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3 Popular Websites to Buy a Domain Name

October 16, 2017 by Annelise Schoups Leave a Comment

A couple months ago, you recognized a problem and since, the idea has been lingering in your mind. In your spare time, you slowly start researching to see if a solution already exists. If one does, you skim their site, maybe watch their how it works video and before leaving the site, you visit their about us page to learn how the company came to be about. Then before you know it, after a couple more clicks, you are creeping on their social media handles to get a gage on their influence.

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Annelise Schoups

Annelise Schoups is a contributor at Rewind & Capture. With a degree in journalism, experience in public relations, and an education in travel, she is passionate about cultivating knowledge and storytelling.

Filed Under: Marketing Ideas Tagged With: brand names, domains, Dynodot, Godaddy, NameCheap, Registrars

How to use prefixes and suffixes in domains

April 21, 2017 by Christopher Carfi 1 Comment

Just before you are about to fall asleep, you think of a catchy name for your next venture. You go to choose a domain name, like yourcompanyname.com, and you find that it’s already registered. You shut your laptop, go back to bed and wake up in the morning thinking “what now?”

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Christopher Carfi

A veteran of both startups and the enterprise, Chris has a deep track record in developing customer community and evangelist programs for brands such as Adobe, H&R Block and Aruba Networks while holding executive positions at Ant’s Eye View and Edelman Digital, and he was co-founder and CEO at Cerado. He currently lives in the Bay Area with his family.

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Filed Under: Marketing Ideas Tagged With: domains, Godaddy, naming, SEO

Why is it Called GoDaddy?

February 15, 2014 by Adam Lang 2 Comments

Most people are familiar with the brand Godaddy, but few could actually describe what the company does. Their evolution from just a domain registrar, combined with their “what the heck” marketing philosphy has left many of us scratching our heads. Blake Irving, GoDaddy’s CEO, admits, “never has a company had as big a gap between what the ads say and what the company is.”

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Adam Lang

Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.

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