domain names

Let's say you name your forum myforum.com. Then you notice myforum.org, myforum.net, myforum.forum, myforum.etc is all available. Do you register them all and point to your .com or does those not matter to you?

Have you ever changed a domain name for your forum? If so, tell us about it. What was the previous domain and what was the new domain name? Did you take any steps to ensure search engine health at all? Was the change positive in the end or should you had let it remain as it was before?

My hosting service will allow me to renew my domain name for more than 3 years at a time if I want to. I usually do every year for forums that I'm not sure will work out or not. I do three years for forums and sites that I know I want to keep around. How about you all? Does this matter to you...

Now they have all sorts of TLDs to choose from making it easier to get a good short domain name. You can even get a .FORUM domain name. But for some people, the .com is the only way to go. It's because it's the more standard one that everyone automatically remembers. If the .Other TLDs were...

I've used DreamHost for years, more than 15 years to be exact. I also use them for my hosting. How about you all?