Domain Name Tricks

[Kurt]

Anyone want to help brainstorm some simple "prefixes and suffixes" you can add to a keyword based domain name, when your main keywords are taken?

This would be genric words that go before or after the keywords to create a uniue domain that isn't taken.

For example, if your keywords are "blue widgets" but bluedwidgets.com is taken, you could add "4u" after, to create bluewidgets4u.com.

Suffixes:
4u
2u
247
411 (in the US we dial 411 for information. 411 is now slang for info".
city
discounts
specials
deals
reviews

Prefixes:
good
best
goto
get
saveon


With a decent list, anyone should be able to get a variation of the prime keywords of their choice.

Any ideas?

[SandyDuPlessis]

prefixes:

Easy
Simple
Fast

suffixes:

Now
Today

[WendellC]

I've used 123 as a prefix. Also, I've seen a2z and atoz as suffixes.

Here's a site with about 200 more ideas:

200 Prefixes and Suffixes for Domain Names

I'll just list a few of them.

Classic suffixes:

* house
* central
* point
* home
* place
* garden
* site
* spot
* park
* dome
* bay
* web
* net

Other suffixes:

* now
* resources
* tools
* source
* review
* system
* book
* guide
* talk
* data
* vision
* load
* box
* focus
* beat
* voice
* share
* cafe
* nexus
* zone
* sight
* link
* lab
* insight
* vine
* board
* flow
* signs
* network
* wire
* cast
* ville
* nation
* egg
* cove
* news
* today

Classic prefixes:

* the
* my
* i
* me
* we
* you
* e
* top
* pro
* best
* super
* ultra
* all

Other prefixes:

* meta
* re
* metro
* urban
* head
* hit
* front
* techno


Wendell

[ericmartinez]

I suffix I like is "resource" or "planet"

ex:
bluewidgetresource. com
dogtrainingresource. com
dogtrainingplanet. com

To me it seems to imply a portal where the surfer can get valuable information.

But heck, what do I know?

[Mike Calvert]

Rather than manually use a list, I've had allot of success finding good keyword domains with this free website:

Domain Suggestion Tool - NameTumbler.com

It automates the process and in most cases provides more options than I can even begin to use.

All the Best,

Mike

[RedMatrix]

prefix:

buy
get
grab
take


suffix:

123
promo
promotion
resource
market
cache

[Bakai]

You should also look at the negatives like "scam". Then, assuming you are selling it, you can address the issue and turn it around.

[Ken Strong]

Don't forget putting dashes between the words.

[Kurt]

Originally Posted by KenStrong

Don't forget putting dashes between the words.

Hey Ken and All...

You can actually put multiple dashes/hyphens between keywords:

blue-----widgets.com is a viable domain name. However, there's been reports from the serious SEOers that these types of domains aren't well like by Google.

[Lawrh]

I like DomainsBot - Available domain suggestions, name spinner, expired and expiring domain name search. It's a spinner with synonyms plus you can add them. When you click search it gives up to 500 variations with availability. Includes dashes as well.

[Mr Money Maker]

If you want one of the most popular Idea's I use........ BluewidgetsOnline.com
Or BlueWidgetsWeb.com Or BlueWidgetsUSA.com

Google will love...BlueWidgetsOnline.com

[tjmiller]

I like this thread! What about 101? As in basic education (math 101, etc.) This is actually what I ended up with for my fitness information site.

[Joshua.E1]

you can use Domain Name Generator and Search - MakeWords.com to make out your domain name.

[seriousmny]

Great thread. I was just in Squidoo trying to figure out how to get my keyword into the name of my lens since several variations had already been taken. You guys must have been reading my mind. Get out of there :-)

[nevillealston]

Great post guys! Really useful information...I have a plan to dominate one particular long string keyword that is searched for about 800 times a day...

Is this too little keywords to be searched in one day?

[Chris_Willow]

Just add dotcom at the end of your keywords
Like listdotcom.com or paydotcom.com (Mr. Filsame came up with the concept, which is pretty genious in my book)

Chris

[blackjack]

Originally Posted by Mike Calvert

Rather than manually use a list, I've had allot of success finding good keyword domains with this free website:

Domain Suggestion Tool - NameTumbler.com

It automates the process and in most cases provides more options than I can even begin to use.

All the Best,

Mike

Mike

This is the best option I have ever seen.

