Also which ones are restricted from switching registrars? I once bought a three letter .tv domain for $150 assuming I could transfer to a cheaper registrar and found out I could not.
Thank you! I just found and purchased a perfect domain for an idea I've had for a while.
For some reason, most of my projects start with a domain. I can't write code until I have a git repo. Can't make a repo until I have a directory. And I can't make the directory until I have a name. Which, of course, requires a domain name first...
I tend to use a temporary codename for my projects, and design the system with a future name change in mind. I find it helps let me focus on the actual functionality, and stops me from getting stuck on designing a brand name/logo for a product that doesn't even exist.
Another plus is that the design and parameters of my projects often change during development, so not having a predetermined name gives me the flexibility to make those changes without worrying about 'fitting' with the name.
I totally understand you. Names are important to me and it helps me a lot when I have a perfect name to go with what I'm doing. I can't explain or rationalise it. It's just the way it is...
Company I use to buy domains automatically rejects two letter domain requests for some reason. Like the search will say invalid domain. I guess some junior thought that such domains don't exist. The thing is, I bought a two letter domain from them some time back :)
A bit off-topic, but I'd like to know what HN thinks about a short domain I've chosen for an upcoming product.
I'm building a platform which lets people create and host simple apps. It's kind of a collaborative app development thing, so you build on what's already there and let others use what you've made. The project is called "Fora", and I bought the domain www.4ah.org. I like the brevity, but does it look like a silly hack?
Thanks in advance.
ADD: Thanks slayed0, ptaipale, urda, rl3 and staticfish. I think I should look for a new domain name. @mtmail thanks for thisisfora.com.
some tlds don't allow two letter domain names. .de used to forbid two letter domains.
(After a court order because of vw.de those restrictions were lifted, and now there even exist one letter domains, though most of them are just squatted, for instance g.de which just redirects to p.de)
It's pretty amazing how quick they are going. Every single one showing as available that I've checked so far has gone. It's like people didn't know you could do this before.
This list looks very tempting and who is not dreaming of a 2-letter-domain? But there are two gripes and I think there is no domain on that list which you should get. Why:
- Most TLDs on this list are way to expensive—everything above €50 for a side-project or some domain parking is too much, it's only worth if it's a killer domain; so what I want to say: if you give me a nonsense two-letter domain for a normal .com price like 7€/year, yes I would take all from the list, but for €50 or even above €100 I want something really nice
- Even if you find your initials (I found mine), with the prices it's nonsense: you will keep a domain with your initials quite some time and maybe you get locked in because you want to use it for you mail-address and then pay 50-100€ for an odd TLD nobody knows
- The only ones which have reasonable prices are .gs, .lc and .gy with €39 and .io with around €50 which is for my taste still too much (again: for a nonsense two letter domain); however I did a search in the Unix' words file if there is even under the cheap TLDs any good and meaningful ones which would justify €39a month
Maybe there are some good words in your local language (I found one) but again the prices are ridiculous and make only sense if you know that the project you will use the domain for will get serious business in some way.
A short domain with an unknown or hard to type TLD is not really wanted. And the only TLD on that page which is 1) well known, 2) very well to type and 3) treated as a generic TLD from Google (important for SEO) is .io
The OP url links to catechgory.com which in turn has a link to Digital Ocean. Regarding Digital Ocean here is a FYI for your consideration: https://practiscore.com/site-back-up/
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 103 ms ] thread.AF $125.00 USD .AG $119.00 USD .CX $49.00 USD .FM $99.00 USD .GD $49.00 USD .GL $89.00 USD .GS $49.00 USD .GY $50.00 USD .HT $129.00 USD .IO $99.00 USD .MS $49.00 USD .MU $99.00 USD .PE $99.00 USD .TC $49.00 USD .TL $79.00 USD .VG $49.00 USD
https://iwantmyname.com/short-domain-search
For some reason, most of my projects start with a domain. I can't write code until I have a git repo. Can't make a repo until I have a directory. And I can't make the directory until I have a name. Which, of course, requires a domain name first...
Another plus is that the design and parameters of my projects often change during development, so not having a predetermined name gives me the flexibility to make those changes without worrying about 'fitting' with the name.
I'm building a platform which lets people create and host simple apps. It's kind of a collaborative app development thing, so you build on what's already there and let others use what you've made. The project is called "Fora", and I bought the domain www.4ah.org. I like the brevity, but does it look like a silly hack?
Thanks in advance.
ADD: Thanks slayed0, ptaipale, urda, rl3 and staticfish. I think I should look for a new domain name. @mtmail thanks for thisisfora.com.
(After a court order because of vw.de those restrictions were lifted, and now there even exist one letter domains, though most of them are just squatted, for instance g.de which just redirects to p.de)
https://gist.github.com/mike-seiler/c20be8fb641bc280fff0
I kind of like ym.rs and wk.rs
For anyone else interested, .rs is the ccTLD for Serbia and many registrars will require a Serbian Citizen Number.
http://www.domainnamesoup.com/4letterdomainnames.php
Still, $75 is a lot for another vanity domain I don't need and probably won't use.
- Most TLDs on this list are way to expensive—everything above €50 for a side-project or some domain parking is too much, it's only worth if it's a killer domain; so what I want to say: if you give me a nonsense two-letter domain for a normal .com price like 7€/year, yes I would take all from the list, but for €50 or even above €100 I want something really nice
- Even if you find your initials (I found mine), with the prices it's nonsense: you will keep a domain with your initials quite some time and maybe you get locked in because you want to use it for you mail-address and then pay 50-100€ for an odd TLD nobody knows
- The only ones which have reasonable prices are .gs, .lc and .gy with €39 and .io with around €50 which is for my taste still too much (again: for a nonsense two letter domain); however I did a search in the Unix' words file if there is even under the cheap TLDs any good and meaningful ones which would justify €39a month
Ending on .lc
Ending on .gs Ending on .gy Ending on .io Surprise: none of the ones above is availableMaybe there are some good words in your local language (I found one) but again the prices are ridiculous and make only sense if you know that the project you will use the domain for will get serious business in some way.
A short domain with an unknown or hard to type TLD is not really wanted. And the only TLD on that page which is 1) well known, 2) very well to type and 3) treated as a generic TLD from Google (important for SEO) is .io