Web ideas - The 9-12 Project of Central PA2024-03-28T08:44:10Zhttp://wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com/forum/topics/web-ideas?commentId=3029713%3AComment%3A6423&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI've snagged Centre912.com, F…tag:wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com,2009-04-21:3029713:Comment:68642009-04-21T15:35:51.469ZWilliam Ameshttp://wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com/profile/WilliamAmes
I've snagged Centre912.com, FYI.<br />
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We can start using it for email forwarding at any time. Addresses can be anything@centre912.com and I can setup auto responders, if that would be helpful. I see that we already have a number of competing "info" emails floating around, one at AOL and one at Yahoo!.<br />
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As for SEO, having "centre" or "912" in the name might help a bit, but not as much as you'd think.<br />
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If we want the .org, I can grab that, too. I just thought that the .com might be gone if we…
I've snagged Centre912.com, FYI.<br />
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We can start using it for email forwarding at any time. Addresses can be anything@centre912.com and I can setup auto responders, if that would be helpful. I see that we already have a number of competing "info" emails floating around, one at AOL and one at Yahoo!.<br />
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As for SEO, having "centre" or "912" in the name might help a bit, but not as much as you'd think.<br />
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If we want the .org, I can grab that, too. I just thought that the .com might be gone if we delayed, and I can use it for something else if the group doesn't want it.<br />
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One thing that I thought of was to use that domain as a splash or landing page. It can be a single page that has info on the group meant for the public, with prominent links to the "member site" or something like that. I'd like to get a vote on it before implementing that, though.<br />
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If we do want to use a splash page, I'll pay for hosting, too, so we'll have a little more flexibility than ning currently allows. Centre912 (with both extensio…tag:wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com,2009-04-19:3029713:Comment:65222009-04-19T16:54:22.021ZChristopher Buchignanihttp://wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com/profile/ChristopherBuchignani
Centre912 (with both extensions) was going to be my suggestion also. You'll gain some SEO benefit from spelling out "Centre" I suppose, but I think it's most important in terms of its impact on branding. Even though the majority of web traffic will arrive via Google and other search engines, you still want a URL that will communicate something to people when they hear it spoken aloud or see it printed on materials.
Centre912 (with both extensions) was going to be my suggestion also. You'll gain some SEO benefit from spelling out "Centre" I suppose, but I think it's most important in terms of its impact on branding. Even though the majority of web traffic will arrive via Google and other search engines, you still want a URL that will communicate something to people when they hear it spoken aloud or see it printed on materials. Domain name suggestion: Centr…tag:wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com,2009-04-19:3029713:Comment:64272009-04-19T00:07:50.868ZJoehttp://wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com/profile/Joe17
Domain name suggestion: Centre912.org and maybe also buy the .com domain and redirect it to the .org site.<br />
(hyphens can be confusing to some people)
Domain name suggestion: Centre912.org and maybe also buy the .com domain and redirect it to the .org site.<br />
(hyphens can be confusing to some people) keywords government, reform,…tag:wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com,2009-04-18:3029713:Comment:64232009-04-18T23:38:17.099ZJoehttp://wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com/profile/Joe17
keywords government, reform, tax, anti-tax, "smaller government", PAC, "political action group", "political action committee", "tea party", "glenn beck", 912, 9-12, "912 project", "9-12 project", "we surround them", and all of the ones mentioned followed or preceded by "Centre County".
