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When do you buy the domain?
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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Catherine M. White
Have a plan in place for what you are offering first. The name can be changeable, if need be, and you need to be flexible anyway because the domain you want may not be available. Once you know what you're going to offer, make a list of 10 or more potential names and variations. Begin your domain search once you know you're ready to buy. If you search too soon, you risk that domain name being taken as there are bots that track what you're doing and buy up highly searched domains. You don't want to trigger those bots to buy the one you are searching.
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In the middle of the night, about 3 years before I start working on the idea.
@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! 😅
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.
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. :)
@marvinpoo I hate those folks that just hoard domains, especially the good one for no reason other than to spite the rest of us.
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.
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
@nftpedia I am glad I am not alone on this. Without planning, I buy domains hoping I would use it someday.
Controversial opinion: If you don't own the {.com} domain, you don't own the company. Signal is key on day 0.
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.
I would recommend wait. I have bought domains thinking they were awesome only to realize a couple of weeks later that the domain actually sucked. As your idea matures also the naming will do, no rush to buy anything when you are just excited about the next "big" idea you had.
always have a stash of names in had as you work on your idea, if it a great idea and you can't shake it off go check which one is available and claim it
If it's relatively inexpensive, I just buy the domain. Helps motivate me get the project started even if it doesn't workout in the end.
Tricky! I'd say after the product has started to take shape, I went through 3 domains before settling on one.