People are trusting us with their finances and TryDave just didn't seem to give me the same confidence as Dave.com
challenges: #trust #authority #consistency
Source: Namepros
I knew it was really bad when I went to TV for the first time in my life and all the anchor could focus on was how bad the name Dapulse was.
challenges: #memorability #spelling #trust
Source: Monday.com
We understood that many people thought our site was already Punchbowl.com even though at the time it was MyPunchbowl.com.
challenges: #confusion #consistency #security
Source: Namepros
.com domains are the most well-known worldwide and we wanted to be global from the beginning, so there was no option of choosing a .com
challenges: #expansion #limiting
Source: Namepros
The problem with not having the .com of your name is that it signals weakness.
challenges: #trust #authority
Source: PaulGraham.com
We first bought the Teylor.de domain because in the first year we had a sole focus on the German market. Soon after we also bought the .com domain, as we knew our future lies in being an international company.
challenges: #expansion #vision #growth
Source: SmartBranding.com
We are a consumer brand, so name recognition matters. We wanted people to take us seriously, and outside of the startup community users still look to “.com” as a sign of trust and credibility.
challenges: #trust #credibility #authority
Source: SmartBranding.com
Standing out just gets harder when people confuse you with other companies.
challenges: #confusion #fragmentation
Source: Entrepreneur.com
TreatADog.com was a fine name, but it was long, and not always easy to remember. End-user recall of the name was an issue.
challenges: #confusion #memorability
Source: MediaOptions.com
We launched dropbox basically and all these confused people started going to dropbox.com trying to get to the dropbox beta.
challenges: #confusion #fragmentation
Source: SmartBranding.com
Securing the stoggles.com domain was a hugely important step for our business. We’ve had wearstoggles.com, which just doesn’t hold the same brand power.
challenges: #trust #authority
Source: SmartBranding.com
We needed a name that would be understood and easy to remember. It was very important for us to have a simple brand that has the ability to be recognized and understood globally.
challenges: #simplicity #expansion #memorability
Source: Namepros
(Our) original domain name is not easy to understand for players from countries other than China. Therefore, we found it necessary to adjust it.
challenges: #growth #expansion #confusion
Source: Namepros
We saw our customers confusing us with some of the other companies in the industry, and wanted to remedy that issue. Our service is so different and unique in comparison with the competition that these confusions might cost us a lot of opportunities.
challenges: #confusion #authenticity #competition
Source: Namepros
Our domain name was initially CHILI.tv but we changed to CHILI.com in order to become more international and to emphasize our presence on all devices.
challenges: #confusion #limiting #vision #expansion
Source: SmartBranding.com
(The entire team's) main concern is the length of TuftandNeedle.com along with its difficulty to type. At thirteen characters and consisting of three words, their concerns were well founded.
challenges: #simplicity #confusion #spelling
Source: Namepros
As we continued to gain traction in the pet space, I realized that having “dog” in our name was potentially limiting us to dog products, but the pet space (and my aspirations) were much bigger than just dogs.
challenges: #limitations #vision #growth
Source: MediaOptions.com
DoorBot was an awesome name but not a name that you can build a long lasting meaningful business around.
challenges: #growth #expansion #vision #authority #trust
Source: Namepros
.com is by far the most identified top-level domain in the world and having that is good in helping to avoid having people ending up somewhere else when they are looking for your company.
challenges: #confusion #trust #vision
Source: SmartBranding.com
While Flipdish(.com) was taken, both Flipdish(.ie) and Flipdish(.co.uk) were available. We ran with these for a while but as soon as we started thinking internationally, we had a problem.
challenges: #expansion #memorability #trust #authority #consistency
Source: MU Interview
While they would often find their way to .net, it was a poor experience and lowered the value of the company in the eyes of our biggest prospects.
challenges: #trust #authority #image
Source: NamePros
Hi, my name is Tatiana. I have over 18 years of experience working with businesses on their brand and web presence. I know first hand the limitations and issues a business can suffer from when operating on an inferior domain name. That's where the inspiration for MarkUpgrade.com came from.
At MarkUpgrade.com, we specialise in matching top-tier digital assets with great companies. We understand that building an exceptional brand takes time and dedication, and having the right domain name is a critical part of that journey.
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Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of . As the news spread amongst your partners, employees, and customers, your mobile is ringing for three days. You've got a huge number of calls, a mailbox full of messages and congrats. Everything is looking good but you need a bit of time, to process it all, to see the numbers.
It has now been six months and the numbers are in! 40% increase in direct traffic, then shortly after the number is 70%. Repeat customers have grown well over 200%. Who would have thought? Increased trust, word of mouth, no traffic leaks, an important immunity against another brand who may grab the domain, better SEO and more effective marketing campaigns. You didn't even realize you were missing on all of those before.
It's been a year now. You sit back and reflect, you've spent three months and a small fortune to acquire , and looking back you conclude, it was the best investment you have ever made.
I hope you enjoyed the journey. While the story is fictional, it is based on real people and real events, all of which are listed below.
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• From US$ 30,000.00 to over US$ 30 million
• One word, first names, surnames, geographic, and other desirable .COM domains are typically valued in the six figures (US$ xxx,xxx) and up
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