On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 3:02 PM Antony Van Couvering via At-Large < at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
A counterpoint:
I agree that it’s stupidity for Twitter to become X, but I’d argue it’s not
so stupid for a guide to LA to change from (for example) antonysguide.com to laguide.com. That might well be worth a few grand and even though “LA Guide” is pretty generic, it says on the outside what you can find on the inside, and that can be quite valuable for a company struggling to become known. Later on they might regret it, but at least there will be a later on.
Counter-counterpoint: People these days will just search their favorite engine for "LA Guide" which will happily take them to "antonysguide.com" ... and a number of other websites on the topic that weren't (a) first in line to get the original domain or (b) rich enough to buy it on the resale market. In any case, unique names will be more identifiable than a generic term, especially for something like a guide that would be curated and reflect its authors. Examples abound, with craigslist, timeout and tomsguide being the ones that come to mine quickest. Spend your money on desirable content (and maybe a little SEO) rather than a resale domain. - Evan