Comments on: The importance of a good domain name http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/ Community Building Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:53:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Martin Reed - Blog Author http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-14280 Martin Reed - Blog Author Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:54:12 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/#comment-14280 <strong>Teenage</strong> - Yes, being unusual is also a great way to be memorable! Just don't be too unusual that people don't know how to spell the name! Teenage – Yes, being unusual is also a great way to be memorable! Just don’t be too unusual that people don’t know how to spell the name!

]]> By: teenage love http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-14245 teenage love Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:14:08 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/#comment-14245 Very good advice. I also read some where that another way of being memorable is being unusual. Example:- forkinthehead.com. See, I still remember the name. It has a graphics of a man with a fork inserted in his head. Makes it even more memorable. Thanks a lot. Very good advice.
I also read some where that another way of being memorable is being unusual. Example:- forkinthehead.com. See, I still remember the name. It has a graphics of a man with a fork inserted in his head. Makes it even more memorable.
Thanks a lot.

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]]> By: Martin Reed http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-3065 Martin Reed Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:36:29 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/#comment-3065 <strong>George</strong> - Thanks for your comment. I agree - you want your domain name to be memorable and free from any ambiguities. Making it completely different from any other names is definitely something I would recommend. George – Thanks for your comment. I agree – you want your domain name to be memorable and free from any ambiguities. Making it completely different from any other names is definitely something I would recommend.

]]> By: George http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2863 George Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:45:54 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/#comment-2863 I too wouldn't go with the hyphenated name, unless I owned the un-hyphenated name. I personally also would go ahead and buy names that sound similar and redirect them to prevent any loss visitors. All the best, George I too wouldn’t go with the hyphenated name, unless I owned the un-hyphenated name. I personally also would go ahead and buy names that sound similar and redirect them to prevent any loss visitors.

All the best,
George

]]> By: Martin Reed http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2721 Martin Reed Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:21:29 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/#comment-2721 <strong>Smiley</strong> - I would always be hesitant in using a hyphenated domain name, especially if I didn't own the unhyphenated version. You can't verbally convey a hyphenated domain name without saying the word 'hyphen' - and even then, people may forget it. <strong>Mike</strong> - A very good point, Mike. It is all too easy to forget that even if we have a national focus on our websites, they can still be visited from users all over the world. Using words that are spelt the same globally is definitely a good idea. If you want to use your own national spelling, you should at least buy the alternatives and have them redirect to your site. <strong>Malte</strong> - I agree that it is always preferable to at least register and redirect the '.com' version of your site's name to prevent any potential loss of visitors. Smiley – I would always be hesitant in using a hyphenated domain name, especially if I didn’t own the unhyphenated version. You can’t verbally convey a hyphenated domain name without saying the word ‘hyphen’ – and even then, people may forget it.

Mike – A very good point, Mike. It is all too easy to forget that even if we have a national focus on our websites, they can still be visited from users all over the world. Using words that are spelt the same globally is definitely a good idea.

If you want to use your own national spelling, you should at least buy the alternatives and have them redirect to your site.

Malte – I agree that it is always preferable to at least register and redirect the ‘.com’ version of your site’s name to prevent any potential loss of visitors.

]]> By: Malte http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-2718 Malte Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:10:23 +0000 http://www.communityspark.com/the-importance-of-a-good-domain-name/#comment-2718 You should allways register .com. Whatever TLD you end up using, a couple of users will try to type in the .com version and you dont want to losse them to a competitor who grabs the .com version of your domain. You should allways register .com.
Whatever TLD you end up using, a couple of users will try to type in the .com version and you dont want to losse them to a competitor who grabs the .com version of your domain.

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