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Thoughts on domain name

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  • 29-07-2016 9:10pm
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    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,138 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    My current photography website is http://www.photoblog.ie
    I shoot mainly abstract and a little bit of other stuff.
    What are the thoughts on-
    Mainlyabstractphotos.com
    Mostlyabstractphotos.com

    Too long? Or easy to remember and sums up what I shoot?

    I don't think Patrick Dinneen.com would work, most people spell Dinneen with one n.
    Thanks in advance,
    Pa


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    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Dot coms are so cheap these days that you could get them and forward to your photo blog site.

    Set up Google analytics and see what the results are like.


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    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,138 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Abram Victorious Tycoon wrote: »
    Dot coms are so cheap these days that you could get them and forward to your photo blog site.

    Set up Google analytics and see what the results are like.

    Good idea. Can they mask my site (eg keep the mostlyabstractphotos.com in the url) or would it change to photoblog.ie?

    I thought I read that search engines/Google doesn't like sites that do this and it effects ranking- correct?
    Thanks again.


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    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Good idea. Can they mask my site (eg keep the mostlyabstractphotos.com in the url) or would it change to photoblog.ie?

    I thought I read that search engines/Google doesn't like sites that do this and it effects ranking- correct?
    Thanks again.

    It would just be a redirect with the photoblog being shown at the end.
    It would show you where traffic was coming from.
    Not sure how it effects ranking. Google change the rules more often than I change my socks:)


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    Bergmann
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭Bergmann


    Of the two I prefer "mainlyabstractphotos"


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    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,138 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    I'm thinking shorter now and maybe
    Abstractabstract.com
    Mainlyabstract.com
    Mostlyabstract.com

    I know the word photo isn't in it though
    Photosabstract. Com is free but I don't thibk that's memorable, people would just remember abstract photos Com instead.

    Any thoughts?
    Pa.


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    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,138 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Just FYI I went with http://abstractabstract.com.
    Site is live, just needs some photos added, some tweeking.


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    donaldtramp
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 224 ✭✭donaldtramp


    Spamming keywords is a great idea to get this website off the ground!


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    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,138 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    donaldtramp wrote: »
    Spamming keywords is a great idea to get this website off the ground!

    Sarcasm?


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    donaldtramp
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 224 ✭✭donaldtramp


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Sarcasm?

    You tell me, I think it's a great method but according to the 2015 IDSPHF survey 1 in every 12 websites get penalized; which is pretty good. I think the domain name is a bit too long but it depends on your keywords and of course registering it with a proper domain proxy as opposed to a manual spamming/making it android compatible like the new YEJMD website would of course be preferable: making it accessible to the standard qwerty keyboard if you're targeting english speaking nations.


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    alexhardy
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭alexhardy


    In the event that the domain name will contain keywords that correspond to the subject matter of the site, this can be considered already a good achievement for promotion.Well, it is desirable that the domain name is not too long.


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    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,682 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Repetition of words is a killer for Google rankings, just an fyi to the op.

    Repetition of words, multiple font sizes, colours etc ruin your ranking.


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