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Ask HN: Is buying a .com worth it?

For the folks that made the decision to pay $$$ for the .com version of your domain, was it a worth it?

How did you justify the expense?

( 2 comments | 2 points | on HN )
Re:Ask HN: Is buying a .com worth it? by GianFabien on Friday April 16, 2021 @01:05AM (#26829709)
I presume you are talking about buying a domain from a domain squatter.

I wouldn't buy from a squatter. So far I have been able to come up with suitable domain names and use various means to get referrals based on suitable search terms, etc. I believe that people use a search engine more than they bother remembering domain names. Of course, I could be wrong.

Re:Ask HN: Is buying a .com worth it? by bbtd on Thursday April 15, 2021 @10:46PM (#26828814)
it was not