Keyword Domains

[Trollguy]

I"m new to the domain world, but I've heard different things about keyword domains.

I want to know what everyone thinks. For example., is the domain FreeFantasyFootball.com a quality domain? Its long, but Its easy to remember.

Do keyword domains help in search engines. when people search google for "free fantasy football", how much does it help to have the domain name?

I"m asking b/c i bought a few longer keyword domain names and i want someone to say that that was a good idea..lol

thanks

 

[SEL]

Morning,

I am not sure if I am going to be any help since I am new member, but from what I read, I’ve been encourage to register short and ‘to the point DNs’.
I came to believe that any name, no matter how short or long, can become to be a hit as long as you do your part, including, but not limited to, parking, developing, promoting, etc.

Personally speaking, this is a great place to start learning about DNs. I started not too long ago, and now, I can proudly call myself an advanced-noob! ^^


-Sel

 

[bizcorp]

You have to judge a name based a number of factors and ask yourself these questions:

1) It is a brandable name? Meaning would a business or person want to buy this name of me?
2) How big is the market for the domain? I find domains with a large market to sell to increases my chances of getting a sale and traffic
3) What does the name look like when you write it down?
4) Is it easy to say?
5) Would you remember this name if you saw it once?
6) Length - Try to keep it as short as possible. The shorter the better unless you feel the longer domain suits better.

Hope this helps

 

[Len]

You have to judge a name based a number of factors and ask yourself these questions:

1) It is a brandable name? Meaning would a business or person want to buy this name of me?
2) How big is the market for the domain? I find domains with a large market to sell to increases my chances of getting a sale and traffic
3) What does the name look like when you write it down?
4) Is it easy to say?
5) Would you remember this name if you saw it once?
6) Length - Try to keep it as short as possible. The shorter the better unless you feel the longer domain suits better.

Hope this helps

Very good advice...... The only thing I would add is, if you mentioned the domain to someone over the phone would they (1) Easily remember it and (2) Spell it correctly without you having to spell it out to them.

 

[bizcorp]

Very good advice...... The only thing I would add is, if you mentioned the domain to someone over the phone would they (1) Easily remember it and (2) Spell it correctly without you having to spell it out to them.

I will second that :D Add that to the list

 

[armado]

I've been told that if the domain names are too long, contain number or symbols, the resale value reduces as well. I am a newbie as well and would suggest you going through some of the sticky threads.

 

[4Lseller.com]

You have to judge a name based a number of factors and ask yourself these questions:

1) It is a brandable name? Meaning would a business or person want to buy this name of me?
2) How big is the market for the domain? I find domains with a large market to sell to increases my chances of getting a sale and traffic
3) What does the name look like when you write it down?
4) Is it easy to say?
5) Would you remember this name if you saw it once?
6) Length - Try to keep it as short as possible. The shorter the better unless you feel the longer domain suits better.

Hope this helps

Nice advice.

 

[DavidH]

A longer multi word name can sell to an end user if it is focussed into a niche where there is a demand for such a name.

Before registering such a name consider the market requirement for it and who would be prepared to pay some money for it.

(This last year I have sold dot com names such as BulkEssentialOil and EnglishRoseTearoom to end users - they would probably have got a reg fee appraisal from members here but were snapped up by relevant end users because the names matched their requirements in particular niches.)

Also you could use the Google adwords keyword tool

https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

to see if it is a term being searched for.

David

 

[m1xolyd1an]

I haven't been on this forum long, but I've been developing sites and registering domains for over 9 years. Long domain names = BAD.

If the name isn't easily memorized or easily typed, who is going to go the site in their spare time?

myspace.com or ebay.com is quick and easy to type, easy to remember.

ILikeToSwimAtTheBeach.com, makes perfect sense, but who in the world is going to type that name into their address bar?

Also, it's very difficult to brand something that long. Can you imagine a radio ad or television commercial say "just visit www.ILikeToSwimAtTheBeach.com".

I don't have any domain name reselling experience, but I've worked with end users for a while, and one thing they don't like is a long name for their new website.