wwwdomainname.com or domainnamecom.com

[shig]

wwwdomainname.com vs. domainnamecom.com

I see the value in owning a popular domain name with www in front of it for mispelled traffic but is there any value in a popular domain name with com at the end before the .com? I have seen many of these registered and can't determine if people get any traffic from them. Let me know if you have any experiences with these type of domain names.
Thanks,
Shig

 

[seven]

Yes there is value. A significant amount of internet users type in a domain directly into a search. For example, some people search Google for "Yahoo.com". I know this because I see it happen and analyzing my own traffic.

 

[capiche]

I've had limited luck in the past with www typo domains, but they were with great paying keywords when PPC payouts were a lot better... (couple of years ago). As you probably know, the PPC market has all but crashed.

Unless you can find some great high-paying keyword(s) that someone hasn't found already .. I wouldn't bother. Even if you do manage to find one, don't expect a flood of traffic with this type of domain. You'll be lucky to get a few clicks per month.

For one, the whole "www" prefix is quickly phasing out, IMO. I for one never use it when trying to find a site through direct navigation or even when visting popular sites that everyone knows.

As far as .com.com typos, I don't have any experience, but would be willing to bet they're even less effective.

Just my 2 cents.. hope it helps

 

[shig]

Thanks for the help, any more oppinions would still be appreciated. The domains I picked up are the com.com version. One is a twitter type website Google recently bought and the other is an upcoming search engine.