For a new business which would be the best domain name?
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I'm starting a new business selling Whitby Jet and I want to buy the best domain name which will help me in the search engines, I want to use the keywords in the domain name because it think it will help when people link to the website, but whitbyjet.com and whitbyjet.co.uk have both been taken. I could be wrong I think .com is generally thought of as the best and I don't really like the idea of .net or .org
So maybe I might have to choose the third word which tends to make the doamin a little bit longer like
Any suggestions would be greatly received.
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I bought the domain whitbyjet.com for $300 and I'm pleased that I've got such a specific domain name with the two main keywords. Thanks for the help
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Absolutely over the years I bought lots of different domain names, and I always thought I would never pay for one which was held for profit, but when you consider how useful it could be I think 300 American dollars is not bad at all, I presume they often suffer much more than this? I've never really studied the subject
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Thank you everybody for the good advice, I agree jewellery is not a good word to include in the domain, I was considering whitbyjetuk.com But I just wanted to say thank you to especially Ryan because I never checked I just assumed that whitbyjet.com would be taken by a company selling the product, how stupid of me! I think you are very much correct just for the fact that it's the perfect two words.com it's worth the money, I would never previously thought of buying a domain which was held and just for sale, but when you consider it is not a great deal of money and long-term most definitely be worth the cost. I'm going to buy that particular one, once again thank you Ryan.
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When I consider a new URL, I always consider how easy it is to remember and type. whitbyjetjewelry.co.uk fails both tests. Some people can't spell jewelry and, unless you're going to be selling jewelry on your jets (talk about a niche market!) I don't see how it's relevant to your business. Ryan's suggestion is top notch and they're not charging an arm and a leg for it. Snap it up!
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It's showing up as available to me as well. I agree with Ryan if you're interested in buying it, now is the time to do so.
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When I visit WhitbyJet.com it shows the domain name is for sale for $300. If you are serious about starting a new business and can obtain a perfect match .com for $300 I would jump on it!
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Hi Alan,
Here is one great SEOMOZ article on choosing the right domain name.
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-domain-name
I would suggest the following tips for your domain:
1. Try to stay with .com and do not use hyphens
2. Shorter domain name is better
3. Must be easy to type and memorable
4. With keywords related to your website
5. Need to have commercial appeal
Hope this helps. Good luck!
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Well, a TLD will carry a certain amount of trust and relevance.
For example, being from Canada, if I'm looking for a product online (shoes, clothing, computer, etc) and I do my typical search in Google, I will visit the .ca pages first simply because they are a registered Canadian business.
However, this doesn't seem to carry well into the US as you really don't see anybody using the .us TLD at all.
.com means ".Commercial", but is grossly overused IMO.
TLD's don't carry any different level of authority in the eyes of googlebot (well, maybe there are some like .cn that are known for housing spam sites, but I cannot confirm that). People go for .com because it is so widely known, and people are not used to seeing .net's nearly as often as they are typically used for 'net' related activity.
.org would not be a good fit for your site as .org is for organizations, ie. http://www.humanesociety.org/, and are usually for non-profit efforts.
To summarize: .net and .com have no difference in the eyes of crawlers. It just boils down to the preference of users. If you create a website that is appealing and looks reputable, you shouldn't have any problems. However, a .net might be more suitable for a website such as (pseudo): ComputerDiscussionTopics.net
It's a tough one. Maybe some others will chime in.
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