Own your name...or someone else will

There was the gold rush. There was the land rush. And for a good while now we've been in the .com rush. And where have you been?  Ignoring it? Mistake my friend and here's why.

First a confession. I own a lot of names. Compulsion or Obsession? Let's not quibble. If in looking for names for clients I see a few good ones...I grab them. Why think about it? For $7 a year I have staked my claim.​

"  Jest and youthful jollity
quips and cranks,
and wanton wiles,
nods and becks,
and wreathed smiles,  "
​MILTON

Some of my fav's?

• SuitPorn.com ( I sell custom menswear... hello!) I would have registered ShirtPorn too, but someone else had already done it . Damn them! 
• FrostedPickle.com. Why? Because my 17 year old loved it. $7 a year people!
• NodsandBecks.com and WantonWiles.com. Oh come on! Milton? L'Allegro?  He gave us "trip the light fantastic" too. Taken. Double Damn.

I digress. Of course I own  JuleneHunter.com. It's my name. Why wouldn't I? It's my most valuable name! Why? Because no other Julene Hunter can have it! And back to this start - why don't you own your name? Or some version of it! And your kids? Them too!

​It's a little late to join the modern gold-rush, but it's still on! Go get some gold! 

Why? I'll give you a few more reasons...

You need your own .com...

For a personal landing page - maybe not now... but someday you might start a business, sell a painting, or start a cult.

• It's handy. And you can have your own email! like? [email protected]
• ​College applications, recruiting video, job interviews. Imagine! 
• AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com. Yup, that's the reason. Control your brand. Someone Googles you. What should come first? Your page with your curated photos or...
• In line with the above warning, comes the cautionary tale of John Oliver vs. the FCC. The FCC lost by the way. He crashed their comment system. Suppose you or your child should upset a tech-literate person. Imagine if they owned your name? And made a fake website... And there is absolutely nothing to stop them... unless you own it first. 

Right now you can get a domain name for $7 a year. Need a present for the person who has everything? Buy them a web domain! ​

* one final personal note: You can buy/register your name anywhere, but please for the love of God, not from Go Daddy.  Their sexist ads, politics, net neutrality stance/positions are horrifying. There are plenty of better companies who give you all the privacy, email forwarding and service you pay extra for with GD. Don't be sucked in by the $1.99 price. They will charge you for everything. Pay @ $7-9 and get it all included upfront including email forwarding for 100 unique email addresses for your name.

​If you use NAMESILO.COM you can save $1.00 with the code GoodInk

Search for a .com name now! ​