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This might not apply to you, but if your business is country-specific, consider using the appropriate country code TLD (like .co.uk, .ca, .fi, .ru, etc.). In my

This might not apply to you, but if your business is country-specific, consider using the appropriate country code TLD (like .co.uk, .ca, .fi, .ru, etc.). In my experience, people are familiar with them and trust them the same as or more than .com. For example, in Canada, I'm always a bit hesitant when I land on a .com website (is it USD or CAD?), but a .ca domain tells me I'm at the right place. Especially for multi-national companies like Amazon or The Home Depot. I wouldn't use .us in the USA though—it doesn't seem to be very common, putting it in the same boat as .biz and all the other new ones. .com seems to be the de facto "US" TLD.

jccalhoun 7y ago
It depends. If you mean is it more or less credible? I don't think it matters. But, if you mean will people be able to remember it if it isn't a. Co.? Probably not. I teach college courses and sometimes. I will have students go to kahoot.it or a bit.ly and there will be students who go to kahoot.com (which takes you to the log in page for people to make kahoot reviews not play them.) or bit.ly.com or something.
- frosted-flakes 7y ago
  No, I don't mean use any ccTLD, I mean use the one for your country. My point is that outside of the US, the ccTLD is commonly used, so everyone is already familiar with it. Every website that has to do with schools, the government, large businesses, etc. already uses that TLD, which is not the case for the vanity TLDs like .biz or the misappropriated ccTLDs like .io, .ly, or .it.
  - jccalhoun 7y ago
    Sorry, I meant to reply to the op. Sorry for the confusion!
    - frosted-flakes 7y ago
      No worries.
jaden 7y ago
> I wouldn't use .us in the USA though—it doesn't seem to be very common, putting it in the same boat as .biz and all the other new ones. .com seems to be the de facto "US" TLD. Also know that .us doesn't allow whois privacy. It made for an unpleasant surprise when I started getting loads of spam to my whois email address.

jccalhoun 7y ago

It depends. If you mean is it more or less credible? I don't think it matters. But, if you mean will people be able to remember it if it isn't a. Co.? Probably not. I teach college courses and sometimes. I will have students go to kahoot.it or a bit.ly and there will be students who go to kahoot.com (which takes you to the log in page for people to make kahoot reviews not play them.) or bit.ly.com or something.

frosted-flakes 7y ago
No, I don't mean use any ccTLD, I mean use the one for your country. My point is that outside of the US, the ccTLD is commonly used, so everyone is already familiar with it. Every website that has to do with schools, the government, large businesses, etc. already uses that TLD, which is not the case for the vanity TLDs like .biz or the misappropriated ccTLDs like .io, .ly, or .it.
- jccalhoun 7y ago
  Sorry, I meant to reply to the op. Sorry for the confusion!
  - frosted-flakes 7y ago
    No worries.

jaden 7y ago

> I wouldn't use .us in the USA though—it doesn't seem to be very common, putting it in the same boat as .biz and all the other new ones. .com seems to be the de facto "US" TLD. Also know that .us doesn't allow whois privacy. It made for an unpleasant surprise when I started getting loads of spam to my whois email address.