Domain Names with extension for branding/promotion

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Originally Posted by Head Boy

you should reg names for brandability, viral marketing and type-ins, not to try to get SEO advantages

In 99% of all cases I disagree with that point. If you own a big company with a known name, then yes (eg wallmart.com). But only then. Otherwise go for SEO.

If you have something you want people to keep coming back to (such as a TGP) then it may appear to be a good idea, but I would guess that people who want to come back will bookmark the site, and very few will remember the URL to type in however easy or memorable it is. So fred.com will be forgotten, maybe get two or three type ins, but freds-tgp.info will get a lot more hits from Google, from people looking for TGP than fred.com would have got type ins.

And if you are running free sites, no one will want to keep coming back to look at the same free pictures. Even if they do all they are doing is using up your bandwidth. A lot better to go for SE hits from new fresh surfers who might buy something rather that going for the same old surfers who have either already bought or have decided not to buy.