Double 's' or 's-s'

[aaronfalloon]

I'm trying to buy a domain name for my website, but I'm not sure what I should go for.

The name has two separate words in it, with one ending in 's' and the other beginning in 's'. For example, sallysshow.com. What do you think is better? sallys-show.com or sallysshow.com?

 

[Jeff]

You'll need BOTH, IMHO. :gl:

Best of Luck.
-Jeff

 

[-REECE-]

I personally prefer the hyphenated version. I don't find domains that repeat "S" twice in a row particularly attractive in examples similar to the one above. As Jeff said however, it's definitely worth regging both - especially if you decide to go with the hyphenated version to prevent any typos/confusion.

 

[Red Rock]

I agree with both Jeff and Reece,
But you might want to reg. TheSallyShow, also.
That avoids any confusion.
its more specific, and no double S, since
you are eliminating the First word "s".
So, its only 2 letters longer.
it also looks proper.
Just my 2 cents.
Good Luck,
Red Rock!

 

[domainar]

Hey,
I agree with those above. I have a name where I just went ahead and got the hyphen as well.

On a somewhat related note, I always notice these names now that have repeated letters.
I think one of the trickiest is: dicks sporting goods,com.
You can see that there is not only a double 's' but also a double 'g'.
Interestingly (and smartly), I believe they own all or most of the typo incarnations.
A missing 's', or a missing 'g', or a missing 's' and 'g' will all go to the correct domain/site.

Well, at least I found it interesting...

Good luck with your name, ComDriver. And I guess you might consider getting the typo of your name if it is available.
sallyshow, to continue the example.
Buying one domain just turned into buying 3! :lol:

-Damon

 

[hawkeye]

Here's a good example. I have - Wireless Specials.com. Heavy advertising terms. But it looks like this - wirelessspecials.com. Kinda weird looking.

It can be a gut call, but if you can get both versions, that would be adviseable.

 

[owntype]

i never like such names inc domainname.com

 

[dezinerite]

I agree with the rest, I find two repeating letters next to each other quite confusing. Register both ss and s-s.

 

[Earthian]

traffic-wise it is better to buy both domains ("ss" and "s-s") as well as other versions if appropriate ("s") , depending on the domain and the project




as a brand it is usually better to use the "ss" option and forward the hyphenated (and/or the others) to the main one




it is a good idea to capitalize some letters to avoid the possible confusion ... eg. I own worldclassstores.com and usually type it as WorldClassStores




putting the words in different colours on the logo/banner (or fonttype , size or style) is another good idea

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[htmlindex]

I'm trying to buy a domain name for my website, but I'm not sure what I should go for.

The name has two separate words in it, with one ending in 's' and the other beginning in 's'. For example, sallysshow.com. What do you think is better? sallys-show.com or sallysshow.com?

I would say reg the both of them as well.

 

[Salmon]

IMHO， reg the both of them.

 

[aaronfalloon]

Well, I now own the 's-s' working on buying the 'ss' now. However, it's already regged (sallysshow was just an example) so if it's too expensive, I'll stick with the 's-s'.

 

[onewordonly]

I prefer sallysshow.com, I would also be buying sallyshow.com along with sallys-show.com