Advice on how to pick a domain

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orwellian

Newbie

Dec 29, 2009

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• Jan 13, 2010

• #1

Hi all,

I'm trying to choose a domain for development, it's going to be a unique content blog in a technology niche.

I'm wondering what I should look for in avaliable domains. Of course, I'd like the domain to be a .com, but after that..

• Should I avoid trademark names? ie, Microsoft, Apple, Zune, Iphone?
• how specific should it be to my niche? or should I choose a general domain that is more memorable?
• anything else I'm forgetting? Complete beginner here!

Thanks,
orwell

 

yesrams

Regular Member

Dec 16, 2009

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• Jan 13, 2010

• #2

ha ha ha ha ha a

 

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radi2k

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Nov 29, 2009

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• Jan 13, 2010

• #3

use a .com domain containing all of your primary keywords (without dashes between the words). dont use trademark names!

 

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jamesmith

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Apr 17, 2008

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• Jan 13, 2010

• #4

check nameboy.com

 

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brewt

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Jul 24, 2008

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• Jan 19, 2010

• #5

I have found that .net and .org domains rank just as well in the search engines, so if your exact keyword is not available in .com, it's okay to use .net or .org. I have lots of websites with .net and .org extensions ranked on the first page of google.

 

The Magician

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Nov 3, 2009

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• Jan 28, 2010

• #6

radi2k said:

use a .com domain containing all of your primary keywords (without dashes between the words). dont use trademark names!

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This is good advice, I would agree. Especially with the trade mark thing, never use trademark names!!! NEVER!!!!