I am about to open an IT-business, which will be physically located in Russia, but will be oriented to both foreign businesses and the Russian ones. I am unsure of what domain ending to choose. There're a lot of options left for the domains with the .ru ending, whereas most of the intelligible .com names are already taken.
Should I go for a .ru name? Won't it somewhat scare off non-Russian potential clients? Or should I choose a .com one anyway?
What is your opinion?
Thank you in advance!
Perhaps you could blend a unusual russian name with a .com suffix - the chances are that you will find one that is not taken.
Won't it somewhat scare off non-Russian potential clients?
Not necessarily, depending on what you are offering.
For instance, it's well known and accepted in the tech sector that hiring a russian team is cost effective, and that the work can be of the highest quality. For instance, Intel worked with a russian startup, and eventually purchased the company.
However, I prefer the .com for this reason: I dislike domain names that are similar to another (for example, a .net or the plural version).
Thus, if you have a great .ru name, but the .com counterpart is already taken, I'd rather avoid the confusion.
Why share your identity with someone else?
Thank you so much for your replies!
