The real reason Bob Parsons changed his blog from .com to .me
Bob Parsons, the owner of Godaddy, has created a lot of discussion in the last few weeks about the .me domain extension. The reason : he has changed his personal blog from BobParsons.com to BobParsons.me. This has been followed by many people claiming that the .me domain extension is going to be the next big thing, encouraged by higher sales than the .mobi and .asia domains extensions. Many have even gone as far as claiming that .me will be the most popular domain extension after .com.
In my opinion, nothing could be further from the truth. The .me extension is a pretty good choice for a personal blog and there have been some good sales of premium domains like love.me, save.me and insure.me. However, beyond that I don’t see the domain doing too well, certainly not better than .net or regional domain extensions like .us, .co.uk or .de.
The real reason Bob Parsons changed his blog to BobParsons.me
The .me domain extension was launched last July. It is the regional domain extension for Serbia and Montenegro, which previously used the code .yu (for Yugoslavia). The goverment worked out a deal with some top level registrars so that the domain could be used worldwide, no doubt encouraged by the fact that .me could be branded very easily in English and many other European languages.
So why did BobParsons change his own blog domain from .com to .me? Well, quite simply, to promote the domain extension. The .me extension costs between $5 and $10 more than .com on most domain registration websites and GoDaddy has been promoting it heavily. So the domain change was a smart move in my opinion. It displays how the domain can be used and seeing the owner of Godaddy use the domain extension will surely go a long way with a lot of people.
If you want a domain for a personal blog or if you can find a good keyword which uses me (e.g. help.me etc) then the .me extension is a good investment but beyond that, I don’t see this domain extension being more than an addition to the already large list of domain extensions that aren’t used.
What do you think of the .me domain?
Tom Lindstrom | January 29th, 2009 at 1:15 pm #
If you start a blog for business use, I would definitely go for a .com domain, or .net if a .com is not available.A .com domain name is well known and it is the first people try when they are searching for something.
Online Home Based Business | March 2nd, 2009 at 5:54 am #
I wouldn’t use .me for my websites, maybe this extension might become huge but i am happy to stay with .com
Best Dishwasher | March 2nd, 2009 at 4:37 pm #
You have to realize that .com is meant for business and not all domain buyers buy domain names for the sake of commercializing or monetizing their site. Having a .me domain is in a way more personal. It’s all about ME!
However for most people, rather than buying a .me domain name for their personal blog, most would rather use blogspot since there is no need to pay for the use of the domain name and hosting as well. Why pay when you can get free?
Falco | March 10th, 2009 at 11:49 am #
A nice idea is HELP.ME but is sold…
This extension has lost a bet …. never give up a domain!!Never never .com be an investment..for.me
Jag XF | March 23rd, 2009 at 4:37 pm #
I would still stick to .COM domains for many reasons. It does have credibility and trust. Definitely a nice extension name but doesn’t seem business like as well.
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