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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)

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Post by ceejayoz »

fortran77 wrote: post #4
echelon wrote: post #2

Any 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

I wouldn't want a .co if I didn't also own the .com variant, though.

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by tyingq »

vadfa wrote: post #8
echelon wrote: post #2

Any 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.

That's an odd comment to me. Different TLDs have different pricing, different restrictions, and so on. Giving the topic some thought isn't stupid. And .com is a pretty crowded namespace.

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by throwvirtever »

mrv_dev wrote: post #22

Build an amazing app/platform/service. Host it on whatever tld is cheaper/convenient/some_other_criteria. No one will care what the extension is - especially with current and upcoming consumption models (mobile apps, vr/ar, and so on).

Is there any objective reason (performance, reliability, etc) to avoid certain TLDs?

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by oefrha »

mrv_dev wrote: post #22

Build an amazing app/platform/service. Host it on whatever tld is cheaper/convenient/some_other_criteria. No one will care what the extension is - especially with current and upcoming consumption models (mobile apps, vr/ar, and so on).

> No one will care what the extension is

Until you try to send emails from your random TLD domain and they all end up in spam.

Or when your shitty TLD has a NIC-level DNS outage. (.club had one a few weeks ago for instance, experienced it firsthand.) Or no outage, but resolves slowly.

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by tyingq »

marginalia_nu wrote: post #14
echelon wrote: post #2

Any 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'd steer clear of .icu. They've had such quality problems that it's not uncommon to see them completely blocked in mail filters and the like.

ICU is very strongly tied to "Intensive Care Unit" for me.

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by javajosh »

echelon wrote: post #19
TonyBagODonuts wrote: post #3

My .com renewal was $14, namecheap.

The problem with .com is that it is both popular and heavily squatted. You'll potentially need to use a non-English word or two or more words to describe your business or website. .io is still squatted, but much easier game. And it makes sense in our field. As an example, I wanted a common English word name for my startup. The .com is owned by a squatting firm that balked at a $1M dollar offer. They want eight figure…

Wait, people lease domain names? Is that common? Doesn't that violate the TOS you agreed to with your registrar?

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by eropple »

throwvirtever wrote: post #24
mrv_dev wrote: post #22

Build an amazing app/platform/service. Host it on whatever tld is cheaper/convenient/some_other_criteria. No one will care what the extension is - especially with current and upcoming consumption models (mobile apps, vr/ar, and so on).

Is there any objective reason (performance, reliability, etc) to avoid certain TLDs?

ccTLDs are perhaps marginally less reliable given who has overriding control over them (.ly is Libya, for example), but beyond that it's probably pretty low on your list of things to care about.

Re: Price increase on .io domains on January 1, 2022 (Renewal: $55.00)

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Post by tyingq »

throwvirtever wrote: post #24
mrv_dev wrote: post #22

Build an amazing app/platform/service. Host it on whatever tld is cheaper/convenient/some_other_criteria. No one will care what the extension is - especially with current and upcoming consumption models (mobile apps, vr/ar, and so on).

Is there any objective reason (performance, reliability, etc) to avoid certain TLDs?

Some country tlds are risky because they don't necessarily check residency requirements when you purchase, but might later if your domain catches their attention. Not all have residency requirements, but some do.

There's also some TLDs that are well known for web spam, phishing, or email spam, sometimes because of free or cheap subdomains. Those might have issues getting indexed in Google, or issues with SMTP delivery. Google once deindexed the entirety of *.co.cc, for example.

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