Make Sure Your Domain Name Says What You Do & Leaves No Room for Interpretation

Those who know me must have got my usual rant at some point on how websites are poorly named. I have been preaching & teaching for years all the steps that lead to making that critical decision on a domain name, your online location that you will be stuck with for years to come. But the steps on choosing a domain name is not the subject of this post. Steve Kellas, worldwide chief online copywriter and also Associate Director for Fjord Interactive in Vancouver sent me this great list of hilarious domain names that were chosen for serious matters. Decision makers must have overlooked a few steps along the way before choosing their name. If you know someone with a bad domain name, a domain that do not contain relevant keywords, please share around. Everyone deserves a good laugh. Enjoy!

1. Who Represents is where you can find the name of the agent that represents any celebrity. Their Web site is http://www.whorepresents.com

2. Experts Exchange is a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at http://www.expertsexchange.com

3. Looking for a Pen? Look no further than Pen Island at http://www.penisland.net

4. Need a Therapist? Try Therapist Finder at http://www.therapistfinder.com

5. There’s the Italian Power Generator Company, http://www.powergenitalia.com

6. And don’t forget the Mole Station Native Nursery in New South Wales http://www.molestationnursery.com

7. If you’re looking for IP Computer Software, there’s always http://www.ipanywhere.com

8. The First Cumming Methodist Church Web site is http://www.cummingfirst.com

9. And the designers at Speed of Art await you at their wacky Web site, http://www.speedofart.com

I will make sure to share this list in my next Search Marketing training session at YMCA in Vancouver on domain names. That should be quite entertaining while still make my point across.

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1. That is freakin’ hilarious!!  Thanks for sharing

   Posted by Jenny Brown on 04/02 at 09:45 AM

2. My favorite was the one for The Lumberjack’s Exchange: http://www.lumberjacksexchange.com/

   Posted by Travis Smith on 04/02 at 01:37 PM

3. These are hilarious!!!! I was rolling on the floor.  The Therapist one reminded me of a Saturday Night Live skit, a parody of Celebrity Jeopardy, where Sean Connery kept looking at the “Therapists” category saying “I’d like The Rapists, for $200 please” .... in another one the category was “The Pen is Mightier....” and he says “I’ll take The Penis Mightier for $400”

   Great stuff… thanks for sharing those!

   Posted by Link Building Bible on 04/05 at 12:05 AM

4. lot of people don’t realize how important a domane name is and use poor judgement in registering a domain name.

   Posted by computer components on 06/11 at 03:46 PM

5. Very good advice. Not to tell people wha tyour site is about, its also important from SEO point of view

   Posted by hot free layouts on 06/12 at 10:24 AM

6. i’m surprised to see how many people use poor judgment registering their domain names.

   Posted by website design on 06/18 at 09:44 AM

7. I once had this pal, he was psychotherapist and he wanted to register this domain name psycho-the-rapist.com

   LOL, I love this article. Thank you.

   Posted by Domain Jim on 08/31 at 07:54 AM

8. A domain name is the unique Web address that you type in a Web browser’s address to visit that web site.  Google.com, Edublogs.org and Premium.wpmudev.org are all examples of domain names.

   Posted by dedicated servers on 04/27 at 12:57 PM