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Re:The .blog Bait and Switch by jamchris on Thursday November 17, 2016 @12:53PM (#12979685)
Like the author I would also have no problem in paying a few of several hundred dollars as an initial registration one time fee, for a domain like chris.blog.

I would really prefer using chris.blog instead of buying a .com domain like this-is-chriss-development-blog.com, just because any shorter .com domain is already taken.

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Re:The .blog Bait and Switch by cschidle on Thursday November 17, 2016 @01:12PM (#12979849)
Right on. While I said "I appreciate a good name", I'm truly a sucker for a good name. Branding is huge, even when it's a personal brand.

So yes, a one-time fee of $250-$1,000 feels ok to me, especially considering what Automattic paid for the TLD.

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Re:The .blog Bait and Switch by cdubzzz on Thursday November 17, 2016 @01:11PM (#12979842)
It's still possible to come up with vanity domains using common TLDs. You just need to have some wiggle room (: I replaced a single letter in the shortened version of my own name and got a .net for it just a few months ago.
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