Comments on: Stupid domain names http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/stupid-domain-names.html Welcome to Kieron's blog - the life and times of an Internet Marketeer Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: John http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/stupid-domain-names.html/comment-page-1#comment-10271 John Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:11:38 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1178#comment-10271 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that. I'm not expert by a long shot but I have seen quite a few people in a previous job type url's without the first dot so domains along the lines of wwwgoogle.com would be a good buy for the traffic. Is wwwhere.org.uk still available lol. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.

I’m not expert by a long shot but I have seen quite a few people in a previous job type url’s without the first dot so domains along the lines of wwwgoogle.com would be a good buy for the traffic.

Is wwwhere.org.uk still available lol.

]]> By: Ed http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/stupid-domain-names.html/comment-page-1#comment-10226 Ed Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:31:29 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1178#comment-10226 "Again, who is going to type in www.wwwbusiness.com anywhere?" Kieron, you're missing the point, it's wwwbusiness.com people mistakenly type into their browser thus if you have a high traffic domain like Business.com or Sex.com it will get traffic from typos. The typo would be from people missing the dot between "www" and "Business.com". “Again, who is going to type in http://www.wwwbusiness.com anywhere?”

Kieron, you’re missing the point, it’s wwwbusiness.com people mistakenly type into their browser thus if you have a high traffic domain like Business.com or Sex.com it will get traffic from typos.

The typo would be from people missing the dot between “www” and “Business.com”.

]]> By: winston http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/stupid-domain-names.html/comment-page-1#comment-9722 winston Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:30:36 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1178#comment-9722 yeah, agreed, if someone is going for www.wwwsomeoldsite then they are clearly going for typo type in traffic. I still find it hard to believe that any significant number of people think that the best site for any topic can be found by just typing in the domain name and hoping. Im sure there is still type in traffic but if someone is putting in business.com then they are looking for that specific site - surely?! Its hard to believe anyone (who has the sense to use and transact on your site) thinks "I'm looking to start a business, I know, lets forget this google thing everyone talks about and just tap business.com into my browser and maybe it's a site all about businesses!". I still believe than any creative person should not be spending more than standard registration fees. With some obvious exceptions (eg buying an established site domain). yeah, agreed, if someone is going for http://www.wwwsomeoldsite then they are clearly going for typo type in traffic. I still find it hard to believe that any significant number of people think that the best site for any topic can be found by just typing in the domain name and hoping. Im sure there is still type in traffic but if someone is putting in business.com then they are looking for that specific site - surely?!

Its hard to believe anyone (who has the sense to use and transact on your site) thinks “I’m looking to start a business, I know, lets forget this google thing everyone talks about and just tap business.com into my browser and maybe it’s a site all about businesses!”.

I still believe than any creative person should not be spending more than standard registration fees. With some obvious exceptions (eg buying an established site domain).

]]> By: accounts http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/stupid-domain-names.html/comment-page-1#comment-9656 accounts Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:58:52 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1178#comment-9656 Domain name could be usual and worth a million they way the internet is heading. I've come across so even stupid ones but each domain could be worthwhile 4years from now.We are in a game that you never know who wins..Might be stupid today but worth millions tomorrow. Domain name could be usual and worth a million they way the internet is heading. I’ve come across so even stupid ones but each domain could be worthwhile 4years from now.We are in a game that you never know who wins..Might be stupid today but worth millions tomorrow.

]]> By: Pete Moring http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/stupid-domain-names.html/comment-page-1#comment-9649 Pete Moring Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:37:19 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1178#comment-9649 I've got a real crappy domain name. FRED67.com and nobody ever types it into a browser. I bought it when I first went onto the internet 4 years ago or so. I don't have the heart to ditch it, so I've built a whole series of other sites/blogs etc around it. I get quite a lot of Twitter-Peeps hitting me, but no sales. (I wonder why?) <:-) Pete. I’ve got a real crappy domain name. FRED67.com and nobody ever types it into a browser.
I bought it when I first went onto the internet 4 years ago or so. I don’t have the heart to ditch it, so I’ve built a whole series of other sites/blogs etc around it.

I get quite a lot of Twitter-Peeps hitting me, but no sales.

(I wonder why?) <:-)

Pete.

]]> By: 16 Stupidest Web 2.0 Domains | Vtoolbox - Web Tools Directory http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/stupid-domain-names.html/comment-page-1#comment-9534 16 Stupidest Web 2.0 Domains | Vtoolbox - Web Tools Directory Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:24:09 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1178#comment-9534 [...] Update: Seems that bad domain names are bugging a lot of folks! [...] [...] Update: Seems that bad domain names are bugging a lot of folks! [...]

]]> By: mat http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/stupid-domain-names.html/comment-page-1#comment-9526 mat Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:01:03 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1178#comment-9526 you obviously no nothing about type in/typo traffic then. quote "Yes people may type business.com into a browser but" well people type wwwbusiness.com and miss a dot you would be surprised how many people do it you obviously no nothing about type in/typo traffic then.

quote “Yes people may type business.com into a browser but”

well people type wwwbusiness.com

and miss a dot you would be surprised how many people do it

]]> By: Dave http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/stupid-domain-names.html/comment-page-1#comment-9515 Dave Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:19:00 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1178#comment-9515 I used to own wwwfroogle.co.uk back in the day - got around 20 uniques per day for a while. I used to own wwwfroogle.co.uk back in the day - got around 20 uniques per day for a while.

]]> By: gadget http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/stupid-domain-names.html/comment-page-1#comment-9512 gadget Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:30:15 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1178#comment-9512 I suspect Kieron, like myself, is coming at this from a long-term / content-based website point of view rather than a short-term / spam-the-world one. Btw, h-y-p-h-e-n.com is taken but h-y-p-h-e-n.co.uk is available.. L-O-L. I suspect Kieron, like myself, is coming at this from a long-term / content-based website point of view rather than a short-term / spam-the-world one.

Btw, h-y-p-h-e-n.com is taken but h-y-p-h-e-n.co.uk is available.. L-O-L.

]]> By: Steve http://www.here.org.uk/2008/10/stupid-domain-names.html/comment-page-1#comment-9483 Steve Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:08:08 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/?p=1178#comment-9483 Don't forget the quality of double hyphen domains and names with 0 instead of o ;-) Don’t forget the quality of double hyphen domains and names with 0 instead of o ;-)

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