Long Domains?

[arbet]

I've noticed that too. I'm reading all the responses now.

 

[vWiz]

For long domains you should always use hyphens or have a redirect where you register a bunch of domains that are similar.

I have to agree with you. If the domain name flows there is no reason why not to get a large domain name. Just try not to have it look like a spam site.

 

[sarapova]

Hi,
If you are thinking of starting a blog or website then one of the decisions you will need to make is what your domain name will be. Your first step will be to search the internet for tips on choosing a domain name.

There are many opinions about what is the best type of domain name. You can easily spend a whole day simply reading about them all. And in the end you will be nowhere closer to your answer. Such a wide range of opinions usually means that there is no right answer.

But there is one opinion that seems to be quite popular: avoid long domain names. It is argued that they are too hard to remember and people do not like typing them into the address bar. I disagree.

Thanks

<MOD NOTE: Signature must be setup through user panel.>

 

[gotlivechat]

I have noticed the same. I think all the good, short ones are gone. It does create a barrier for people to return to your site if it is hard to remember.

I thought I'd read somewhere that every 4 letter combination of words (whether actual words or jumbled) were already registered for .com domains. But if you want a nonsensical 5 letter .com domain it appears there are some left

I agree that domain-names-that-are-keyword-filled.com look weird and spammy; not to mention I recall seeing that keywords in domain names had less relevance in organic rank...

 

[gotlivechat]

What about long domains that make NO sense, like 57freecreditreport.com or 123makebigmoneyonline.com? I see names like these on infocommercials and wonder why?

I don't think I could "write" that domain down before the commercial was over :shaky:
Though I suppose they do them to track since somebssite.com/tvad334 might be even harder for viewers to visit...

 

[QualityInfo]

I think that long names are okay so long as they have meaning and like others said, don't look spammy. Hyphens look spammy to me and for most people they are hard to remember which means they won't come back and I think we all want to avoid discouraging a person from coming back to our site.

 

[pwslinks]

I think shorter domain name is better. If a person wants to visit your site, they won't have a hard time typing the domain name in the search bar, even though it's a form of sentence or slogan.

 

[hostchunk]

The more catchy the better some shorts one are hard to remember while other long ones flow better. Although it works the opposite way as well.

 

[bhaveshgoswami]

It is better to have a short and easy to remember name, so user can memorize your domain easily and visit your site frequently. Long name is hard to remember and you probably loss your visitors.

Also from SEO point of view your domain name must contain your main keywords that will also help in search engine optimization.

 

[sktanmoy]

Long and short is not the real fact i think. You may select such which can be memorized easily.

 

[OneNetwork.Net]

Yes, long name for a reason. spam!

 

[assistanz]

Very long domains are never considered as a professional domain

 

[nephthys]

Domain name should be easy to remember and catchy . Visitor can easily remember.if you think your chosen name is easy to remember no matter how long it is.If your website provide helpful unique information ,visitor will remember you otherwise not.

 

[rrdns]

Short domain names are easy to remember compared to large domain name.

 

[SaskHosting]

In the end, long domains will only hurt your business. You need something short and memorable.

 

[Artashes]

In the end, long domains will only hurt your business.

Can you explain why? I know quite a few examples when longer domains actually serve as an advantage to web hosting companies for certain keywords. Think about it, if you are a client of a company, the name of the company becomes irrelevant. You will visit the site's customer portal regardless of how long the name is.

 

[SenseiSteve]

If the longer domain name makes logical sense, then usually no problem. I've seen some pretty strange domain names and often wondered how the heck they came up with that?

 

[cableguy]

In the end, long domains will only hurt your business. You need something short and memorable.

this is only true if you pick something sketchy like best-value-for-buck-hosting.com

if your name is genuinely longer.. how would that hurt?

 

[gotlivechat]

Can you explain why? I know quite a few examples when longer domains actually serve as an advantage to web hosting companies for certain keywords. Think about it, if you are a client of a company, the name of the company becomes irrelevant. You will visit the site's customer portal regardless of how long the name is.

I guess it depends on what the domain looks like. If the hosting provider i using something like
the-very-best-web-hosting-on-the-planet.com you can see how spammy that looks.