Have you ever purchased a domain name just because it sounds good ?

[wii]

Have you ever purchased a domain name just because it sounds good ? I just found a great name (5-letters) which is available on all extensions. I will tell you what it is when I have it.

 

[Redleg]

Have you ever purchased a domain name just because it sounds good ?

Yes, several times. Both for own development, and potential resale..

And if I find any pronouncable/brandable short domains (less than 6-7 chars) then I usually reg them,,

 

[wii]

Ok, do you just buy the .com or do you get .net and .org too ?

 

[Redleg]

normally just the .com...

 

[Keynes]

Yes, and it bodes well for branding, of course

 

[wii]

Bodes ? Not sure what that means.

 

[Spade]

Yes, I do and have. I purchased the expired domain name Thongo.com simply because a I thought it was a great brandable name, easy to remember. I even considered having developed an online womens underwear store, lol. However that has taken a backseat to several other projects.

I typically dont care to pick up the .net unless I intend to develop.

 

[hawkeye]

Bodes ? Not sure what that means.

means - 'goes well with'.

 

[wii]

I guess this poll is quite obvious, everyone has done it, and so have I now.

 

[Tippy]

Most of the names I reg are simply regged because they sound good and have an obvious dev. usage.

 

[gazzip]

I do as long as I think it may be usuable



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[Mike]

I almost tend to ask: Who hasn't bought at least one doman for the fact that it just had that "special" ring to ones ear?

Personally, i rather go for .com extensions, only in very few cases that i settle for a .net (thebrew & nycam) and one totally off the wall extension with z3.cc (2 characters is a must have in the long run)

 

[fonzie_007]

Yep, I certainly have. Some are listed for sale here: http://www.namepros.com/domains-for...-fonzies-domains-llll-coms-packages-more.html

 

[Sabre]

Several times, most people I know buy domains because they "sound good", it's not unless you have knowledge of the domain market that you start investing in other names.

 

[wii]

I guess there´s a huge difference in domaining and others that just buy a domain because they need it, not for profit.

 

[dnb8]

yes!

 

[RJ]

Answering yes to this question is probably what most qualifies someone as a 'domainer'. Typical domain owners register names because they have an immediate use for one. Domainers are the opposite. They register names for other reasons, such as reselling, investment, or future development. And sometimes acquiring a domain name will compel you to start a business you never otherwise would have been involved with.

Some names beg to be developed.

 

[4u-domains]

Absolutely..

Its typical of a seasoned domainer to love a name just because it sounds good and immediately buy it believing others will be on the same wavelength..

Unfortunately these others rarely see the value in these names that the owner does and they end up rotting.

Whats worse, once we buy a name that we favor we cant bring ourselves to let it drop... It is like we become attached to it and if we let it drop then it is like we have failed....

 

[wii]

Yeah, I understand that feeling, I do have some domains that I would never drop even though I should.

 

[kwan]

I know two guys who did that: google. I don't think they got it for the ovt the word "google" had back then

I like to develop most of my sites and trying to find a name that matches an idea is a pain. So I tend to look for a good sounding name and think of what to do with it afterwards. So yes, that would be the case for most of my domains.