A domain marks your presence in the digital world – a global one indeed. Yet, in my daily news reading, I come across startup after startup with the domain-matching-brand issue. So, it’s time to check your domain and see if it is correctly named. Your domain is the address of your store in the digital […]
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A constant pain, a Chinese startup, and a category domain
How do you feel if you have to enter a password in order to use the free WiFi service of a store? How much pain is it when you are shopping at various stores? There is a simple solution, and, surprisingly, it comes from China. This story also reveals the ownership of a category domain. […]
Continue ReadingFounder of Squadhelp interviewed at Inc
Darpan Munjal is the founder of Squadhelp, a company that helps people name their business. The naming platform has become very popular over the last year at Namepros with many members submitting names there. For the 2nd Time, Squadhelp.com has made the Inc. 500, Ranking No. 274 Mr. Munjal was interviewed for the upcoming issue […]
Continue ReadingWhy this startup structured their 3L.com acquisition as a lease to own
Startup acquires perfect domain name for their business. Mux builds powerful APIs for video encoding, hosting, streaming and data. Last year an employee there wrote a very interesting and in depth post on how they acquired Mux.com. They started out on Mux.co which they paid $1,200 for, they then stalked someone on Reddit to get […]
Continue ReadingBefore Mark Cuban Was Interested in Ocho A Domain Investor Was
There is a new app that has been getting a lot of press this past week, it is a social video sharing app along the lines of Vine. The name of the app is Ocho which has caught the attention of entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Like Vine, Ocho also operates on a […]
Continue ReadingA few articles looking at domains from outside the industry
By: Raymond Hackney Over the last couple weeks there were some interesting articles regarding domain names from publications outside the industry. Larry Levenson wrote a piece on HubSpot entitled, "Why Marketers Should Care About The 1,300 New Top-Level Domains" Levenson talks about things from using the new gtlds for brand protection to potential SEO benefits […]
Continue ReadingAre Short Brandable.coms the best option for Start ups ?
By: Raymond Hackney Brandables domains are getting talked up a lot lately on Namepros with a lot of talk centering around Brand Bucket. Name Perfection is another company in the space and they put out this infographic. These boutique firms are focused on start ups and helping them to get their perfect domain. I don't […]
Continue ReadingAn Interactive Look At SXSW
By: RH BestCofounder.com put together this look at SXSW, looking at things from the economic benefit to the city of Austin, to the start-ups that launched there or were propelled to new heights after presenting at SXSW. Not to mention Austin and SXSW will never be the same with Jared Ewy from Name.com running around […]
Continue ReadingForbes: “5 Common Website Mistakes That Are Driving Your Customers Away”
By: RH Nathalie Lussier wrote a nice piece on Forbes today about 5 common mistakes that many webmasters make and how it may be costing the site customers. Lussier detailed 5 mistakes, the first being: 1. Designing for the “Cool” Factor You want your startup to stand out from all the others out there, so […]
Continue Reading6 Key Lessons For Startups From An Early Internet Pioneer
By: RH Paul Mockapetris wrote a guest post yesterday on Forbes that is worth a quick read. Mr. Mockapetris is chairman and chief scientist of Nominum, a security software company. An IEEE member, he received the 2003 IEEE Internet Award for his work on the Domain Name System. One key from the article: Keep it simple. […]
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