Should I use "My" or "Your" in the domain name?

12 years ago

Either or. Depends more on what you plan to sell with those domains. I own several "your" domains for good keywords but I also decided to turn it into a kind of "brand" for myself where I have 4-5 related sites all labeled as "your."

In an ideal world, you wouldn't use that prefix at all BTW, but for competitive topics, it can be a great way to get a good domain...

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Toponsmar

Banned 12 years ago

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D37

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Toponsmar

You'd better not. It will increase your domain length. Fine a good name for your site.

It's pretty difficult to find a short domain for your site since I've found that everything that is decent is gone!

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erichammer

12 years ago

Originally Posted by D37

It's pretty difficult to find a short domain for your site since I've found that everything that is decent is gone!

Not to mention that it's possible to use the prefix to your advantage in creating a brand name if you need to use it. So for example if you were doing a site on weight loss, you might register something like yourweightlossguru.com and then in your advertising, you would say something like, My name is John Doe and I lost 75 pounds using this exact method! Let me be yourweightlossguru.com!

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Charles Washington

12 years ago

Originally Posted by erichammer

Not to mention that it's possible to use the prefix to your advantage in creating a brand name if you need to use it. So for example if you were doing a site on weight loss, you might register something like yourweightlossguru.com and then in your advertising, you would say something like, My name is John Doe and I lost 75 pounds using this exact method! Let me be yourweightlossguru.com!

Eric

That is terrible advice because he says "let me be yourweightlossguru.com." But, the person he says that to then says I think that guy said to let him be myweightlossguru.com. See what happened? The you and my changes depending on who speaks. in theory it looks good, but in reality it doesnt work.

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erichammer

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Charles Washington

That is terrible advice because he says "let me be yourweightlossguru.com." But, the person he says that to then says I think that guy said to let him be myweightlossguru.com. See what happened? The you and my changes depending on who speaks. in theory it looks good, but in reality it doesnt work.

Sorry, I don't follow you at all. You're saying that people would be confused and put in "my" instead of "your" as the prefix? I don't really see that happening at all, but hey, if you're worried about it, don't use such a domain name. I think it sounds clever and I can't see people being that confused, but I suppose ultimately that everyone has to decide for themselves what they want to do...

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paul_1

12 years ago

try OurName.com...

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Charles Washington

12 years ago

Its not the best idea, but not due to being non-exact match or too long. In fact forget about the domain being too long just by adding "your" in front of it.

The reason it is a bad idea is if the non-your or the non-my domain is taken and being used, then your customers are going to end up forgeting the qualifier "your" or "my" and just type in the name. In essence, you will be sending free direct traffic to the competition and building THEIR brand.

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JerrickYeoh

12 years ago

You just trying too hard to get a domain name. Make it simple, put "my" or "your" may just lose out your keyword.

but if you have to do so ...then choose "my" rather than "you" while it sound welcome more to with "my".

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JimWaller

12 years ago

If you have to use "my" or "your", I think it depends on the niche, and what you are presenting. In some cases, "my" may sound like the site owner rather than the site viewer, while in other cases the opposite is true. If I say "My weight loss" who lost the weight? Or, who will lose the weight?
If I say "My weight loss" and then tell you how I lost the weight, and you can too, it changes the meaning of "My weight loss".
If I say "My weight loss tool" how is it different from "Your weight loss tool"? Which is more memorable if I'm trying to lose weight?
Do you see what I'm saying?

I hope this helps,
Jim Waller

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brettb

12 years ago

"My" was popular in 2004 - move on please!

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pahsurf

12 years ago

Nobody searches with my or your,
better to have, what your site is about, with kesss characteors

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Ralf Skirr 12 years ago

I'd go with 'my' because it's shorter and also more personal. I own a ton of domains with 'your', but if I had to decide again, I'd use 'my'

Some say you shouldn't use either, but I guess it will be very hard to find an exact match domain for whatever keyword you target. So adding 'my' is a good option. Only 2 more characters than your main kw.
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sbucciarel

Banned 12 years ago

No ... I wouldn't. I never use a prefix on my keywords. If necessary, I'd add a word at the end of the keyword.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by D37

So I'm looking at registering a domain name. For ex: both "MyName.com" and "YourName.com" are available (not those exact names, but just for you to get the meaning)... What is more popular and easier to remember in general? which should I register?

Neither.

If you need to add letters/words to a domain-name, it's important to add them after the keyword, not before.

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post5865478

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WebPen

12 years ago

Is this for SEO, or just something that stands out?

I ask because- Iwillteachyoutoberich is a LONG domain name that nobody used to search for...

But since the creator did such a good job marketing it and putting quality content, he's done just fine.

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Michael Meaney

12 years ago

I wouldn't use it, it's become really cheesy and provides no SEO value.

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HappyLuke

12 years ago

Think about what the user will type, use the free keyword tool, and google insights to find out what is trending.

I'm not sure what *Name* is in your example, but I hope my example gets you going in the right direction.

If I'm a user searching would I search for.
"How to fix MY sink"
"How to fix YOUR sink"

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Michael Mason

12 years ago

If you are doing it for branding purposes, I don't know. If it is for SEO purposes then I don't think it matters. A lot of people here don't seem to realize that it is really hard to find an exact match domain in more competitive markets.

Just to make up an example, I am sure something like BMXbikereviews.com is taken. But mybmxbikereviews.com might be available.

I know that most people aren't going to actually search for my bmx bike reviews, but that doesn't matter. If they search for bmx bike reviews and your site is optimized for that keyword and has good backlinks it will still rank well. Having my or your at the beginning isn't optimal, but if it is your only choice then go for it.

If you find a good keyword you think you can rank for and make money with, but can't get the exact domain you want, it would be stupid just to move on to another topic. One of my websites actually has "your" before the keyword in the domain, and because of optimization and backlinks it gets plenty of traffic for several keywords-and nobody uses "your" in their searches but that doesn't matter.

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ddshosting

12 years ago

I use a domain which has 'my' in it: seomyseo.com ... I am yet to see how it does but no complaints so far. I think as long as it is a well put together site, that is all that matters. Good luck.

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RatRaceWatch

12 years ago

It's perfectly fine, I have many domains with the prefix your in it, many which have had high rankings and made me money, and I've also seen many sell on flippa for a lot of money with that pre-fix in it.

I wouldn't overthink it, it's really not that big of a deal and it has minimal difference on ranking. As for using "my" or "your" (I prefer using your, seems more directed, but it really depends on the context of the phrase).

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bruday

12 years ago

i will use "my" in domain

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