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Ask HN: Building a Brand with .Net or .Com?

Post by tomordonez » Wed, Feb 24, 2016, 8:02 PM UTC

I often hesitate buying a .net website since I am afraid people will type it as .com and go to the wrong site.

Although I see many startups using .net, .co and even .io

What is your opinion on building a brand using a domain that is not .com?

Re: Ask HN: Building a Brand with .Net or .Com?

Post by dudul » Wed, Feb 24, 2016, 8:06 PM UTC

'.io' is fine if you're a tech start up I think. Avoid .net and .co since they are sometimes associated with spam by some webmails.

Re: Ask HN: Building a Brand with .Net or .Com?

Post by new_hackers » Wed, Feb 24, 2016, 8:13 PM UTC

.io is more expensive right now because it is fashionable for tech startups

Re: Ask HN: Building a Brand with .Net or .Com?

Post by sharemywin » Wed, Feb 24, 2016, 8:16 PM UTC

I tested ad using betterpro.net versus a specific .com name and the .com got way better CPC. Not saying that's always the case but just giving you my experience.

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