question Best domain checklist tips?

[redemo]

This is my 30-point checklist before I register a domain name. Which points would you add or remove from this list? Thanks to the Namepros member who helped me to create this list today.

Domain Registration Checklist

1. Extension

2. English words

3. Number of words

4. Search Volume

5. Rosener Equation

6. Length

7. Characters

8. TLD's taken

9. Type in traffic

10. Past sales

11. Ads

12. Social networks

13. CPC

14. Spam

15. Backlinks

16. Number of company names

17. Radio test

18. Age

19. Brandable

20. Generic

21. Trademark-free

22. Current registrar

23. Renewal cost

24. Industry

25. Market trends

26. Solve a problem names

27. Looks good lower case

28. Word or words don't begin with confusing letters

29. Keywords appropriate to extension

30. Memorable

 

[comRaid]

@comRaid Please can you give an example so I understand your question better?

I do not want to hijack the thread. Asked this question as Samer mentioned "But end-users using noncom, are golden".
Suppose "brandable.net" is in a successful business for last 3 years. They never bothered to register Trade Mark. And as per trade mark law, registration is not mandatory to claim trade mark. Now, if I register "brandable.com" from an expired list and try to reach brandable.net to sell it, am I putting myself in trouble ?

 

[redemo]

@comRaid your post would suggest that the answer is yes. Domain police will want to know what your intention was in registering the name. If you contact a company like brandable.net with brandable.com it's pretty clear what your intention was. I'm not a legal expert so maybe I'm wrong. In this situation I would set up a website for an entirely different industry. Then contact the company to say you need to raise funds and you're selling your valuable domain and have found a suitable alternative. This would show domain police a whole different set of intentions on your part. These are just ideas.

 

[redemo]

I found @James Iles post for after domain purchase checks https://www.namepros.com/threads/th...hat-to-do-after-buying-a-domain-name.1195530/ so now I'm creating a second checklist. Thanks James. I'll post the after checklist later on.

 

[redemo]

@biggie I have spent a great deal of time learning and testing out different people's suggestions. Now it's time to follow one checklist. My head has got too full with ideas. I need just one direction (but not the band).

 

[lock]

I would base criteria from seo suggested results over the topic suggested although close. I have sites to analyse your sites.

 

[redemo]

@lock "I would base criteria from seo suggested results over the topic suggested although close. I have sites to analyse your sites" I'm sorry mate not following?

 

[redemo]

@lock I compiled the list from limited experience but mainly from Namepros threads, quick Google search and a Namepros member sent me a private message.

 

[elevator]

Yap! I agree with your list but some of the items like 8,9 and 10 are not possible for .com new reg domains but as you said they can be useful for other extensions but not quite ok for new reg .com. Like knowing the traffic for new handreg .com is no longer possible.
Though I stand to be corrected on those items I litsed if anyone can correct me.

In addition; rarity of the related keyword can also be of advantage for new regs

Thanks for your imputs for new bies like me on handregs

Cheers

 

[redemo]

@Charybdis I've added some of your points to my checklist. Thank you for contributing so much information. I'll post the updated list soon.

Number of syllables

Check USPTO and WIPO trademarks

Cambridge Dictionary meaning (Merriam Webster is also good)

Check Urban Dictionary

Google images search

TLD and SLD registered count

Words rhyme

Alliteration

Google trends

Statista trends

Archive.org

Age

Crunch base companies

Linkedin companies

Brand marketplace keywords usage

Namebio and Squad Help past sales

Looks good on business card

 

[lock]

I own most sites listed on free.marketing bit of a link farm but the sites aren't.

 

[redemo]

@lock valuation.site I love it. Edit: This gave me the idea to check usage of the social media not just if they are taken but how they are being used. Thanks for sharing. I've added it to my checks.

 

[redemo]

Some further reading on a different but related thread could be found here https://www.namepros.com/threads/25-criteria-to-be-a-premium-domain-name-in-2022.1265132/

List of 25 criteria to be a premium domain name

1. Previously registered or
2. already registered
3. Short
4. Catchy
5. Snappy
6. Highly brandable
7. Older than most domain names
8. Previously developed with traffic history
9. Regularly searched key words by millions of people
10. Generic key words
11. Service or industry related
12. Uses the top level domain .com, .net or .org ( or other trustworthy T.L.D. ) or
13. uses a relevant country code top level domain or
14. uses a new top level domain and has been reserved as premium stock by the registry
15. Easy to spell
16. Easy to remember
17. Doesn't include hyphens
18. Doesn't include numbers
19. Doesn't attempt to be clever
20. One or two words
21. Two to four characters ( if not a word )
22. Large price tag
23. High marketing value
24. Clearly displays website's purpose
25. Sets your business apart from others

 

[noneisnone]

@NickB sure but op makes it look like a college finals exam to pick a name xd
op you just ruined the fun in domaining Thank you Party pooper

 

[redemo]

@comRaid Please can you give an example so I understand your question better?

