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    • RogersSEO
      RogersSEO last edited by

      Hello Mozers,

      I need your advice.

      I have a new client that runs a paralegal shop called - Christophers Legal Advice up here in Canada

      ChristophersLegal.com is taken

      but ChristophersLegal.ca is available

      Question:

      Should I register ChristophersLegalAdvice.com and ChristophersLegalAdvice.ca and just redirect the .com to .ca (since both .com and .ca are available)

      or should I risk it and opt for the shorter url and just register

      ChristophersLegal.ca

      I'm thinking that I might be able to get away with just ChristophersLegal.ca since the site will be used to attract new visitors via the search engines and social media.

      What do you guys think?

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      • EGOL
        EGOL last edited by

        Register all of them immediately.

        I would do it before a sniper sees your post and grabs them. Some people also believe that a few registrars sniff the queries and grab nice domains that are not immediately registered.

        It will not cost much and you can make a decision over  a glass of wine next month.

        Don't try to save ten bucks on something as important as the primary domain of a business.

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        • AaronSchinke
          AaronSchinke @EGOL last edited by

          So true. Buy up all that you can afford as quickly as possible.

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          • RogersSEO
            RogersSEO last edited by

            Thanks for the advice.  I used a fake company for this question and bought all 3 domains for the real company.

            Thanks,

            Martin

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