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Question about Domain Names with numbers in them

by AceOfShirts
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When you buy a domain name with a number in it do you also buy the domain name with the number spelled out?

For example:

10tipsformakingmoney.com

and

tentipsformakingmoney.com

My guess would only be for offline marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author SimonJBell
    If you're going to be marketing the website offline through audible marketing - then yes.

    If you're going to marketing the website online through search engines and links then no.

    IMO there's no harm in buying both. Domains are so cheap so it's not a huge investment. It could mean your business retains mistyping visitors.
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  • Profile picture of the author NicSennen
    This is just something I have noticed with a couple of sites - not a big enough sample to say for sure - but I think that domains with numbers in them are more difficult to rank than those with words.
    So shirtsforbabies.com would be easier than shirts4babies.com

    Like spruzz says there is no harm in buying both and you could always redirect one to the other if you don't want to build 2 sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author helisell
    Originally Posted by Ace Of Shirts View Post

    When you buy a domain name with a number in it do you also buy the domain name with the number spelled out?

    For example:

    10tipsformakingmoney.com

    and

    tentipsformakingmoney.com

    My guess would only be for offline marketing.
    In my experience you don't really need to
    register all permutations of your domain name.

    I have some domains with numbers in and DID register
    the 'written' versions but it proved to be of no real
    benefit.

    It's one of those pieces of advice given by 'experts'
    but proves to be bot really useful.
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  • Profile picture of the author warrich
    My advice would be get ten instead of 10, mostly people uses texts..
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  • Profile picture of the author AceOfShirts
    I went ahead and registered both, it's only an extra $8 a year.

    If anyone is interested, I found out the grammatically correct way to use numbers in text is to spell out any number 10 or below and use actual numbers for 11 and above.

    Like everyone else, I hope my site goes viral and spreads by word of mouth so I registered both just in case.
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  • Profile picture of the author Josh Anderson
    Yep, never use one without owning the other.

    When people try and recall a domain name from memory you want to make sure that whatever they type or remember they can find you.

    Originally Posted by Ace Of Shirts View Post

    When you buy a domain name with a number in it do you also buy the domain name with the number spelled out?

    For example:

    10tipsformakingmoney.com

    and

    tentipsformakingmoney.com

    My guess would only be for offline marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gene Pimentel
    It very much depends on how the number is used in the domain name. If I owned "store24.com", I wouldn't be concerned about people typing in "storetwentyfour.com". I would probably still register both, just to prevent a competitor from using the brand.

    In the case of "flowers4me.com", I would definitely be concerned about people typing in "flowersforme.com" instead.

    If anyone is interested, I found out the grammatically correct way to use numbers in text is to spell out any number 10 or below and use actual numbers for 11 and above.
    You can't apply this logic to a domain name though. A domain name is not a sentence or complete thought. It is merely a name. I would definitely opt for "OnlyOne.Com" as opposed to "Only1.com" for marketing purposes (of course, register both).
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  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    I would stay away from it if possible.
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