Clear two-word generics versus more obscure single dictionary words?

[MAllie]

I'm interested in finding out whether it is better to try to get single dictionary words, even if they aren't as clear in their meaning, than it is to get two-generic-word combinations that are easy to understand.

Originally I thought that clarity was everything, but some of the single words I've seen around that aren't easy to fully understand seem to be valued more highly than two-word combinations that make immediate sense.

Or is this a grey area?

 

[katherine]

There are plenty of dictionary names left, that are not usable. Would you register unpainstakingly.com ?
Most valuable generic terms are long gone, at least in English.
The odds of an user sale are higher with a solid two-word combination that is actually usable.

 

[HuntingMoon]

good keywords will perform better than an obscure dictionary word in the long run imho. good luck!

 

[dcristo]

choose the domain with more commercial appeal

 

[MAllie]

Thanks for those responses. I've been feeling (and acting) that way myself.

However, I suppose if one could see a use for a particular name, no matter how unfamiliar, one might brand it with a website. I might even have a go at unpainstakingly.com myself, lol. A site about sloppy folk who still make millions? A site about how careless the modern world has become and the implications for its future safety? A comparison between old and new methods and technologies?

 

[Theo]

Two-word generics.

 

[Nova]

Door #1

 

[dominator]

obscure one word names ONLY if they are short and easy to spell

otherwise two words

 

[acronym007]

two word generics......

clarity is key!