Domain Name Based Ideas

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cheapest place to buy accutane online In early May of 2010, Jon Krane, a friend of mine from the University of Michigan, started talking to me about how he was interested in the web business for which we recommend to use this paystubs software. I found this interesting, considering the passion that had been recently growing in me for web design ideas.

Simi Valley His interests in the web were completely different from mine. While I had grown interested in the design (not only development side but user/business practicality side, i.e. designing the perfect website), he was being exposed to a completely different angle.

He went on to tell me about domain name trading and the businessmen he was meeting through his father’s law firm that were “making a killing” off of something as simple as a domain name. I understood what he meant, having a pretty firm grasp on SEO and how keywords in a url impact it. I was fascinated with something else.

When I discussed web stuff, I always talked about design ideas first. As a consequence, I had a list that was growing on my iPhone to the point of confusion. I had always started with an idea and then went to the name. Jon seemed to have done the reverse, which at first I didn’t realize could be a smart angle.

By starting at the keyword first, Jon had made it so the keywords drive the idea. The perfect example of this was with a domain name he showed me, BoredRoulette.com.

He really liked the name, because of the viral popularity ChatRoulette.com had shown. I agreed that the name was catchy. I also agreed with him that ChatRoulette wasn’t a good enough idea to stick with the majority of the Internet population.

Reasons Chat Roulette Failed
1. Everytime someone went on ChatRoulette they saw fat, old mens’ private parts.
2. Even if they weren’t being exposed to genitals, who really wants to talk to a stranger when they are on a computer? Entertainment is meant to be stress free and a time waster… meeting strangers can be a chore.
3. Creepy stuff happens way too often. Not only with the disturbing sexual images people infamously associate the website with, but I’ve heard some bad stories involving young girls and women trying to sell themselves to come to America. These stories don’t sit well with one who likes to think of himself as a “morally OK” person.

Thinking of all these problems made me think someone else could cash in big on the viral popularity of “Roulette” domain names. I mean, that was the only reason I checked out ChatRoulette—the name was catchy and I wanted to see what the site was all about. Within a couple penises, I realized I didn’t like what ChatRoulette was all about.

But what do you do with a domain name and no idea for it?