What Would You Use...?
 

Hello,

When you want to register a domain,
but the ".com" is already registred by somebody else,
would you go with the ".net" or just use hyphens ?

example: "SuperBigSite.com", do you just register "SuperBigSite.net"
or you prefer to use hyphens so we get : "Super-Big-Site.com"

Let me hear your thought about it. :)

go to sedo.com

Completely depends on the purpose of the site. If it's going to be a quality site that you want people to remember and come back to, choose a different name so you can get the com. If it's a feeder site of any variety, doesn't really matter. Get the cheapest domain you can get.

Emma, thank you for your worthless reaction.


Sly, thank you, and thats meaned. ;)

What about the SE's, don;t they love a domain with hyphens a bit more ?
(Just a thought)

What he said :)

wouldn't do either one, just find a different name.

i don`t know really

I'd consider re-arranging the words and see if it still "reads" ok.

:2 cents::2 cents::2 cents::2 cents::2 cents:

Thanks all, for contributing.

Emma, what has Sedo to do with this if i may ask? Don't get it.

Let me a litle bit more clear, well at least i try. :)

Lets say a sponsors has registred "SuperBigSite.com" and running a paysite on this domain.
But sponsor agreed to take the same domain, just a other .tld, or use hyphens.
(For promoting their paysite "SuperBigSite.com"

Example : Sponsor has paysite "SuperBigSite.com"
would it be better to register :

1. SuperBigSite.net
2. Super-Big-Site.com
3. Or ?

What you guys think...

Option 1 would be easier to remember,
ok might lose traffic to the ".com" version of it.
It's a risk you have to accept i guess.

Option 2 is a hell for a surfer to remember, but SE's might pick it up better.

for me, .com is king. I would just find another domain if I were to market the site

by sedo.com, they mean purchase a domain that's listed for sale on sedo.com.

as far as the hyphens go, google won't penalize you for the hyphen.

Personally I would choose another .com domain :2 cents:

I wouldn't use a domain with a non .com or a hyphen.

What he said . . .

get a different name and you solved the problem!

I would put everything on the red

Spin the damn wheel!

nothing wrong with dot net

I wouldn't use hyphens.

a couple reasons, branding don't work, people not remembering the hyphen so visiting the wrong domain, the person who owns the domain without the hyphen can make issues for you...saying you are using his domain name in bad faith. do I need to tell you 10 more reasons.