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- Prioritize .com when possible: Over 48% of global internet traffic defaults to typing .com. If taken, prefer clean prefixes like get, use, join over hyphenated variations.
- Pass the Radio Test: If you say your domain on a podcast or over the phone, can the listener spell it without explanation? Avoid homophones and odd spellings.
- Zero Hyphens or Numbers: Hyphens (e.g.
best-host-review.com) look like low-quality spam to users and trigger higher bounce rates. - Aim for 2 to 3 Syllables: Concise names like Stripe, Hostinger, Vercel stick in human memory far better than keyword-stuffed strings.
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