 

[lock]

You are doing ok it is all specualtion till you buy host the domain then it is testing. Dont fuss yourself with the webmasters job if want to stick with domaining.

 

[biggie]

do the words make sense in standard English?

Hi

if,
the words make sense,
then they might make cents
and that is,
common sense.

is it sensible,
to invest in non .com
with limited budget
and unknown hold time, for such.
maybe, but not much

is search volume relevant,
for new idea, concept or creation?

imo...

 

[redemo]

@biggie I only go after names with search volume. It's like a safety rail if the "for sale" was a fail I can get out of jail and prevail full-scale on the development trail or with advertisements sent by email. Perfect portfolio is 10 or 20 developed sites with ads and 20 or 30 high quality names on sale. 50 names in total.

 

[redemo]

I plan to be back soon messing around breaking more than fixing at present.

Please come back. You always have useful information. Cheers.

 

[noneisnone]

@NickB not kissing arse :o i just honestly agree overthinking isn't good ^^

 

[redemo]

@NickB That's a great website "Master, don't memorize" I'll be checking that out shortly

 

[redemo]

I can't afford to spend more than $ 50 for domain name acquisitions at this stage. It's something of an arbitrary amount but there it is. Still $ 50 is $ 50 and I hate the idea of registering a name and not making at least a 1000 % profit in whatever form that takes. $ 500 return on $ 50 investment again it's an arbitrary sum also it's achievable. Therefore my three most important questions are first is it .com, co.uk, .org, .org.uk extensions? second do the words make sense in standard English? third is it searched at least 10000 times each month on google? Ideally 200000 times. I can negotiate with myself on all the other points but I need a yes to each of the leading three questions.

 

[redemo]

@lock Which tools are you using? Is it for pre or post registration checks? Cheers.

 

[redemo]

Hi


by the time you go thru all that bull on that list,
the name might get regged by somebody else

i just go on gut feeling.

imo....

The only bull is your responses.

imo

 

[redemo]

Hi

that is true, depending on how you do

but when i started, majority of items on that list weren't even being considered.

one went for .com first and other things were based on common sense choices or decisions.

back then, you didn't know if a domain had traffic, unless it had overture score with extension included.
so, how can one put it on the list today, when you don't know if an unregistered name will get traffic?

sometimes i think, newbies get bombarded with too many metrics to check, some of which you can't verify or validate.

imo...

You keep going on gut @biggie but that's not the purpose of this thread.

 

[Bajrangilal]

डोमेन नाम पंजीकृत करने से पहले यह मेरी 30-सूत्रीय चेकलिस्ट है। इस सूची में आप किन बिंदुओं को जोड़ेंगे या हटाएंगे? Namepros के सदस्य को धन्यवाद जिन्होंने आज इस सूची को बनाने में मेरी मदद की।

डोमेन पंजीकरण चेकलिस्ट

1. विस्तार

2. अंग्रेजी शब्द

3. शब्दों की संख्या

4. खोज मात्रा

5. रोजनर समीकरण

6. लंबाई

7. वर्ण

8. टीएलडी ले लिया

9. यातायात में टाइप करें

10. पिछली बिक्री

11. विज्ञापन

12. सामाजिक नेटवर्क

13. सीपीसी

14. स्पैम

15. बैकलिंक्स

16. कंपनी के नामों की संख्या

17. रेडियो परीक्षण

18. आयु

19. ब्रांडेबल

20. सामान्य

21. ट्रेडमार्क मुक्त

22. वर्तमान रजिस्ट्रार

23. नवीनीकरण लागत

24. उद्योग

25. बाजार के रुझान

26. एक समस्या का समाधान करें नाम

27. लोअर केस अच्छा लगता है

28. शब्द या शब्द भ्रमित करने वाले अक्षरों से शुरू नहीं होते हैं

29. एक्सटेंशन के लिए उपयुक्त कीवर्ड

30. यादगार

Where I check trade mark status