What Do You Do When You Make A Mistake In Your Domain Name

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Almost a year ago, I came up with an idea for a website and was so excited I immediately went on WA to see if it was available. It was. However, in my excitement to purchase this .com domain, I mistakenly added an extra 's' in a word. And bought it! Of course, I had to make another purchase, this time with the correct spelling.

So, here's my question - both domains are now up for renewal in early February. Do I renew both domains or do I let one go? The obvious asnwer is "let the wrong one go" BUT, they are so similar, which is why I made the mistake in spelling and didn't catch it.

I would really like an expert opinion on this as renewal time is close.


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Actually I've bought some domain names which could be misspellings of one I have. It's sort of a variation of buying the .net version of your .com site. If you can afford it, keep it and redirect it to the correct one for a year or two. See how much traffic you are getting from the wrong one, then evaluate it and see if it's worth keeping.

Hi Jeannine. Thanks for responding. I did decide to keep it and paid for it this morning. So I am stuck with it :). I will keep your suggestion in mind though when I am ready to develop it.

Mary Ann

If you can put in the content on both then maintain it, but I would take the one that is ranked better if I would let go of the other one.

Actually I haven’t developed the website yet. Just in the beginning phase so no ranking to worry about.

I would let the misspelled one expire.

IF you decide to keep both (which has its advantages), just make sure there is a redirect to the real page.

Ah, yes, good idea!

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