...it doesn't matter in the end??? Your objective input would be appreciated, and please feel free to disagree/correct if inclined.
After asking and researching about what makes a good domain for quite a while, the task has become somewhat futile. My assumption is what's done with the site and how it is advertised is what counts - not really the name of the site. It seems if anything about a domain itself is important, it could be the memorability/catchiness/brandability.
This is much like asking how people play the lottery. Exact if not religious methods are used and othertimes not. Wordtracker was an eye-opener. It's amazing how many successful sites have domains bringing low, single digit and as often zero searches per 24 hour period according to Wordtracker. Domains with tremendous search results are often ones nobody would ever think up unless they knew the domain - such as specific producer names, the blog Waybig, etc.. Is it then illogical to assume that a domain itself doesn't mean much until you do something with the site (and advertise)?
Personally, it's more fun and maybe practical to just go with a domain that is clever and memorable if nothing else really matters much.
Incidentally, what are your thoughts about the following? I own a catchy .net domain I like. The .com of the same exact domain is one of those dull parked sites that has been owned by someone since 2002. My plan is to buy the .com if I could "some day" in the years ahead when I have the money. First, not sure if someone who has had the domain that long would sell it. Furthermore, they may be taking my traffic from me in the meantime (I guess by people who may think up of the domain or hear of it and type in .com instead...or any other way?). I could add "hot" to the domain and make it .com, but would that make any difference in this regard? The queston is: should I add "hot" to the domain make it a .com, or just leave it as it is (.net), or just go with another domain (which doesn't have the catchiness)?
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