This is not a domaining question, but being that Namepros members know the value of a domain better than most, hoped I would get some thoughtful input.
I am developing a website to sell a series of informational books. Of course all the names I want in .com are gone, or for sale at huge prices. The books are not going to make me a millionaire so not prepared to spend huge bucks on a domain.
I have, however, found nice catchy names in other gTLDs.
Would it be better to have a less catchy name in .com, or a catchier name in a lesser known gTLD, e.g., .BOOK (example only, not the gTLD I would use)?
What proportion of the general public are even aware that domains exist in any extensions other than .com, .net, etc, or their own country's TLD?
I don't want to have to put "BOOKNAME.BOOK (type this exact URL to buy my book, don't type.com!)" or something similarly clunky on the book cover so that potential buyers are not trying to type in BOOKNAME.BOOK.COM, for example.
Due to the nature of the books, I anticipate a good percentage of sales will come from someone seeing another person's copy and wanting to order for themselves, so the domain name for the sales site will be printed in large font on the rear cover.
What thinks the Namepros brains trust?
I am developing a website to sell a series of informational books. Of course all the names I want in .com are gone, or for sale at huge prices. The books are not going to make me a millionaire so not prepared to spend huge bucks on a domain.
I have, however, found nice catchy names in other gTLDs.
Would it be better to have a less catchy name in .com, or a catchier name in a lesser known gTLD, e.g., .BOOK (example only, not the gTLD I would use)?
What proportion of the general public are even aware that domains exist in any extensions other than .com, .net, etc, or their own country's TLD?
I don't want to have to put "BOOKNAME.BOOK (type this exact URL to buy my book, don't type.com!)" or something similarly clunky on the book cover so that potential buyers are not trying to type in BOOKNAME.BOOK.COM, for example.
Due to the nature of the books, I anticipate a good percentage of sales will come from someone seeing another person's copy and wanting to order for themselves, so the domain name for the sales site will be printed in large font on the rear cover.
What thinks the Namepros brains trust?