question domain prefixes - "E" and "I"

[john_karr]

Hello what do you guys think about domain name prefix e and i? Which one is better e or i?

 

[Jaco]

I have a couple e prefix dictionary words and general consensus seems to be e.

As an aside, I happen to think that single letter prefix/suffix dictionary words- where the prefix/suffix letter doesn't impact the pronunciation of the word- offer immense current value. like, officej.com or mrentals.com or qconcrete.com or patiosx.com, etc. There are just too many hard hitting, creative uses for these given the prices they currently bring and their relationship to the value of the analog pure .com. I can absolutely foresee future SERP algo advantages in them. My money is where my mouth is- about 10% of my portfolio is in such names.

 

[john_karr]

I have a couple e prefix dictionary words and general consensus seems to be e.

As an aside, I happen to think that single letter prefix/suffix dictionary words- where the prefix/suffix letter doesn't impact the pronunciation of the word- offer immense current value. like, officej.com or mrentals.com or qconcrete.com or patiosx.com, etc. There are just too many hard hitting, creative uses for these given the prices they currently bring and their relationship to the value of the analog pure .com. I can absolutely foresee future SERP algo advantages in them. My money is where my mouth is- about 10% of my portfolio is in such names.

Im just talking about the e and i prefix, I never saw a domain name with the m prefix, Example, mcars.com ecars.com make sense. I have a couple of good e prefix spanish domain names.

 

[bmugford]

I have sold several eWord and iWord domains this year. They are always a very popular format when they make sense.

Brad

 

[steveteva]

Here is what I think: if the dot com without "e" is really common (generic) and all tlds taken then the only alternative is a "e" or "i" or "1" but "e" will be most popular just like "e"trade.com (electronic)
What it worths? really depends on end user, if it's a nice and can't get the dot com without "e" then you can have a chance to sell high.

 

[cobo]

There are bunches of "e" and "i" prefixes.
About 50/50, maybe a few more "e"s.
Also starting to see some "m" for "mobile" and "g" for "global" too.

 

[rokoroko]

I like both of them , actually more -i- names by my TV dn , which names are the second ones after the super keywords are gone and stays still short?

the e and i names !

rokoroko

 

[john_karr]

It depends on the generic term that make the e prefix great Example

etrade

estudentloan

eharmony

 

[FreshAvails.com]

I have a few of each (I like the "v" prefix and "u" can work as well) In Terms of your question, "E" seems to do a little better with most words but "I" has the benefit of being a Noun and allows it to mean something when the root word can be a verb. iWin would be better than eWin or iVote vs eVote. Each word needs to be looked at independantly.

 

[DubDubDubDot]

There is no standard first choice. It just comes down to which one sounds better.

e = electronic
i = internet

But i also has the "I am/me/my/mine" personal angle going for it if that means something to the keyword.

 

[john_karr]

There is no standard first choice. It just comes down to which one sounds better.

e = electronic
i = internet

But i also has the "I am/me/my/mine" personal angle going for it if that means something to the keyword.

I heard from other domain names that the e and i prefix is out 1996 what do you think about it? I dont see what the problem with these prefix.

 

[rokoroko]

I just registered e-readersshop.com

 

[steveteva]

I just registered e-readersshop.com

Why the "-" after e "hyphen", also reader is plurial. maybe better have ereadershop.com

just my 2 cents

 

[Jaco]

I just bought iran(letter-suffix).com - something like IranW.com
IMO, these single letter variety prefixes (which I usually prefer, but in some cases I will take suffixes)) are just ridiculously good values in the year 2009. Obviously, there is only one keyword.com. There are only two "standard" prefixes- E and I, so ekeyword and ikeyword.com.

That leaves a remaining 24 letter prefixes in the whole wide world for any given pure keyword.

Some of them cause a disruption with the flow of pronunciation (for example, goranges.com or pireland.com) meaning that the remaining letter prefix/suffix domains that don't (OrangesB.com or xireland.com) leave a hugely open ended dev possibility for very cheap with a near bullseye keyword .com.