Thanks

[Dan Riffle]

This goes against my better judgment and I'm going to kick myself later for throwing this out here, but I have had great success getting some very good key word domains using the suffix "insider."

[Scott Ames]

* bluefart

[Freeman77]

TJ, I liked your "101" suggestion.

One that I've used before is ASAP. For example, LoseWeightASAP (not sure if that's taken...).

[WilliamM]

A few frequently used product/service suffixes:

secrets
revealed
domination
loophole
pro

And a few content-centered suffixes:

guru
adviser
expert
coach
wizard

[Daredevil Marketing]

Originally Posted by Bakai

You should also look at the negatives like "scam". Then, assuming you are selling it, you can address the issue and turn it around.

^Exactly. Or you could use this tactic to sell their competitors' product/service.

It's easy to walk a fine line of ethics doing this, but if one takes care it can be accomplished tastefully and ethically.

-DareDevil

[Shaun Lee]

This is one good post!

It's extremely useful for someone like me, who is just starting to get into internet businesses.

[Steven Wagenheim]

Kurt, what a great idea for a thread. I don't have a lot of domains and
don't really do a lot of domain intensive stuff, but for people constantly
doing keyword research and looking for new keyword based domains, this
thread is priceless.

[Shane Dolby]

Ok one of the things i use alot is state and city names in front or in back of the domain name.
Ie oklahomabluewidgets or bluewidgetsinoklahoma people are always looking for something in their town or state or even country

Shane

[Kurt]

Originally Posted by seriousmny

Great thread. I was just in Squidoo trying to figure out how to get my keyword into the name of my lens since several variations had already been taken. You guys must have been reading my mind. Get out of there :-)

This is a great point...This isn't limited to just domains, but also for stuff like lenses and Hub pages.

[Aaron Moser]

This stuff should go in the War Room but oh well...

here's my list...

360
Access
Advisor
Authority
Base
Blog
Center
Central
Channel
Connection
Crunch
Expert
Guide
Help
Hub
HQ
Informer
Journal
Link
Magazine
MarketWatch
Media
Net
Network
NewsWire
Now
Online
Planet
Portal
Post
Pulse
Ratings
Report
Reporter
Reviews
Scout
Source
Spot
Stop
Times
Today
Tracker
Trend
Watch
Watcher
Web
Wire
World
Zone

[stevenbrandon411]

These are very helpful
Thank you

[Mike Calvert]

Originally Posted by blackjack

Mike

This is the best option I have ever seen.

Thanks

You're very welcome. I forgot to mention that sometimes the bulk registration search function with G.D. gets hung up (that can be a little frustrating) but, for the most part NameTumbler.com has been my favorite for brainstorming domains.

[stevereel]

Great ideas here for web 2.0 (squidoo, hubpages, etc) as well as domains. Thanks all!

[Rully]

what about 1st-***.com ? it's a good ?

[Lisa Gergets]

If my niche phrase isn't available in a domain, I'll go find a new niche phrase. Just makes good sense SEO-wise not to add words to your phrase, even if it's to get an available domain.

I know that goes against the grain of what's being said here, but it's just my two-cents!

[SEOsoftware]

And what about "top-" or "n1-" prefix?

[JamesFraze]

Name Tumber inspired me - so I wrote a better tool:

Find Good Domain Names - Domain Name Generator

Originally Posted by Mike Calvert

Rather than manually use a list, I've had allot of success finding good keyword domains with this free website:

Domain Suggestion Tool - NameTumbler.com

It automates the process and in most cases provides more options than I can even begin to use.

All the Best,

Mike

[Kurt]

Originally Posted by TinkerAndPo

If my niche phrase isn't available in a domain, I'll go find a new niche phrase. Just makes good sense SEO-wise not to add words to your phrase, even if it's to get an available domain.

I know that goes against the grain of what's being said here, but it's just my two-cents!

Hi Tinker,

Actually, that's the point of this thread...What if the best SEO keyword phrase is taken?

One option is to choose another, as you suggested. However, this phrase many not have the SEO potential of the first cholice.

Another option is to add a something to the domain name so it's unique, while still containing the exact search phrase.

[Tom Brite]

If i am going for a product related domain name then adding 'pro' to the end or something similar is always a good tactic (providing you are allowed to use the product name).

Then its easy money from there on! Often people will also mistake your site for the actual products site and give you backlins too, which of course is great!

