Singular or plural form better for domain names?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by Trade2Win, Apr 25, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hello everyone

    Are singular forms or plural forms better for domain names. By better I mean which form normally do people search for in search engines, popularity, search engine rankings, value etc.

    For example if my site is about mobile phones what should be my site title?

    mobilephoneworld.com
    mobilephonesworld.com

    freebieworld.com
    freebiesworld.com

    planetkeyboard.com
    planetkeyboards.com

    Please help me decide! And if you are going to say just get both, which should I use as main and which to redirect?

    Thanks
     
    Trade2Win, Apr 25, 2008 IP
  2. argothiusz

    argothiusz Well-Known Member

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    #2
    Type it in search engine and whichever has more result then take it :)
     
    argothiusz, Apr 26, 2008 IP
  3. DNBro

    DNBro Well-Known Member

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    #3
    Mostly I prefer plural and also try to find search frequency using wordtracker etc, you can find plural having high search result, but it completely depend on words.

    Most of the time, it’s look brandable when last word in plural, like planetkeyboards.com looking better than planetkeyboard.com

    mobilephoneworld.com(main)
    mobilephonesworld.com(redirect)

    freebieworld.com(main)
    freebiesworld.com(redirect)
     
    DNBro, Apr 26, 2008 IP
  4. desilator

    desilator Peon

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    i would have to say plural would be better
     
    desilator, Apr 26, 2008 IP
  5. newzone

    newzone Well-Known Member

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    #5
    from your examples plural but sometimes the singular can bring you more traffic
     
    newzone, Apr 27, 2008 IP
  6. MayurGondaliya

    MayurGondaliya Well-Known Member

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    #6
    Try searching these keywords in Google.

    ramp
    ramps

    When you search plural, google also lists ramp and ramps results(as highlighted bold). but when you search singular, it lists only ramp. What matters?
     
    MayurGondaliya, Apr 27, 2008 IP
  7. zelphics

    zelphics Active Member

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    I also agree with you, but like all domains...it depends.
     
    zelphics, Apr 27, 2008 IP
  8. kittyluver

    kittyluver Notable Member

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    Instead of selecting singular, it is always better to choose plural because singular keyword will be covered by plurals.
     
    kittyluver, Apr 27, 2008 IP
  9. Trade2Win

    Trade2Win Peon

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    Thanks for all the advice, but sometimes plural might sound a little awkward... like freebiesworld?!
     
    Trade2Win, Apr 28, 2008 IP