'i' or 'e' better in front of a keyword? - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars

**hugegrowth** · 03-13-2008, 02:42 AM

In general, which letter is better to have in front of a keyword, if you had to choose one or the other?

e.g.:

igreen.com or egreen.com?

evoyage.com or ivoyage.com?

what makes you decide one or the other?

**dcristo** · 03-13-2008, 02:57 AM

depends on the term, but generally I prefer "e".

**Focus** · 03-13-2008, 03:07 AM

neither...use "my"

**tas38** · 03-13-2008, 03:18 AM

E is better known, but it would depend on how it sounds and looks. I like E as it hurts the domain less, but the fact is anyone of them hurt the value. I would take the .net over them as well, it's really a matter of value for me.

**BlackCat** · 03-13-2008, 04:04 AM

I prefer "i" over e - just looks better.

**Doc Com** · 03-13-2008, 04:20 AM

I think that the "i" phone has done a heck of a lot to brand the "i" as perhaps the new standard, as if the iPod hadn't done it already.

I remember about the eCommerce thing but it seems like the shift is to the letter "i" as in the recent iReport.com sales and others.

**Vinternatt** · 03-13-2008, 07:04 AM

I prefer "e" as "i" just reminds me apple products.

**BELLC1** · 03-13-2008, 08:06 AM

I prefer "i" before "e" except after "c"

**invincible** · 03-13-2008, 09:25 AM

I prefer "i"

iEmail.org
iSubmenu.com

pcproffenno · 03-13-2008, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugegrowth

In general, which letter is better to have in front of a keyword, if you had to choose one or the other?

e.g.:

igreen.com or egreen.com?

evoyage.com or ivoyage.com?

what makes you decide one or the other?

Depends on the word I think.

iGreen.com sounds better than eGreen.com .

eVoyage.com sounds better than iVoyage.com

**acronym007** · 03-13-2008, 09:35 AM

Depends on the word after the 'i' or the 'e' and also the usage. iloan might not be right for a company producing loans whereas eloan is perfect. iphone or ireport works well. eCommerce is in fact a dictionary term and a part of our modern life. Doing business online is referred to as eCommerce. The 'i' is newer in terms of usage but not the same as 'e', ibay would not sound right.

**fab** · 03-13-2008, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acronym007

Depends on the word after the 'i' or the 'e' and also the usage. iloan might not be right for a company producing loans whereas eloan is perfect. iphone or ireport works well. eCommerce is in fact a dictionary term and a part of our modern life. Doing business online is referred to as eCommerce. The 'i' is newer in terms of usage but not the same as 'e', ibay would not sound right.

Great post, nice points!

**invincible** · 03-13-2008, 10:58 AM

What do you think about this one: Isell.name

**Focus** · 03-13-2008, 11:07 AM

alot of words (even two word domains) with "my" on the front get type-ins..trust me "my" is way better and search engines don't really factor it in to the seo scoring/ranking of a domain, they are "blind" to it...add that to your list of prefixes...

**dominator** · 03-13-2008, 11:25 AM

"i" was always only 2nd choice after "e"

do you use i-mail? i-commerce?

of course, "i" can work too
just like p-mail, g-mail, c-mail...

**acronym007** · 03-13-2008, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by invincible

What do you think about this one: Isell.name

.name is not a good ext IMO....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Focus

alot of words (even two word domains) with "my" on the front get type-ins..trust me "my" is way better and search engines don't really factor it in to the seo scoring/ranking of a domain, they are "blind" to it...add that to your list of prefixes...

I also like the "my" domains like mydomainsite.com for example but I tend to believe "my" names will be a fad in the long run kind of the like the "360" term. That is until the next fad comes in. Now 'e' on the other hand is not going anywhere.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fab

Great post, nice points!

Thanks!

**hugegrowth** · 03-13-2008, 12:43 PM

I agree that Apple has done a lot to boost the 'i', ipod, imac, itunes, iphone. The more products they release like that the better for the 'i'.

Also agree that 'my' is a good prefix for many keywords.

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tas38 Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 04:21 AM iTrader: (15) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,022 DNF$: 100	E is better known, but it would depend on how it sounds and looks. I like E as it hurts the domain less, but the fact is anyone of them hurt the value. I would take the .net over them as well, it's really a matter of value for me. __________________ Tim S.

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Doc Com Dances With Dogs Name: info [@] gerry.mobi Last Online: Today 01:49 AM iTrader: (73) Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,298 DNF$: 25,497 Country:	I think that the "i" phone has done a heck of a lot to brand the "i" as perhaps the new standard, as if the iPod hadn't done it already. I remember about the eCommerce thing but it seems like the shift is to the letter "i" as in the recent iReport.com sales and others. __________________ Conservative With A Conscience

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acronym007 Last Online: Yesterday 07:15 PM iTrader: (106) Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3,674 DNF$: 12,098 Location: USA Country:	Depends on the word after the 'i' or the 'e' and also the usage. iloan might not be right for a company producing loans whereas eloan is perfect. iphone or ireport works well. eCommerce is in fact a dictionary term and a part of our modern life. Doing business online is referred to as eCommerce. The 'i' is newer in terms of usage but not the same as 'e', ibay would not sound right. __________________ http://www.ecorporation.com

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invincible Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Today 06:28 AM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 651 DNF$: 0	What do you think about this one: Isell.name __________________ I wanna be a great domainer!

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Focus Making Everything Click Name: Chris Last Online: Today 08:23 AM iTrader: (111) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 9,411 DNF$: 15,378 Location: Dirty South Country:	alot of words (even two word domains) with "my" on the front get type-ins..trust me "my" is way better and search engines don't really factor it in to the seo scoring/ranking of a domain, they are "blind" to it...add that to your list of prefixes... __________________ Selling the tremendous domain name : FLUS dot com must see unbelievable price & opportunity! Hurry!

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dominator Last Online: Today 12:12 AM iTrader: (15) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,111 DNF$: 3,731 Location: USA Country:	"i" was always only 2nd choice after "e" do you use i-mail? i-commerce? of course, "i" can work too just like p-mail, g-mail, c-mail... __________________ XXE. COM (LLL.com from 1997) OLYM. COM (for sale) DARTING.ORG (1 word generic)

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hugegrowth Last Online: Today 12:52 AM iTrader: (23) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,042 DNF$: 9,001 Location: BeeCee Country:	I agree that Apple has done a lot to boost the 'i', ipod, imac, itunes, iphone. The more products they release like that the better for the 'i'. Also agree that 'my' is a good prefix for many keywords. __________________ Submit URL Free now - Free website advertising and classifieds DomainReport.ca - domain tips and .ca domain blog

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