Domains ending with "site." Any value?

[namescanada]

I am just curious to see what anyone knows about domains ending with the word "site." Does it lower the value? The word WEBSITE aside...

 

[Epic]

yeah it lowers the value

because...i mean its so obvious that its a site, you dont need to read it again in the name

 

[Ray]

it depends on how u combine it. Like campsite.com is worth more than moneysite.com

 

[BurninDragon08]

It depends on the name, and how many characters there is.

 

[namescanada]

searches

yeah it lowers the value

because...i mean its so obvious that its a site, you dont need to read it again in the name

It is obvious to us but an awful lot of people use the word "site" for searches. People search for "dating site" "porn site" "travel site" and others. Search engines like Yahoo seem to like the keyword in the domain so it appears there is some SEO value in having the word site in your domains. Appears a great deal of "site" domains are taken too.

What is obvious from our point of view may not apply to the average Internet user. Just my thoughts...

 

[Shorty]

It basically just appeals to newbies. If you're talking about value, you want to target a domainer, and domainers tend to be less newbish. :P

 

[namescanada]

It basically just appeals to newbies. If you're talking about value, you want to target a domainer, and domainers tend to be less newbish. :P

Newbish...a new word :lol: . I would imagine there are more end users/newbies then domainers so from a development point of view (PPC), having the word "site" in the domain would have value. Here are the Overture searches for September using the word "site".

Searches done in September 2005
Count Search Term
751100 site myspace.com
607847 dating site
499052 sex site
495031 web site
343126 html site myspace.com
327420 official site
292498 web site design
276110 friends site myspace.com
216845 music site myspace.com
205785 orkut site
192641 photo site myspace.com
171351 christian web site
165624 climb marketing site
160106 2 3 5 7 build29728.primetester.saschdc03.dns.corp.microsoft.com site
155044 video site myspace.com
147282 dating web site
146452 site msnbc.msn.com
130184 my chemical romance site myspace.com
124466 guestbook.html site vp
106304 web site promotion
106011 internet site com language en
105012 travel web site
94440 free web site
93960 gambling site
92608 porn site
91907 ringtone web site
87630 site
86814 ce guestbook.html site
85908 guestbook.html site zh
85091 suggest a site
84753 2 3 5 7 build29357.primetester.saschdc03.dns.corp.microsoft.com site
84113 site de busca
83887 layout site myspace.com
79448 guestbook.htm nw site
77958 book cgi guest im site
77584 free porn site
76799 add your site
69427 guestbook.html site wc
67478 guestbook.htm site vy
67156 fo messageboard.htm site
65552 sex site myspace.com
64582 ardguest.php ro site
61544 guestbook.htm mt site
60802 download site myspace.com
60419 geobook.html pm site
60053 guestbook.htm site xs
56542 jobs site com language en
55685 di guestbook.htm site
55318 adult site
55312 custom web site design
55168 make your own web site
55099 guest.htm site z
55003 auction site
54642 fun site spaces.msn.com
51307 ecommerce web site design
51302 build a web site
50736 band page site myspace.com
49650 date site myspace.com
48426 web site traffic
46820 book.php guest mg site
45822 background site myspace.com
45535 web site design company
44970 ad guestbook.htm site
44526 home site com language en
44380 guestbook.htm sb site
44291 book.htm guest site ta
43056 groups.msn.com hentai site
42805 ringtone site myspace.com
42582 business com en language site
42358 messageboard.htm mg site
41925 game site com language en
41289 create a web site
41029 debr.mspaceads.com html.ng myspace site
40946 dr guestbook.asp site
40026 2 3 5 build29728.primetester.saschdc03.dns.corp.microsoft.com not not site
40022 2 3 5 build29728.primetester.saschdc03.dns.corp.microsoft.com site
40018 girl site myspace.com
39865 coldplay site myspace.com
39516 bo guestbook.asp site
39500 demr.mspaceads.com html.ng myspace site
39301 home improvement site
39235 bp guestbook.htm site
39051 google msnbc.msn.com site
38422 guestbook.htm site tc
37361 groups.msn.com nude site
36487 ardguest.php s site
35923 web site marketing
35482 jessica site myspace.com
35359 band site myspace.com
35042 web site design chicago
33633 work site com language en
33528 ar messageboard.htm site
32883 ashley site myspace.com
32774 car site
32489 myspace layout site myspace.com
31856 web site template
31759 web site development
31660 amanda site myspace.com
31545 chris site myspace.com
30920 ar book.htm guest site

 

[Shorty]

Sure, if you're planning on developing it then including "site" would probably help you. But going on the domain alone, it would appeal less to a reseller. (and since those searches see a lot of myspace stuff, it proves my theory about newbies..)

 

[namescanada]

Sure, if you're planning on developing it then including "site" would probably help you. But going on the domain alone, it would appeal less to a reseller. (and since those searches see a lot of myspace stuff, it proves my theory about newbies..)

Agree wholeheartedly. It is amazing what people type-in when doing a search. To all "newbish" people who don't have these tools for Google and Overture(OVT), here are the links to find search results.

Google sandbox
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordSandbox

OVT
http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/

 

[Jeffrey]

www.domainsite.com
www.parkingsite.com

These are probably owned by newbies! Hehehe :D

 

[flussie]

There were only 4 sales on Afternic during the last 6 months or so:

sonysite.com $75
OWNaDATINGsite.com $199
bet-site.com $3500
betsite.com $4000

 

[namescanada]

you're funny

www.domainsite.com
www.parkingsite.com

These are probably owned by newbies! Hehehe :D

Sorry Adam. I forgot all about Parkingsite.com/us. Newbish mistake. I had always heard that having "site" in the domain lowers the value. But my research showed differently so I am happy to own a few "site" names.

 

[coolpix]

IMHO it depends on the word before 'site'.

 

[DJ-Sound]

IMHO it depends on the word before 'site'.

agreed

 

[Ray]

Newbies tend to use site in a search

 

[Jeffrey]

I have a little list of "-site" domains that are still available, and i would reg them in a few days.

 

[barefoottech]

yeah it lowers the value

because...i mean its so obvious that its a site, you dont need to read it again in the name

Normal ,oft repeated but largely untrue Statement
A lot of non-newbies also do search for something site
Similar is use of "Domain" or "DN" in Names
99% of non-domainers wouldn't use either in their searches.
But would use "Name" and/or,"WebSite"