Comments on: How To Pick A Kickass Domain Name http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/ SEO and Marketing Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:47:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alex Newman (Link Building Black Book) http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-20317 Alex Newman (Link Building Black Book) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:07:41 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/#comment-20317 I often get asked by clients for help choosing a good domain name. What with so many .coms being already taken (and so often just parked with no site on them), the one question that comes up time and again is whether a .com automatically scores higher in SERPs than other TLDs such as .net or .biz I think the extension question is a complex question - a nice snappy .net can be good, but if you are expecting a lot of type-in traffic, you want the .com otherwise the traffic's going to go to your competitors. It depends how people are looking for you; if much of your customer acquisition is done through live networking, a snappy name matters more than if it is through search traffic. One of the most important factors is definitely to be memorable. It wants to be the kind of thing where they get home, switch on the computer and think "What was the name of that web site?". The difference between memorable or not, at that moment, is the difference between a customer or not. Also be aware of the fact that it's possible to run into legal difficulties is your domain name is that of a registered trade mark. I often get asked by clients for help choosing a good domain name. What with so many .coms being already taken (and so often just parked with no site on them), the one question that comes up time and again is whether a .com automatically scores higher in SERPs than other TLDs such as .net or .biz

I think the extension question is a complex question – a nice snappy .net can be good, but if you are expecting a lot of type-in traffic, you want the .com otherwise the traffic’s going to go to your competitors. It depends how people are looking for you; if much of your customer acquisition is done through live networking, a snappy name matters more than if it is through search traffic.

One of the most important factors is definitely to be memorable. It wants to be the kind of thing where they get home, switch on the computer and think “What was the name of that web site?”. The difference between memorable or not, at that moment, is the difference between a customer or not.

Also be aware of the fact that it’s possible to run into legal difficulties is your domain name is that of a registered trade mark.

]]> By: SEO Services http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-17789 SEO Services Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:37:53 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/#comment-17789 <p>Nice post ! proper image building of your domain is necessary , it reflects your position , strategy and work processes , hence it deliver complete business to the audiences . </p> Nice post ! proper image building of your domain is necessary , it reflects your position , strategy and work processes , hence it deliver complete business to the audiences .

]]> By: Bill Quimby http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-17788 Bill Quimby Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:33:12 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/#comment-17788 I hope you don't mind, but I like this and talked about a slight variation of this for toll free numbers. They are similar to domain names in several ways. I linked back to you but thought I'd mention it here as well. Bill Quimby TollFreeNumbers.com I hope you don’t mind, but I like this and talked about a slight variation of this for toll free numbers. They are similar to domain names in several ways. I linked back to you but thought I’d mention it here as well.
Bill Quimby
TollFreeNumbers.com

]]> By: ScreenRant.com http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-17787 ScreenRant.com Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:25:06 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/#comment-17787 <p><em>"MensExchange.com may sound like a good idea, but try typing that in all lowercase letters and see what you get"</em></p> <p>ROFLOL!!! That's priceless and one of those things that could be easily missed. :-)</p> <p>Vic </p> “MensExchange.com may sound like a good idea, but try typing that in all lowercase letters and see what you get”

ROFLOL!!! That’s priceless and one of those things that could be easily missed. :-)

Vic

]]> By: Mikael Rieck http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-17786 Mikael Rieck Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:35:44 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/#comment-17786 Picking domain names has always been a challenge. The perfect domain is already taken and trying to fit all your suggestions into one domain is hard. But on the other hand I absolutely agree with you and hopefully I'll learn to be patient in coming up with a name the next time I launch a business :) Picking domain names has always been a challenge. The perfect domain is already taken and trying to fit all your suggestions into one domain is hard. But on the other hand I absolutely agree with you and hopefully I’ll learn to be patient in coming up with a name the next time I launch a business :)

]]> By: Mark Alves http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-17785 Mark Alves Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:37:40 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/#comment-17785 <p>Good URL Bad URL http://goodurlbadurl.blogspot.com/ has interesting examples of, well, good and bad domain names and formats. </p> Good URL Bad URL
http://goodurlbadurl.blogspot.com/
has interesting examples of, well, good and bad domain names and formats.

]]> By: Stephen Ward http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-17784 Stephen Ward Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:15:48 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/#comment-17784 I'd add a note about using dashes as word separators in domain names. I can think of times when this would be useful, but for the most part, I'd advise against it from a usability standpoint. Other than that, great points. I couldn't have <a href="http://www.wardontheweb.com/launching-a-successful-website-step-three-choosing-an-online-brand/" rel="nofollow">said it better myself</a>. ;) I’d add a note about using dashes as word separators in domain names. I can think of times when this would be useful, but for the most part, I’d advise against it from a usability standpoint. Other than that, great points. I couldn’t have said it better myself. ;)

]]> By: Select a good domain name http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-17783 Select a good domain name Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:50:20 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/#comment-17783 <p>Good article. I have another point to add. A good domain name is something that can be easily pronounced. I use phone test to determine this. </p> Good article.
I have another point to add. A good domain name is something that can be easily pronounced. I use phone test to determine this.

]]> By: John@123-reg http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-17782 John@123-reg Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:44:05 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/#comment-17782 Some really good tips here. What do you think about registering variations on your chosen domain as well? I know you mentioned grabbing the different extensions, but what about typos etc? Is it worth spending a bit of extra money to secure some of these? (Personally, I think it depends - I wrote a blog post about how to decide which typos / mistyped domains to register. I think there are a few tools you can use to see which ones are worth buying. The article's here: http://inside.123-reg.co.uk/archives/save-money-by-choosing-your-domains-carefully) Some really good tips here. What do you think about registering variations on your chosen domain as well? I know you mentioned grabbing the different extensions, but what about typos etc? Is it worth spending a bit of extra money to secure some of these?
(Personally, I think it depends – I wrote a blog post about how to decide which typos / mistyped domains to register. I think there are a few tools you can use to see which ones are worth buying. The article’s here: http://inside.123-reg.co.uk/archives/save-money-by-choosing-your-domains-carefully)

]]> By: Shalom Issenberg http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-17781 Shalom Issenberg Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:54:24 +0000 http://www.bruceclay.com/blog-test/2008/07/how-to-pick-a-kickass-domain-name/#comment-17781 <p>Great advice!</p> <p>Picking a domain is getting harder especially if you are focused on getting a .com. I think many people are too set on Keyword rich domains - which I believe are less practical for branding purposes, especially in relation to trademark laws.</p> <p>Again great post! </p> Great advice!

Picking a domain is getting harder especially if you are focused on getting a .com. I think many people are too set on Keyword rich domains – which I believe are less practical for branding purposes, especially in relation to trademark laws.

Again great post!

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