One person, not a pyramid
You get the person you met. That is the whole proposition, and it is the opposite of how the large firms are structured.
Below is a concept, not a real business. One version of what you could build on hinchcliffe.com.
Advisory
Strategy advice from someone who has run one.
Independent advice for people running something. Not a framework, not a deck, and not a team of people you never meet.
Get in touch How I work
StrategyOperationsBoard workSuccessionSecond opinions
Short, by preference
Most useful engagements are weeks rather than quarters. A long one usually means the question was never properly framed.
Told what you may not want to hear
An adviser who agrees with you is an expensive way to feel better about a decision you had already made.
- 1 First
A conversation
An hour, no charge, to work out whether there is anything worth doing.
- 2 Then
A written view
What I think, why, and what I would do about it. Usually quite short.
- 3 After
Only if it helps
Plenty of engagements should end at the second step, and do.
Most people running something have nobody to ask.
The first conversation costs nothing.
Surname .coms sell to people who share the name, and Hinchcliffe is uncommon enough to have stayed available, common enough that a real buyer pool exists.
If your reputation is the product, this is the cleanest possible address for it. No dashes, no middle initial, no .net.
Some ideas
A few things you could build here
None of these are the "right" answer. They're just starting points, and if you have a better one, we'd genuinely like to hear it.
A practice built on your name
Consultants, advisors, agents, and specialists all sell themselves first. The domain should match.
Somewhere to be findable
A personal site that outranks every social profile when someone searches for you.
The family
Archives, genealogy, shared email. A surname domain is the sort of thing that gets handed down.
A holding company
Family offices and investment vehicles are almost always named this way.
If you want it
We can build whatever you have in mind
Most domains are sold by people who only sell domains. Savo Group is a design, software, and marketing company, so if you want hinchcliffe.com live and working rather than parked, that is a conversation we can actually have. Entirely optional, quoted separately from the name, and no hard feelings if you already have a team.
Design and brand
Identity, site design, and the whole visual system. If you have a name and nothing else, this is where it starts.
Software and product
Web apps, platforms, integrations. The thing itself, not just the site that describes it.
Search and growth
SEO, content, and paid acquisition. Getting the domain found once it has something worth finding.
Tick the box on the offer form and we will include some thoughts on what hinchcliffe.com could become when we reply. Or say nothing, and we will just talk about the domain.
Terms
Two ways to acquire it
Not every buyer is in the same position, so the domain is available on any of the following. Tell us which suits you and we will put figures against it.
Purchase
$9,888
Pay in full and own it outright.
- hinchcliffe.com transfers to your registrar account, normally within three to five business days.
- Full ownership from the moment the transfer completes.
- Escrow.com available on request, with the fee split or covered by us on larger sales.
Lease
Agreed with you
Use the domain without buying it.
- We keep ownership and point hinchcliffe.com to your site for a monthly fee.
- The rate depends on the term and what you are building, so we agree it with you rather than publishing one.
- Sensible if you want to test a brand before committing to the full price.
- Cancel with 30 days notice, or convert to a purchase at any point.
Whichever route you take, there is no broker in the middle and no commission added to the price. Offers receive a reply within one business day.
Still thinking about it?
Names like this tend to sit until someone decides they want it, and then move quickly. If you're weighing it up, send a number and start the conversation. There's no obligation on either side.
Asking $9,888