IMO, In 10 years, people will look back on the days when they could get single letter prefix/suffix domains like "chairsw.com" or "rtables.com" for closeout prices and kick themselves for not buying. Of course, not that I care if they do or not. More for me :D :D :D

 

[netfleet]

I have some of both types - some with & some without dashes.

iporn.com.au has 4 times as much traffic as i-sport.com.au and 20 times as much as ecreditcards.com.au (based on 12 mths stats)

It's all type-in so maybe that might mean something to you.

 

[shockie]

i prefer "i" as it has more meanings.

e - electronic
i - me, internet/online, international

 

[mjbenterprises]

For me, doing low level sales on ebay, "e" prefixes have always sold better than "i" prefixes...

 

[Robbie]

I just picked up a couple

eNewspaper.biz & eNewspapers.us - I had never bought anything like these before and thought I shall give them try.

Anyone interested in them let me know also.

Regards,

Robbie

 

[hawkeye]

I just bought iran(letter-suffix).com - something like IranW.com
IMO, these single letter variety prefixes (which I usually prefer, but in some cases I will take suffixes)) are just ridiculously good values in the year 2009. Obviously, there is only one keyword.com. There are only two "standard" prefixes- E and I, so ekeyword and ikeyword.com....

IMO, In 10 years, people will look back on the days when they could get single letter prefix/suffix domains like "chairsw.com" or "rtables.com" for closeout prices and kick themselves for not buying. Of course, not that I care if they do or not. More for me

:? I believe the only ones kicking themselves will be the ones who bought them!! Please explain how 'chairsW' will have any more value, relevance, brand ability, or memorability than 'chairsF', 'chairsQ', chairs3, etc.! Are people supposed to go thru the suffix alphabet to find a site for a keywordSUFFIX?? And if SEO placement is your answer, names like FranksChairs are just as SEO applicable, and more memorable! i, e, m, even v, prefixes are more accepted due to their connotations and early adaptations, but they only have marginal value, and are not as 'hot' as they 'were'!! But the 'any' suffix thing, just brings too much confusion to the average surfer. The only purpose I see, is for those hoping to make a few pennies off typo searches. Sorry, but IMO, these types of regs are desperate keyword regs that only benefit registrars. Go thru the drops, they are filled with these 'misspells'!!

 

[Jaco]

:? I believe the only ones kicking themselves will be the ones who bought them!! Please explain how 'chairsW' will have any more value, relevance, brand ability, or memorability than 'chairsF', 'chairsQ', chairs3, etc.! Are people supposed to go thru the suffix alphabet to find a site for a keywordSUFFIX??

I swear to god, I heard a gong go off when I finished reading your post. Try to appreciate the precpets of creativity and be a bit less hyper-literal and "Spock'ish".

I don't know what the "suffix alphabet" is- I'm pretty sure it's the same thing as the good old fashioned English language alphabet, given that in the context of this discussion, any letter can be a relevant suffix so long as it doesn't interfere with the pronunciation of the word, and the suffix in question can be branded with any word that happens to begin with that letter.

For example, if I live in the famous pizza town of Chicago and I own "PizzaC.com", do you really- SERIOUSLY- struggle to see the generic brandability value in that? Honestly?

i, e, m, even v, prefixes are more accepted due to their connotations and early adaptations, but they only have marginal value, and are not as 'hot' as they 'were'!!

Good. Please inform of all premium keywords you have with e, V or I prefixes and let me know how "cheap" you're willing to sell them for. I'm perfectly willing to put my money where my mouth is. As far as the "M" prefix, I really don't know of anything special with that save for an early theory that came around before .mobi.
I can't seem to figure out why you tossed that in there as being a "legitimate" prefix, other than you seem to own a few of them and might not want to appear to be making an argument against something you yourself seem to be invested in.

The only purpose I see, is for those hoping to make a few pennies off typo searches. Sorry, but IMO, these types of regs are desperate keyword regs that only benefit registrars. Go thru the drops, they are filled with these 'misspells'!!

It has absolutely nothing to do with "typos".