From an "old school" webmaster: good advice

MorganGrayson · 09-10-2005

I copied this post from the main board and wanted to start a discussion about it here.

Quote:
Originally Posted by xenigo
Hey Dravyk, as I was mesmerized watching your sig alternate between words... I noticed you've got an extra S in there. "Boards Scanner" with the URL boardscanner.com.

Personally I think Board Scanner would look better. Just my 2 cents though.

Well "boards" plural is more accurate as it's more than one board. But that doesn't make as good an URL.

Doesn't matter though. Got both URLs and they both go to the same place. So the choice is up to you!

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Now, Dravyk has been around a day or two, and knows his stuff. I'm putting this up as advice on purchasing domains.

If you plan on "branding" a domain, as Dravyk has done here, you need to buy the variations of the domain. The plurals, the .nets, whatever. Point them all to the same place so that type-ins go to *you*...not somebody who was smart enough to come along later and swipe your traffic by buying a similiar domain. If your intended branded domain contains a word that is easily and often misspelled, buy the common misspelling, too. In the early days, when domains were like $75 - $100 a piece, this was a chunk a novice most likely didn't have. Now, however, domains are cheap and easy to get.

09-10-2005	#1
MorganGrayson None $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,321	From an "old school" webmaster: good advice I copied this post from the main board and wanted to start a discussion about it here. Quote: Originally Posted by xenigo Hey Dravyk, as I was mesmerized watching your sig alternate between words... I noticed you've got an extra S in there. "Boards Scanner" with the URL boardscanner.com. Personally I think Board Scanner would look better. Just my 2 cents though. Well "boards" plural is more accurate as it's more than one board. But that doesn't make as good an URL. Doesn't matter though. Got both URLs and they both go to the same place. So the choice is up to you! __________________ Now, Dravyk has been around a day or two, and knows his stuff. I'm putting this up as advice on purchasing domains. If you plan on "branding" a domain, as Dravyk has done here, you need to buy the variations of the domain. The plurals, the .nets, whatever. Point them all to the same place so that type-ins go to you...not somebody who was smart enough to come along later and swipe your traffic by buying a similiar domain. If your intended branded domain contains a word that is easily and often misspelled, buy the common misspelling, too. In the early days, when domains were like $75 - $100 a piece, this was a chunk a novice most likely didn't have. Now, however, domains are cheap and easy to get.