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.

Newton · 09-10-2005

Good advice .. I tend to stick to the dot coms only and always try to purchase the plural and singular versions if applicable and possible. It can save a lot of heartache in the future.

MorganGrayson · 09-10-2005

I remember posts on a board years ago from a model (maybe a cam girl, maybe a porn star, but someone with a "name" that was known) going apeshit because someone had purchased hername.com. Up until that point, it had never even occured to me to purchase morgangrayson.com. However, after reading about her heartache and loss of potential income, I scooped up my name. For the longest time, all I did with it was...nothing. I just made certain that I owned it. Then in June or so I put up a non-adult site, intending to work on that as a way of keeping busy. I never expected money out of it. (Good thing, too!) Then, in July, for reasons that I still can't explain, I checked out Oprano for the first time in years, saw Red's post looking for writers...and was back into adult after years of being away.

But I'm very, very glad I bought my name years ago and kept renewing it.

Top_Of_Google_Man · 09-11-2005

A good example is variations of google.

Surprised they didnt get them all though............. change the first letter a few times and see whats what!

domtheboy · 09-11-2005

Just been and secured the registration of the .com and .co.uk that relate to me, fuck yeah !

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.

09-10-2005	#2
Newton It's always business, never personal! The POWER of radio Oprano Radio Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On a golf course Posts: 4,916	Re: From an "old school" webmaster: good advice Good advice .. I tend to stick to the dot coms only and always try to purchase the plural and singular versions if applicable and possible. It can save a lot of heartache in the future. __________________ Poser Bush in a mix-up over his hi-tech gizmo - ICLOD

09-10-2005	#3
MorganGrayson None $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,321	Re: From an "old school" webmaster: good advice I remember posts on a board years ago from a model (maybe a cam girl, maybe a porn star, but someone with a "name" that was known) going apeshit because someone had purchased hername.com. Up until that point, it had never even occured to me to purchase morgangrayson.com. However, after reading about her heartache and loss of potential income, I scooped up my name. For the longest time, all I did with it was...nothing. I just made certain that I owned it. Then in June or so I put up a non-adult site, intending to work on that as a way of keeping busy. I never expected money out of it. (Good thing, too!) Then, in July, for reasons that I still can't explain, I checked out Oprano for the first time in years, saw Red's post looking for writers...and was back into adult after years of being away. But I'm very, very glad I bought my name years ago and kept renewing it.

09-11-2005	#4
Top_Of_Google_Man Members Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London UK Posts: 253	Re: From an "old school" webmaster: good advice A good example is variations of google. Surprised they didnt get them all though............. change the first letter a few times and see whats what! __________________ FREE TRIALS ARE HOT AGAIN - GET YOUR SHARE!

09-11-2005	#5
domtheboy Members Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 612	Re: From an "old school" webmaster: good advice Just been and secured the registration of the .com and .co.uk that relate to me, fuck yeah !