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michael · 04-17-2008, 12:59 AM

I've purchased Maffo's Bulk Upload System for use on a car sales site in my home town of Milton Keynes. The domain I wanted - mkmotors - is taken and so I've bought mkmotoring.co.uk and miltonkeynesmotors.co.uk

I see advantages and disadvantages in both but would welcome your input. Time's on my side, I won't be starting this project for some months.

Mike-N-Tosh · 04-17-2008, 01:05 AM

Since you've already bought them both, why not go ahead and use them both. Pick one and domain forward the other. It's just a DNS thing.

-Mike

michael · 04-17-2008, 01:21 AM

Oh I'll use one as a forwarding domain for sure but I have to choose a URL for marketing purposes. Local radio airtime, press ad's, flyers - you get the idea.

michael

Maffo · 04-17-2008, 02:03 AM

From search engine ranking point of view the miltonkeynesmotors is definatley the best. What I normally do is try and snap up a name like that but also have milton-keynes-motors.co.uk as well.

As an example, imagine you are google. Somebody looking for a motor in milton keynes will probably search for "milton keynes motors" or "motors milton keynes". Its very unlikely that somebody will type "miltonkeynesmotors".

The - is accepted as a space in a domain and seperates the words up!!

.co.uk domains are only a few quid so for that extra notch on the SE's I would get the extra name.

Use the hyphenated one for the actual website and one of the un-hyphenated ones for marketing.

Did you see that MKautos.co.uk is available?

My advice is only search engine related.

SkGold · 04-18-2008, 04:37 PM

I am with Maffo. For SEO purpose miltonkeynesmotors is better and having hyphenated and un-hyphenated domain could help as well.

manilaboy · 04-18-2008, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michael

I've purchased Maffo's Bulk Upload System for use on a car sales site in my home town of Milton Keynes. The domain I wanted - mkmotors - is taken and so I've bought mkmotoring.co.uk and miltonkeynesmotors.co.uk

I see advantages and disadvantages in both but would welcome your input. Time's on my side, I won't be starting this project for some months.

How about mkauto, mkautos, mkwheels or mkautotrader,

michael · 04-19-2008, 07:20 AM

Lots of good advice, especially from an SEO perspective. I had no idea about the significance of hyphenated domains.

Thanks.

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miltonkeynesmotors.co.uk	4	80.00%
mkmotoring.co.uk	1	20.00%
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04-17-2008, 12:59 AM	#1
michael Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 384 Rep Power: 19	Need help deciding on a domain name. I've purchased Maffo's Bulk Upload System for use on a car sales site in my home town of Milton Keynes. The domain I wanted - mkmotors - is taken and so I've bought mkmotoring.co.uk and miltonkeynesmotors.co.uk I see advantages and disadvantages in both but would welcome your input. Time's on my side, I won't be starting this project for some months. __________________ M Michael V4.1.3 Developer - 3 Column Default Template "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them" - Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)

04-17-2008, 01:05 AM	#2
Mike-N-Tosh 68 Evangelist & Developer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1,666 Rep Power: 48	Since you've already bought them both, why not go ahead and use them both. Pick one and domain forward the other. It's just a DNS thing. -Mike __________________ Mike-N-Tosh IndianaPC.org - A community website (v3.1.10 Developer - heavily modified) Sandbox (v3.1.10, v4.0.9, 4.1.5) Visit My blog for tips, tricks, tutorials, reviews for 68 Classifieds as well as my store with Templates, Mods & Docs Web Hosting \| Web Design & Development \| 68 Classifieds Customizations I am not a 68C employee, just a user and try to help out

04-17-2008, 01:21 AM	#3
michael Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 384 Rep Power: 19	Oh I'll use one as a forwarding domain for sure but I have to choose a URL for marketing purposes. Local radio airtime, press ad's, flyers - you get the idea. michael __________________ M Michael V4.1.3 Developer - 3 Column Default Template "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them" - Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)

04-17-2008, 02:03 AM	#4
Maffo The Master Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: British in Argentina Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 45	From search engine ranking point of view the miltonkeynesmotors is definatley the best. What I normally do is try and snap up a name like that but also have milton-keynes-motors.co.uk as well. As an example, imagine you are google. Somebody looking for a motor in milton keynes will probably search for "milton keynes motors" or "motors milton keynes". Its very unlikely that somebody will type "miltonkeynesmotors". The - is accepted as a space in a domain and seperates the words up!! .co.uk domains are only a few quid so for that extra notch on the SE's I would get the extra name. Use the hyphenated one for the actual website and one of the un-hyphenated ones for marketing. Did you see that MKautos.co.uk is available? My advice is only search engine related. __________________ Bulk Upload System has been upgraded. Works on all v4 versions with new functionality. Free upgrade for existing customers.

04-18-2008, 04:37 PM	#5
SkGold Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Best city in the World � Calgary, Canada Posts: 471 Rep Power: 24	I am with Maffo. For SEO purpose miltonkeynesmotors is better and having hyphenated and un-hyphenated domain could help as well. __________________ Thanks, Sergey Bargain Finder in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Calgary Business Directory V3.1.10 Dev - Calgary Classifieds V3.1.10 Dev - Calgary Real Estate V3.1.10 Dev - Calgary Used Cars V3.1.10 Dev - Calgary Rent V3.1.10 Dev - Calgary Dating V3.1.5 Dev A website without well-done Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimization is as good as non-existent.

04-19-2008, 07:20 AM	#7
michael Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 384 Rep Power: 19	Lots of good advice, especially from an SEO perspective. I had no idea about the significance of hyphenated domains. Thanks. __________________ M Michael V4.1.3 Developer - 3 Column Default Template "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them" - Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)

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