Got a question. I'm developing a little web application for a client, so obviously I want it hosted somewhere. Technology-wise, I'm ok. But I'm having trouble thinking up what domain name to use for it.
Basically, the only person to use this app is my client. I don't want it visible in any search engines, etc, so I don't need a really catchy, SEO-friendly name [although, don't worry, it is protected if it is found!]. They don't have a huge web presence that I can piggy-back off, so I've got to come up with my own branding, etc.
Has anyone got any experience with this? Any lessons learnt?
Cheers!
B
Make sure you've got robots.txt set up to stop spidering from day 1, and password-protect everything that you can. You may also consider filtering/blocking requests by Remote_Address and/or Remote_Host if the clients' connections will all come from their servers (rather than from their individual employees' browsers).
So I'd say this is more a server access-control issue than a domain-selection problem.
Jim
Other than that, I was once in a similar position. We went with something like greatest-tool-ever.tld, more for a staging environment. Client loved it and called me months later to tell me he still smiles every time he logs on.
Otherwise host it under a sub-domain of your personal/company website.
Check - seemingly completely immune to indexation.
"if it is found"
Check - proven track record, years of complete obscurity.
"I don't need a really catchy"
Check - Definitely not, however seemed so at the time registration.
Just qualified approx 25% of my carefully assembled domain portfolio.
skynet-xxyy.com (replace xxyy with random numbers or letters)
[edited by: TowerOfPower at 5:00 pm (utc) on April 18, 2009]
I guess I'll come up with something inventive. I'll let you know how I get on!
B
