How important is the domain name to a successful business?
Say youre selling footballs
and footballs.com is taken ...
What other steps can you take to make good sales?
Any opinions?
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locatepeople posted this at 21:52 — 9th November 2005.
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google and the other searchengines use the domain name alot for ranking. Best to have a keyword phrase in it. i.e. cheapkidsfootballs.com, your key word phrase would be " cheap kids footballs" and you'd try and rank in google for this.
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teammatt3 posted this at 01:32 — 10th November 2005.
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A domain is not really that important, you can get away with any domain. Having keywords in it good but not necessary.
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onebillionviews posted this at 09:30 — 10th November 2005.
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Cool, cheers folks
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timjpriebe posted this at 13:11 — 10th November 2005.
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I wrote an article on this very subject here: http://www.getasiteonline.com/?postid=3
It's geared more towards small businesses, but hopefully you'll get the idea. I think it's a must for small businesses to have their own domain.
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DC_Sara posted this at 12:32 — 11th November 2005.
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You could always do letters for the domain you want, or a catchy phrase. I saw one the other day: another.dot.com. Made me chuckle.
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etech-peter posted this at 13:26 — 11th November 2005.
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Relevancy of the name is the key IMO. Choosing a domain name relevant to your business can attract walk in business. If you register a domain name that matches the concept of your business you might draw the attention of the visitors in search of that topic.
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onebillionviews posted this at 14:11 — 11th November 2005.
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appreciate the replies folks
timj that article was very imformative
cheers mate
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timjpriebe posted this at 13:22 — 14th November 2005.
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Thanks. I'm glad you were able to use the info.
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