Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com

Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by roosgit on Thursday September 17, 2020 @12:46PM (#24506881)

I never experienced this, but I did wait too long to buy a domain. After I checked if the domain was available(it was), I started building the website. A month later the domain was bought by someone who eventually made the same thing I wanted to make.

My current process for checking if a domain is available is pretty basic. I first check it in the browser. If Firefox can't find it, then I use the `whois` command. If there is no match for "example.com" then I decide if I want to buy it, before starting to build anything. If I do decide to get it, I go to Hover.com do a final check and press "Add to cart".

These days, for me it's better to spend $15 on a domain that might not get used, than to regret not buying it.

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by bityard on Thursday September 17, 2020 @01:16PM (#24507264)

I have a habit of collecting interesting yet vaguely generic domain names and holding onto them for future projects. (Which I almost never get around to.)

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by CrociDB on Thursday September 17, 2020 @01:38PM (#24507537)

so do I. the other day I renewed a domain I got 5 years ago and I didn't even remember what I planned.

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by hundchenkatze on Thursday September 17, 2020 @01:55PM (#24507783)

Then why did you renew? Domain squatters suck.

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by wusel on Thursday September 17, 2020 @02:41PM (#24508378)

If it's a good domain it would be snatched by someone who wants to make a profit flipping domains. The domain business is broken.

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by Tepix on Thursday September 17, 2020 @03:40PM (#24509029)

Domains that are blocked by people not using them for years are just as bad.

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by devenblake on Thursday September 17, 2020 @04:37PM (#24509686)

Perhaps, but it's easier to deal with a user you can contact at [alias]@registrardotcom versus a corporation you can contact at spam@corporationdotcom

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by XCSme on Thursday September 17, 2020 @06:07PM (#24510571)

So does GoDaddy.

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by freedomben on Thursday September 17, 2020 @01:19PM (#24507302)

Likewise! My great domain got bought up. Now I register them before I start building. I do find it gives me a little motivation.

Hover.com is my goto. Good pricing, super easy to use, free DNS (which I use for non-production stuff), and built in email services if you want and don't want to bother setting that up separately.

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by james_pm on Thursday September 17, 2020 @04:59PM (#24509894)

Thanks! Glad you like the interface. We work hard to make it simple and also still powerful and easy to use.

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by james_pm on Thursday September 17, 2020 @04:59PM (#24509882)

That's good advice. If you want a domain, spend the $15 and get it. I can personally guarantee Hover doesn't do anything with domain search data (I'm the PM so I would know :P). GoDaddy likely doesn't either and it was probably a coincidence that it was registered around the same time.

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