The com I wanted for my offline print campaign is taken. Is a .net acceptable, or should I try to find something else or go with dashes etc?
My .com I want is taken for Print Advertising
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Okay. I wasn't sure what the general rule was on that. Wanted ask the "experts" first.
I've purchased .net domains plenty of times and have had decent success with them. Shouldn't be too much of a problem unless the guy with the .com is doing the same thing you are.
What he said. If you do go with a .net be sure and brand the extension with the domain. If this is a long term commitment then definitely go for the .com even if you pay a pretty penny. In a couple of years you will be glad that you did. Besides you can write it off as a business expense / advertising expense.
For offline definitely go .com, and try to avoid dashes. If it's edu/health/etc you can get away with .org. .net is the ugly step child of the 3 IMO.
You have a little bit better chance if your visitors understand that address bars are for URLs and not search terms. But even then, if you advertise your brand as pokersite.net, some will still type in www.pokersite.net.com
On a side note, I have heard people refer to domains as wwwdotcoms. The only way you are gonna get them to your site is through a link.
On a side note, I have heard people refer to domains as wwwdotcoms. The only way you are gonna get them to your site is through a link.
If it's going to be type-in traffic, then I'd find a .com just to be safe.
I've done it myself a few times, people just don't remember the TLD when seeing an ad and just assume its a .com
I've done it myself a few times, people just don't remember the TLD when seeing an ad and just assume its a .com
I have done print advertising and if you are going to spend a few thousand on print like I did then get the .com, .net, .info, .org, and other country extension if possible. If you are going to be serious about it and going for branding (such as your print advertising) then go all the way or don't do it at all.
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.com is still king and engraved in everyone's head.
Do not go for the .net - you will lose visitors to the .com
Do not go for the .net - you will lose visitors to the .com
They've done studies that show people will enter the dot com for at dot net site, 20% of the time
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Hoping this was a joke. Highly recommend going for just the com, and making sure you've got something solid and memorable. Dashes are just as bad as a .net.
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