Which domain should I use?
I currently own three domains for eventOne.
Which do you think I should use as the primary domain?
eventOne.com and eventOne.io are both taken but seemingly unused.
UPDATE:
I've been using the name eventOne for over a year and already own all of the above domains, plus these:
- eventOne.app
- eventOne.page
- eventOne.xyz
- e1.lc
Yes... I'm a developer... And yes, just like a lot of developers, I enjoy buying domains too much...
My vote is for geteventone.com .
If you are on the phone with a potential client other two will be harder
good luck
You are definitely right, geteventone.com is the easiest and most clear to say out loud. But it also looks bad when written out. Especially when writing using the brand capitalization of a lowercase "e" (e.g. geteventOne.com).
I know this is a tangent, but have you considered that users wont capitalize the words like you? for example, this is how they will see it:
eventonehq.com
Very different perceptional effect as eventOneHQ.com. I naturally read it "even-to-nehq(?).com" at first.
but if I were forced to chose, thats the one I would go with, and use event1.io if your using shareable links to your site.
Yes, that is actually why I currently use event1.io. It is very clearly "event-one". When all lowercase ("eventone"), the "t" is the tallest letter so the inclination is to read it as "even-tone". Which, unfortunately, is a skincare product that currently has better SEO than me.
I use eventonehq.com when saying it verbally because it is easier to say than something to the effect of, "event one dot io with the digit one".
Also, it isn't just a landing page. Event registration pages use that domain as well. For example, https://event1.io/e/michn/inch-2020
I agree with your strategy 100%.
I am one of the few guys out here that would say to go for eventone.xyz
Domain TLDs now matter much lesser than the domain name, so I think it would be lot better if you just use your brand name and some other available TLD. Also, EventOne.xyz is easier to remember.
As long as you don't need to email users...
have seen xyz domains which dont send any spam have all emails end up in spam folders due to the abuse on the entire TLD.
Sorry for the late reply and thanks for replying!
Do email-services really put entire TLD's in some sort of 'black radar'? I mean Alphabet itself uses abc.xyz and Google Domains sell the .xyz TLD too.
Mostly no, but in some cases yes and have experienced before with xyz, never touched one since.
It's not the whole TLD blacklisted, but more one of several black marks that if combined with other elements will together be blocked. If high levels of spam originates from xyz domains (since they are cheap and disposable for spammers) then its safe to say that spam filters will suspect any xyz sender as potential spam.
And some sysadmins may determine the spam to allowed percentage is so low its easier to block the whole domain.
Oh, didn't knew this. Thanks for the heads-up!
2 of them have this problem:
The other one could look different depending on the font used:
That said, my favorite is the .io one because io domains are what the cool kids use.
Yeah, that is definitely a problem with those two. And the name in general. Which is why I currently use event1.io as the primary. Although, they are easier to say out loud than event1.io.
My vote would be event1.io just because it is easiest to say and if you are using it with email it sounds better looks cleaner and is shorter.
I would actually say it's harder to say. Because you have to say something to the effect of, "event one dot io with the digit one".
But, I do agree, it looks the best written down and makes the word the most clear. And nice, fairly short, email addresses too.
Usually when I come up against a name that is already taken or doesn't work in a domain name or is too expensive to register I pivot to something else. Another suggestion is trying including a dash like "event-one" or something around that. If I had to pick I would do "geteventone.com... When in doubt always pick the .com address but then again if you are routing your mail through that domain then "get"eventone.com is not going to be a nice looking email address... maybe get both? Also remember it's the name on the App Stores or in Facebook etc., that count more these days... well I think anyway
I've already been using the name for over a year so I'm fairly invested in it. Those three domains are ones I already own. They all redirect to event1.io currently and they are also all email aliases. So I can use them interchangeably. I'm just curious as to what thoughts are between those three domains for a primary domain.
geteventone.com sounds good but doesn't look good. Particularly when you try to capitalize it on brand (e.g. geteventOne.com). And like you said, an email address doesn't look super great: support@geteventone.com (plus it is LONG).
I also already have the name eventOneHQ on Twitter, Facebook, GitHub, and LinkedIn.
I'm not sure what your budget is but event.one would be my preferred choice. Followed by event1.com then event1.io
$6K per year is a bit expensive for my budget. And event1.com is also taken.
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I already own all of those domains mentioned and have been using the name for over a year. I'm just curious as to which is the best as a primary domain.
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Yeah, if you don't capitalize it, the "t" is the tallest letter so the inclination is to read it as, "even-tone".
I do own eventOne.app as well. It's used for the web version of my event app though. I wouldn't use a .app domain as a primary domain except in more technically inclined markets. Even IH doesn't recognize it as a valid URL yet.
And eventoneapp.com is also owned by someone else.