closed Hyphenated Masterpieces!!!!

[schmidte]

Originally posted by nameslave
>schmidte: Hyphenated Masterpieces!!!!

Sorry, but whenever it's hyphenated, it's NOT gonna be a masterpiece.

I have written many times about web-based.com which I had not been able to sell for as low as $300 over 3 years before I let it expired.

web-based.com is already the kind of name that the hyphenated version is actually BETTER than the non-hyphenated: webbased.com doesn't look good, right?

You're right nameslave....Hyphenated Masterpieces=oxymoron..
If I were to put just "hyphenated names" I would of had a big fat 0 in the views column..............lol.....let's call it a consumer curiosity ploy!!!

I going to hang on to the names until the "hyphen syndrome" and "E and I negativity" runs its course. Actually some of the comments from the members have given me hope. Member "2003" states: "E/I are out", and to a certain extent thats true. But they'll comeback!! (by the way, as I'm typing this, there's an Eloan.com commercial on TV and in the middle of the screen in big letters is E-Loan!!!!...how ironic.) I'm a firm believer in trends going in cycles, the E and I will make a come back. As long as there is Ebay, Etrade, Eloan and Eonline I'm not going to give up.

It's kind of funny.........I just reviewed the EC.com post and here are some of the suggestions for the letters EC........
ecasino
ecompany
e-commeerce
and the one they finally deceided on was ECommerce, and during the thread there was some dicussion on wheather to put a hyphen between the E and C. So, this tells me that the letter E isn't as dead as I'm being lead to believe and the hyphen isn't either. My 2 cents worth.

Thanks for you comments nameslave.

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by schmidte
there's an Eloan.com commercial on TV and in the middle of the screen in big letters is E-Loan!!!!...how ironic.) I'm a firm believer in trends going in cycles, the E and I will make a come back. As long as there is Ebay, Etrade, Eloan and Eonline I'm not going to give up.

Same mistake, over and over and over again. Those names are not successful because they have a e stuck on the front. They have spent millions of dollars on advertising the names. You saw them on TV right? Do you know how much it costs for a national TV commercial? When you stick an e or hyphen in front of the word you no longer have a dictiornary word that people might search for...you have a non-word that MUST be branded to have any value. Any company that has the resources necessary to carry out a branding campaign will create their own brandable name rather than buy one from someone else.

 

[mole]

I never forget the time back during the dotcom boom when I was developing my emediasomething and my layman colleague asked, "You couldn't get the real name right?"

Drop the e. It's very pretentious in today's culture.

 

[DomainPairs]

There is a place for hypenated domain names. One example is for adult gallery sites. My first adult site was www.horny-bitch.com (and it still looks amateurish). I chose this name when I didn't know much about choosing domains or about adult sites. I wanted a name that surfers would recognise as an adult site and know that it contained pictures and links to other sex sites. I think it achieves that. Since I've been running this site, I've learnt that it is not always good to have a site that "full time" surfers can find and explore. If they are not going to buy anything, but just run a picture leeching program over your site, you are going to have a massive bandwidth bill and no income.

I now believe that in this situation, it is best to have a number of un-indexed galleries and a mini-tgp on the home page. The idea is to bring the surfer back, or to get him to look at the home page. A nice easily remembered name is a great help, and, although you probably lose a bit to the no hyphenated site, I think you lose less than having a nondescript non-hyphenated name.

The-e.com is a great name if you can think of something that e can be used as a shortform for. I think you have to forget that e used to be electronic.

 

[schmidte]

Originally posted by DomainPairs

The-e.com is a great name if you can think of something that e can be used as a shortform for. I think you have to forget that e used to be electronic.

I've have abandoned the fact that the E is in reference to Electronic. But I'm guessing it will alway have that stigma. On the www.The-E.com site I've listed 100 keywords starting with E, to maybe direct any prospective buyers away from the totally Electronic reference.

 

[DomainPairs]

The only thing that springs to mind for "E" is ecstasy. I expect others can suggest more useful associations.

 

[dnbuyer]

Originally posted by schmidte
The-E.com and The-E.net

schmidte, I know you're not the sharpest knife in the drawer... after all, you registered siteindex.net after seeing a $500 "appraisal" for the domain. But after seeing this latest thread, I must once again apologize for underestimating your stupidity. But morons like you do serve a purpose: by registering really worthless domains, it fosters the false perception that there is still a domain shortage, which is helping to keep the domain aftermarket alive. "Easy money" wouldn't be so easy without idiots like you.

 

[DomainPairs]

I think that's a bit unfair DN. It's not a great name, but it can be used, and therefore has some value.

I had a further thought about it. If you want to spend some time on it, write a site about e-trading and the way it has changed. Highlight the fact that the "e" is now unfashionable and the market is maturing. Lots of potential for affiliate programs if you do this.

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by dnbuyer
"Easy money" wouldn't be so easy without idiots like yourself.

I think you just violated the Forum's rules against personal attacks.

 

[schmidte]

Originally posted by dnbuyer


schmidte, I know you're not the sharpest knife in the drawer... after all, you registered siteindex.net after seeing a $500 "appraisal" for the domain. But after seeing this latest thread, I must once again apologize for underestimating your stupidity. But morons like you do serve a purpose: by registering really worthless domains, it fosters the false perception that there is still a shortage of domains, which is helping to keep the domain aftermarket alive. "Easy money" wouldn't be so easy without idiots like yourself.

dnbuyer, what am I going to do with you!!! Your entertainment value is priceless!!! The fisrt name I ever posted on this forum had appraisials between $5000 and$10k. So if I want any LIP off of you I'll scrape it off my zipper......Grow-up.

 

[mole]

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[DomainPairs]

Give him the big "E" Schmidte.