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Niches and Domains
Last Update: July 29, 2012
While completing the exercises in days 3 and 4, I was a little concerned that my interests, passions, and hobbies were too broad. I like all of them but I know, for my own sake, I need to take this in small bites. Maybe I can incorporate them all over time. The one I chose, though, is a passion of mine and is something that has helped me improve my life. It's something I know will help others as well.
As far as domains go, I checked on a few that had my keyword in it. They were either taken or cost thousands of dollars per year. Then, I thought of one I didn't believe anyone has taken and it was available under the .com, .net, and .org domains. From past experience I know some people buy all three domains so that no one else can use them. I'm not sure if I should do the same.
Has anyone found a domain name with all three domains available? Did you decide to buy all three or just a .com domain? I would appreciate any and all constructive feedback. Thank you.
As far as domains go, I checked on a few that had my keyword in it. They were either taken or cost thousands of dollars per year. Then, I thought of one I didn't believe anyone has taken and it was available under the .com, .net, and .org domains. From past experience I know some people buy all three domains so that no one else can use them. I'm not sure if I should do the same.
Has anyone found a domain name with all three domains available? Did you decide to buy all three or just a .com domain? I would appreciate any and all constructive feedback. Thank you.
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@RICH.
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Hi from the DAMN'd! That's Domain Addiction Management for Noobs, which will probably be the subject for my first piece of WA training, as I have expensive experience. I wish I'd had your good sense to ask questions before I spent time and money on acquiring 24 domains in my first few days of WA. I was so proud of myself at the time!
I obsessed about finding the "perfect" domain but it's a fool's errand. My understanding is that at the moment .com and .org rank well and it's best to avoid hyphens but that's not guaranteed to be a permanent situation. For example, if Google decided to squander squillions on acquiring .goo from the domain name authorities then they might choose to rank websites with their extension above .com from that point on. Likewise, if you think about brands such as Apple or Amazon, their names bear no relation to their content.
Country specific domains can also outrank .com's as well, for example a .co.uk or .org.uk doesn't currently appear to suffer from negative positioning in the rankings when searching from the UK.
I've also discovered that where someone has beaten me to the registration of a .com it's often just parked, which means if I claim the .org and provide great content, I'm going to outrank them.
I have and probably would still buy a group of domains if I was trying to protect a brand, for example if I dream up a corporate identity for someone, I'd probably grab every extension possible along with subtle variations. That said, Apple doesn't own www.apple.org so it obviously isn't essential by any means.
I've come to realise that my first domains and niches are certainly not going to be my last. I do appreciate that domains cost money, but I equate it in the same way as artists materials. If I'm learning to paint, I have to accept that time and money will be spent on canvas and oils for my training and any failed "masterpieces". I learn by doing, so I'm accepting that costs and mistakes are all part of the process!
I obsessed about finding the "perfect" domain but it's a fool's errand. My understanding is that at the moment .com and .org rank well and it's best to avoid hyphens but that's not guaranteed to be a permanent situation. For example, if Google decided to squander squillions on acquiring .goo from the domain name authorities then they might choose to rank websites with their extension above .com from that point on. Likewise, if you think about brands such as Apple or Amazon, their names bear no relation to their content.
Country specific domains can also outrank .com's as well, for example a .co.uk or .org.uk doesn't currently appear to suffer from negative positioning in the rankings when searching from the UK.
I've also discovered that where someone has beaten me to the registration of a .com it's often just parked, which means if I claim the .org and provide great content, I'm going to outrank them.
I have and probably would still buy a group of domains if I was trying to protect a brand, for example if I dream up a corporate identity for someone, I'd probably grab every extension possible along with subtle variations. That said, Apple doesn't own www.apple.org so it obviously isn't essential by any means.
I've come to realise that my first domains and niches are certainly not going to be my last. I do appreciate that domains cost money, but I equate it in the same way as artists materials. If I'm learning to paint, I have to accept that time and money will be spent on canvas and oils for my training and any failed "masterpieces". I learn by doing, so I'm accepting that costs and mistakes are all part of the process!
inner1beauty
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I really appreciate the feedback. It helps a lot. I think I'll concentrate more on providing quality content instead of worrying too much about a domain name. I have one picked out already that I think is suitable. Anyway, you can have the perfect domain name but without good content that will bring potential customers to your site again and again, it's all a waste.
muskyblood
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You don't need to buy all 3. Sometimes people do that if they really want to brand themselves for that exact keyword. I would just get the .com if you are not to worried about that. The .com is the cream of the crop anyway.
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