We have set up a small company with a 4 letter name (say for the sake of our bandwidth it is called "Hido"), aimed at an international audience.<p>Currently we have "HidoUni.com" (it is university related) but have come across an opportunity to buy Hido.org from a seller. A large international company holds Hido.com and I'm a little concerned they may grab the .org if it goes up for sale.<p>We are only starting up however and don't have a lot of money as yet to being to just buy the domain without having a good reason to and I'm trying to decide whether there is a good case or not. So I thought I would ask the experts and see what your opinions were.<p>(Also - Arguably, a .org tld would be applicable for the nature of the company but I'm not sure whether such a perception is maintained internationally.)<p>What do you think?<p>Ali
It would be a good asset to have irregardless of the .com vs .org debate BUT spending money you can't afford to spend when the future of your company is completely uncertain (I'm assuming base on what you wrote) is not necessarily a smart move as awesome as the opportunity may be. Unless you've already launched, have clear traction, etc, you might just spend money on a domain for a startup that may not exist a few months from now.<p>I can't speak for others but my personal opinion is try to get traction with the company first and then decide whether or not you can afford to acquire the name. Most startups don't survive long enough to worry about what their name ends up being.
I think the only reason to get a .org or .net is for SEO purposes. This is what patio11 did with appointmentreminder.org<p>Since "hido" is obviously not going to bring you any SEO juice it's probably better to go for a longer .com<p>I don't really like HidoUni, or even having "Uni" anywhere in the name personally. To me it seems either deceptive or lame.<p>I'd probably go with HidoHQ.com or HidoAcadamy.com or something.<p>Good luck!