Hiya everyone!
Thanks for adding to the post! These are very basic domaining advice that I think many newbies do not follow..that is why I have posted it in the "newbie" section
I was hoping to get the ball rolling so that all the other seniors will add to it..and I am pleasantly surprise that many has contributed...cheers!
I did not go too much into detail with most of the points, if not, it will look like an ebook! Anyway, I will like to add further to the points..
Number domains : biggedon has a very good point and anyone can really cash in on this types of "number" domains. Tip: think of a good one-word generic .com and put a 360, 365, 101 or 247 as suffix or prefix. Then try to register them and I am sure there are lots of gems to be found, trust me, I have loads of them
EXample: biodiesel365.com, cash365.com, mobileads360.com, payperclick360.com.
These are highly brandable domains and can sell for lots of $$.
As for hyphenated domains, there is also exception, for the more experienced domainers. TIP: think of highly competitive industries and their much sought-after phrases, preferably not more than 3 words. Check if there are LOTS of advertisers if the phrase is searched with "quotes" in Google. If that exact phrase has tons of advertisers and the ad headlines are BOLD, that is a very good potential regg, if it is available. These domains will do wonders for search engine rankings for the phrase...
Example: "car insurance quotes", "cord blood bank", "3g phone"....becomes Car-Insurance-Quotes.com, Cord-Blood-Bank.com and 3g-Phone.com
These kinds of hyphenated domains must be developed more or less to get them ranked in the SEs for them to realize their true values.
Best of luck!
Al.