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Okay, if this is not the right place for this, please let me know and I'll delete it. I just don't really know a good place to ask this.

Is it still valuable to have a shorter domain name? My company site is currently located at reallylongdomainname.com and I have the opportunity to buy shortname.com, but I'm really torn on the value of said domain. Shorter names obviously used to be much more valuable because people were more likely to type in a domain name, but now, with everyone pretty much searching, that value seems to be reduced.

The other aspect that I'm considering with this is typing in an email address, because people might still be typing that in semi-regularly. But again, I'm not sure how important that aspect is either.

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Posting a domain name on the net generally increases it's price. And if it's undervalued, a squatter might snatch it and hold it ransom. – Chris S♦ Oct 5 '10 at 20:27
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Try at webmasters.stackexchange.com – Mark Henderson♦ Oct 5 '10 at 20:27
@Farseeker - Thanks, I'll try it there. – Charles Boyung Oct 5 '10 at 20:35
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Shorter names are definitely more valuable, so long as it's not confusing. In your case I'd strongly recommend buying the name if you think your customers are more likely to remember it.

If the name was something confusing, like those including symbols, numbers, or acronyms it would be less valuable.

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