So you look around and a lot of forums that are still active today, the name of the forum is random, acronyms, different domain extension besides .com being used, as well as Subdomains.
So does the name/domain really matter? What do you guys think?
Trying to come up with a forum. My options that i though i could bring good to a community.
Coffee Forum
Support for my game Forum
Trading Card Game Forum/love board games and TCG.
General Informational forum
Or anything just to use my XF license.
Should i worry about find the right .com domain?
Could I just use my name as the forum
Should I stay away from brandable domains?
From a domain investors eye, they think .com only, must fit the niche. but I want the few of communities eyes.
Don’t worry too much about getting the perfect dot com. Get a domain that makes sense and is memorable. Besides there’s tonnes of domain endings nowadays so you should have plenty choice.
Is the domain name really that important these days? There are hundreds of different TLDs, surely people don't care about .com domain names anymore? And most people just google stuff and websites, so I would say the content is much more important than any site name or domain. But I'm no SEO expert haha.
I think it would probably depend on the niche, where and how you’ll be finding most of your users (or rather how they’ll find you), and other factors. I suspect in some cases it may not be important, while in others, branding and how memorable a particular domain name is are going be very important.
Domain name matters but domain extensions do not matter. The first criteria for search engine ranking are the domain name and the site name. Search engines always try to display content that matches the search query.
Domain still matters. You just hear some names and you already have a hint of what's talking about.
For instance, when you hear the name Livescores, you already have an idea that it's related to sports and people who love that niche would easily what to access it.
Secondly I feel domain names really shouldn't be too long. I kinda love shortened domain names.
The domain name matters if you use it instead of a company name. Realistically, if you own a company, you want your domain name to match, but that's not always feasible if someone already has your domain name. At that point, you need to determine your next course of action and that could be a change in the extension.
The cleaner the domain, the easier it is for people to remember it and return to it as a customer (if it's for a business).
Having a cohesive suite with your brand name, domain name, and content is a key to long term success. The exact details of each of these can vary as direct traffic is less and less of a thing today, but they still matter.
I still think that domain names are important, and you should put some thought into what name you want to have. Sometimes I am even willing to pay a premium to get one that harmonizes with a business or niche.
I think they are essential if you are already a recognizable brand e.g. Apple or BBC.
As a start up I don't think they matter nearly as much because the chances of somebody typing your domain into a field or search box is fairly remote. More likely you'll be found from a content search and if the site will be bookmarked if a return visit is likely.
I think as long as you choose an eye catching domain name, that is brandable. You're good to go. I've went through a few names over the years before I settled with the current(final) one I use for my community.
Anyone can choose whatever name they want for their custom domain, just as long it's easy to remember for new visitors and even yourself. Also, the extension is quite important as well (for example, ".tech" is great for tech-related forums, even though it's not as prevalent as .net and .com yet).
I think any TLD is fine. I went with a few different ones that aren't .com, .net, or .org. I usually look up and see if a domain name is taken, then come up with a name for my website if all the decent tld are taken.
