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zokudu

zokudu

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I'm trying to grab a domain of my lastname (ie. lastname.com) but unfortunately the .com, .net, and .info are all taken. Anything else seems to be wide open. I was thinking .me?

From a professional standpoint is anything but a .com worth considering?
 
.org

Well, not for a personal site. But .com. .net, .org, and .us are the only ones I've purchased before.

I don't like .me because it technically is a country TLD.
 
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zokudu said:
This is available, and so is firstinitallastname.com Thoughts?
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Depends on your profession and your intentions for the site, it sounds like it's purely for e-mail vanity?

I would snag firstnamelastname.com while it's available.

Make sure to use a reputable domain registrar such as NameCheap.com
 
RossMAN said:
Depends on your profession and your intentions for the site, it sounds like it's purely for e-mail vanity?

I would snag firstnamelastname.com while it's available.

Make sure to use a reputable domain registrar such as NameCheap.com
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Yea, it's namecheap.

Alright I got firstnamelastname.com I think that will work for now.
 
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COM/NET/ORG. If it's not one of those three then everyone is going to think it's a scam/spam site.
 
If I got an email from John.Smith@johnsmith.com I'd think he was suffering from a pretty debilitating mental illness, and I'd consider researching and donating to the cure for the poor guy. I don't understand why anybody would want this.
 
zokudu said:
I'm trying to grab a domain of my lastname (ie. lastname.com) but unfortunately the .com, .net, and .info are all taken. Anything else seems to be wide open. I was thinking .me?

From a professional standpoint is anything but a .com worth considering?
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i use a .org.
 
Mixolydian said:
My name wasn't available in .com, so I bought .net. I wouldn't buy anything other than .com or .net personally.
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yep

If I see anything other than .com or .net, I instantly think of someone who didn't want to spend the extra $5/year to get .com or .net. I then deem them worthless to society and add them to my list.
 
what the heck

I just searched for my last name and its taken. There are only 20 people in the whole country with my last name. I know none of them bought it....
 
I second the .com or .net only suggestions. Yesterday I finally got around to getting a domain and hosting; I used firstmiddleinitiallast.com.

EDIT: I plan to have my resume and a blog sort of thing, mainly concerning programming and software development topics.
 
clamum said:
I second the .com or .net only suggestions. Yesterday I finally got around to getting a domain and hosting; I used firstmiddleinitiallast.com.

EDIT: I plan to have my resume and a blog sort of thing, mainly concerning programming and software development topics.
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my first and last name together are 15 letters.

Too long?
 
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