Always good to grab singular and plural?

[A. Person]

When you come up with an unregistered domain name that you think will be good in the future, is it always a good idea to buy the singular and plural versions if the grammar is correct?

 

[loredan]

Generally yes, if both the singular and plural versions make sense

 

[Cdomains]

It really depends on the name.

 

[Rinkuji]

Yes it depends on name.
Domains.com better than Domain.com
Website.com better than Websites.com

 

[Cdomains]

Yes it depends on name.
Domains.com better than Domain.com
Website.com better than Websites.com

In the examples you cited, I disagree.

All are good names.

 

[Rinkuji]

I know all are good names. But Q is Singular or Plural. I give example If you have only one to chose.

 

[martinrussell]

Yes

 

[infosec3]

In my case, I never register just one version if the other is available. I register both or do not register any.

There are several reasons for this. Since I acquire names to offer them to end-users, my offer is irrelevant if they can go register the one that's available.

This happened to me when I was a newbie and I learned from my mistake.

So, if I register CityPlumber.com and CityPlumbers.com is also available, it makes little sense to approach end-users with my version.

Again, I am only talking about singular and plural versions that make sense.

 

[DomainVP]

When you come up with an unregistered domain name that you think will be good in the future, is it always a good idea to buy the singular and plural versions if the grammar is correct?

It all depends on the domain, so it's hard to answer definitively.

Look at what companies do when they acquire a domain name. They register every variation of that name, even many absurd combinations, just to secure the name space.

As an investor you might not want to carry that kind of inventory centered around one name, but if you can own the plural and the singular you should.

For example:

During the [kw]+coin .COM rush people were registering domains like "ZapCoin" and "ZapCoins" (just an example).

This was a smart move because there was once a company that bought their "coin" domain for six figures, and then bought their "coins" domain for $20k-$30k from two different owners.

If a company is interested in your domain they will want both variations, so it would be great if you owned both but make sure it's a name worth carrying the extra inventory.

 

[A. Person]

Good stuff, thanks guys.