I've been acquiring some domain names for my area... at $6/yr they are cheap enough to hold on to anyway... but my question is:

How do you choose a good name for print/signs/etc?

I've been using a thesarus for some synonyms but it seems like it comes down to bad, good and good but hard to find "the best."

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Aaron

Minneapolis Real Estate | Twin Cities Real Estate | Edina Realty Agent

Aaron, please post your threads in the appropriate forum, this is the Google forum, I will move it for you.

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I was having a hard time figuring out where best to put this... missed this forum, thanks.

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Aaron

Minneapolis Real Estate | Twin Cities Real Estate | Edina Realty Agent

All the good ones are taken, Aaron.

OK, not entirely. Like everything (it seems) getting a good domain these days just takes patience and the willingness to look at things from different angles.

Rule of thumb:

2 words or less if possible.
The less number of total letters, the better.
Proper spelling of all words.
Easy to say and read.
And of course, relative to your product/service.

There's a website that might make things easier - instantdomainsearch dot com. You can brainstorm quickly and see whether names are available or not right away.

Good luck.

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-Dan
Oregon House Market - How to Buy, Sell, or Finance a Home

It's hard to find good ones anymore, unless you are buying one that someone else registered. I just sold a domain for $5000 last week (no site). That was the first one I have sold in several years.

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Jim Olenbush, ABR, CRS, GRI
Broker / Realtor

Austin Real Estate - Lake Travis Real Estate - Austin Real Estate

Remember the below things when choosing a domain name:
1) Something simple and short
2) Unique and memorable
3) Pertains to business in some way
4) Make sure it's a .com as .net, .org, .biz, etc. seem informal to many

I hope that helps.

-AS

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Aaron
President/CEO
www.TheBrainchildGroup.com
"I have but the simplest taste - I am always satisfied with the best" -- Oscar Wilde

I've only bought domain names through GoDaddy, however, they are less expensive through Yahoo. Is there a reason? Thanks.

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Anne Wiens, Broker Associate
Squier Real Estate
Roseville, CA
www.YourAgentAnne.com

Not sure why they are cheaper Anne, but I am in the process of moving my domain from Y to godaddy since Y doesn't allow me to do things like 301 my non www to the www.

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Douglasville Real Estate | Douglasville Real Estate Agents | Villa Rica Real Estate

Brian Mc - I've heard from a few people that Go Daddy is not a great hosting company. I'm not saying I agree with what I've heard but, if its not too late, you may want to look into other companies or read some Go Daddy reviews.

Aaron - try and get a domain name that includes one of your competitive keywords - e.g. NewHomesEdina.com is available (not sure what you're looking for but...) hope this helps

LOL just looked at the date and am pretty sure you bought a domain name by now

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domain.com offer up an alternative domain name engine, so if you search for cedarrealestate.com and it's taken it will offer a thousand similar or relative domain names. I then go and register it somewhere cheaper

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