"S" or no "S"?

[smallpc]

It is said that having an "s" on the domain name for the plural hurts the name. A name such as computer.com is better than computers.com, but what about phrases that only make sense with an "s"? For instance, doctorsorders.com (doctor's orders) makes more sense than doctororder.com. In such cases, is the "s" better?

 

[BinderGang]

Yes and no.

Computer and computers is not a good example. They are both amazing names.

If the "S" makes sense than yes, it's fine.

 

[-REECE-]

I'd recommend checking in Wordtracker. It's very hard to tell sometimes in speech, alone.

I never use the word antioxidant in speech, it makes more sense to me, to speak of antioxidants, however, you'll find that 40% of searches for those terms are made for antioxidant.

In other cases, vitamins, for example, has a much, much larger share of the searches, compared to vitamin. It's pretty hard to guess sometimes, and a tool like Wordtracker can really make the job alot easier, as can entering the term in quotes in Google.

 

[.X.]

I'd recommend checking in Wordtracker. It's very hard to tell sometimes in speech, alone.

I never use the word antioxidant in speech, it makes more sense to me, to speak of antioxidants, however, you'll find that 40% of searches for those terms are made for antioxidant.

In other cases, vitamins, for example, has a much, much larger share of the searches, compared to vitamin. It's pretty hard to guess sometimes, and a tool like Wordtracker can really make the job alot easier, as can entering the term in quotes in Google.

I agree.. Reece...It totally depends on the name, In many cases the plural is the better of the two, Example: GreatestHit.com VS GreatestHits.com , If your are regging the name for music hits, Then GreatestHits.com is best, You could go with GreatestHit.com for say a surf exchange or some thing, A raw example only.

 

[htmlindex]

It all depends on the name, sometimes with the "s" is better than without, & vice versa. You can check OVT & google results to determine what's best

 

[DNabc]

>doctorsorders.com (doctor's orders) makes more sense than doctororder.com

I have had this doubt many times, and I registered both in those occasions. I prefer the singular, and keep the plural redirecting to it.

 

[The Stealthy One]

It is said that having an "s" on the domain name for the plural hurts the name. A name such as computer.com is better than computers.com, but what about phrases that only make sense with an "s"? For instance, doctorsorders.com (doctor's orders) makes more sense than doctororder.com. In such cases, is the "s" better?

I've often wondered the same thing, and have never gotten a good answer. So if I find something like this, I tend to always purchase both variants.

 

[cache]

sometimes one is better than the other

 

[cybertonic]

Well, Reece started giving the good response:
There is no rule, check the term search popularity.

I will only add that for check search popularity and find the most popular usage WordTracker is not the better tool because it only use gives results for popular terms.
Trellian offer better results (you can access the Trellian tool for free through PopularSearches.com).
Regarding Overture, the tool has simply no interest because it does not make any distinction between pural and singular.
Another tool interesting is Google trends but for no popular terms you will not get any result.

 

[mirrorcube]

I think there have been several threads about this topic. Like others have said it all depends on the word or phrase. i tend to think singular for concept names and plural for items but thats just a personal opinion.

 

[AdoptableDomains]

Some words are better with and some without the "s". Sometimes one is as good as the other. I don't think you can generalize a rule. I think it depends on the word, the market, and a lot on linguistics as to what sounds right.