Small domain names

[NoMoneyDown]

I started researching some domain names for a project I'm about to begin. Of course, the actual name that I wanted was taken, but I found a 5-letter and even a 4-letter domain name available that match my project name's acronym perfectly. My question to those more knowledgeable in the area of internet marketing is should I go with the shorter domain name even though it's an acronym for my product, or should I go for something longer, but more meaningful, even if it means abandoning my current name? I haven't done anything yet as far as the project goes, so changing my name won't hurt me.

Here is an example (not my actual project) ...

Project's Name: Pet Groomers for Hire

Now, petgroomersforhire.com is already taken as is hirepetgroomers.com, petgroomers4hire.com, and some other variations on the name. However, I find that ppgfh.com (maybe Professional Pet Groomers for Hire?) is available, and, even better, pg4h.com is available.

Probably not the best of examples, but hopefully it gets my message across.

 

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[NICK870123]

Id say that a number in the domain name would discourage customers.

even 6 letter domain names are alright. You could try combining two short words for the domain name.
If you could find a 4 letter domain name without numbers than it would be a good investment for your business. It would certainly add value to it as well.

 

[Peter2]

Hireapetgroomer.com is available.

 

[mtnman]

Errrr.... while short is good, I don't think I'd move toward ppgfh.com or something of the like.

Not easy to remember or for a re-type.

I'm with Peter, there's combo's available I'm sure. You could give Psychic Whois a shot if you're having an off day, creative wise. It's not innovative per say, but there's been many times when seeing another word behind my main phrase has lead to some good combo's.

 

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[Jonleehacker]

Domain Search - BustAName is a good brainstorming tool for domains.

 

[kurtyordy]

I found Dot-o-mator: Domain & Company Name Ideas Generator to be helpful.

In your example I would go with something like getagroomer.com. I forget what the technical term is for starting both words with the same letter, but it helps people remember.

 

[FocusThat]

well grab something is easy to remember not too long
2-3 words will be the maximum and also
try to get some keywords on your domain for SEO purposes
that is keywords that you want the search engine able to look for
your site. so e.g your site is about rebrandable software then
your domain name should be rebrandable-software.com, rebrandableSoftware.com, etc...

hopes that help

 

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[bizboy]

for.........Pet Groomers for Hire
I would not pick pg4h.com because there is a number, Americans don't like to type numbers for a site name but Asian countries don't mind.

My first picks would be GroomList.com or GroomNow.com but both are taken, so I found TRUEGROOM.COM which is available as I type.

 

[Yankees338]

I found Dot-o-mator: Domain & Company Name Ideas Generator to be helpful.

In your example I would go with something like getagroomer.com. I forget what the technical term is for starting both words with the same letter, but it helps people remember.

I believe that'd be alliteration?

 

[NoMoneyDown]

Thanks everyone. Just the kind of feedback I was hoping to get!

 

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