Re:Ask YC: Domain Names: Better to be clear or witty?
by tpimental on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @01:12PM
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Does short really matter? What if its something incredibly obvious, but still relatively long... like "ISoldMyHouse.com"?
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Re:Ask YC: Domain Names: Better to be clear or witty?
by tom on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @02:37PM
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Yes, short matters. If you can say the same thing, with fewer syllables / less letters, while keeping 2 - 5 in check, it's a no brainer.
Of course, if you can support your long domain, such as "ISoldMyHouse.com" with hundreds of weekly radio placements featureing a "catchy" tune, you can probably drive home a longer name too.
There are no hard and fast rules, but the guidelines that I mentioned above are tried and true.