Plural or not plural.

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by wptheme, Dec 10, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi, which one is better. Plural or not plural?

    Example:
    design.com
    designs.com

    Image.com
    Images.com
    Which one?:)
     
    wptheme, Dec 10, 2008 IP
  2. eLeSlash

    eLeSlash Active Member

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    design , image.
     
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  3. wptheme

    wptheme Well-Known Member

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    Why? Some explanation?:)
     
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    #4
    design , image.
     
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  5. mirul

    mirul Active Member

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    #5
    Plural is better IMHO :)
     
    mirul, Dec 10, 2008 IP
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    RightMan Notable Member

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    #6
    For domain names, using a singular is more beneficial, simply because people often avoid typing an extra letter.....This is true for unique names....

    For searches, people looking for design and image would obviously use plurals for larger number of results...imo

    Regards,

    RightMan
     
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  7. bobchrist

    bobchrist Active Member

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    #7
    Nothing wrong going with both type. :)
     
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  8. 0getloado

    0getloado Peon

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    #8
    I think plural is better. It has both singular and plural in itself.
     
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    mirturk Active Member

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    #9
    it depends to your project but I think generally plural is better choice.
     
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  10. wptheme

    wptheme Well-Known Member

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    #10
    How can it relate to a project? Example I want to make my wptheme portfolio or a designer portfolio,
    webdesign.com
    or webdesigns.com

    wptheme.com
    or
    wpthemes.com

    which one is better in Yahoo or Google search. Which one would you search online? Thanks
     
    wptheme, Dec 10, 2008 IP
  11. daydream

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    #11
    It depends on the word, the project and if it makes sense, no real rule of thumb. People even opt for a z appendage.
     
    daydream, Dec 11, 2008 IP
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    BlogSalesman Well-Known Member

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    #12
    It all depends on the what you are using it with. MyDesign.com means something different than MyDesigns.com

    It's all about context, what other words are you using these with.
     
    BlogSalesman, Dec 11, 2008 IP
  13. bob25

    bob25 Well-Known Member

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    #13
    I think I'd register both. If I had to choose one it would depend on the amount of searches vs competing sites and which KEI (Wordtracker) is better if it's a significant difference. But generally speaking I think that the plural would get more searches because as mentioned you'd get both versions.
     
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  14. wptheme

    wptheme Well-Known Member

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    How about if I just need to reg one domain and need to pick between theme or themes?
     
    wptheme, Dec 17, 2008 IP
  15. FileDropperAccounts.com

    FileDropperAccounts.com Peon

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    #15
    It depends.

    If I was a Web Designer, I'd take Design.com. If I sold T-Shirt Designs, I'd take Designs.com.

    If I owned a business that managed people's image (reputation), I'd go with Image.com. If I sold or hosted images, I'd go with Images.com.

    In general, though, singular is more valuable than plural simply because it is shorter.
     
    FileDropperAccounts.com, Dec 18, 2008 IP
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  16. wptheme

    wptheme Well-Known Member

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    #16
    Thanks.well said. Rep+
     
    wptheme, Dec 18, 2008 IP
  17. mentos

    mentos Prominent Member

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    #17
    Go for theme coz its more easy to remember and its short.
    And well other than that,you must use a well know domain extension too such as .com
     
    mentos, Dec 18, 2008 IP
  18. GhengisKhan

    GhengisKhan Banned

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    #18
    Yes, I think that the blanket answer that one is better than the other should be ignored. If you are planning to market to North America, it is wise to ask some Americans on DP this sort of question. You might want to be very specific about what kind of website you are planning to make so as to get the answer you really need. Words like these actually mean very different things.
    Image makes me think of someone's reputation
    images makes me think of pictures, jpegs
    design makes me think of style, interior home decorations, bigger things or ideas.
    designs makes me think of gifs or smaller decorations or ideas.
     
    GhengisKhan, Dec 18, 2008 IP
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    xrvel Notable Member

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    #19
    Actually i like the singular because its shorter. But i guess sometimes plural is better. Just search them on Google, and compare the results.
     
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    htmlindex Prominent Member

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    #20
    It really depends on the name but with the above 2 examples:

    Design.com & Images.com are better IMO
     
    htmlindex, Dec 19, 2008 IP