What's better to brand with? Longer .com or short .info, .tv, .biz etc?

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  • Atticus
    Confirmed User
    • Dec 2004
    • 1051
    #1

    What's better to brand with? Longer .com or short .info, .tv, .biz etc?

    When marketing a website to a mainstream audience (radio, tv, magazines). What is a better route to take?

    A .com domain name that is longer, maybe harder to remember or a .info or .tv (similar) domain that is short and easy?

    Do people no matter what they here, type in the .com extension or do they listen to the .info's?


    On a related subject, looking for a dating domain for a larger project. I posted a thread in the buy/sell forum but nothing much of interest was in there. Anybody have one they are looking to sell?
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    • Atticus
      Confirmed User
      • Dec 2004
      • 1051
      #2
      Nobody has an opinion on this?

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        • GeorgeK
          Confirmed User
          • Dec 2003
          • 423
          #3
          What kind of budget? I have pal.com and other ones, but nothing cheap.
          I buy good domain names. Send lists to George (at) LOFFS.com

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            • Pornwolf
              Drunk and Unruly
              • Jan 2002
              • 22712
              #4
              .coms are the only ones the general public remembers easily. Sure, you can brand any domain but the average non tech savvy surfer only remembers the .coms.
              I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade...

              Webair, bitches.

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                • Atticus
                  Confirmed User
                  • Dec 2004
                  • 1051
                  #5
                  Originally posted by GeorgeK
                  What kind of budget? I have pal.com and other ones, but nothing cheap.
                  Not that large of a budget. Most likely in the 4 figure range for the right one.

                  Thats why I was asking the question. I cant break the bank with a domain like that. So whats better a 3 or 4 word .com or a one word .info, .biz, .org etc?

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                    • GeorgeK
                      Confirmed User
                      • Dec 2003
                      • 423
                      #6
                      If your site becomes successful and you don't have the .com, you'll end up sending the .com owner lots of free traffic. It's best to start with a .com.
                      I buy good domain names. Send lists to George (at) LOFFS.com

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                        • Pornwolf
                          Drunk and Unruly
                          • Jan 2002
                          • 22712
                          #7
                          Originally posted by GeorgeK
                          If your site becomes successful and you don't have the .com, you'll end up sending the .com owner lots of free traffic. It's best to start with a .com.
                          This is usually true also.
                          I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade...

                          Webair, bitches.

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                            • TheJimmy
                              ICQ- five seven 0 2 5 5 0
                              • Jan 2001
                              • 10747
                              #8
                              Originally posted by GeorgeK
                              If your site becomes successful and you don't have the .com, you'll end up sending the .com owner lots of free traffic. It's best to start with a .com.
                              What he said, seriously...
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                                • OG LennyT
                                  Wall Street Pimp
                                  • Jun 2003
                                  • 14345
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by TheJimmy
                                  What he said, seriously...
                                  good point
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                                    • minusonebit
                                      So Fucking Banned
                                      • Feb 2006
                                      • 7391
                                      #10
                                      .com is best...

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                                        • Egomancer
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                                          • Dec 2005
                                          • 2074
                                          #11
                                          Ok, let it be com!

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                                            • Manowar
                                              jellyfish  
                                              • Dec 2003
                                              • 71528
                                              #12
                                              .com for sure

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                                                • triumph
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Dec 2002
                                                  • 3433
                                                  #13
                                                  .com is the way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                  Like GeorgeK said, you will waste alot of your traffic to the .com owner of it.

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                                                    • GeorgeK
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Dec 2003
                                                      • 423
                                                      #14
                                                      And if the .com owner is savvy, he/she won't let it go cheaply once the traffic to it explodes. Even worse, one of your competitors acquires it before you do...
                                                      I buy good domain names. Send lists to George (at) LOFFS.com

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                                                        • Mr. Blue
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jan 2005
                                                          • 536
                                                          #15
                                                          .com definitely...its what the average surfer feels comfortable with.
                                                          See Sig...oh wait.

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                                                            • triumph
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                              • 3433
                                                              #16
                                                              I have some dating domains for sale, but you have to let me know what type you are looking for, adult, mainstream, etc..

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                                                                • Atticus
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Dec 2004
                                                                  • 1051
                                                                  #17
                                                                  OK. .com it is. So now that i need a .com anybody have any dating ones available?

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                                                                    • Atticus
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Dec 2004
                                                                      • 1051
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by triumph
                                                                      I have some dating domains for sale, but you have to let me know what type you are looking for, adult, mainstream, etc..

                                                                      Its softcore adult (dating with an obvious emphasis on hooking up) but the domain cant have anything graphic in it as this will be advertised mainstream.

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                                                                        • VicD
                                                                          ICQ: 304-611-162
                                                                          • Feb 2005
                                                                          • 13245
                                                                          #19
                                                                          com com com

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                                                                            • cyberstar
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Mar 2005
                                                                              • 1263
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by Atticus
                                                                              On a related subject, looking for a dating domain for a larger project. I posted a thread in the buy/sell forum but nothing much of interest was in there. Anybody have one they are looking to sell?
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                                                                                • goldrush
                                                                                  Will trade SE hits for CJ hits
                                                                                  • Apr 2006
                                                                                  • 661
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  I'd go .com although .tv has some branding potential... forget about .info and .biz, they're the bastard stepchildren of the internet.
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                                                                                    • XPays
                                                                                      Team Player
                                                                                      • May 2004
                                                                                      • 13002
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      .com is preferred but seeing a lot of activity around .biz above the other extensions and I am of the opinion you can brand and bank on a .biz in the future.

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                                                                                        • Dirty Dane
                                                                                          Sick Fuck
                                                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                                                          • 9491
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          If your gonna rely on typins only, then .com is the way to go.
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                                                                                            • Doctor Dre
                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                              • Jan 2001
                                                                                              • 51692
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              I once ran a big site on a .net... the guy from the .com was capitalizing big time on my traffic (over 2500 typeins a day I was missing).
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                                                                                                • madawgz
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                                                                                                  • Mar 2006
                                                                                                  • 30509
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  always go with the dot com
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