A very pertinent .me TLD vs. a longer, less pertinent .com domain?
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Hey folks,
John here, first-time poster. I have a dilemma I suspect you folks have already have an opinion on, but I'm a bit stuck.
I think i have two basic options for choosing a domain name with the format of :
1. I can nab a .me with a very smooth, brandable, and pertinent/convertible and memorable domain name;
2. I can get a more obtuse sounding, less pertinent, lengthy, and less memorable .com domain.
This issue is getting the click in the SERP. Assuming the same ranking and meta description, will the smooth .me suffer worse than the rather awkward and long .com?
Is it your opinion that all other things remaining equal, will a .me suffer demonstrably over a .com
Also, I'm not terribly concerned with folks remembering its a .me or a .com for search purposes, but should i be concerned for email purposes?
Many thanks for your input!!
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I own a few generic .me domains, they do not have the same level of authority that a .com domain holds but it also depends what type of business you are running. If it is a social site a .me domain may work for example.. look at formspring.me a huge social site or about.me...
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Never used one myself, but Google has apparently genericized it like other domain-hack TLDs:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/359704/google-approves-co-domain-for-international-use
Theoretically this means it won't be tied to Montenegro local search, which is obviously your largest concern. Whether Google reserves some 'special sauce' for .com/.net/.org as compared to .co/.me/.tv internationally is not known.
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oh, just an observation in my research on the topic - .me's pace of registration is far and away the fastest TLD after the big 3, and startups are gravitating to .me's a bunch.
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