Comments on: Don’t Develop Dumb Domains*

By: Geoffrey Gonzalez

Geoffrey Gonzalez — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:25:23 +0000

I agree with Wanna Develop.

Domains with clear messages within them shorten the development timetable.

By: TymB

TymB — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:47:19 +0000

@Too Many Secrets

So once in a while “citynamesite.info” gets SERP rank #2. Doohhh – I’ll take that.

AND if you have an appealing (clickable) title and description guess which SERP gets clicked more – #2. And like I said, GEO is one of the few market that this happens.

By: wannadevelop.com

wannadevelop.com — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:30:04 +0000

Good discussion going in.

Developing dumb domains — what do I think about this? Dumb idea… But it can be a long term play if you are totally determined to make it work.

The only way for you to generate organic search engine traffic is by compensating with a lot of unique content.

This may come 4,5,6 month’s down the road if you are doing everything right.

A good domain name gets 50% of the work done for you… With a dumb domain, you have to do 150% more work… I hope this makes sense.

Don’t try to make your life miserable… Ok, so you registered a dumb domain for $8 — admit to it. Don’t waste the time or money on developing it… We all make mistakes, but don’t be a wise ass or so stubborn in order to prove a point to somebody on a forum.

Be smart — do the research before you buy any domain or develop a web site. Any type of web site. Mini site or full blown out information resource or product/service.

Best,
Mike

http://www.wannadevelop.com

By: Tia Wood

Tia Wood — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:39:18 +0000

And about my previous post, I am not referencing type-in names which are a total different ball park but I’m referring to “dumb domains” in general.

By: Tia Wood

Tia Wood — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:37:49 +0000

Elliot, I’d have to disagree with this as well. Granted, a good, rememberable domain name makes it so much easier for a customer or user to find you, however, people don’t look for good domain names. Instead, they look for solutions which come as products or services or social interaction, the domain name is not important as much as the business plan. You were close when you said “*unless you have a very unique product, service, or information that you can offer visitors that they won’t find elsewhere.” but to pinpoint: it all boils down to an outstanding online business plan which ties all these elements together and more.