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Why we picked it Most naming advice skips the actual numbers, so we picked the piece that puts them on the table: a standard domain runs roughly a dollar to twelve dollars, a premium .com can cost thousands more for the same name, and the outliers (Facebook paying 200,000 dollars) show you what you are NOT signing up for. For a bootstrapped founder, this is a starting point to size the gap between a name you can register today and a name you would have to buy from someone. Read it to calibrate expectations, then decide how little you can get away with early.
How Much Does a Domain Name Cost? Key Factors That Decide What You Pay
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- A standard registered domain is cheap (roughly a dollar to twelve dollars a year), so the real cost decision is availability and extension, not the base price.
- Renewal usually costs about the same as the first year, so budget it as a recurring line, not a one-off.
- A premium or already-owned .com can cost thousands to tens of thousands, which is money better spent on building and validating early on.