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by PaulHoule 427 days ago
If I had to choose either a premium domain name or the full court press of SEO and SMO I'd pick the later. Consider the case of steam.com

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/73fshf/could_valve_b...

Steam has been at "steampowered.com" which is a 2nd rate domain name in comparison since the beginning. I'm sure they'd like to have steam.com but they've connected well with customers and game publishers without it -- they've done all the other work it takes to make their service a household name.
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star_boyzz 424 days ago
Totally agree , Steam is a classic case of branding beyond the domain. But would you say that in 2025, with AI tools and search engines reshaping visibility, the role of a clean domain has slightly shifted?

For example, bundles like helpai.io, helpai.cloud, helpai.vip, etc., feel less about prestige and more about brand navigation , so users recognize continuity across tools or services.

am i wrong ?

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