I'm starting to develop a mobile app, and have a first choice name I'd like to use. However the .com domain of the name has already been taken.Is it actually worth it buying it, or would you tempted to go with CoolNameApp.com or CoolName.net instead?If you couldn't afford the .com domain name, would you use a different name for the actual app?Also just to let you know I'm a student with not much money.Am fascinated to hear your ideas and opinions on the importance of .com domains for mobile apps :-)
Is a .com domain name worth it for a mobile app?
mobile;domain name system
Since you are talking about mobile applications, there is one specific thing that you must consider: the time to type.Here's a screenshot of an emulator of Windows Mobile.By default, the TLD is .com. It means that to access example.com, I have to type eight characters. To access example.net, I have to hold .com button until I see the .com, .org, .edu and .net TLDs, then press .net. Finally, to access example.co.uk, I have to type all the characters, manually.Speed matter, especially for mobile users with a small, uncomfortable tactile keyboard, and .com is the fastest to type. So in a context of a mobile application, .com is the first choice TLD.