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How To Choose A Domain Name

By Mark | May 21, 2008

I’m not sure it’s really fair to pick on Homer again but as we’ve not heard from him for a while (no doubt still getting over the ice-cream fiasco) and since this is just “him” I thought you should see the results of his research into a new domain name for his latest project.

Having read it is best to use both the complete name with and without hyphens Homer went ahead and bought both.

Personally, I think he could have come up with something a little more “catchy”

Guru Fodder\'s choice of domain name

I found these posts while looking into Homer’s new idea and thought you might like to read them too. Don’t think Homer has anything to fear, even from the “World’s Worst Domain Name?”

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World’s Worst Domain Name?
- Create a domain name which, upon verbally communicating to someone over the phone, would cause either the recipient or speaker to commit hara kiri, or to step in front of a moving bus. So here’s what I came up with (the name was so long …

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Topics: General Guru Fodder, Humour | 8 Comments »

8 Responses to “How To Choose A Domain Name”

  1. Lightening@Lightenings Blogworld Says:
    May 21st, 2008 at 11:54 pm

    ROFLOL. An excellent example of what not to do. :) Great find!!!!

    Lightening@Lightenings Blogworld’s last blog post..Rubicon Project

    Unfortunately that domain is taken and I can’t think of any “mis-spellings” to try :) Mark

  2. Lightening@Lightenings Blogwor Says:
    May 21st, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    ROFLOL. An excellent example of what not to do. :) Great find!!!!

    Lightening@Lightenings Blogworld's last blog post..Rubicon Project

    Unfortunately that domain is taken and I can't think of any “mis-spellings” to try :) Mark

  3. Randy The Hermit Says:
    May 22nd, 2008 at 10:21 am

    Hey Mark,

    I don’t understand, why does Homer want a domain named after a road in Wales? :)

    If you have been to Wales you will understand this.

    Randy The Hermit

    Randy The Hermit’s last blog post..Help Clive Out
    Homer, the poor confused guy, has no strategy. He jumps from one idea to the next and allegedly saw a TV documentary about a place in Wales and thought he should start a site selling Welsh Dolls (very collectable). Unsure how to proceed he was torn between a catchy domain name and one with hyphens. He chose both :) Mark

  4. Randy The Hermit Says:
    May 22nd, 2008 at 5:21 am

    Hey Mark,

    I don't understand, why does Homer want a domain named after a road in Wales? :)

    If you have been to Wales you will understand this.

    Randy The Hermit

    Randy The Hermit's last blog post..Help Clive Out
    Homer, the poor confused guy, has no strategy. He jumps from one idea to the next and allegedly saw a TV documentary about a place in Wales and thought he should start a site selling Welsh Dolls (very collectable). Unsure how to proceed he was torn between a catchy domain name and one with hyphens. He chose both :) Mark

  5. teri Says:
    May 23rd, 2008 at 4:39 am

    You said a proverbial mouthful. I think I saw Homer with that steering wheel driving into the domain ditch.

    teri’s last blog post..Molly The Pony

    I have grown very close to Homer lately and have developed a deep sympathy for his inability to cut through the hype – poor chap. You may well have seen him – he lives in everybody’s town!!!

    Thanks for your loyalty Teri. Mark

  6. teri Says:
    May 22nd, 2008 at 11:39 pm

    You said a proverbial mouthful. I think I saw Homer with that steering wheel driving into the domain ditch.

    teri's last blog post..Molly The Pony
    I have grown very close to Homer lately and have developed a deep sympathy for his inability to cut through the hype – poor chap. You may well have seen him – he lives in everybody's town!!!

    Thanks for your loyalty Teri. Mark

  7. Suzie Cheel Says:
    June 1st, 2008 at 7:50 pm

    I relate a little to closely to this one Mark,I have all these domains sitting around collecting dust from a wouldn’t that be a great idea.
    I do have to say we have done quite well this month in selling some for good prices, some though will just die at godaddy

    I’m sure the idea was good at the time – you won’t be the only one so surely someone, somewhere will have a good home for them. Even Homer managed to sell his one to a Welsh farmer – it seems his oldest cow just gave birth to a calf he has named Llan.. – sorry can’t spell it here – see the photo again:
    http://guru-fodder.com/136/how-to-choose-a-domain-name/ Mark

  8. Suzie Cheel Says:
    June 1st, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    I relate a little to closely to this one Mark,I have all these domains sitting around collecting dust from a wouldn't that be a great idea.
    I do have to say we have done quite well this month in selling some for good prices, some though will just die at godaddy

    I'm sure the idea was good at the time – you won't be the only one so surely someone, somewhere will have a good home for them. Even Homer managed to sell his one to a Welsh farmer – it seems his oldest cow just gave birth to a calf he has named Llan.. – sorry can't spell it here – see the photo again:
    http://guru-fodder.com/136/how-to-choose-a-doma... Mark

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