Long, shortened, and midrange domains pros and cons list

[Icey!]

There are a lot of ways to make a domain, and for me, there are 3 types of domains, long, short, and midrange.
All of them have their pros and cons so I put them in a list that hopefully, I didn't get wrong.

Long domains

Pro

• Less of them are taken
• Cheaper
• It's easier to get a domain with a popular TLD

Con

• They are hard to memorize
• Takes longer to get used to typing them.

Short domains

Pro

• They are easier to memorize
• You can type them quickly
• In some scenarios, they are nice to look at

Con

• More expensive
• They are taken more frequently
• If you use a less popular TLD you will lower in search results on a search engine

Midrange Domains

Pro

• Easy to memorize
• Can higher up in search results on a search engine
• Recognizable
• Eazier to get a popular TLD

Con

• Depends on luck if it isn't taken
• Can be expensive sometimes

[cinni]

i thought about this before i got my latest domain, cinni.net. at first i considered some variation of cinni-dreamworld.net etc, but ultimately landed on my current domain because the short url seemed cuter and easier to remember! tee-hee

[Melooon]

I'm always a bit annoyed by people who have clever domains like "im.cool" or something. Partly because I'm not smart enough to think of such domains and partly because it shows they put far too much thought into their domain than they should have :omg:k:

Melonking.net is a mixed bag, as a website url I think its a nice length and easy to remember. HOWEVER as an email url its way too long. I use nonit.me for email because I like having a shorter address for that (Although I still want to replace that someday). One time I tried to go crazy and make a super short domain I got mur.ie and made my email "d@mur.ie"... but that was just not very aesthetic and a bit too obscure so I scrapped it.

I think in truth people should just pick one that they are happy with, you don't need to overthink a domain, if it suits you and represents what you wanna represent well then it can be long or short. What matters is the site; a bad site with a great domain is still a bad site, but a good site with a bad domain is still a good site.

Whats your opinion on emoji domains or all number domains?

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[Cy83rPr1mm13]

Whats your opinion on emoji domains or all number domains?

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Emoji domains as a concept delight me to no end, actually. Though I think I would get very annoyed by typing emoji on a desktop all the time.

Though for long or short domains I don't have a ton of preference; since browsers autofill stuff I really only need the first 3-6 letters of a domain on tap to navigate. I care more about TLDs, and .net is king in my heart

[Nightdrift]

I've been struggling with deciding if I do want to buy a domain, mostly because I'm not exactly hurting for one right now, and I'm not sure if I want to rush into it quite yet...getting back into webbuilding for a hobby is still a day-by-day process.

I do like domains with a medium length, but I'm used to autofill, bookmarking, or just typing things out. I may be in the camp of forcing brevity to be a little overrated, but I also admit I'm a windbag LOL, who likes overly descriptive titles. That said, I am not a lot of fun and do not really care for emoji domains (:x) But in defense, I use my desktop more than my phone to browse the web, so the idea seems...a little troublesome haha

On the topic of domain lengths and their pros/cons, when did you all decide to get a domain? Was it early on in the process, or did you take a bit longer to eventually purchase one? Or for those who haven't purchased one, have you held off for any particular reasons?

[debleb]

On the topic of domain lengths and their pros/cons, when did you all decide to get a domain? Was it early on in the process, or did you take a bit longer to eventually purchase one? Or for those who haven't purchased one, have you held off for any particular reasons?

i got mine quite a while after making my neocities site, about a year or so. mostly i just got it cuz i wanted something a little prettier than the default neocities domain and its only like €3 a year for the first 2 years so i figured i may as well   

[myleszey]

I've been thinking on getting the domain squishyrabbit.online for a while now, mainly because .online TLDs are so cheap. But then again I want something to host an email at... though that raises other issues like "what if I stop paying for the domain" and "how am I going to migrate everything from Outlook, etc."...

I'm always on the lookout for other rabbit-related domains that might suit my needs.