{"id":24477,"date":"2022-02-02T14:37:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/should-i-register-misspellings-of-my-domain-name\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:17:27","slug":"should-i-register-misspellings-of-my-domain-name","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/should-i-register-misspellings-of-my-domain-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I register misspellings of my domain name?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>This article provides you wit some information regarding domain registrations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The idea of registering misspellings of your domain name is to catch visitors who make a typo when they try to go to your website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Traditionally, there are two routes people can take:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They make a typo when typing in your domain name directly in the browser address bar.<\/li>\n<li>They make a typo in the search engine search box, and the search engine serves up the misspelled domain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the first route, there needs to be substantial traffic. A good rule of thumb is that your daily visits should be at least 5,000 for direct traffic from misspelled domains to be meaningful.<\/p>\n<p>The second route has pretty disappeared in recent years, as search engines have advanced to the stage where they often can recognize if someone makes a typo. 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