What should you look for in a domain?

berde · 09-24-2007, 01:21 AM

Hello Hostbidder members, I was wondering If I was searching for a decent domain name to possibly sell on what should I be looking for? I mean PR? Should I see how many characters it has or? Thanks in advance for your time.

tipsfromthetop · 09-24-2007, 08:22 AM

Make sure it is keyword rich unless you get a acronym as in ATL.COM type name. Being keyword rich helps it via indexing it also describes the topic of interest and has a better chance for sale.

If buying a name with the thoughts of selling at a later date then check traffic, PR is good but over rated. I have a site that gets 10,000 visitors a day earns me around 300-500 dollars a month and its only pr3. Also backlinks are important, alexa was but seems pointless now becuase its only really any good if people visit your site with the alexa toolbar.
Also look at the history of the domain check out http://www.archive.org/web/ this will let you see what the domain was used for in the past.

I have quite a few tips at one of my sites in regards to domains so check out Domain names for sale and domain name tips from tips from the top and another really cool resource site is Domain Tools: Whois Lookup and Domain Suggestions this has a wealth of information you can find out about domains like SEO scoring etc.

Hope that helps

Tips.

blowingideas · 09-26-2007, 04:47 AM

dont use loooong domain name. avoid using dashes ( - ) also.

09-24-2007, 01:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
berde Noogle Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What should you look for in a domain? Hello Hostbidder members, I was wondering If I was searching for a decent domain name to possibly sell on what should I be looking for? I mean PR? Should I see how many characters it has or? Thanks in advance for your time.

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tipsfromthetop Junior Googler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Suffolk Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Make sure it is keyword rich unless you get a acronym as in ATL.COM type name. Being keyword rich helps it via indexing it also describes the topic of interest and has a better chance for sale. If buying a name with the thoughts of selling at a later date then check traffic, PR is good but over rated. I have a site that gets 10,000 visitors a day earns me around 300-500 dollars a month and its only pr3. Also backlinks are important, alexa was but seems pointless now becuase its only really any good if people visit your site with the alexa toolbar. Also look at the history of the domain check out http://www.archive.org/web/ this will let you see what the domain was used for in the past. I have quite a few tips at one of my sites in regards to domains so check out Domain names for sale and domain name tips from tips from the top and another really cool resource site is Domain Tools: Whois Lookup and Domain Suggestions this has a wealth of information you can find out about domains like SEO scoring etc. Hope that helps Tips.

09-26-2007, 04:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
blowingideas Junior Googler Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	dont use loooong domain name. avoid using dashes ( - ) also.

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