.me - Montenegrin Domain Hack TLD and English Wordplay
On July 17, 2008, at 5:00 PM, the small Balkan state of Montenegro sealed its independence from Serbia in the online world by officially releasing the .me domain. The Montenegrin country domain, available for around 15 euros per year, was not only used by individuals and companies in its own country. The abbreviation "me" translates to "me" in English. English-speaking websites especially saw the opportunity in this interesting country extension to give their homepage, forum, or blog a personal touch. Thus, the relatively young country extension quickly became a successful top-level domain through this repurposing. Six months after the domain's launch, more than 350 DotMe websites were among the top 1,000,000 most visited websites worldwide in the Alexa ranking.
What should be considered with a country-specific .me extension?
Due to the liberal registration policies, registering a .me domain is easy. Unlike a .de domain, a Montenegrin owner or administrative contact with a registered address in Montenegro is not required. Only the third level of the .me domain is reserved for Montenegrins. Second-level domains are easily registerable by anyone. Pure numeric domains are allowed in the domain name. The address must be between 3 and 63 characters long. Umlauts are not allowed. Hyphens can be used if they are not at the beginning or end, and if they do not follow two hyphens in a row like 234--xyz.me.
Why is a .me domain extension worthwhile?
In addition to being a country-specific top-level domain for Montenegrin individuals, associations, organizations, and companies, the .me domain extension is very suitable for private blogs and websites, marketing initiatives, or as an email address. Especially when combined with English words like youand.me, love.me, or dance-with.me, the Montenegro country domain is very popular. But the combination of a German domain name with the .me extension also promises interesting word combinations that may no longer be available under other domain extensions. These TLDs are known in professional circles as domain hacks. Examples of available addresses include www.finanzierungssum.me, www.urlaubstraeu.me, or www.wellness-ther.me.
Advantages of a .me country TLD:
- .me extension allows associations with English words
- Domain hacks offer the possibility of free keyword domains
- Many freedoms for wordplay and memorable domain names
Are there any other Domain Hack TLDs?
Since the introduction of many nTLDs, the country domain .me is not the only TLD and domain hack TLD that offers a lot of flexibility in choosing web addresses. With the .wien Domain (www.made-in.wien), .sport Domain (www.treibe-gerne.sport), or .hotels Domain (www.bayerische.hotels), there are many possibilities for word combinations and memorable domain names. In addition, TLDs like the .io Domain or .co Domain are currently popular among modern companies and startups.
