It has been years since 4-letter dot coms all got scooped up. Now, if you can pronounce one, it sells at ridiculously high amounts in the aftermarket.
Nearly all one-word English dictionary words are also gone. The few remaining are mostly clunky.
For short brandable names, 5-letter domains are next in line for desirability. Every one-word 5-letter dot com is gone. So to get a pronounceable one, you have to get a bit creative.
Note that a brandable name isn't inherently worth much, until you can attach value to it. For instance, Vevo means nothing. So even if you owned vevo.com, what you do with it is what matters.
That's why you'll find majority of premium 4-letter dot coms and truly premium one-word dot coms are never developed. Just sold over and over to the highest bidder.
Anyway, here's one naming convention I've found to work for me in getting pronounceable and brandable 5-letter dot coms.
It's nothing groundbreaking, but often overlooked, so I thought I'd share.
When I say "brandable," I mean something that is short, memorable, and is a play on an actual word. These types of names might not do you much good for SEO, but aren't an SEO dead end either, as they can contain keywords. The goal is something indicative of your line of business. An example is a name like Flippa. (Flippa is a 6-letter dot com, but you get the point).
I have found there is still a decent number of these kinds of dot coms left, and soon they'll be worth a lot. Many already sell well over $2k. This post isn't about flipping domain names though.
So, taking words ending in "ing" and substituting with "n" is one of my go-to methods. Especially if the natural spelling has two consonants preceding "ing." e.g Hopping becomes Hoppn.
The key is to have the made up word contain your primary keyword. For instance, here are some domain names I came up with today that are available.
Feel free to go register any that catches your eye.
1. subbn.com (play on Subbing) - For this, I figured "subscription boxes" are trendy now, and don't seem to be going away. So maybe a business that partners with different subscription services (Subscription boxes, SAAS or whatever), to provide exclusive offers to the crowd, and leads for the businesses.
2. lovvn.com (play on Loving) - Something love and relationships related.
3. taxxn.com (play on taxing) - A site dealing with tax related services.
4. sippn.com (play on sipping) - This could be built around a drink, or some drinks. Or drink reviews, or places to drink. Or a drink delivery service etc.
5. nappn.com (play on napping) - Perhaps if you're into pillows, mattresses or any sleep related products.
6. puppn.com (play on pupping) - A site to do with puppies, or dogs in general.
7. vappn.com (play on vaping) - If you're into vape products or information.
You'll notice, other than lovvn and vappn, the others above have the actual keywords in the domain. Sub, tax, sip, nap and pup.
Bonus names:
mobbn.com - If you're a mobster, something.
robbn.com - If you're trying to get your own Ocean's 11 underway, I guess.
roppn.com - Sell ropes?
wippn.com - Sell paper wipes? Whips? Whichever direction you want to contort and pitch-bend the name.
These are all just examples of what I found with a quick search.
You can get more creative and find more premium sounding short names, following this naming convention.
My main startup (not the side project in my sig) has a 5-letter dot com name like this, with its LLC having the same name. I've been very happy with it, and people like it too.
Nearly all one-word English dictionary words are also gone. The few remaining are mostly clunky.
For short brandable names, 5-letter domains are next in line for desirability. Every one-word 5-letter dot com is gone. So to get a pronounceable one, you have to get a bit creative.
Note that a brandable name isn't inherently worth much, until you can attach value to it. For instance, Vevo means nothing. So even if you owned vevo.com, what you do with it is what matters.
That's why you'll find majority of premium 4-letter dot coms and truly premium one-word dot coms are never developed. Just sold over and over to the highest bidder.
Anyway, here's one naming convention I've found to work for me in getting pronounceable and brandable 5-letter dot coms.
It's nothing groundbreaking, but often overlooked, so I thought I'd share.
When I say "brandable," I mean something that is short, memorable, and is a play on an actual word. These types of names might not do you much good for SEO, but aren't an SEO dead end either, as they can contain keywords. The goal is something indicative of your line of business. An example is a name like Flippa. (Flippa is a 6-letter dot com, but you get the point).
I have found there is still a decent number of these kinds of dot coms left, and soon they'll be worth a lot. Many already sell well over $2k. This post isn't about flipping domain names though.
So, taking words ending in "ing" and substituting with "n" is one of my go-to methods. Especially if the natural spelling has two consonants preceding "ing." e.g Hopping becomes Hoppn.
The key is to have the made up word contain your primary keyword. For instance, here are some domain names I came up with today that are available.
Feel free to go register any that catches your eye.
1. subbn.com (play on Subbing) - For this, I figured "subscription boxes" are trendy now, and don't seem to be going away. So maybe a business that partners with different subscription services (Subscription boxes, SAAS or whatever), to provide exclusive offers to the crowd, and leads for the businesses.
2. lovvn.com (play on Loving) - Something love and relationships related.
3. taxxn.com (play on taxing) - A site dealing with tax related services.
4. sippn.com (play on sipping) - This could be built around a drink, or some drinks. Or drink reviews, or places to drink. Or a drink delivery service etc.
5. nappn.com (play on napping) - Perhaps if you're into pillows, mattresses or any sleep related products.
6. puppn.com (play on pupping) - A site to do with puppies, or dogs in general.
7. vappn.com (play on vaping) - If you're into vape products or information.
You'll notice, other than lovvn and vappn, the others above have the actual keywords in the domain. Sub, tax, sip, nap and pup.
Bonus names:
mobbn.com - If you're a mobster, something.
robbn.com - If you're trying to get your own Ocean's 11 underway, I guess.
roppn.com - Sell ropes?
wippn.com - Sell paper wipes? Whips? Whichever direction you want to contort and pitch-bend the name.
These are all just examples of what I found with a quick search.
You can get more creative and find more premium sounding short names, following this naming convention.
My main startup (not the side project in my sig) has a 5-letter dot com name like this, with its LLC having the same name. I've been very happy with it, and people like it too.
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