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Domain Length

by Cerys
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How do you balance the ideal domain name length? I frequently hear that two to three words is ideal and shouldn't go above, but if a four word phrase is more catchy and memorable, couldn't that work too?
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  • Profile picture of the author Solidsnake
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    Originally Posted by Cerys View Post

    How do you balance the ideal domain name length? I frequently hear that two to three words is ideal and shouldn't go above, but if a four word phrase is more catchy and memorable, couldn't that work too?
    Upt o 6 characters once word domain is good... Well as long as you have the sweat to promote it doesn't matter... 4-character irrelevant domain is still useless.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lightlysalted
    It's not really about the doamin, it's about how you build back links to your site. If it's a longer domain name that is catchy then no problem. The only benefit of a domain name that matches your specific niche, is really for people looking in SERPS. If they see dogfood.com and specialtreats.com, even if both are selling dog related food, the first may get more visitors because it's instantly recongisable as a dog food site. But there is no seo value to having a domain that matches your niche. It's all about promotion... look at APPLE.COM would you assume that they sold PC's? And yet they rank highly in SEPRS because they have promoted their brand
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    • Profile picture of the author Cerys
      Good point with Apple. So all the time I spent thinking about getting the right domain, it really doesn't matter and I should have spent my time on promoting. Mistake number one and I don't even have the site yet!
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      • Profile picture of the author masterlesssamurai
        The domain name depends on what you will use it for. If you use it for PPC, then maybe having a 2-3 keyword rich domain name will make sense. If its SEO, maybe a shorter name, easy to remember, spell, etc. Are you trying to build a brand? Maybe you want something so memorable that you could tell someone on an elevator in passing and they'd remember it without writing it down. So if you're looking for a hard and fast rule, I would again say it depends on what the domain is for.
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        • Profile picture of the author Terrybear
          The best domain name shall be point to your niche. It doesnt matter even it is long, for example webmaster.com, even it is 9 character, it is still good.
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      • Profile picture of the author biznets
        Good point, my very first mistake with buying domains was to buy unrelated names.
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