Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)
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Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)
#2Any perspective on the best TLDs for startups?
.com is obviously the preferred choice, but from my perspective these are the next best picks:
- .io for B2B, SAAS, etc. startups. Occasionally makes sense for B2C (itch.io, etc.) Seems to be falling out of fashion, though.
- .ai is the top choice for ML-based startups. These are really hot now.
- .dev for the occasional SAAS or library. Doesn't make sense B2C.
- .app if you're linking to a mobile app or have a SPA-like functionality. Not super popular, though.
AFAIK, the other TLDs seem like spam/noise. That might just be personal perception and I could be totally wrong. Am I missing anything?
Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)
#3My .com renewal was $14, namecheap.
Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)
#4Any perspective on the best TLDs for startups? .com is obviously the preferred choice, but from my perspective these are the next best picks: - .io for B2B, SAAS, etc. startups. Occasionally makes sense for B2C (itch.io, etc.) Seems to be falling out of fashion, though. - .ai is the top choice for ML-based startups. These are really hot now. - .dev for the occasional SAAS or library. Doesn't make sense B2C. - .app if…
I think ".co" doesn't look too awful and most people "get it." If it's a B-to-B you have more flexibility
Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)
#5Any perspective on the best TLDs for startups? .com is obviously the preferred choice, but from my perspective these are the next best picks: - .io for B2B, SAAS, etc. startups. Occasionally makes sense for B2C (itch.io, etc.) Seems to be falling out of fashion, though. - .ai is the top choice for ML-based startups. These are really hot now. - .dev for the occasional SAAS or library. Doesn't make sense B2C. - .app if…
Not for a startup, but .codes is pretty nice for personal or portfolio websites.
Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)
#6Any perspective on the best TLDs for startups? .com is obviously the preferred choice, but from my perspective these are the next best picks: - .io for B2B, SAAS, etc. startups. Occasionally makes sense for B2C (itch.io, etc.) Seems to be falling out of fashion, though. - .ai is the top choice for ML-based startups. These are really hot now. - .dev for the occasional SAAS or library. Doesn't make sense B2C. - .app if…
I've been falling back on .app because they're relatively affordable, there are still a lot of names left on that TLD, and I do happen to build websites which are more like PWAs or SPAs.
Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)
#7Any perspective on the best TLDs for startups? .com is obviously the preferred choice, but from my perspective these are the next best picks: - .io for B2B, SAAS, etc. startups. Occasionally makes sense for B2C (itch.io, etc.) Seems to be falling out of fashion, though. - .ai is the top choice for ML-based startups. These are really hot now. - .dev for the occasional SAAS or library. Doesn't make sense B2C. - .app if…
Pure opinion here but the .tech tld seems a good choice as well. I've used it.
And the business specific TLDs are probably good. I know someone who recently launched with the .financial (which I don't like as it's too long)..
Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)
#8Any perspective on the best TLDs for startups? .com is obviously the preferred choice, but from my perspective these are the next best picks: - .io for B2B, SAAS, etc. startups. Occasionally makes sense for B2C (itch.io, etc.) Seems to be falling out of fashion, though. - .ai is the top choice for ML-based startups. These are really hot now. - .dev for the occasional SAAS or library. Doesn't make sense B2C. - .app if…
The stupidity of thinking what "the best TLD for your startup" is.
In the meantime all respectable startups and big companies use .com like normal people.
Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)
#9Any perspective on the best TLDs for startups? .com is obviously the preferred choice, but from my perspective these are the next best picks: - .io for B2B, SAAS, etc. startups. Occasionally makes sense for B2C (itch.io, etc.) Seems to be falling out of fashion, though. - .ai is the top choice for ML-based startups. These are really hot now. - .dev for the occasional SAAS or library. Doesn't make sense B2C. - .app if…
Considering using the ".tech" TLD for my future projects
Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)
#10The .io TLD is owned by Ethos Capital. The same private equity company that tried to buy the .org TLD a while ago. Go figure...