3D Printing Domain Names

[greatestalive]

3dprinteducation is a good domain name. Not sure what it would be used for but eventually all colleges, universities and high schools will have 3D printers.

[smicha84]

yeah.

I've bought like 60 different 3d printing related domains. I'm not sure if I'm interested in selling any of them yet, but if you have an idea you want to create a name for, I'm really good at that. I would help you for free if you want. I have more names than is necessary for any entrepreneur!

[lucastrick]

old post ..
bu nice .
thanks,

[3dprintingdomainer]

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[Geoff]

Sorry, Geoff, editing out the spam

I'll by them all off you for $1.

[johnbennett70]

You could try a hyphen, which I used with www.bahamas-rental.com for a long time, and did well. Like 3dprinting-shop.com, or something of that nature. Try to put a few key worlds in, like maybe 3dprint-machine.com, or 3dprint-copier.com, etc.

[intohim]

Wow 600+. that much cost you about $5,000 a year to keep registered. Would you be able post your list there? Are you looking to sell any?

[RobH2]

Maggie,

Branding needs to be done with careful thought because, once you start rolling with something you are going to want to stick with it as business starts to build. You don't want to just pick any ole' name to get going and then change it in two years when you realize that wasn't the best choice. Your initial post asked if something like "3dgirlz.com" (before you checked it out) was memorable enough. Not much about a name like that identifies you as a 3d printer. "Girlz" is going to be attractive to teens looking for photos of booty, not people looking for 3d printing. Yes, it's memorable, but for all the wrong reasons. So, as you search for a name and a path to do your branding, be sure that the name conveys the correct message. It can be clever but not silly. You'll be competing in a professional arena and you don't want to come off as inferior or not serious. A good way to go about it is to list a bunch of names that you think have merit and then show them to friends and family. Don't even tell them what it is for and ask them to pick out the names that they think are good. Then tell them what you are doing and go through those names and narrow it down.

Just think about it a lot before you lock in on a name you might regret because it takes too much work to get a business up an running. And once you have that momentum, it's hard to get it back if you change your name and no one knows who you are anymore.

[QuiveringToad]

I could see huge amounts of money exchanging hands on domains like 3dprinting and 3dprint.com, and perhaps slightly less for 3dprinters.com and 3dprinter.com.

[MessierGoal]

I don't see the appeal of all the new GTLDs. They won't ever have any significant value. 3dprintingtool.com is a good domain. It's crazy how so many people have invested so heavily into 3d printing domain names. It may be a good 10-15 years before most of these have any value. that's $90 - $150 per domain in registration fees. Quite a bit of money in my opinion. By the time 3d printing is that popular, for all we know we won't even be using domain name any longer.