Forum Domain Name

CustomX · 01-18-2008, 12:29 PM

Hi, I'm new here and have a couple questions

1. Is it better to have for example: pillowforums.com or pillowforum.com

2. which one is better or which would you prefer: thepillowforum.com or pillowforums.org

I hate having the .org extension, but I think I would rather have the better name with an org than a less desirable name with a .com what do you think?

Thanks in advance

vatsan · 01-18-2008, 01:38 PM

I dont really like an .org for a forum. About the singular/plural thing, search google for the words and you will be able to decide on it. pillow forum returns about 740k results and pillow forums returns about 580k only. Also, if you think you may lose some traffic with the plural I would suggest you to reg that also and point it to the main website.

snowbird · 01-18-2008, 02:04 PM

Also keep in mind that you dont have to restrict yourself to the word forum either. There are many other words you could use in it's place like PillowTalk or PillowDiscussion, etc. Personally I have never even thought of making a forum just about pillows. But if you have enough people to support your idea and you feel it could be successful, go for it!

buyauthority · 01-18-2008, 07:17 PM

At every chance you get take both names. You don't want traffic to be going to the name someone else owns so take the two names.

cybermonkey · 01-18-2008, 07:30 PM

I agree with "Snowbird", unless you have to have the word "forum" in the name, there are other alternatives to "forum", such as: PillowBoards, TalkPillows, SimplyPillows, PillowsPortal, PillowsCafe, EverythingPillows, etc. But I wouldn't pick .org over .com, though.

CustomX · 01-19-2008, 03:46 PM

Thanks for the advice guys, much appreciated

01-18-2008, 12:29 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
CustomX New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6	Forum Domain Name Hi, I'm new here and have a couple questions 1. Is it better to have for example: pillowforums.com or pillowforum.com 2. which one is better or which would you prefer: thepillowforum.com or pillowforums.org I hate having the .org extension, but I think I would rather have the better name with an org than a less desirable name with a .com what do you think? Thanks in advance

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snowbird Emperor Penguin Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 727	Also keep in mind that you dont have to restrict yourself to the word forum either. There are many other words you could use in it's place like PillowTalk or PillowDiscussion, etc. Personally I have never even thought of making a forum just about pillows. But if you have enough people to support your idea and you feel it could be successful, go for it! __________________ Mike R. RegisterBird.com RegisterBird.com Star Program [Special Promotion on .IN, .COM, and .NET extensions!]

01-18-2008, 01:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
vatsan Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: India Posts: 1,003	I dont really like an .org for a forum. About the singular/plural thing, search google for the words and you will be able to decide on it. pillow forum returns about 740k results and pillow forums returns about 580k only. Also, if you think you may lose some traffic with the plural I would suggest you to reg that also and point it to the main website.

01-18-2008, 07:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
buyauthority Account Closed Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hawaii - AcquirePower.com Posts: 773	At every chance you get take both names. You don't want traffic to be going to the name someone else owns so take the two names.

01-18-2008, 07:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
cybermonkey NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dania, FL Posts: 583	I agree with "Snowbird", unless you have to have the word "forum" in the name, there are other alternatives to "forum", such as: PillowBoards, TalkPillows, SimplyPillows, PillowsPortal, PillowsCafe, EverythingPillows, etc. But I wouldn't pick .org over .com, though.

01-19-2008, 03:46 PM	THREAD STARTER #6 (permalink)
CustomX New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6	Thanks for the advice guys, much appreciated

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