Tonga's .to TLD is a hidden gem for domain hacks. As the English preposition 'to', it creates natural action-oriented URLs — 'go.to', 'link.to', 'listen.to'. It's especially popular for redirect services and link shorteners.
Why .to Is Popular
The word 'to' is one of the most common in English, appearing in countless phrases. This makes .to domains feel like natural calls-to-action: 'subscribe.to/podcast', 'listen.to/album'. The extension turns URLs into sentences.
Examples
- dev.to (DEV Community) — Developer community — 'dev to' implies a developer destination.
- go.to (GoTo) — Collaboration software using the ultimate call-to-action domain.
- listen.to (Listen.to) — Music sharing platform — the URL IS the call-to-action.
- link.to (Link.to) — Link management tool — perfectly descriptive domain.
- refer.to (Refer.to) — Referral tool — the domain describes the action.
- talk.to (Talk.to) — Communication platform with a conversational domain.