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06-19-2009, 07:33 AM #1Registered User
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Necessary?
Is it necessary to have the word "host" in the domain for your web hosting website?
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06-19-2009, 07:40 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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No, it's not. There are plenty of hosts out that don't have the word host in them.
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06-19-2009, 07:41 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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No, not neccessarily. If it's a single word, most times you can get away with it, but sometimes when you put host after it or before it, it will sound good, so it's really up to you whether to keep it or drop it.
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06-19-2009, 09:24 AM #4Support Facility
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No, its not mandatory. Its depends upon your choice to use it or not.
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06-19-2009, 09:36 AM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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I personally don't think its necessary and see many great hosts with out the word "host" in their domain name.
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06-19-2009, 09:46 AM #6Web Hosting Guru
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You should use any name you want doesn't need "host" in it.
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06-19-2009, 01:06 PM #7CEO & Leading Designer
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06-19-2009, 01:17 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Of course it's not 100% needed.
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06-19-2009, 03:29 PM #9Greece
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Just choose a name that people will remember. There are too many "host" domains that people will remember yours.
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06-20-2009, 02:28 PM #10Registered User
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The shorter and easy to memorize, the better.
Host domains are all over the internet, so 2 best option is to use a name that relates to you and your scene, and not host.com, like we and other as pear2pear do and so on.
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06-20-2009, 03:41 PM #11Junior Guru
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With so many names around no need for "host".
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06-20-2009, 10:27 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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If you think about it, most companies/brand names do not include the name of the industry they are in. That's not just a hosting phenomenon.
I imagine some names are "vanity" names - the proprietor's family members, etc. - but others are carefully thought up so as to stand out in the public's mind.
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06-21-2009, 03:09 AM #13Web Hosting Evangelist
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Hello Advertiser123,
It is absolutely not a requirement. Try to develop a name that is memorable and work on branding the name from there. Let us know if you ever pick a name for your organization.
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06-21-2009, 04:27 AM #14Registered User
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Well its not actually needed
Does LiquidWeb has 'host' in its name ?
Does IPower has 'host' in its name ?
So its not needed,
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06-21-2009, 01:18 PM #15CEO & Leading Designer
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06-21-2009, 10:07 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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06-22-2009, 05:59 PM #17Junior Guru Wannabe
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I think is not necessary. You must like it.
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