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Hi guys,

I need to choose a domain name for my mISV website.  I have got some candidates. Could you recommend which one is better, or none of them is good.

MonoLogic.com
FairTech.com
CooRox.com

Thanks in advance.

+1 for FairTech.com

+1 MonoLogic

MonoLogic [dot] com
FairTech [dot] com

...sound good to me. The problem is that they don't give me clues of what the website is *really* about. I would pick a more "specific" domain name. But that's just me.

Thanks guys.

@MCoder:
Do you mean I should put each product on a single website? Currently I have serveral products (components and desktop apps), each of them have a separate website. I' like to put them on a single site, so that they can be managed in one backend. In this case, will be domain names be ok?

Wayne,

Have you already identified what sort of products/services you're going to offer? And what customers you're going to target (i.e., B2B vs. B2C, and which market/sector)?

I think that should all be considered when deciding on a name. And then it's time for the "What's available?" game. ;)

Guess our posts crossed.

Are your components for developers? The "FairTech" name would make sense, then (and connotes fairness, also a plus).

Are your desktop apps also for techies or general consumers/business? I'd consider all of that when choosing the name.

Michael,

Thanks for your reply. My products are components/tools for developers (one of them is on NAntBuilder.com). I am kind of tired of managing serveral websites. I want to put all my products in a single one. Will that be recommended?

Wayne,

It isn't that bad to gather your products on the same website (dedicated pages though) as long as they are destined for the same sector.

+1 for fairtech

its easy to spell and remember. I am assuming both the domains are available to you at similar costs and will impact your keywords in a similar fashion.

also, fairtech has more positive connotations attached to it. (or maybe its just me)

:)

-1 fairtech.com.

The domain name is already taken.

@MCoder:
@Siddhartha:
Thanks guys. Your comments are very helpful for me.

@Nicholas:
Yes, the domain name is already taken. I need to buy it from squatter.

Guys, I've found another one,  qttek.com. How about this one?

fairtech is more memorable.

I would recomend to keep a separate domain for every your major product. The "secret" here is to insert the keyword (for search engines) in the domain name or use your product name instead. As I know, SE index these domains higher than all others.
We have been in your situation when releasing our component - Flexible TreeView. As always, there were two choises - either a company domain or separate one. Finaly we`d selected the separate domain, www.FlexibleTreeView.com , and very happy with our choise.
So, what the benefits of the separate domain (if it is the same as your product name):
 - very easy to remember for your users because they know your product name;
 - very easy to take your visitors back to your site because they shouldn`t think where to go;
 - you`ll have visitors from the same niche which are searching not your product. For example, as our stat saying, we have many visitors which are searching for not fully relevant keywords for us, like 'grid treeview', 'net checkbox', etc.
 - if some other your domain drop in the search results, that`s not hurt this domain`s positions. Else, prepare to learn SEO in all details and fight with keywords for every product on your ONE site.

As this way has many pros, it has one big cons - it`s harder to support as you said.

@Edwin:
Thanks for your reply.

@ARMSoft:
You are right. Separate domains is better for sales but they are hard to maintain. Hard choice. Anyway, do you think fairtech.com is ok? Maybe I could use it for a company domain name.

If you post your domain recommendation here, then don't you risk other people grabbing them and squatting them?

I had that problem once.  I did a "domain availability check", and then a few days later someone was squatting the domain.  Allegedly, the "name check" lists are sold and squatters pick the ones they like.

There's one good domain name tip I noticed.  Do a google search for your keyword.  Make sure that the first few results have a PageRank 3 or less.  Then, you know that you'll be the #1 result for your own name.  (It isn't that hard to build a PageRank 4 website.)

Wayne,

>Separate domains is better for sales but they are hard to maintain. Hard choice.

Do you need big revenue or easy to maintain site? ;) Actually easy choice here for me.

>Anyway, do you think fairtech.com is ok?

IMO you can use any well spelling domain for your company because it doesn`t sell your products. FairTech? Maybe. I would suggest you to get the company domain name that YOU like.
Would it be successful for a product domain? I don`t think so.

Good luck in your choice.

FSK,
it is not a problem since the domain names are already grabbed by the sqatters. And thanks for your tip.

http://www.fairtech.com does not look like a squatter site.

My impressions:

MonoLogic.com:  "mono" means one and is limiting.  Whatever polylogic is, it has to be better. <G>

FairTech.com:  As noted by another, this is taken.  "fair" also has the sense of not very good, barely adequate as in "How would you rate this name?  Excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?"

CooRox.com:  How do I spell it if I have only heard it?

qttek.com:  What is it?  Cutie?  Are you selling hairdressing products or porn?

GeneralProduct.com is less generic.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

@Nicholas:
Yes the domain name is taken, but it is on sales.

@Gene:
Thanks for your detailed comment. Since English is not my mother language, those domain names only gives a basic meaning to me. That why I came here for recommendation and comments. After reading you explanation, yes, I think none of them is so good.

Thanks for all your help,  guys.  I think I'd better use separate domain names now.

Wayne:

I was snarkier than I should have been.  I apologise.  I should have added:

I did not care for any of the names.  Without knowing what your company does are what your products are, it is hard to suggest anything.  An excellent name for one thing might be a dog for another, and vice versa.

I assume from your family name that you are Chinese.  When I selected a Chinese name for myself, I consulted with native Chinese speakers (easy as I was in China at the time).  My initial choice was a bad idea and I was told so, thankfully.  I ended up picking my name -- it was not suggested -- but it met with approval.  I did go through several possibilities.  You may have to iterate several times before you get something appropriate just like I did.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Gene,
It's okay ^_^. And thanks for your understanding.