Please help me select a domain name

by uqmoore

Posted: 14 years ago 18 replies

If you were creating a new technology blog, which domain name would you prefer?

TechUser.com
TechGuruBlog.com
TechGuruTV.com
Gadget-User.com
TechShizzle.net
MobileTechUser.com

If you could give a grade to each domain (A, B, C, D, or F) that would be helpful. I would sell the domains I don't plan to use.

I write technology content for work so it's not a lot of extra work to do blogging on the side.

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Theeban

14 years ago

I will use Google external Keyword tool to determine the keyword to target on Google, then I will consider naming URL. Obviously it plays a small role on getting more traffic from Google.

However, As far as it is blog, I will be including the word "blog" on my URL.

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uqmoore

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Theeban

If I remember, the keyword tool "likes" these the most:

TechGuruBlog.com
MobileTechUser.com

I just wondered if these names have enough pizzazz.

Another domain I'm considering is TechStorm.com

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RWD 14 years ago

A category TechUser.com and Gadget-user.com
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- uqmoore 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by RWD
  
  A category TechUser.com and Gadget-user.com
  
  I like Gadget-User.com but I would much prefer to get GadgetUser.com. I backed order GadgetUser.com but the own eventually renewed it.
  
  TechUser.com is currently on sale- minimum bid is like $2500.
  
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matt76c 14 years ago

My 2 cents: For a blog I would try to make it brandable. You really want to be building a brand with your blog. TechStorm. com is excellent.
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- uqmoore 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by matt76c
  
  My 2 cents: For a blog I would try to make it brandable. You really want to be building a brand with your blog. TechStorm. com is excellent.
  
  I agree with your point about branding. I think some sites lend them selves to brandable domains (gizmodo.com) while other sites require more keyword optimization (cheapiphonecase.com).
  
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yukon Banned 14 years ago

I wouldn't use any domain with a hyphen.

Repeat traffic will most likely go to a competitions domain without the hyphen.
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- uqmoore 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by yukon
  
  I wouldn't use any domain with a hyphen.
  
  Repeat traffic will most likely go to a competitions domain without the hyphen.
  
  Agreed. I may try to sell gadget-user.com and at least get my $8 back.
  
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  webbizgold 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by uqmoore
  
  Agreed. I may try to sell gadget-user.com and at least get my $8 back.
  
  Gadget-user.com could be worth a lot more than $8, in these days of increasing scarcity of good domain names.
  
  That said, adding your own branding would work wonders, and although exact match domains do help for the keywords you're trying to rank for, that isn't the only factor these days.
  
  Eg. Looking at EnGadget.com., you could pretty much twist any catchy word before or after Tech and still make a killer blog
  
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patco 14 years ago

You should choose the one that mostly matches the keyword you choosed to rank in google. Something like techblog won't help you if your keyword is "technology innovation" for example
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onesan 14 years ago

I would prefer TechUser.com
Because it’s simple and easy to remember and has "tech" in it so everybody knows its about technology. Don’t mind too much about stuffing your domain name with keywords for google. You should choose the one that is best for your visitors.
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lovecareshare 14 years ago

Hi,
I would go with techgurublog.com if its for a blog. I would avoid hypen. You can try nametumbler(dot)com to come up with some suggestions.
cheers,
Bob
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- rajivwebads 14 years ago
  
  TechGuru.com is the best domain name for a new technology related blog.
  
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  uqmoore 14 years ago
  
  Rajivwebads, TechGuru.com is already taken.
  
  Thanks for the feedback! I'm down to these choices:
  
  TechStorm.com (My first choice. Like the brand. I put in an auction bid for it).
  
  TechGuruBlog.com (What I currently use. I didn't love the name but i guess it's ok)
  
  MobileTechUser.com (Good low competition monthly searches (mobile tech) but not much pizzazz imo)
  
  TechUser.com is a premium domain and the price just went up. A little too rich for my blood.
  
  One final question. Which is better between TechGuruBlog.com and MobileTechUser.com? I plan to mostly write about smartphones and tablets. I already have about 30 articles ready to go. I just need to pick a domain name.
  
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GloriaBrandt 14 years ago

Since you are going to start blogging, go with TechGuruBlog.com Is a good domain name, has tech and blog inside.
On the other hand, MobileTechUser.com is more closer to the articles you are going to publish, it would better to use this if in the future you will be writing articles about smartphones and tablets.
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uqmoore 14 years ago

Thanks you all for the help. I decided to go with DailyTechHelp.com. It describes the purpose of my site and gives me a lot of flexibility in terms of what I can write about.
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datoneer 14 years ago

TechUser.com
Gadget-User.com

these i would choose
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uqmoore 14 years ago

I was going to bid on TechUser.com but the price went up. Gadget-User.com was shot down because it contains a dash.
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