I want to launch a saas company, and found a name I really like. Unfortunately, the usual domains (.com, .co, .io, .dev, .app) are already registered, though they are all available to be purchased from the respective owners (unfortunately though the cheaper one among these domains is 5k).<p>Now, I could simply find another name for my app/company, but pretty much any other name I look up, I find myself in a similar situation about the available domains and prices. Therefore I was thinking to go ahead with my name, maybe by having a less-optimal domain to start, and then one day eventually buy one of the “proper” ones from the list above.<p>I wanted to ask what’s my best option, whether to settle for a more unknown domain, or to add a prefix (eg. “get[myname].com”) or suffix (?) to my chosen name. What are the most common choices? Is there something I should keep in mind? Thanks!
I've been there. Nearly purchased a domain for thousands because I really liked the name.<p>Probably the best advice I can give is don't make any impulse decisions if you find something even just a little outside of your price range (unless, of course, you are determined to use such a name, and you consider yourself staying determined through the thick and thin).<p>I wrote down a list of domain names that I wanted, whether they were available or not, and what their price points were if they could be auctioned.<p>And decided to not buy any of them immediately.<p>What you may consider is starting w/ an umbrella name which would theoretically, encompass your SAAS and more, and either making a subdomain off of that, or using it as the "powered by" (or whatever) for your SAAS when you do find a proper name.