Using my brother-in-law's domain

He owns it, i want to use it

[Drumat5280]

My brother-in-law owns a domain, and he said i could use it free of charge.

Is it ok if i create a host account in my name when using his domain?

Do search engines think this is ok?

[jimbeetle]

It's done all the time, shouldn't be any problem at all.

[jtara]

It's OK, but DON'T DO IT. You will just be back here in a year or two trying to get out of some mess.

If your brother-and-law doesn't need it, ask him to transfer it to you, either at no cost or for a fee.

I know you and your brother-and-law are the best of friends, and he would never have a nasty break-up with your sister, or a falling-out with her family.

For now... ;)

We see a post about a similar situation gone bad here once every couple of weeks. Usually it involves a business relationship. It's a mess to get out of, but this one could be even messier.

[davezan]

Ditto everything what jtara said. You don't want any potential mess, after all.

[Moosetick]

In the day where you can buy a domain for under $10, there is no reason to piggyback on someone else's domain. Have him give it to you or go buy your own.

Think about the future. If the site ever got popular and he decided he felt he deserved a cut of the action, what would you do?

[Drumat5280]

I trust him, he is a good guy - really.

Thanks for your input.

[Webwork]

I trust him, he is a good guy - really.

Famous last words.

Hey, he's your brother-in-law and "I do" means forever, so don't worry. :)

Just kidding. Really. I mean, it's got to work for someone - you - just based on the odds, 'cause it ain't worked for anyone else so far. :)

[LifeinAsia]

I trust him, he is a good guy - really.

That's exactly what I've said many times about my brother-in-law (and what my wife has said many times about him as well).

But we've still had to kick him out of the company. Twice.

Regardless of the strength of your relationship with him, get your own domain. There are some things that should just not be "borrowed":
- domain names
- condoms

[gpmgroup]

I trust him, he is a good guy - really.

Can he trust you? If his name is in the whois he is responsible for all the content on the site.

Your optimisation strategies may leave him with penalties on his domain

[davezan]

condoms

Good thing I don't need that anymore. :P

[cerebrum]

I will you give you an example.

Your brother-in-law has a land in your town. You are planning to build a shopping complex and your BIL gave the land to you free of cost, but he didnt transferred the ownership to you. One day your shopping complex become very famous and generates lot of money, then your BIL will come and take away his land.

Greed is human and no one is an exception. If you make a Bull *** site with it, then he will allow to keep the domain.

After one year or so, you will come again to this forum and cry loud that domain is taken back by your BIL.

Come on, be serious. DOMAINS ARE VIRTUAL LANDS ON INTERNET.

[edited by: eelixduppy at 8:02 pm (utc) on Feb. 18, 2009]

[ChrisBolton]

Drumat,

If your brother in law is such a good and trusted friend, why does he not just transfer the unused domain name over to you for a small but rewarding fee.

Personally, I would not waste my time and effort developing something that I could lose in a second, which could and does very often happen.

I also think that there could be a chance that you may have set your mind on this domain name without a great deal of thought, is there no other domain name available that could do as well as the one your brother in law owns?

Regards.
Chris.