New Startup. .ly worth it?

Zsaleem

Zsaleem

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Would it be advisable to have a .ly domain for new a new startup? Only fear is Libya might one day knock off all .ly domains registered by international people.

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Kevin Oleary has already stated several times that .ly is worthless but he loves to invest in .hk's
 
If it's a good name or it makes sense with the .ly extension, I say why not.

Zsaleem said:
Only fear is Libya might one day knock off all .ly domains registered by international people.
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bit.ly
Host Master
416 West 13th Street
New York
NY
United States
Zip/Postal code: 10014

I can't see bitly's dot ly domain getting shutdown and they're based out of ny, so I think the risk on that is small. Possible, but small.
 
If I were you, I wouldn't do it. Read this Geotargetable domains - Webmaster Tools Help

In a matt cutts webinar, he says that if you pick a ccTLD that isn't treated as a gTLD, you would be "going against the tide"

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY65Mlgw124]What is your advice for geotargeting sites with ccTLDs? - YouTube[/ame]

how I know: I 301 a .com to a .es since it was very brandable, I had a -20 accross almost all results.
 
eVandals said:
If it's a good name or it makes sense with the .ly extension, I say why not.



bit.ly
Host Master
416 West 13th Street
New York
NY
United States
Zip/Postal code: 10014

I can't see bitly's dot ly domain getting shutdown and they're based out of ny, so I think the risk on that is small. Possible, but small.
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If you open bit.ly you'll find yourself at bitly.com
 
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