Michael Domains

A clean title card for media MICHAEL.SHOW reads like a title card. The left of the dot is the first name. The right of the dot tells the audience what to expect. On a lower third, on a poster, or in a podcast outro, it is short and legible. The same string works for a weekly interview series, a …

Markets run on scarcity, status, and stories. First‑name domains sit at the intersection of all three. The name Michael is a perfect lens for understanding why. The most obvious assets, Michael.com and Mike.com, are controlled by Michael Saylor/MicroStrategy, a group that has famously accumulated …

There’s a reason domain investors and brand strategists still bring up Mike.com, Michael.com, and Voice.com in the same breath: they’re case studies in long‑term thinking. Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy accumulated premium names in the 1990s and early 2000s, held them for years, and only sold when …

If you’ve spent any time in the premium domain market, you already know a hard truth: first‑name .coms are almost never available. “Michael” is the ultimate example. The best two anchors around that name - Michael.com and Mike.com - have been locked down for decades by Michael Saylor and his company …

Why exact match name domains still matter Exact match name domains still rank and convert. A clean first name in the root of the URL sends strong brand signals, shortens word of mouth, and reduces paid search leakage. When the audience types Michael into a browser bar, the site should appear without …

What the queries signal Searchers who type Michael tend to look for professional services, biographies, or booking pages. Queries with Mike skew casual and entertainment. That split shows up in click paths and in how users react to CTAs. A buyer who needs bookings, lead forms, or investor materials …

New top‑level domains have been around for a decade, but only a handful deliver instant meaning without explanation. .show is one of them. When paired with a strong first name like Michael, it becomes a brand that feels obvious, modern, and memorable: MICHAEL.SHOW. If you’re building a presence …