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Given the importance of a domain name to the success of your startup, I was wondering if there is a service that allows you to test out your proposed domain name to see how well it is likely to work out? For example, a domain name company might give discounts to users who give back meaningful feedback on domain name proposals from other users.
I'll be the one that points out the obvious problem in that. After realizing the strength of a domain proposal, what stops another from quickly grabbing that name? I'm assuming this is all prior to you actually registering the name yourself, since you'd sink a lot of money into purchasing every proposal you can muster up.
Maybe some way could be introduced to reserve the domain name proposed temporarily during this testing period.
I enjoy playing devil's advocate, so bear with me. :)
What community can you trust to give you proper feedback on a domain name? If it's a community of people also scouring for domains, what if they decide to hide their approval?
I don't know of a good solution, but I think the problem is worth exploring given the importance of choosing a compelling domain name.