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Old 01-29-2007, 02:19 AM   #1

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Domain Name Advice.
When purchasing a domain name, would you rather have a non-.com, or a dash in the name?

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I would definitely prefer a name without a, "-". I don't know; I've always felt that the dash is completely unnecessary...and it elongates the domain name. The only time I would use a dash, however, is if I wanted a domain name, but it was not available in the original form. For example, if I really, really wanted chickentalk.com, but it wasn't available in that form, I would probably go with chicken-talk.com, if available. Again, that is only if I really, really wanted the domain.

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I would want the name without the - like chris said
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without "-" is prefered, but look around and you will find many sites "-" in the name doing extremely well. One worst and best name example is "canon forums"
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I would definitely prefer a name without a, "-". I don't know; I've always felt that the dash is completely unnecessary...and it elongates the domain name. The only time I would use a dash, however, is if I wanted a domain name, but it was not available in the original form. For example, if I really, really wanted chickentalk.com, but it wasn't available in that form, I would probably go with chicken-talk.com, if available. Again, that is only if I really, really wanted the domain.

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This is what I meant to say.

If I want keywordforum.com, but that is taken. Would you prefer to have keywordforum.net, or keyword-forum.com. Or keyword1-keyword2.com, it doesn't have to be forum.
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Without a dash I say. You would be surprised how that little dash can decrease a value of a domain. I like .net but like .com and .co.uk as well.
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Why not buy both and choose to market one and redirect the other?
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This is what I meant to say.

If I want keywordforum.com, but that is taken. Would you prefer to have keywordforum.net, or keyword-forum.com. Or keyword1-keyword2.com, it doesn't have to be forum.
In this case, I would prefer to have keywordforum.net. The dash in the domain name listed above just doesn't fit nicely.

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