Using Numbers in Web Address

[djmatt]

I want to include a number in my web address, I will get both names, but which should be my "real" address? Is there a reason to use one or the other?
(BTW, this is not the address I am getting, only an example)

11buckets.com
or
elevenbuckets.com

any thoughts? I'm leaning toward the number 11 for simplicity.

Thanks.

[EricJ]

I would get both if they are available. Then use whichever one you choose as your primary and 'park' the other one. That way, they will show the same website :D..

but if i had to choose just one it would be: elevenbuckets.com I don't like numbers in domain names, but that's just my personal preference.

[JamesYap]

Hahahaha, I wished I have never put a number and dash in my website. But it has been that way for 6 years and I am still using it. :p What I did later is to own all other related domains both words and alpha number/with and without dash and do a 301 redirect to the one I use. Again, if I can start all over again, I think I won't want to use a domain with numbers!

But if you want opinions, I would have voted 11buckets.com for simplicity (and coolness)

[seo-optimization]

You should purchase both, but 11buckets look more appealing and catchy.

[alemcherry]

Number in domain name looks a bit ameaturish to me, I would prefer elevenbuckets.com being your primary domain and would redirect 11buckets.com to it.

[djmatt]

Thank you all for your replies.
Alemcherry, I hadn't thought about that, I think you are right, that it is a little less formal. My site will actually be very informal, but I see what you mean.

[programmerq]

I'm no gaurdian of the English language, and I have my share of offenses against official rules, but it's always a good idea to follow what your English teacher would tell you. Most English "rulebooks" out there generally require that small numbers are spelled out. Imagine what you would see in a professional publication as an article title. Usually you don't see something like "11 buckets", but you would see "Eleven Buckets".

Obviously with domain names, capitolization doesn't matter and you can't have spaces, but that doesn't mean you should throw all rules to the wind.

If the number were larger, spelling it out becomes wrong. Each authority has a different magic number as to what number is too big to spell out. I've seen several different values listed, but I've never seen the "rule" be set to lower than twenty. If you had 111 buckets instead of eleven, I'd be recommending that you simply use numerals and forget spelling it out.

The same goes for "cute" ways of spelling things. Your English teacher would probably mark you down for it.

[mozart]

If you go for the full spelling. It would come out good looking and would imply your website to be something BIG. Now this choice is similarly like quality vs quantity. If you want people to access your website with the convenience of a shortened URL; and easier to remember with the hands, choose the one with numbers. If you're not, choose the letters. :rolleyes:If you have the money though, get both.