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Why the focus on short? Is there any study into whether it actually helps? 2-3 words works just as well, in my opinion. Sure, an extra 4-5 letters to type in t
by rubidium 16y ago
Why the focus on short? Is there any study into whether it actually helps? 2-3 words works just as well, in my opinion.
Sure, an extra 4-5 letters to type in the domain name, but at least it's more memorable than the awful and impossible-to-spell-other-than-letter-by-letter 4-5 letter animal noises. (i.e. How many times do you want to say "No, you leave out the 'e'")
- taa 16y agoAs a general rule, shorter URLs are more memorable, better for SEO, and better for social sharing. Memorable: 7 letters or less is best, 9 is still manageable, and anything more than 9 calls for misspelling, too long to type, etc. I personally believe that a 2-word 12 characters name is better than a 5 letter weirdo name or random characters, but I haven't seen a study to support that. SEO: the URL shown in google SERPs plays in a role in clickthrough rate. A shorter domain name means more of the URL will be shown, as many services limits the maximum number of characters shown. Social sharing: same as above, short and meaningful domain names are more likely to get clicks and be shared again than a URL that passed through bit.ly and friends. Doesn't apply as much to twitter, but think email, facebook, linkedin.