Comments on: How to Choose a Domain Name for Your Blog That Will Generate the Most Traffic http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/ Blog Themes, Blog Design & Daily Blog Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yuwanda Black, Inkwell Editorial http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/#comment-275238 Yuwanda Black, Inkwell Editorial Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:48:04 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4005#comment-275238 @Suzanne: What a great idea, where possible. The only reason I say that is, usually you have to register the hyphenated version b/c the unhyphenated version is not available. @Mario: I think this is the chicken and egg syndrome, ie, which comes first. Most people have been programmed to register a .com, so that's what they look to do -- even when a .biz, .info or other "dot" is available. So I don't think it's the .com ending that makes a site more or less popular than another site, but it's because there are more of them. Even I hesitate to register a domain name with an ending other than .com -- and I know SEO. As more of us get over the "have to have a .com ending" mindset, I venture to say that the influence of it will pass. @Suzanne: What a great idea, where possible. The only reason I say that is, usually you have to register the hyphenated version b/c the unhyphenated version is not available.

@Mario: I think this is the chicken and egg syndrome, ie, which comes first. Most people have been programmed to register a .com, so that’s what they look to do — even when a .biz, .info or other “dot” is available. So I don’t think it’s the .com ending that makes a site more or less popular than another site, but it’s because there are more of them.

Even I hesitate to register a domain name with an ending other than .com — and I know SEO. As more of us get over the “have to have a .com ending” mindset, I venture to say that the influence of it will pass.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/#comment-275181 Amanda Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:13:48 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4005#comment-275181 Strong word on a domain name is very important Strong word on a domain name is very important

]]> By: Money Making Ideas ~ http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/#comment-274908 Money Making Ideas ~ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:48:12 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4005#comment-274908 Great post! I get asked a lot about the hyphenated vs. scrunched domain name ... and what I think is that whenever possible you own both ... build the site/blog on the hyphenated domain and do your off site marketing to that domain (like mentioned for SEO purposes) ... then forward the scrunched domain to the hyphenated domain ... that way if you want to print the domain (on business cards for instance) or you have to tell someone the domain over the phone (you're not saying buy ... hypen ... organic hyphen ...) you can use the scrunched version because it's much easier. And that way if your visitor accidentally forgets to type the hyphens they will still arrive at your site. *SmiLes* Suzanne Great post!

I get asked a lot about the hyphenated vs. scrunched domain name … and what I think is that whenever possible you own both … build the site/blog on the hyphenated domain and do your off site marketing to that domain (like mentioned for SEO purposes) … then forward the scrunched domain to the hyphenated domain … that way if you want to print the domain (on business cards for instance) or you have to tell someone the domain over the phone (you're not saying buy … hypen … organic hyphen …) you can use the scrunched version because it's much easier. And that way if your visitor accidentally forgets to type the hyphens they will still arrive at your site.

*SmiLes* Suzanne

]]> By: Shopping Cart Templa http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/#comment-274840 Shopping Cart Templa Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:17:33 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4005#comment-274840 Base what I read, it is good to keep your domain short so that it will be easy to remember by the visitors. But then again as you said that most of those short domain names have already been used. Lucky for us, the people behind the SE know the dilemma of those who wants to have a site of their own. Your article really is informative and helpful. Thanks for sharing this to your readers. Base what I read, it is good to keep your domain short so that it will be easy to remember by the visitors. But then again as you said that most of those short domain names have already been used.

Lucky for us, the people behind the SE know the dilemma of those who wants to have a site of their own.

Your article really is informative and helpful. Thanks for sharing this to your readers.

]]> By: OnlineGodfather http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/#comment-274818 OnlineGodfather Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:46:02 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4005#comment-274818 A good domain name is always advantage! A good domain name is always advantage!

]]> By: Mario Andrade http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/#comment-274812 Mario Andrade Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:29:49 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4005#comment-274812 Technorati made a study that shows that a fairly big percentage of the highest ranking blogs are .com, followed by .net and .org If i'm not wrong it's 56% for .com, 6 or 7% for .net and so on. Therefore I believe having a .com has it's influence. Technorati made a study that shows that a fairly big percentage of the highest ranking blogs are .com, followed by .net and .org

If i'm not wrong it's 56% for .com, 6 or 7% for .net and so on.

Therefore I believe having a .com has it's influence.

]]> By: Mario http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/#comment-274779 Mario Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:49:08 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4005#comment-274779 Nice article thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. <a href="http://www.mariolist.com" rel="nofollow">www.mariolist.com</a> Mario Nice article thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

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Mario

]]> By: Corey Freeman http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/#comment-274772 Corey Freeman Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:32:28 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4005#comment-274772 Interesting to hear your thoughts on hyphenated domain names. I always heard to stray away from them. Nice article. Interesting to hear your thoughts on hyphenated domain names. I always heard to stray away from them. Nice article.

]]> By: Yuwanda Black http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/#comment-274762 Yuwanda Black Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:04:02 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4005#comment-274762 @Tara: I hadn't thought about it this way -- but you are so right! @Brandon: I don't know what Googles official policy is on this, but I'd think, like I said in the post, that you wouldn't want to have more than a few hypens (two or three tops) in your domain name. Otherwise, I'd think it would look spammy. But, that's just my personal opinion. @Tara: I hadn't thought about it this way — but you are so right!

@Brandon: I don't know what Googles official policy is on this, but I'd think, like I said in the post, that you wouldn't want to have more than a few hypens (two or three tops) in your domain name. Otherwise, I'd think it would look spammy. But, that's just my personal opinion.

]]> By: Brandon Cox http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/#comment-274757 Brandon Cox Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:51:03 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4005#comment-274757 I was told once that Google might perceive too many dashes as "spammy." Any thoughts on this? What you've said makes great sense! I was told once that Google might perceive too many dashes as "spammy." Any thoughts on this? What you've said makes great sense!

]]> By: Tara @ Affiliate Mar http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/11/04/how-to-choose-a-domain-name-for-your-blog-that-will-generate-the-most-traffic/#comment-274726 Tara @ Affiliate Mar Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:02:52 +0000 http://www.bloggingtips.com/?p=4005#comment-274726 The domain name is a part of SEO efforts. If one can manage to find a domain name with even a long tail keyword, 25% of their SEO will be taken care of already! The domain name is a part of SEO efforts. If one can manage to find a domain name with even a long tail keyword, 25% of their SEO will be taken care of already!

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