For the love of Jesus: Domain names should not be called “URLs.”
The domain investor community should be up in arms, as uneducated founders of start-ups, mid-level managers, and aged CEOs close to retirement perform this crucial faux pas very often.
For example, domain broker extraordinaire, Bill Sweetman, who operates from the mega-brand NameNinja.com, asked his high level clients for recommendations; one clueless CEO thanked Bill for managing the “acquisition of a URL.”
Naturally, Bill is a very nice guy and did not use his sharp Japanese katana to perform a “Kill Bill” style maneuver. Perhaps he should.
A Dan.com review on Trustpilot made another reference to a URL that the reviewer acquired after “many years” of unavailability.
Domains are NOT URLs.
Let’s help end, once and for all, this wrong reference to a domain name as a “URL.”
A domain name is the unique name that identifies a website or an email address on the internet. It is the name that people type in their web browsers to access a specific website. For example, “DomainGang.com” is a domain name.
URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) are the addresses of specific pages or resources on a website. They are the full addresses that people type in their web browsers to access a specific page or resource on a website. For example, “https://domaingang.com/about/” is a URL.
In other words, a domain name is the name of a website, while a URL is the address of a specific page or resource on that website. When you buy a domain name, you can then create as many URLs as you want; on the other hand, you cannot register a URL.
Yaaasssss! It’s like nails on a chalkboard, to me.