keywords government, reform, tax, anti-tax, "smaller government", PAC, "political action group", "political action committee", "tea party", "glenn beck", 912, 9-12, "912 project", "9-12 project", "we surround them", and all of the ones mentioned followed or preceded by "Centre County". I don't think having Centre C…tag:wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com,2009-04-18:3029713:Comment:63302009-04-18T03:07:00.140ZLynn Persinghttp://wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com/profile/LynnPersing
I don't think having Centre County in the domain name would help us in a web search, but I'm not an expert on SEO. It seems that William Ames knows more about that area than I do, so I'll let him chime in. I do know that in determining page rank, Google puts most of their emphasis on how many other popular/respected sites link to your site. The more links, from reputable, good sites to your site, the higher your Google rank. They use other things, but I've read their SEO terms, and that's what…
I don't think having Centre County in the domain name would help us in a web search, but I'm not an expert on SEO. It seems that William Ames knows more about that area than I do, so I'll let him chime in. I do know that in determining page rank, Google puts most of their emphasis on how many other popular/respected sites link to your site. The more links, from reputable, good sites to your site, the higher your Google rank. They use other things, but I've read their SEO terms, and that's what they say.<br />
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I feel like spelling out Centre County would make the link too long again (unless the other part of it was very short). All your ideas above are good ones (I especially liked "letfreedomring"), but unfortunately they are all already taken except for WeThePeopleCentreCounty. This is more of a question fo…tag:wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com,2009-04-18:3029713:Comment:63062009-04-18T00:09:43.899ZKarenhttp://wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com/profile/Karen
This is more of a question for the experts .. . in doing a google type search, would it be better to spell out Centre County instead of CC? Would we have more visability . . . just wondering.<br />
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some suggestions . . .<br />
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WeThePeopleUSA<br />
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WeThePeopleCentreCounty<br />
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LetFreedomRing<br />
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FreedomUSA<br />
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USAFreedom
This is more of a question for the experts .. . in doing a google type search, would it be better to spell out Centre County instead of CC? Would we have more visability . . . just wondering.<br />
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some suggestions . . .<br />
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WeThePeopleUSA<br />
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WeThePeopleCentreCounty<br />
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LetFreedomRing<br />
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FreedomUSA<br />
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USAFreedom shrinkthegov.com
lessgovt.com…tag:wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com,2009-04-18:3029713:Comment:63052009-04-18T00:03:39.872ZLynn Persinghttp://wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com/profile/LynnPersing
shrinkthegov.com<br />
lessgovt.com<br />
wethepeoplecc.com<br />
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are all available
shrinkthegov.com<br />
lessgovt.com<br />
wethepeoplecc.com<br />
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are all available Yes, everything that William…tag:wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com,2009-04-17:3029713:Comment:63022009-04-17T23:58:06.830ZLynn Persinghttp://wesurroundthemcentrecounty.ning.com/profile/LynnPersing
Yes, everything that William Ames mentions above is right on. I especially agree with a shorter, more concise domain name. Another reason to have a short name is so that people can remember it easily and type it easily. There are lots of folks out there who cannot type so a long domain name is hard for them. Of course, most people bookmark their frequently visited sites, but if they are at a friend's house and want to show them a site, it's best if it is short and sweet. Something catchy also…
Yes, everything that William Ames mentions above is right on. I especially agree with a shorter, more concise domain name. Another reason to have a short name is so that people can remember it easily and type it easily. There are lots of folks out there who cannot type so a long domain name is hard for them. Of course, most people bookmark their frequently visited sites, but if they are at a friend's house and want to show them a site, it's best if it is short and sweet. Something catchy also helps as it does quite a bit to help people remember it. William, I liked the 912cc.com that you mention above. wst is nice and short, but means nothing to me, and I suspect it won't to others either and might be hard for them to remember (even though it is short). I think the 912 would resonate with people more, once they visit our site and see the 9-12 all over the place, and of course, they will associate the "cc" with Centre County.<br />
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I wouldn't rule out something really clever though even if it doesn't exactly associate us with 912 or we surround them. I'd have to think a bit to come up with clever though. :-) I'm thinking along the lines of wethepeople.com, americafirst.com, proudamericans.com, etc. I haven't checked them, but those are probably already taken. I'm sure we can come up with something else though. 912cc is just fine with me too, but maybe we could come up with a few ideas and have a vote.<br />
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Anywho, I agree with all your points mentioned above.