{"id":4833,"date":"2024-05-14T19:52:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T02:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/?p=4833"},"modified":"2024-05-14T22:18:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T05:18:47","slug":"would-a-me-or-blog-domain-stand-out-more-out-of-the-crowd-today-than-a-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/4833\/would-a-me-or-blog-domain-stand-out-more-out-of-the-crowd-today-than-a-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Would a .me or .blog domain stand out more out of the crowd today than a .com?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-domains.png\">    <picture>\n                <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-domains-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-domains.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 320px\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-domains.png\" \n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-domains-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-domains.png 320w\" \n             sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 320px\" \n             width=\"320\" \n             height=\"320\" \n             alt=\"me-domains\" \n             loading=\"lazy\" \n              \n             decoding=\"async\" \n             class=\"wp-image-4834\" >\n    <\/picture>\n    <\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Short answer: .me and .blog are more unique and less common tlds than a .com, but then people may forget the correct domain name<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Longer answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to common TLDs like .com, both .me and .blog will stand out. However, they achieve this in different ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>.blog:<\/strong> Stands out more due to its specificity. It instantly tells visitors it&#8217;s a blog, grabbing attention faster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>.me:<\/strong> Stands out less but offers a personal touch. It&#8217;s a good option if you want to brand yourself and your blog isn&#8217;t the sole focus of your website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Here&#8217;s the trade-off:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Uniqueness vs. Recognition:<\/strong> Both .me and .blog are less recognizable than .com, and may be less rememberable too.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clarity vs. Versatility:<\/strong> .blog is crystal clear about being a blog, while .me offers more flexibility for personal branding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>So, the answer depends on your priorities:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Focus on pure uniqueness:<\/strong> Go with .blog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Want a personal touch with some uniqueness:<\/strong> Choose .me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, even if you stand out, it&#8217;s not a guarantee of success. Consider your target audience and the overall image you want to project when making your final decision. You can also stand out from the crowd by the domain name base itself, rather than the tld, or extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you ready to design &amp; build your own website? Learn more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/\">UltimateWB<\/a>! We also offer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/web-design-packages\">web design packages<\/a>&nbsp;if you would like your website designed and built for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Got a techy\/website question? Whether it\u2019s about UltimateWB or another website builder, web hosting, or other aspects of websites, just send in your question in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/ask-david\">\u201cAsk David!\u201d form<\/a>. We will email you when the answer is posted on the UltimateWB \u201cAsk David!\u201d section.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short answer: .me and .blog are more unique and less common tlds than a .com, but then people may forget the correct domain name Longer answer: Compared to common TLDs like .com, both .me and .blog will stand out. However, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/4833\/would-a-me-or-blog-domain-stand-out-more-out-of-the-crowd-today-than-a-com\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1034,345],"tags":[2779,2778,235,798,2374],"class_list":["post-4833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ask-david","category-domain-names","tag-blog-2","tag-me","tag-domain-name","tag-tld","tag-unique"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4833"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4833"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4840,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4833\/revisions\/4840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}