Swear word in domain name

[watchintv]

Does having the swear word, "badass" in a domain name affect how the domain appears in search results? And do I have to worry about TOS with registars?

[brandondrury]

That's not a swear word. It's a misbehaving donkey :D

I'd be more inclined to link to it, but that's just me.

Brandon

[watchintv]

ya, your right

[peterstannard]

I doubt a swear word affects SE rankings. Just think about porn sites.

[brandondrury]

I'd guess it really just depends on what you are going for. I don't think badasschristians.com would be the best choice. But I'm sure badasstshirts.com would do fine selling edgy tshirts, for example.

Brandon

[watchintv]

cool, thanks

[redz]

that is not really a bad word lol, really bad words with the f word etc, they get place, on certain search engines, in adult sections like on dogpile.com when you search a word like Adult F***ing they will ask if you want adult results or non adult results.

[donteatchicken]

it could be takin ass "bada ss" too :p

i recently started shitiots.com so we'll see how it werks out..

[brandondrury]

shitiots.com

Now that's a domain name!!!! :D

[scoxy]

I might be disinclined to click on a site with a highly offencive name, but yours isn't, so it would just make me all the more intruiged.

[digitalage]

it could be takin ass "bada ss" too :p

i recently started shitiots.com so we'll see how it werks out..

great name!

[debunked]

It would probably fall into adult on some search engines or be blocked by some software because of the a.. word, but overall it really isn't offensive to most people.

[brandondrury]

I might be disinclined to click on a site with a highly offencive name,

You have to consider this sect of people as they do exist.

Then again, there are people who are much more likely to click on a link to an offensive domain name. (I fall into that category).

It's up to you to figure out which will make you more successful.

Brandon

[MMA]

So swear words are ok for organic search, but what about ppc?

[smindsrt]

don't tell me you haven't heard of http://www.fuckedcompany.com/

[relixx]

I don't think badasschristians.com would be the best choice.


I dunno, it could be about Chuck Norris :p

[brandondrury]

Good call, dude!

Of course, I was referring to serious, Christian site. It seams more profitable to go with the humor end, possibly.

Brandon

[mvhs]

a lot of isps filter out swear words like F*cking cause they think its some kind of adult site, better not use it in my opinion.

[Carl05]

its done ok for gof*ckyourself.com

[Nerz]

Not a swear word, but i think an awefully cool sounding domain.

stinkubator.com..LOL I got some ideas for it..and its not what you think :p