Comments on: 5 tips on choosing your nonprofit URL http://fundraisingcoach.com/2010/02/02/5-tips-on-choosing-your-nonprofit-url/ Fundraising seminars & training from The Fundraising Coach, Marc A. Pitman Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marc A. Pitman http://fundraisingcoach.com/2010/02/02/5-tips-on-choosing-your-nonprofit-url/comment-page-1/#comment-14742 Marc A. Pitman Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:02:29 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/?p=1819#comment-14742 Jay, great addition to the conversation! Having an easy-to-type name for mobile users is a great idea. Especially if your site is mobile-browser friendly! Jay, great addition to the conversation!

Having an easy-to-type name for mobile users is a great idea. Especially if your site is mobile-browser friendly!

]]> By: Jay Riley http://fundraisingcoach.com/2010/02/02/5-tips-on-choosing-your-nonprofit-url/comment-page-1/#comment-14741 Jay Riley Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:22:47 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/?p=1819#comment-14741 I find the .US tld is great for making short and sweet URLs, which are priceless if you are trying to type a URL on a cell phone. While this domain is really under-utilized, it does serve as a good example: BarHarborUSA.com looks great on my business card, but if you're typing on a Motorola V series phone bhme.us will get you to the same web page faster. I find the .US tld is great for making short and sweet URLs, which are priceless if you are trying to type a URL on a cell phone.

While this domain is really under-utilized, it does serve as a good example: BarHarborUSA.com looks great on my business card, but if you’re typing on a Motorola V series phone bhme.us will get you to the same web page faster.

]]> By: @yrchoicenz http://fundraisingcoach.com/2010/02/02/5-tips-on-choosing-your-nonprofit-url/comment-page-1/#comment-14736 @yrchoicenz Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:18:30 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/?p=1819#comment-14736 Nice simple overview Marc. For me using .org or .org.local tells people you are a charity. Although there are non charities using it as well. Our org has .co.nz which was an oversight by the person who bought them ages ago. It does not help to tell the story. And first impressions count. So .us may be great to show patriotic intent, Kiwi's are proud of .co.nz. Nice simple overview Marc. For me using .org or .org.local tells people you are a charity. Although there are non charities using it as well. Our org has .co.nz which was an oversight by the person who bought them ages ago. It does not help to tell the story. And first impressions count. So .us may be great to show patriotic intent, Kiwi’s are proud of .co.nz.

]]> By: Marc A. Pitman http://fundraisingcoach.com/2010/02/02/5-tips-on-choosing-your-nonprofit-url/comment-page-1/#comment-14734 Marc A. Pitman Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:28:02 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/?p=1819#comment-14734 Great question! I'm not a huge fan of .us websites. One trick is to use "the" or "a" or "thereal" in front of what you were intending to use. But from the sounds of it...you don't have that option, do you? Great question!

I’m not a huge fan of .us websites.

One trick is to use “the” or “a” or “thereal” in front of what you were intending to use.

But from the sounds of it…you don’t have that option, do you?

]]> By: Katie http://fundraisingcoach.com/2010/02/02/5-tips-on-choosing-your-nonprofit-url/comment-page-1/#comment-14733 Katie Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:21:40 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/?p=1819#comment-14733 Marc - thanks for this great post. I am working on redesigning a website that was outdated and had a difficult to spell, hard to grasp URL. I had settled on a new URL, but the .com, .net. and .org of the URL were all taken. Do you think purchasing a .us is going to be problematic? As you say, it has less "credibility," but I'd rather not sacrifice the URL I have strung together, based on some research I have done into how people know, talk about, and refer to the organization. Does anyone have any thoughts? Marc – thanks for this great post.

I am working on redesigning a website that was outdated and had a difficult to spell, hard to grasp URL.

I had settled on a new URL, but the .com, .net. and .org of the URL were all taken. Do you think purchasing a .us is going to be problematic?

As you say, it has less “credibility,” but I’d rather not sacrifice the URL I have strung together, based on some research I have done into how people know, talk about, and refer to the organization.

Does anyone have any thoughts?

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