question about URL names (dashes or no dashes)

ilcp · 22 Mar 2013 at 16:52

Questions:

creating a business site would you:

1. use .com or .co.uk or it doesnt really matter?
2. dashes or without dashes? i.e. ilikethis.com or i-like-this.com (I personally think dashes differentiate the words so it is better?)

mp3duck · 22 Mar 2013 at 16:54

all one word, otherwise you sound crap when reading out the URL.

"i dash like dash this dash dot com"
"i like this dot com"

If you're a UK company, I'd go with a .co.uk, but if the .com is free, get that, but redirect to your .co.uk

lcg · 22 Mar 2013 at 16:57

ilcp said:
Questions:

creating a business site would you:

1. use .com or .co.uk or it doesnt really matter?
2. dashes or without dashes? i.e. ilikethis.com or i-like-this.com (I personally think dashes differentiate the words so it is better?)

1. Either. If it's possible I would register both .com and .co.uk.

2. Without dashes, because if you're saying the domain "namename dot com" sounds better than "name dash name dot com."

LordSplodge · 22 Mar 2013 at 17:00

NO. DASHES.

ilcp · 22 Mar 2013 at 17:04

thanks but what if the name you want is taken.. and that name describes your business succintly, in that case would you consider a dash or choose a different name because there is a dash.

(as a side note, the name i want to register only has one dash)

Trifid · 22 Mar 2013 at 17:06

ilcp said:
thanks but what if the name you want is taken.. and that name describes your business succintly, in that case would you consider a dash or choose a different name because there is a dash.

(as a side note, the name i want to register only has one dash)

Use a different name otherwise people will be going to the wrong website when looking for yours.

Amazon doesn't have anything to do with rainforests. And Google wasn't called search-engine.com

ilcp · 22 Mar 2013 at 17:10

@Trifid: that is a good idea..

The1nonly1 · 22 Mar 2013 at 17:48

No dashes, buy both .co.uk and .com if available and redirect .com to the .co.uk.

dfarrall · 22 Mar 2013 at 18:08

As above, take .com and .co.uk, if your just wanting one get the .com imo.
Preferably no dashes, but if you can only get a good name with dashes then its better than something terrible.

JCBeastie · 22 Mar 2013 at 18:13

Dashes are awful in domain names, just don't.

Buy as many domains as you can afford to and use DNS forwarding. If you can get a unique name there's nothing to stop you using .co.uk, .com, .net etc going to the same site.