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imo I don't agree with the "buy domain name right away" since it may cause you to lose motivation/drive. Having the thought "build it first then when it's done buy a domain" is my thought. As I often buy domains and end up not using them/not finishing the project... still I can see the issue of securing a nice domain name.

I think that would be great to make some project that has returns even a seemingly low sum of $200/mo. That's like a fifth of what I need to live a month, not bad.

Facebook ads for market interest check is an interesting thought albeit maybe expenisve.

edit: the other thing stories like these(pertaining to EarlyName) seem to gloss over is the legal aspect. It is easy to throw up a payment form but who is it paid to and say you're sued for whatever reason... does the few hundred a month justify an LLC sort of thing. That's the part that sucks/part of a business I guess. Some options like fastpring I think. Maybe general ToS/Privacy is enough

It is funny it's like a "solve that problem when you actually have it" sort of scenario. But I do wonder about creating some general LLC that can be an umbrella to random micro saas projects.



I find it best to deploy something as soon as I buy the domain. I try to setup the CI/CD pipeline from day 1 with the framework of my choice and an ugly landing page. That first deploy is a fairly easy early win. And then I’m motivated to keep iterating.


A domain name can help you keep focus. Then when you need to pivot, you can just buy another one, ad nauseum.


It has for me in the past. I have at least something at every domain name in my portfolio for that reason.


I think that bit was a joke, haha. "Pro tip" for not so pro tips is an elder meme


Oh dang yeah I took it literal.




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