Since we were talking about domain sites, I decided to go back and see if my name has become available, only to discover that they've not only taken .com, but .org, .net, .biz, .us, .info and even .co.uk as well (I used NameCheap)!
This is so not fair, because when you actually type in the name to see what website pops up, you get nothing but some random strange links to other sites! And then it states that the site is for sale by GoDaddy! Next time I come up with something, I will grab it and run even if I don't have a website! After all, you could have the name for years, and it would be cheaper than the $200 starting bid! I just REALLY liked this particular one, and I'm so bummed... I will not give in though, I will rather come up with something new, then letting them win - lol!
Poor Karolina. If you want help brainstorming, I'm sure we'd all give you tons of help until all names are exhausted. This terrible practice must have started after I registered mine, which was only about 18 months ago. I tried plenty of names to see if they were available and they were until I paid for the ones I decided to go with. What cruddy business ethics. Seems like GoDaddy's just as bad. I had no idea. My site is parked until I figure the rest out, but I am going to move away from them. Can't risk letting the renewal lapse. So sorry to hear about your trouble.
I think this is going to be my next thing on my list. I can't take any chances with an untrustworthy registrar.
It's time anyway for me to pull the loose ends together on my other business and get it rolling - this is as good a push as any.
While it's so much easier to apply for a job and show up each day, nothing is as rewarding as earning your own money. What an honor each time someone spends their money with you, its a thrill. One that I think GoDaddy shall not have with me anymore, .
These companies are always making things too complicated. Thanks again for the link, Chani, I really appreciate it very much. Have a nice night.
Thanks Kelly! I don't want to use GoDaddy anymore and thought I'd check with different domain site (that's when I used Namecheap)... But it wasn't till I tried to see what website comes up with my name, that I noticed that GoDaddy was the company behind this... Plus they were the very first place I checked the availability of the name, and it was in fact available the first two - three times I typed it in... The next day it was marked as taken, and has been ever since (not sure how long it's been, maybe a month ago). Oh well, life goes on :0(
Have a great night... Thanks for all the information, I learned a lot today!
I use startlogic, great prices, and live online service to help 24/7. I like them at least. I got a 2 year contract, and domain, and a 50 dollar credit for google adwords(i think that's the name, anyways it was to advertise on google) and SEO, and a bunch of extras for just over $100. CDN (when the dollar was lower than the US dollar)
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If you're gonna plan to have a website (domain name) for your business, be sure to choose a short company's name that is easy to remember and type.
And before you register your company's name or go official, make sure to do a domain search to make sure there's no website with the corresponding company name as yours.
Suppose...
I've a company named called "Killer shirts".
The corresponding domain name should be killershirts.com.
Now, imagine if you register your company's name as Killer Shirts and then later register your domain name Killer-shirts or Killershirts.com, only to find that it's all taken up by some cyber-parking *****rd or a rival company.
On a side note, I really hate cyber-parkers.
They've been registering almost every word and word combination in the English dictionary and it's hard to find an available domain nowadays, even if it's something as long and combined as "Whatcanisay.com" or "Needisaymore.com".
You can, but it's not a very accurate and reliable way, because the domain name may be registered but it may not show up when you try it in the browser, and you just see an error (404) page, although in fact, it's really registered.
Not every webhost is like Network Solutions or GoDaddy....most are honest.
They include Globat.com, Bluehost.com, iPower.com and the famous Register.com. Yahoo! Domains: Secure Domain Name Registration is also a good place. Heck, if you can't trust Yahoo, who can you trust?
I don't trust Yahoo in the slightest. I used to have my first site hosted with them, and it included a free domain name. At the time, it was impossible to move my domain to another host, so when I quit their service, I lost my domain name. They've been renewing that domain name ever since, and that was several years ago.
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Yeah, but then, the idea of Yahoo doing that kind of super-dirty crap that Network Solutions is doing just seems distant to me.
In any case, try it with the smaller web hosts.
They can't do that kinda dirty **** even if they want to, because of their lack of financial resources.
Keep in mind that GoDaddy probably isn't selling the domains themselves. They probably don't own the domains they say are "for sale"
That just means that someone registered the domain name and is using godaddy as a "marketplace" to sell the domain names (like people use eBay to sell stuff).
So the domains that you "liked" and saw at GoDaddy for sale for $1000s of dollars were already registered by someone else, but that someone else listed the domain name for sale on GoDaddy.
It's sort of like real estate. Anybody can register a domain name and decide to use it, not use it, use it for email only, use it for advertising links, develop it, hold on to it to see if the value rises or to see if someone wants to buy them out.
when searching for domain name availability, I typically use Whois lookup and Domain name search (now domaintools.com). They are a safe place to search for domains (they also were one of the ones to report on networksolutions sneaky dealings)
If it's a domain I think I'll want to register, I'll just use my registrar (enom) since I have a direct account with them.
On a side note, it's hard to imagine that Network Solutions actually do this kind of crap. It's totally unthinkable.
I mean, they're the pioneers of domain names ever since the early days of the Internet back then in the 90s(....around 1995 or so) and now they're doing this.
On a side note, it's hard to imagine that Network Solutions actually do this kind of crap. It's totally unthinkable.
I mean, they're the pioneers of domain names ever since the early days of the Internet back then in the 90s(....around 1995 or so) and now they're doing this.
They really didn't do anything pioneering though They were just awarded the contract for domain registations when they were internic way back when.
They have done a few other shady things in the past (besides continuing to charge way to much for domain registration since competition set in and they weren't the only game in town)
But I don't want to take this thread too far off the topic of choosing a company name
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