Tycoon Talk
Become a Big fish!
The number 1 forum for online business!
Post topics, ask questions, share your knowledge.
Tycoon Talk is part of Freelancer.com - find skilled workers online at a fraction of the cost.

Domain Name Forum


You are currently viewing our Domain Name Forum as a guest. Please register to participate.
Login



Reply
Old 03-17-2009, 01:02 PM Which domain to use?
randon's Avatar
Experienced Talker

Posts: 46
Name: Brandon
Trades: 0
Greetings,

I'm having a hard time deciding which domain to use. Originally I wanted bongbay.com, but that was taken (trying to purchase from a hong kong man atm) but I did manage to get 2 other decent domains so, which would you choose?

bong-bay.com
thebongbay.com

Cheers,
Brandon
__________________

Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
Web development blog and scripts.
randon is offline
Reply With Quote
View Public Profile
 
 
Register now for full access!
Old 03-17-2009, 07:57 PM Re: Which domain to use?
vangogh's Avatar
Post Impressionist

Posts: 10,688
Name: Steven Bradley
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Trades: 0
Not sure one is better than the other. thebongbay might be easier for people to remember since there's no dash, but it does have the extra word. I wouldn't worry about it too much. Both are probably equally fine.
__________________
l Search Engine Friendly Web Design |
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE

l Tips On Marketing, SEO, Design, and Development |
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE

l
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
|
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
vangogh is offline
Reply With Quote
View Public Profile Visit vangogh's homepage!
 
Old 03-17-2009, 09:14 PM Re: Which domain to use?
Decaf's Avatar
Ultra Talker

Posts: 489
Name: Adam
Trades: 0
I like "thebongbay.com" better, but it would be best to purchase both.
__________________

Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
|
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE

Decaf is offline
Reply With Quote
View Public Profile Visit Decaf's homepage!
 
Old 03-18-2009, 02:08 AM Re: Which domain to use?
HighRoller23's Avatar
Skilled Talker

Posts: 67
Trades: 1
I would say "thebongbay.com" aswell. Although it is a 3 letter domain, I would almost always choose a 3 letter domain over one with a dash.
HighRoller23 is offline
Reply With Quote
View Public Profile
 
Old 03-18-2009, 05:34 AM Re: Which domain to use?
SiberForum's Avatar
canadian

Posts: 1,497
Trades: 0
The last one + 301 redirect from the another one. I suppose that would be the best composition for you
__________________

Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
SiberForum is offline
Reply With Quote
View Public Profile
 
Old 03-18-2009, 12:18 PM Re: Which domain to use?
randon's Avatar
Experienced Talker

Posts: 46
Name: Brandon
Trades: 0
Awesome

Thank you for the insight! I was leaning toward the dash-so thank you.

Brandon
__________________

Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
Web development blog and scripts.
randon is offline
Reply With Quote
View Public Profile
 
Old 03-19-2009, 01:57 AM Re: Which domain to use?
vangogh's Avatar
Post Impressionist

Posts: 10,688
Name: Steven Bradley
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Trades: 0
Don't let us talk you out of the dash if you want to use it. I'd probably go with the thebongbay, but I really don't think bong-bay is bad by any means. I agree too about keeping both. For $10/year why not. Redirect the one you don't go with the one you do go with.
__________________
l Search Engine Friendly Web Design |
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE

l Tips On Marketing, SEO, Design, and Development |
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE

l
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
|
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
vangogh is offline
Reply With Quote
View Public Profile Visit vangogh's homepage!
 
Old 03-19-2009, 08:22 PM Re: Which domain to use?
randon's Avatar
Experienced Talker

Posts: 46
Name: Brandon
Trades: 0
right, I bought them both already. One thing i noticed is that this website uses a dash!

haha. im going to use "the bong bay". thanks guys. ill be putting up the design for review in the future, maybe I can score some more critiques.

cheers,
Brandon
__________________

Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
Web development blog and scripts.
randon is offline
Reply With Quote
View Public Profile
 
Old 03-19-2009, 08:52 PM Re: Which domain to use?
vangogh's Avatar
Post Impressionist

Posts: 10,688
Name: Steven Bradley
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Trades: 0
Ask away when you're ready for the review.
__________________
l Search Engine Friendly Web Design |
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE

l Tips On Marketing, SEO, Design, and Development |
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE

l
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
|
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
vangogh is offline
Reply With Quote
View Public Profile Visit vangogh's homepage!
 
Old 03-20-2009, 05:27 AM Re: Which domain to use?
~ServerPoint~'s Avatar
Defies a Status

Posts: 1,687
Name: Travis
Trades: 0
Quote:
Originally Posted by randon View Post
right, I bought them both already. One thing i noticed is that this website uses a dash!

haha. im going to use "the bong bay". thanks guys. ill be putting up the design for review in the future, maybe I can score some more critiques.

cheers,
Brandon
Having them bot (you like them both) that is believed to be wise idea. Are you planning 2 diffrent web sites or that only one web site with redirects?
__________________
ServerPoint.com - a true hosting company since 1998
Web Hosting, colocation,
Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE


Please login or register to view this content. Registration is FREE
~ServerPoint~ is offline
Reply With Quote
View Public Profile
 
Old 03-20-2009, 07:05 AM Re: Which domain to use?
Novice Talker

Posts: 8
Name: Mick
Location: Tenerife
Trades: 0
I try to avoid hyphens wherever posisble in domain names but sometimes it's inevitable.

Also, on a side issue...

I have purchased .net TLDs and pushed them above the .com equivalent because my content was better so maybe you could do that also and write content specific to the domain...?

Just a thought...
Harlequin_HPP is offline
Reply With Quote
View Public Profile
 
Reply     « Reply to Which domain to use?
 

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off





   
RSS Feed  Feeds: RSS   JS   XML
RSS Feed  Feeds for this forum: RSS   JS   XML



Page generated in 0.40690 seconds with 12 queries