Comments on: Want to buy the Team.com name for $300 000? Too late http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2007/12/03/want-to-buy-the-teamcom-name-for-300000-too-late/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Kindle http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2007/12/03/want-to-buy-the-teamcom-name-for-300000-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-71078 Chris Kindle Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:15:10 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2007/12/03/want-to-buy-the-teamcom-name-for-300000-too-late/#comment-71078 Just came across your blog on Google. Interesting post, you bring up a few good things to think about. Good luck with the blog. Just came across your blog on Google. Interesting post, you bring up a few good things to think about. Good luck with the blog.

]]> By: Graham http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2007/12/03/want-to-buy-the-teamcom-name-for-300000-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-24207 Graham Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:51:40 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2007/12/03/want-to-buy-the-teamcom-name-for-300000-too-late/#comment-24207 I am a little late on this one but have to say that I believe quite stronly in generic domains and in particular the names of products or services which should be added to ones portfolio with the idea of making the product or service synonymous with the brand. I am a little late on this one but have to say that I believe quite stronly in generic domains and in particular the names of products or services which should be added to ones portfolio with the idea of making the product or service synonymous with the brand.

]]> By: Eve Dmochowska http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2007/12/03/want-to-buy-the-teamcom-name-for-300000-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-7509 Eve Dmochowska Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:49:23 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2007/12/03/want-to-buy-the-teamcom-name-for-300000-too-late/#comment-7509 @Eric I love the name. It was the first thing I wanted to comment on when I saw the demo. Good for you! @orange I agree 100%. You can have the coolest name, but with a weak business model that is not going to help you one bit. On the other hand, a poor name CAN hurt your online business. It can also make you difficult to find. Facebook was originally THEfacebook.com, until they paid $200K (I think) for the name we know today. @Eric I love the name. It was the first thing I wanted to comment on when I saw the demo. Good for you!

@orange I agree 100%. You can have the coolest name, but with a weak business model that is not going to help you one bit. On the other hand, a poor name CAN hurt your online business. It can also make you difficult to find. Facebook was originally THEfacebook.com, until they paid $200K (I think) for the name we know today.

]]> By: orange http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2007/12/03/want-to-buy-the-teamcom-name-for-300000-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-7480 orange Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:41:30 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2007/12/03/want-to-buy-the-teamcom-name-for-300000-too-late/#comment-7480 if your business plan depends on a domain name - your business plan will fail. google was nothing till the service of a search behind it made it something. come up with the service, implement it and the name is (relatively) un-important if your business plan depends on a domain name – your business plan will fail.

google was nothing till the service of a search behind it made it something.

come up with the service, implement it and the name is (relatively) un-important

]]> By: Eric http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2007/12/03/want-to-buy-the-teamcom-name-for-300000-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-7450 Eric Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:26:27 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/evedmochowska/2007/12/03/want-to-buy-the-teamcom-name-for-300000-too-late/#comment-7450 We had a similar issue a few weeks ago. We were trying to think up a name for our new 2.0 Fashion site, and every name we came up with was taken. We started putting together random 2 word combinations, and I was positively AMAZED how many of these random combinations had already been taken. We finally found a name and not wanting to miss it, we registered it immediately together with a number of variations - then we showed it to the rest of the team - AND THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT!! So back to the Drawing board! Finally, after searching for HUNDREDS of domains to see if they were available, (and registering quite a few in the process) we finally found our new name... www.SpringLeap.com (so please only good comments as it's now TOO late to change it! :)) And then the second decision came into play - how many mispellings and global variations should we register...? We now have a domain we all like, but our bank account is definitely feeling it! :) We had a similar issue a few weeks ago. We were trying to think up a name for our new 2.0 Fashion site, and every name we came up with was taken.

We started putting together random 2 word combinations, and I was positively AMAZED how many of these random combinations had already been taken.

We finally found a name and not wanting to miss it, we registered it immediately together with a number of variations – then we showed it to the rest of the team – AND THEY DIDN’T LIKE IT!!

So back to the Drawing board!

Finally, after searching for HUNDREDS of domains to see if they were available, (and registering quite a few in the process) we finally found our new name…

http://www.SpringLeap.com (so please only good comments as it’s now TOO late to change it! :) )

And then the second decision came into play – how many mispellings and global variations should we register…?

We now have a domain we all like, but our bank account is definitely feeling it! :)

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