tips 8 facts about choosing the right domain name

[Arpit131]

The Huffington Post writes about choosing the right domain name.

Your domain name is a critical piece of business success, both online and offline. If you're on the ground floor of a business, the power of the internet is waiting - you have the opportunity to choose a domain name thoughtfully and carefully so that all your branding and marketing efforts can work in your favor.
Here are the 8 facts according to the article:

1) Include keywords and geography in your domain name.
2) It's fine to have several domain names.
3) But don't have too many domain names.
4) Protect your domain name.
5) Go ahead and make your whois info public.
6) There's no sense in hiding.
7) Pay a premium for your coveted domain name.
8) Don't ignore your domain age.

You may read the detailed description about each of these points on The Huffington Post

 

[abaiti]

I have a few domain 16-19 aged. But what make price of these old domain great?

 

[Hypersot]

I have a few domain 16-19 aged. But what make price of these old domain great?

imo, age increasing the domain's value is a myth

All the age does is increasing the possibility that there is some traffic remaining from the domain's old usage (if there was any)

I have tried for months to find out why people said that about age and domains... so far I have found nothing that can justify the saying

 

[abaiti]

but reality is a little bit different, my friend.

 

[The New Guy]

Lots of bad advice.

Domain age matters to some other domainers. It doesn't matter to end users.

Include geography in your domain name? So if I can get shoes.com, should I pass because it doesn't have a city name in it?

 

[abaiti]

So if I can get shoes.com, should I pass because it doesn't have a city name in it?

You should pass with shoes,,,>

 

[Genius327]

Domain age increases the possibility of a sale because it indicates that the domain was desirable even some 15-20 years ago.

A crappy but pronounceable 5L domain in the next 25 years would worth atleast a 10k IMHO.

 

[abaiti]

Domain age increases the possibility of a sale because it indicates that the domain was desirable even some 15-20 years ago.

A crappy but pronounceable 5L domain in the next 25 years would worth atleast a 10k IMHO.

Absolutely right! I think so. But game can change. One time we will see something different from usual domains for web sites. I don't know what it will be.

 

[The New Guy]

Domain age increases the possibility of a sale because it indicates that the domain was desirable even some 15-20 years ago.

It indicates the someone felt like paying for it for 15-20 years. Nothing else. It means it was desirable to them for awhile. It may be useless to the rest of the world.

Take a look at the expired domains every day - sort them by oldest reg. There are plenty of crap domains in the old list.

I've told the story here before, but one of the big domain companies has a domain I registered for a project over 15 years ago. The name made sense only with my specific business plan. After about 5 years I decided I didn't want to go forward wit the project and let it drop. The other company caught it and has spent a decade or so trying to sell it for tens of thousands of dollars.

 

[abaiti]

So sorry you lost 10's k of dollars. Now you have idea about this process. Before drop make offer to you competitors, right? What you think about?

There are plenty of sucks aged domains, but you can find a brilliant one at this crap. AND you never know how much money someone will pay for aged domain.

 

[The New Guy]

So sorry you lost 10's k of dollars. Now you have idea about this process. Before drop make offer to you competitors, right? What you think about?

I didn't lose anything. I dropped a domain I didn't need and only applied towards my specific business plan. The company that picked it up and has been paying renewal fees for a decade with no prospect of anyone buying the domain.

 

[The New Guy]

And another note:

If you find yourself taking life, career, or business advice from a random article posted at the huffington post, you're doing it wrong.

 

[hawkeye]

And another note:

If you find yourself taking life, career, or business advice from a random article posted at the huffington post, you're doing it wrong.

Why is that? Of course it's common sense (to most) that no article posted 'anywhere' offers or has '100%' correct advice in anything, but are you saying that 'no' article can have any 'good' advice in it? (Cause that is highly disputable.) Or just any article posted on the Huffington Post?

 

[The New Guy]

Why is that? Of course it's common sense (to most) that no article posted 'anywhere' offers or has '100%' correct advice in anything, but are you saying that 'no' article can have any 'good' advice in it? (Cause that is highly disputable.) Or just any article posted on the Huffington Post?

Getting an article posted at the huffington post seems to be only slightly more difficult than having your parents put one of your drawings on their refrigerator when you were five.

 

[ulterios]

Getting an article posted at the huffington post seems to be only slightly more difficult than having your parents put one of your drawings on their refrigerator when you were five.

OMG, that was frickin' hilarious. My sides are hurting, seriously! Funny BC it's true. LMAO

APPROPRIATE:

 

[nomen]

I was about to say "HuffPost, gtfo...", but then skimmed the article through, and while it's mostly whatever for domainers, it actually encourages business owners to buy from the aftermarket, which is always positive.

 

[starizec]

This thread is funny :D