Short OR Long Domain?

[mmelen]

This I would think is a commonly asked question... but I did a search and couldn't find the answer.

Question is simple.... short or long domain? Long is good for SEO. Short is good for frequent visitors.

For example... what's better? website-hosting-directory.com or hostderit.com?

Thanks in advance!

 

[duskdawn]

It depends, I will reg both, submit the longer one to search engines and brand the shorter one on my site and logo.

 

[Shorty]

I dont think search engines really place a high enough emphasis on the relevancy of a domain to justify using a long one. Repeat business is key...

 

[worldstar]

Short always!
I do not see a successful dot com company using a very long domain till now! Only Yahoo, msn, google etc! Imagine microsoftnetwork.com! It is too long!

 

[Michelle]

Short and catchy imo. But I would not pass up a good longer one either :hehe:

 

[loscocco]

I am going to make this post short :hehe: :hehe:

 

[JoshHendo]

Why would anyone go for long? :P
less typos, longer to remember etc.

 

[Virgil]

As short as possible, always.

 

[.X.]

It totally depends on the names niche,Some niches don't allow for an 6 to 8 letter name,But i don't ever go over 13 letters as a rule.

 

[mole]

This question seems loaded, skewed.

So-called 'long' domains, up to a point depending on spelling and typing difficultly (sic), allow for more relevant descriptions of site content.

Short domains don't, in general, allow for more precise anchorage of meaning.

In short, it depends on the situation. Long names can be good.

 

[AHA7]

In short, it depends on the situation. Long names can be good.

Agreed, it depends :imho:

 

[barefoottech]

I prefer extremely long and meaningful names
like
N0.cc

 

[AHA7]

I prefer extremely long and meaningful names
like
N0.cc

N0.cc! Too long, man! :lol:

 

[Sabre]

All depends on the situation, though generally short names are better....

 

[peter phillips]

I would go for a shorter domain name if I can get a meaningful one. Shorter domain names are easier to remember, easier to type and far less susceptible to mistakes.

 

[markkk]

short domain is brandable.. long is good for seo if you have keywords place on the domain name.

But I still pick short domain name.

 

[calian]

www.homestarrunner.com

 

[DropLister]

its not the length its the content

 

[leviathon]

For me I'd perferr ANY short URLs rather than a crummy loong one. I'm pretty sure of this about myself.

 

[domainprince]

short domain is better. Long domains are difficult to type and to remember.