.xyz domain?

[Socialize]

What is your viewpoint on a website with this specific domain name? I really want to start my own website and have my ownership with a domain name. Is it way better than a website with a .tk domain or what?

 

[John]

.tk is a very bad domain. .xyz is better, but it isn't as good as a .com, .net, or .org domain name. If you can get your hands on one of those three, you'll be doing well. I don't recommend you use a .tk at all, though.

 

[RH-Calvin]

.com is the most preferable one to go with when building a new website. Maybe only the local names go with country specific domains like .co.uk and .com.au

 

[Forces of Steel]

.tk is a very bad domain. .xyz is better, but it isn't as good as a .com, .net, or .org domain name. If you can get your hands on one of those three, you'll be doing well. I don't recommend you use a .tk at all, though.

Agreed. In fact, getting all three of those would be even better.

 

[MasterA]

.xyz is okay but I think it is much better to get a .com, .net or .org. It just doesn't look professional enough.

 

[Ashley]

.tk is a very bad domain. .xyz is better, but it isn't as good as a .com, .net, or .org domain name. If you can get your hands on one of those three, you'll be doing well. I don't recommend you use a .tk at all, though.

.tk was one of the very first free domains I used when I started trying to run forums, and I was anything BUT impressed. If you had a favicon on your site/forum, and you had a .tk domain, if I remember right, the .tk site replaced your custom favicon with .tk's logo. I seriously would not recommend them at all. As John said, you're better off with a .com, .net, or .org domain if you can afford one of those.

 

[Jason76]

@kingcool52 LazyForums.xyz turned me on to this new thing. At first, though, I liked .club better.

 

[JoeEvans]

You should choose domain .com, it'll good for you, and SEO.

 

[tom93]

.com, .net, .org is the first choices for you to consider

 

[Shannon Apple]

.xyz is certainly not professional.

I've actually banned .xyz emails from signing up on our forum. It's being used by bots >.>


Definitely go for a .com if you can get it like everyone else is saying. Next choice should be .net, then .org

 

[Jason76]

It think the whole thing is subjective. Note, of course, there are certain combos of words and domain extensions which you might find unpleasant, based on preference.

 

[Ash]

There's nothing wrong with a .xyz domain if your site is going to just be a fun site without wanting to look too serious. I chose this domain extension for LazyForums as I didn't want it to be a serious forum and more of a laid back place.

 

[Jason76]

There's nothing wrong with a .xyz domain if your site is going to just be a fun site without wanting to look too serious. I chose this domain extension for LazyForums as I didn't want it to be a serious forum and more of a laid back place.

True, I don't really believe in following the conformist crowd. In fact, I even think a serious site can be built on a strange extension also.

However, though, for marketing reasons, an incredibly serious site, that really needs visitors, might do better with a .com. Myself, I was lucky to run into one recently and I built a forum around it. It was amazing how it was so good and just laying around for anyone to hand-register.

 

[Gus]

.xyz is certainly not professional.

Sure it is, it just depends on the website using that extension.

 

[Jason76]

.xyz is certainly not professional.

The whole professional thing is so "subjective".