Which name is better?

Discussion in 'General Business' started by Sleepy_Sentry, Jul 6, 2007.

  1. #1
    I want to start my own weird facts/offbeat news website. I have these two domains I'm not using, so I think one of them would make a good match:

    toasty.info (as in Toasty Info)
    amazingly.info (Amazingly True Info or something like that)

    Which name do you think is better? For some reason I like toasty.info better, but I don't know why.
     
    Sleepy_Sentry, Jul 6, 2007 IP
  2. jhmattern

    jhmattern Illustrious Member

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    #2
    Of those two, I'd go with the first.
     
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    AstarothSolutions Peon

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    #3
    Toasty isnt a UK phrase other than meaning warm and therefore option 2 would have a more international appeal if that is of importance
     
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    jhmattern Illustrious Member

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    #4
    That's really all it means in the US. It would simply be something they think they can market. Domains and names don't always have to be keyword-rich. ;)
     
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  5. dodz

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    #5
    Toasty info. I like that, I'd go with it. :)
     
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    #6
    I like the toasty one. Seems more like a brandable name if you ask me.
     
    kelsheikh, Jul 6, 2007 IP
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    drpepper Well-Known Member

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    #7
    id gor for the second one...
     
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    w3bmaster Notable Member

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    #8
    First is nice i like it
     
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    #9
    I'd go with toasty.info. Sounds better and easier to remember than the second.
     
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    #10
    I like the second one.
    amazingly.info
     
    0123go, Jul 6, 2007 IP
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    DevilHellz Well-Known Member

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    #11
    I'd choose toasty.info - sounds better than the second one.
     
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    #12
    I dont like either xP, although toasty is better
     
    unknownkind, Jul 6, 2007 IP
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    #13
    For me toasty.info is better because is shorter and more pronounceable.
     
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    But it firstly helps for SEO and secondly it also helps if someone has an idea of the content before clicking through (or that it has an intreaging name). Something that just doesnt make sense will get a lower click through rate.

    Likewise I dont like either but that is mainly due to the .info extension
     
    AstarothSolutions, Jul 6, 2007 IP
  15. Sleepy_Sentry

    Sleepy_Sentry Well-Known Member

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    #15
    A keyword-rich domain doesn't do that much to help SEO rankings.

    Is Google.com searchengine.com?
    Is Flickr.com coolphotos.com?
    Is Godaddy.com webhost.com?
    Is Digg.com technews.com?
    Is Digitalpoint.com webmaster.com?

    You catch my drift? If your site is good, people will visit it. A unique name is what makes a site catchy, not something boring but keyword-rich. Just about every successful site I know has a unique name.
     
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  16. iLaunch

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    #16
    I'm not a huge fan of either but I'd go with Toasty over the other
     
    iLaunch, Jul 6, 2007 IP
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    #17
    I would go with the first one....toasty.info. Sounds better than the first, but not really a fan of either!
     
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    #18
    toasty doesnt go with the subject of ur website content.......for "weird facts/offbeat news website" amazingly.info definitely goes with it plus in search engines this keyword would "click" unless ur website-content is purely "weird facts/offbeat news"

    doesnt i look :cool:
     
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    #19
    the first one sound nice, i vote for that
     
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  20. jhmattern

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    #20
    Most of the "intriguing" names out there aren't keyword-rich domains... they're "brandable" domains, like several already mentioned by Sleepy_Sentry. It also certainly has nothing to do with clickthrough rates... if you market it effectively, most of your links will be from anchor text and not your main domain, and when the main domain is used, it's all about whether or not it's brandable and memorable. Clever, cute, and catchy is usually more memorable than a bunch of keywords. It's just basic marketing.
     
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