Owning your first name last name .com domain name is a flex for some people. It can make it easier for people to find you online, and it allows you to own your exact identity online. For people who are in a business selling their own services like domain brokers, consultants, or attorneys, having your first / last .com domain name is akin to a brand matching domain name.
I don’t own my first/last name .com, but I made sure I bought the matching domain names for my kids, and an industry colleague acquired my wife’s and gifted it when we got married.
It looks like quite a few domain investors I know own their own first/last name .com domain names, although the majority I checked do not resolve to any website. I assume they secured their domain name for future use and/or to prevent someone else from having it. Some others forward their domain name to LinkedIn or their own website. I only saw one being used on its own – JohnBerryhill.com.
Several years ago, I would buy the first/last name of close friend’s kids when they were born. I still manage all of those domain names since the kids are too young to use. I stopped doing that as it got more expensive – and an expense that will continue growing each year without handing them off.
I would recommend that people secure their own first/last name .com domain name if they can for a reasonable price. At the very least, it can be useful as a marketing tool and ensures that nobody else with the same name can use it and potentially cause confusion. I wrote about having an online presence when doing outbound marketing to sell domain names, and this is the perfect usecase for this type of domain name.
Do you own your first/last .com domain name?
Yes I do….
Chrisgoh.com
Best thing ever…
More power and influence
And I got so many offers to sell…as high as 7 figures
Some great jade plants.
Wow.
I don’t think my life is ever going to be the same again after seeing that.
Outstanding.
Oh ..I grow jade plants…
Here my site
http://www.JadePlantMaster.com
Largest indoor jade plant…in the world…
37 yrs Old..
Working with my friend to send in the paperwork.
I sleep under the jade plant.
If you are in town,you are welcome to take a look
https://jadeplantmaster.com/jade/
Look at the pictures…have some of my friends opening their arms over the jade plant.
I have about 8 varieties of jade plants
in the INTERNET WILD WEST days of the 90s to the early 2000s i hand registered my names or put them in my drop list and got them
BrianWick.com
BryanWick.com
WickFamily.com
StBrian.com
SaintBrian.com
I hand reg many solid domains… during the good old days of the 99 cent coupons
Bring back to good old domain days
The Best marketing ad was
“Express yourself with domain names ”
BullShitWebsites.com
MarijuanaGuy.com
MarijuanaDealer.com
Squarely.com
Roy took his name as well – god rest his soul – one of the funniest guys i ever met…
RoyFlanders.com
Rob took his name and his daughter’s name as she was becoming popular as well:
RobGrant.com
LizzyGrant.com
Bri
Yes, I do own my first and last name.
Have my firstnamelastname.com, as well as my firstname@gmail.com (which gets dozens of spam messages each day).
I unfortunately missed out on my own firstnamelastname.com however secured them for my wife, all of our kids and some of my in-laws. My wife and kids I still manage renewals.
I do. I have also bought them for a handful of friends. It’s a good thing to own, even though I haven’t done anything interesting with it. Just threw up a few basic things.
When I was growing up, an elderly relative advised me “learn to play the piano and you’ll always be in demand at parties”. Domain names, your kids will say. What are they?
My kids are taking piano lessons.
Sweet. They’ll never be lonely 🙂
Even though I am old guy who took classical piano for 8 years, my teenage kids are GEN M (as in Mobile).
They dont need names. They are only known by their instagram, faceplant……. handles 🙂
Good luck selling your domains.
Never hurts to take piano lessons you might needs them.
For me, I prefer just lastname.com. And yes I got it. I think it’s more “classy” than firstnamelastname.com. There’s nothing better than an email address like firstname@lastname.com. Could’ve had the .net and .org too way back whenever but didn’t want them.