I bought makipeople.cc
A quick read on why you should always use distinct (sub)domains.
I noticed after responding to a company, makipeople.com,
that they had sent an official email from a slightly different domain - makipeople.co. I could instantly tell the email was
genuine, as they had mentioned something very specific from a feedback message I had sent, so no
phishing here - just a bad decision sent from their CEO™.
This page was designed as a joke because their domain suffix for emails, .co, looks
awfully close to .cc and I wanted to prove a point.
It essentially boils down to this: If you're (un)fortunate enough to manage multiple domains:
- make them distinct;
- don't confuse people;
- don't enable scammers.
Use distinct domains...
- for your main webpage (
rhystedstone.wales) - for short links or redirects (
rhysted.uk) - between projects with unique identities:
Never...
-
use minor variations between non-regional domains:
rhyste.ukalongsiderhysted.ukmakipeople.coalongsidemakipeople.comexample.orgalongsideexample.com†
-
handle subdomains inconsistently:
- Using
www.example.orgwithout redirecting requests fromexample.org - Allowing user accounts as subdomains, alongside official pages e.g.
user.example.comalongsidesupport.example.cominstead ofuser.users.example.comorusers.example.com/user
- Using
- hide your true identity. Make it easy for someone to reach out; it may be unlikely to be a matter of life or death, but you'll be better connected to those you wish to reach.
†Sometimes, it's legally required to distinguish between two domains such as the case
where one domain is the non-profit side of a business, or the business-side of a non-profit
e.g.
musescore.org & musescore.com.
I personally wish they didn't use "musescore" for both, since it caused a lot of
confusion over which is the correct domain - because they're both correct!