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I think the poster means that getting the .com name without the "ly" tacked on the end is expensive. Sticking the ly on the name drops the .com price down to $

by dabent 16y ago

I think the poster means that getting the .com name without the "ly" tacked on the end is expensive. Sticking the ly on the name drops the .com price down to $10 in the US. This is exactly the situation I was in. I needed a domain name, so I found what I could for $10. That meant I had a sub-optimal name for the time being.

cletus 16y ago
+1 that's exactly what I mean: due to domain squatting, getting a reasonable .com name can be hellishly expensive. Since startups are now funded with far less cash than 5+ years ago the cost of a domain name is a significant factor. Personally if I were to use domain.ly as my domain name I'd make sure I got domainly.com too.