A Lazy Man's Domain Name Tip
Are you searching for ‘a car’ or ‘many cars’?
Which domain name would you type first? (image credit)
Which domain name would you type first? (image credit)
A couple of month ago I have written about the basics on how to choose a domain name. Today let me add one important point.
A friend of mine runs a successful business and just has launched a new website with some great tips for lead generation. I wanted to read one of his articles again and typed-in his URL. Instead of his homepage I saw:
Error: Server not found
This was quite a surprise. He has one of those domains where you have a hard time to remember whether to add the “s” for plural or not. Like in
car.com or
cars.com
The weird mess up on his part is that he even has a very beautiful logo with …labs, but his domain name is …lab.com.
I don’t think I am the only one making this mistake, but I am one of the few who actually try the other version as well. The average web surfer might just give up right away.
Of course I wrote to him immediately and shouted,
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