Generic domain names 'no longer important' - Bluhalo

[Acorn Newsbot]

Generic domain names 'no longer important'
Bluhalo,*UK*- 26 minutes ago
Businesses setting up a new website may be interested to read that one expert believes generic domain names are no longer as important online as they used ...

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[rob]

Thats a reminder not to use 'bluhalo' / Techworld editor John Dunn / for anything


"For example, if people want to find a car, they will go online and put some brand names in. So car.com wouldn't [necessarily] get you any more hits."

No, I am sure someone would be far better off with bobscarshop.com , and owning car.com would not give any targetted traffic at all.

*adds to clueless pile*

 

[ratboy]

He is forgetting how sites get to the top of search results. Car.com will get more people naturally linking to it than DavesCarShop.com and therefore will always (mostly) be higher ranking.

I don't really understand the point of that article.

 

[bensd]

^ Agreed. Also Car.com is much more brandable and memorable.

-Ben