Should I buy this domain?

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Am in a niche that is full of copy cats and recently managed to get a domain like www.nichewindows.com.

There was however a domain on sale for USD 400 without the S ie. www.nichewindow.com.

Is it adviseable to buy this domain too so as to avoid future copycats or customers going to the wrong site? In terms of keyword search volume, it is basically nil for Niche Window or Niche Windows.

Thanks.
 
Am in a niche that is full of copy cats and recently managed to get a domain like www.nichewindows.com.

There was however a domain on sale for USD 400 without the S ie. www.nichewindow.com.

Is it adviseable to buy this domain too so as to avoid future copycats or customers going to the wrong site? In terms of keyword search volume, it is basically nil for Niche Window or Niche Windows.

If this will be your money site, then yes. In actuality, with all factors being equal, the singular term is the more preferable brand anyway.

In this case, if you're attempting to resemble Microsoft Windows, that would not apply here, but you should be aware of a potential trademark issue with the big M should they file a UDRP against you (if your site grows big enough to garner their attention).

It may be generic enough, with the "niche" in front, to where they would lose such a UDRP, but you should be prepared for this possibility before diving in head first.
 
Am in a niche that is full of copy cats and recently managed to get a domain like www.nichewindows.com.

There was however a domain on sale for USD 400 without the S ie. www.nichewindow.com.

Is it adviseable to buy this domain too so as to avoid future copycats or customers going to the wrong site? In terms of keyword search volume, it is basically nil for Niche Window or Niche Windows.

Thanks.
Seems more of a branding aspect / purchase. If that's your intent, then yes.
 
Agreed on the necessity to do a history checkup in case you want to but an old domain. It is important for it to have a clean history if you want to actually use it.

If you just want to buy it so no one else does and you have the budget for it, go ahead :).
 
If you’re starting fresh and haven’t done anything, I would say no. Plenty names to test out there. Big brands don’t even have the best domain names out there
 
I think if you want to protect your brand, YES you should purchase it and other extensions too.
 
Doesnt seem worth it, providing you can rank up the site in google search. its quite a specific website url anyway
 
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