Ok www.digitalpod.co.uk or www.digital-pod.com???

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by White Monkey, Aug 16, 2006.

  1. #1
    Right so ive made a forum, and I want your opinion on which domain name I should buy, digitalpod.co.uk or digital-pod.com. Please help me decide:confused:
     
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  2. sizzler_chetan

    sizzler_chetan Prominent Member

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    It would be better to take .co.uk and it is also with no ( - ) in between.

    digitalpod.co.uk appears already registered :confused:
     
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  3. White Monkey

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    #3
    No digitalpod.co.uk isnt registered but the .com version is, so you think that if I go for digitalpod.co.uk rather than digital-pod.com it will get more visitors?
     
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    #4
    I dont like the -'s in domains. I would go for the .co.uk (if you are targetting the UK).
     
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  5. White Monkey

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    #5
    I'm not targeting the UK i'm targeting the world.
     
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  6. MatthewN

    MatthewN Well-Known Member

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    Go for the .com version then with the - in if it isnt available without the -.
     
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  7. White Monkey

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    I really want digitalpod.com but its not available, I may go for the .com with the '-' in it ill just wait for a couple more reply from people to see what they think. Thanks for your help MatthewN.
     
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    daredashi Well-Known Member

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    #8
    if you are targetting world then co.uk will be less useful. still you can get good world ranking for co.uk but you need to promote more (may be few times more) than .com site.
    "-" domain names are considered as keyword rich. so you can go ahead with dogital-pod.com
     
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  9. White Monkey

    White Monkey Peon

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    Ok so then if I go ahead with that name the bots will crawl it etc. and It will yield me more traffic from the world than the co.uk name would?
     
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    #10
    I am with the others, if you are targetting the world, set your main domain without the .co.uk. If you need to get a .com or a .net, it would be better. Are you able to get any other variant to the name ?
     
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  11. White Monkey

    White Monkey Peon

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    #11
    Ill just check and then edit this post with what i can get...

    EDIT:
    I can get:

    co.uk
    uk.com
    gb.com
    .eu
    .org
    .org.uk
    .me.uk
    .net
    .biz
    .info
    .cc
    .tv
     
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    #12
    Bearing in mind you posted the domain here before buying it I will be very surprised if its still available.
     
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    #13
    Yes exactly. if you have same domain .co.uk and .com have sme linking then .com would rank to global SEs better and .co.uk will have better ranking on UK serach Engins
     
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    #14
    I think that most of DP users are not like that...

    p.l.u.r.
     
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    #15
    Get the .net or the .org variant. To me those are the best alternatives.
     
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    #16
    I agree with mad4... the longer it's left the least chance you will have of it being available still.

    For the sake of $9 or so it would be worth you getting it now before it's too late.
     
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  17. White Monkey

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    #17
    Ok then ill buy it, im sorry which one shall i buy.
     
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    #18
    You only need 1. And plenty of non-members view the threads.
     
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    #19
    Quick everyone reply and tell me which one to buy (before stealing scum take my domain)
     
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  20. sizzler_chetan

    sizzler_chetan Prominent Member

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    #20
    Take the .com instead, more votes over here
     
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