name which is a shorter version of my company's website in .co is it ethical to sell to it them?
At the end of the day .. if you forget the legal side of things .. what Rob said is probably the closest thing to reality. With the only real problem being whether or not management is competent and knowledgeable enough on branding and domains to even understand the favour? lol .. I've seen some very high-up executives decline even discussing the topic of domains simply because they not only don't see the value .. they don't even understand them to begin with.The reality is you probably did management a favor
I don't think that's fair to say without knowing all the details. The question was vague, by design, and lacking the details needed to conclude whether its ethical or not.It was not ethical for you to register it in the first place.
The company's domain is mydomain+city.com but mine is mydomain.co
I own a domain name which is a shorter version of my company's website in .co is it ethical to sell to it them?
There are a lot of companies that would not see that as an upgrade.
I think the vast majority of end users would rather have a (2) word .COM than a single word .CO.
Brad
They are not the type that would be looking for a domain but when they opportunity is brought to them they would buy it.
I own a domain name which is a shorter version of my company's website in .co is it ethical to sell to it them?
Let's look at another conundrum. The domain at question is registered by someone other than an employee, a domain investor. Is it ethical for a domain investor to sell the domain to a company?
Right. This whole scenario is lacking factors. By labeling this scenario as unethical, without the factors, it can be argued domain investors are unethical. I see a set up question here. Any answer, without details, can be represented to make all legitimate domain investors look unethical. Tread with caution.It depends on major factors.
Brad
Let's look at another conundrum. The domain at question is registered by someone other than an employee, a domain investor. Is it ethical for a domain investor to sell the domain to a company?
If your company's website is BlueBullLondon.com, but they actively use "Blue Bull" for business purposes, then their trademark would be "Blue Bull" (yes .. even if it's not a registered trademark) and you would NOT be allowed to approach them to sell BlueBull.co. Doing so would cause you to fail the 3rd step of a UDRP action which states you acquired the domain in bad faith. However, if your company always refers to itself as "Blue Bull London" (and hopefully has a registered trademark ONLY for the longer one), then you might have some wiggle room. There are too many unknown variables .. the biggest mistake you can make is asking for advice without giving the specifics .. because without specifics we're all just guessing.
NO opinion is ever going to be relevant in any way without knowing the specific details. So do not even take my or anyone else's advice .. lol.
Right. This whole scenario is lacking factors. By labeling this scenario as unethical, without the factors, it can be argued domain investors are unethical. I see a set up question here. Any answer, without details, can be represented to make all legitimate domain investors look unethical. Tread with caution.
It's ok by me.