Country extensionSince 2007
.me domain registration
Montenegro’s extension, which the world reads as “me”: a short personal address for your page, your résumé and your blog, telling every visitor that what they see is yours.
Score card
.me in six cells
Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.
- Trust
- 4 out of 5
- Easy to remember
- 5 out of 5
- Global reach
- 3 out of 5
- Price stability
- 5 out of 5
- Short names available
- 2 out of 5
- Local meaning
- 2 out of 5
Overview
What is .me
.me entered the internet’s root in 2007 as the extension of Montenegro, and its manager in the IANA record is Government of Montenegro, the country’s government, with the doMEn registry running it on its behalf. Because the word reads as “me,” its registry presents it as a personal extension, for those who want to build their own name rather than a company’s.
A name directly under .me is open to anyone, person or company, from any country, with no documents, so you need no link to Montenegro. It suits a personal page, a résumé, a blog and a portfolio, and also links that read as a sentence speaking to the visitor. It supports DNSSEC signing, but it has no table for Arabic letters in IANA’s records.
What you should know: its short words and common names were taken years ago, and its price with us is higher than .com, though the same every year. And because it says “me,” it doesn’t suit a company that wants to look like an institution, or a store where the buyer looks for reassurance.
- Type
- Country extension (ccTLD)
- In the root since
- September 24, 2007
- Name’s origin
- Montenegro; also read as me
- Responsible body
- Government of Montenegro
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Names in Arabic
- Not supported
Who it suits
For your field: is .me the best fit?
Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .me says in each, and which extension completes it.
A personal page or résumé
Excellent · The first choice
Your name, then “me”: a short address saying the page is yours, written on your résumé and in your profile bios.
Register it with.me.name
A freelancer known by name
Good · A good fit
Freelance translators and designers are known to clients by name; add .pro to say their profession.
Register it with.me.pro
A personal blog
Good · A good fit
It suits what you write under your name, and .blog says it outright if you want the blog to have a name of its own.
Register it with.me.blog
A content creator
Good · A good fit
One link in your profile bios gathering all you publish under your name; add .tv if video is your work.
Register it with.me.tv
A company or brand
Consider another · Consider .com
.me says “me,” not “us,” and a company needs an address that says “business” and that customers trust.
Register it with.com.co
An online store
Consider another · Consider .store
Buyers look for a store they can trust, and .store or .com says so more clearly.
Register it with.store.com
What it does for you
What you gain when you register it
An address that says “me”
The visitor understands from the extension that the page belongs to a person, not a company or a store.
Your identity in one link
A page gathering your résumé, your work and your accounts; just put it in your bio.
Short personal email
hello@rima-kassab.me is an address in your name that stays with you whenever you change jobs or providers.
A link that reads as an invitation
The word me completes a sentence addressed to your visitor, so the link becomes an invitation to reach you.
And where its value shows
In your profile bios
One link leading to all you do.
On your résumé
An address in your name leading to your work.
In your email signature
A personal address, written once and kept.
On the business card
Two letters after your name, no explaining.
Pros and cons
What you should know before you register
Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.
Pros
- 01Two letters the world reads as “me”
- 02Open to everyone from any country, with no documents
- 03Suits a personal page, a résumé and a blog
- 04One price with us, the first year and every renewal
- 05In the internet’s root since 2007, and supports DNSSEC signing
Cons
- 01Short words and common names were taken years ago
- 02Doesn’t suit a company or a store
- 03Its price with us is higher than .com
- 04Doesn’t support names in Arabic
Rules
Registration terms for .me
What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- Documents
- None required
- Name length
- Up to 63 characters
- Characters
- a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
- Names in Arabic
- Not supported
- Registration term
- 1 to 10 years
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Privacy protection
- Not prohibited by the registry’s policy
- Transfer
- With an EPP code, 5 days after registration; adds a year to its term
Life cycle
From registration until the name is free again
What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.
- 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
- 02After expiryUp to the registrarThe registry renews it automatically at expiry; the grace period after that is set by the registrar.
- 03Redemption30 daysOnce deleted, it can be redeemed for an extra redemption fee.
- 04Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.
Tips
Before you register
- 1Read your name aloud with meA name that makes a sentence with “me” stays in memory; avoid one that reads with it as something unintended.
- 2Register your name in .name tooThe same name in two personal extensions, so whoever types either finds you.
- 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
- 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
- 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
- 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.
Nearby extensions
If your name is taken in .me
- .nameThe extension of personal names.$15 first year
- .lifeFor a personal page about your life and interests.$8 first year
- .comIf your name is free in it, it’s the strongest.$17 first year
- .spaceA personal space for your work and ideas.$13 first year
- .blogFor those who write under their name regularly.$36 first year
- .proFor those who present themselves by their profession.$10 first year
FAQ5 questions
Frequently asked questions about .me
Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.
Contact support$36 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.
Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents.
Yes, just 5 days after it was registered: ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a year is added to its term.
The .me registry renews the name automatically when it expires, and the grace period after that is set by the registrar. If it is deleted, it can be redeemed within 30 days for a redemption fee; then it is deleted for good and is free again.
No. IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN) holds no Arabic table for .me, so names in it use Latin letters, digits and hyphens.
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