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Rick Schwartz
Personal blog · ricksblog.combusinessstartups
Rick Schwartz's personal blog at ricksblog.com covers business and startups. Since 2008, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters cite Rick Schwartz's blog for domain-name advice, including a 'radio test' checklist for choosing a name and his equation on new TLD adoption and domain value.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
What Hacker News says?
What some would call the 'radio test'. 1. Must be a dot com. 2. Must clearly state & define the product or service being sold. 3. Must be easy to pronounce & therefore pass the radio test. 4. Must not be longer than necessary, the shorter the better. 5. Must be about a product or service that is in demand & being searched for. 6. Must be easy to remember, in fact it must be a no brainer to remember. 7. Must be a dom…
Comment linking /my_weblog/2012/11/ringscom-roofscom-sloganscom-among-dozens-of-others.html
on “I think DuckDuckGo would do better changing that Quack of a name”Submitted Domain Industry Call to Action as a story · 2 points
HN discussionDepends on what you do with it. If you develop on it and the domain is a logical, obvious descriptor of the app or service you offer then it can act as a multiplier of the underlying value of the product. The new TLDs are doing really poorly in terms of end-user adoption: http://www.ricksblog.com/2014/06/rick-schwartz-equation/
Comment linking /2014/06/rick-schwartz-equation/
on “WW.com Sold in Private”Submitted DomainKing’s List of 33 Domain Name Sales. 1999-2019 as a story · 1 points
HN discussion- ra · 2008-10-30
Domain appraisal is very subjective. I'd say it's worth looking at namepros.com and dnforum.com where you might be able to get some friendly appraisals. Also have a look around for recent sales history. Try to find similar names that have sold in the past. I wouldn't recommend paying for a domain appraisal. They're generally scams but usually way off the mark. If it is a true generic domain like cereal.com or breakf…
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on “Ask HN: Valuation of domain for sale to large corporation?” Submitted Christopher Connors Hits Domaining Gold. PopeFrancis.com as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted T.R.A.F.F.I.C. May Offer up to $25,000 CASH PRIZE to Best Developers as a story · 1 points
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