I've had a .CC domain for the last 6 years or so. Got it originally for starting a computer consultancy (hence going with .CC instead of traditional .COM). I

I've had a .CC domain for the last 6 years or so. Got it originally for starting a computer consultancy (hence going with .CC instead of traditional .COM). I folded the operation but kept the domain and have been using email based on that domain as my personal email for all these years without disruption. (A caveat though: email is based on Google Apps for your domain not sure if that matters.) I went with it because there was a decent-enough (meh) name behind it (eNom). If the backers of the domain had been some unknown organization I'll be honest, not so sure i would have used it. I can't provide fool-proof ways to mitigate issues, but for what its worth, I've had luck with .CC all these years. The good of domains like .CC: * Your desired domain name likely to be more available than .COM/.NET/.ORG. * If a tech-centric business, your clients might think of you as edgy and non-conventional. * Some domains like .CC have one less character to type - ok, so its a small benefit. ;-) The bad of domains like .CC: * Many non-tech folks still think there are only 3 or 4 TLDs in the world...so you have to specificy something like: "It's .CC not .COM"...and they usually respond with "Huh??" Its funny, in all the years I've had my domain, the only reason I've not received email is because of folks mis-typing ".COM" instaed of .CC. * Filling out forms on websites whose devs mistakenly assume - since your address does not end in .COM/.NET/.ORG - that it must be an "invalid email address". Though this occurs very, very rarely now-adays.