Use abbreviations for domains?
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hi,
can i use abbreviations for domain, if i want to purchase a long keyword domain like 29 characters?
abbreviations are good for SEO or GOOGLE appreciate it or not? and use that keyword in description of the site or title of the site
need your help..
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thanks for this useful info (information)
it helps me a lot for choosing a domain name
regards
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You can use whatever you want for your domain name. The most important thing is going to be the content you end up putting on the site.
My recommendation: using an abbreviation is fine if it's commonplace (NY for New York) but I would avoid it if you are just sort of making it up (nchs for nachos).
Focus on creating a name that is unique and memorable for your site. I wouldn't worry too much about the name 'for seo' unless you are getting an exact match which still carries some weight for the time being.
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