how do you know the best typo?

Bill1 · 03-20-2004, 05:41 PM

Lets say you know a site that recieves good traffic and you want to reg a typo fopr traffic how would you know which is the best typo?

Jeanco · 03-20-2004, 05:52 PM

I generally just have a pretty good instinct for it. If there's a double character, like double 'o's then the one with the single version could work. usually taking the last letter off the domain can work. If it its an 'ei' domain then registering the 'ie' domain could work.

It really varies from domain to domain.

You can also use the linkpop at startname to check google searches for each typo

Bill1 · 03-20-2004, 06:38 PM

thanks jeanco looking up link pop at start name

Anthony · 03-20-2004, 10:55 PM

I always say you should try typing the name quickly 25 times and see what you come up with...

OxDomains · 03-20-2004, 10:57 PM

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Originally posted by Anthony
I always say you should try typing the name quickly 25 times and see what you come up with...

and have a few other people help you out...
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/24213-how-do-you-know-best-typo.html
then drop it in an excel file and do a side by side comparison!

Mateja · 03-21-2004, 04:14 AM

this is far from being an area of expertise for me but words that look alike are probably useful in some way. The amount of times ive seen friends and family type in www.goggle.com rather than www.google.com is beyond belief.

Studies have been shown that when you read something, you comprehend the first and last letters of a word, the rest you dont think about where they are, you know what they are but your mind just puts them logically where you think it makes a word, but its not necesarily what it actually says.

Thats why in a sense in England the clothing conpany French Connection got so popular, they abbreviated their name to FCUK so everyone who saw that on a big banner while walking down the street would give it a second look cause they saw the first and last letters and didnt conprehend immediately what order the middle two letters were placed in.

ill expand more if someone doesnt understand.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=24213

btw, as i said, i have no expertise in this field but its just an assumption.

Anthony · 03-21-2004, 01:36 PM

Mateja has a great psychological thought-process approach to this that seems to be pretty accurate. I definitely find myself typing typos like those all the time, while online.

Bill1 · 03-21-2004, 02:19 PM

nice feedback mateja
much appreciated

Mateja · 03-21-2004, 11:38 PM

thanks for your kind words, if anyone ever tries out this method, could you let me know how it turns out please?

its nice to know when things happening in your head have some relevance to the outside world..

Anthony · 03-22-2004, 01:02 AM

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Originally posted by Mateja
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=24213
its nice to know when things happening in your head have some relevance to the outside world..

I couldn't agree with you more! That is definitely the NamePros Truism of the Day!

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Bill1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,861	thanks jeanco looking up link pop at start name

03-20-2004, 10:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Anthony NamePros Expert Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 9,132	I always say you should try typing the name quickly 25 times and see what you come up with...

03-21-2004, 04:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mateja NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: England Posts: 124	this is far from being an area of expertise for me but words that look alike are probably useful in some way. The amount of times ive seen friends and family type in www.goggle.com rather than www.google.com is beyond belief. Studies have been shown that when you read something, you comprehend the first and last letters of a word, the rest you dont think about where they are, you know what they are but your mind just puts them logically where you think it makes a word, but its not necesarily what it actually says. Thats why in a sense in England the clothing conpany French Connection got so popular, they abbreviated their name to FCUK so everyone who saw that on a big banner while walking down the street would give it a second look cause they saw the first and last letters and didnt conprehend immediately what order the middle two letters were placed in. ill expand more if someone doesnt understand. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=24213 btw, as i said, i have no expertise in this field but its just an assumption.

03-21-2004, 01:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Anthony NamePros Expert Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 9,132	Mateja has a great psychological thought-process approach to this that seems to be pretty accurate. I definitely find myself typing typos like those all the time, while online.

03-21-2004, 02:19 PM	THREAD STARTER #8 (permalink)
Bill1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,861	nice feedback mateja much appreciated

03-21-2004, 11:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mateja NamePros Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: England Posts: 124	thanks for your kind words, if anyone ever tries out this method, could you let me know how it turns out please? its nice to know when things happening in your head have some relevance to the outside world..

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