Tom Brite

[Mike Calvert]

Originally Posted by JamesFraze

Name Tumber inspired me - so I wrote a better tool:

Find Good Domain Names - Domain Name Generator

James,

Congratulations on your new domain generator. I spent a few minutes with it and quickly came up with several good domains. I particularly like your dummy-proof instructions. Two thumbs up.

Thanks much for the new addition to my toolbox.

Mike

[Tomwood]

Use Google stop words as part of your domain name Google doesn't read these so

aboutweightloss.com is the same as weightloss.com for seo purposes. About is a stop word for more goto English Stopwords

[milan]

Prefixes that I haven't seen yet:
my
your

Here is a tool to combine sufixes and prefixes and check if the name is available (through DNS and WHOIS):



http://www.simpletraffictool.com/DomainNameResearch.exe

[Goldenchute]

I use google stop words as well. Do pretty good with “insider” and “pro”.

Nice thread :-)

[homebse]

Thanks everyone for a great post. I have not been good at picking domain names when the primary is taken. This post has given me some real insight.

[ecoverbox]

For SEO purposes is suffixes better than prefixes in your domain?

[Jaspworld]

In general, I think using - or _ or adding small words like "my" is the best alternative. In some cases, domain name doesn't even matter- it's all about the content.

[HenryEspinosa]

Check out instantdomainsearch.com

It's much faster and it helps play with words as you type! Awesome for domain names!

[HenryEspinosa]

Try instantdomainsearc.com cuz it allows you to play with words as you type along and its super fast! Its free and I love this site, so will you!

[Steve Crooks]

This thread is great but it does kind of beg the question that Tinkerandpo alluded to.. Does a prefixed or suffixed niche phrase actually have the same SEO benefits as a niche phrase on it's own? My own testing reveals a lot of contradictions and I have to say, I am still not decided on this yet. Here is what I have found...

1. A keyword phrase that gets searches when used as a domain (either .com, .net or .org) is a lot easier to get ranked on Google for with little backlinking effort.

2. When a suffix or prefix is added and it is still a searched for phrase then you can rank easier for that particular phrase ahead of the un-prefixed phrase. In other words, the domain topbluewidgets.com will be a lot easier to rank highly for the phrase "top blue widgets" than "blue widgets".

3. A keyword phrase used in the URL as a directory,filename etc will generally still benefit from the same SEO benefits as if it were used as the domain name. For example, widgetsforall.com/bluewidgets.html can still have the same benefits as bluewidgets.com with regards to easier ranking.

However, as always with Google although generally the above points are true I have also had many keyword domains that are a lot more difficult to rank highly for. There are a lot of factors involved here of course with regard to on page and off page SEO, quality of backlinks etc.. What are other people's experiences of keyword domains versus pre(suf)fixed domains?

[sparting]

hey every one ..

The Best prefixes and suffixes all the times

Suffixes:

online

Prefixes:

the
web

For ex: socialtrafficexplosion(dot)com

Suff: socialtrafficexplosiononline(dot)com

Pre: thesocialtrafficexplosion(dot)com
websocialtrafficexplosion(dot)com

THIS WORKS GREATLY WHEN U PURCHASE A RESALE RIGHTS PRODUCTS...

GOOD LUCK....

[marciayudkin]

Prefixes that I haven't seen yet:
my
your

These are actually not good prefixes because the customer cannot remember which one of these it was. One of my clients went to the expense of changing their company name because they were using one of these and finding that even their actual customers forgot which they were and ended up doing business with their competitor who had the other domain.

Marcia Yudkin

[internetmarketer99]

I didn't see this one (sorry if I missed it) -

I use "stop". Not only does it give me "keywordstop.xxx" but it also gives you the plural + "top".

Mark

Originally Posted by Kurt

Anyone want to help brainstorm some simple "prefixes and suffixes" you can add to a keyword based domain name, when your main keywords are taken?

This would be genric words that go before or after the keywords to create a uniue domain that isn't taken.

For example, if your keywords are "blue widgets" but bluedwidgets.com is taken, you could add "4u" after, to create bluewidgets4u.com.

Suffixes:
4u
2u
247
411 (in the US we dial 411 for information. 411 is now slang for info".
city
discounts
specials
deals
reviews

Prefixes:
good
best
goto
get
saveon


With a decent list, anyone should be able to get a variation of the prime keywords of their choice.

Any ideas?

Great. I once had Yellow411.com and sold it for a very high price!