Re: Question on domain names

by Brian V Bonini <b-bonini(at)cox.net>

Date:	03 Jun 2003 13:54:06 -0400
To:	Carole Goodwin <carole(at)devons.com>
Cc:	HWG Techniques <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
References:	devons
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On Tue, 2003-06-03 at 13:32, Carole Goodwin wrote:
> Appreciate the replies and good ideas. I agree with the having to 
> explain part. I too like a name that is easy to remember from one 
> minute to the next and that doesn't require spelling, etc. That is why 
> I have shied away from using the "dash." Then, you have to say "dash." 
> My first domain name had dashes in it and I declined to renew that when 
> the time came. Too much trouble.

Yup, but if you have to compromise joe-shmoe.com requires less
explanation then joeshmoe2.com (which mimics an aol email prefix more
then a TLD) albeit "joe dash shmoe.com" does not exactly roll off ones
lips...

> 
> The client had already come up with some solutions of her own as to 
> adding another word after the name (ie: businessnameplus.com). So, what 
> she has might work if she wants to use it. I'll see if she wants more 
> suggestions and then I would have no problem sharing with the list. You 
> guys are a wealth of ideas and I can always get good answers here when 
> I am stuck.
> 

biznameonline.com is sometimes a good alternative... and of course don't
forget all the alt. TLD's available now, .biz, .info, etc...

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