Best Alternative for .com

[dave_the_nerd]

Some outfit called "Gentoo Solutions" registered my friends last name ".com" w/ GoDaddy. It's just been parked too - for ten years. Lame.

It's a bastardized Ellis Island mess of a name, and there's only like 8 of them in the world. But there it is.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

my first and last name together are 15 letters.

Too long?

Depends. If it's friends and family that are going to be using it, then it's fine. If it's for professional or marketing use, I'd try to keep it below eight, and make sure it's obvious how to spell it.

 

[JujuFish]

Out of curiosity, I just checked my own name. My last name is taken with pretty much every possible TLD. Hell, even my firstnamelastname is taken with most domains. However, apparently I can still get firstnamelastname.xxx. Guess I know what direction to take my career.

 

[rudeguy]

Some outfit called "Gentoo Solutions" registered my friends last name ".com" w/ GoDaddy. It's just parked too. Lame.

It's a bastardized Ellis Island mess of a name, and there's only like 8 of them in the world. But there it is.

that's exactly where I'm at.

No website...just someone squatting on it using godaddy. My last name is probably the least common name you could imagine. Domains by Proxy owns it.

 

[waggy]

that's exactly where I'm at.

No website...just someone squatting on it using godaddy. My last name is probably the least common name you could imagine. Domains by Proxy owns it.

same with mine. my lastname.com is taken and nothing being done with it. though i can buy it..

 

[Fritzo]

I've had luck with .us if .org isn't available (provided you're in the US lol)

 

[clamum]

my first and last name together are 15 letters.

Too long?

Eh, I don't think so but IMO that's approaching a length limit for ease of remembering and typing it in. My domain, with first/middle initial/last, is 12 characters and I don't think it's too long at all.

 

[zokudu]

I also grabbed lastname.me. I aparently missed zokudu.com by 1 week too. So mad right now it was bought on the 5th.

 

[Imp]

.porn or .xxx

 

[rudeguy]

.porn or .xxx

hmm...I can buy rudeguy.com for $888 or rudeguy.xxx for $78.88

Might as well buy rudeguy.net and .org to make it an even $1k.

I hate domain squatters

 

[RossMAN]

If you're doing your name, .me is fine IMO.

Good point.

The only question is .me or .name? Which is easier for someone else to remember?

 

[JBT]

I've got firstinitiallastname.net the .com is taken and has been in squat status for the last 10 years.

 

[SagaLore]

firstnamelastname@lastnamefirstname.com

Add a subdomain.

firstname.lastname@firstname.lastname.lastnamefirstname.com

 

[rivan]

I've got firstinitiallastname.net the .com is taken and has been in squat status for the last 10 years.

My very rare last name .com has been the same way. I've been in contact with the owner who I dont know but shares my last name and says he's keeping it until the end of time.

The .net is owned by a German dude who's never done anything with it.

 

[drum]

My last name is Microsoft, how do you think I feel?

 

[RossMAN]

My last name is Microsoft, how do you think I feel?

Reminds me of this guy.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

My very rare last name .com has been the same way. I've been in contact with the owner who I dont know but shares my last name and says he's keeping it until the end of time.

The .net is owned by a German dude who's never done anything with it.

Lol. Is that owner even using it?