Can I do this? would it help?

[madcaptains]

Hi,
I am about to start working on a new website. At this point I am at choosing a domain name.
I was wonderring if I can chose a domain name that include a part of the name of a competitor that have huge traffic. would it help to get more traffic? can I do this.

Just to make sure I am clear, here is an exemple:
Immagine there is a website call Website Advertising with the url http://www.websiteadvertising.com.
Would it help to chose a domain name like: www.websiteadvertisingtips.com or www.greatwebsiteadvertising?

Thank you

[corneo]

I don't see why you can't. People all the time will buy names of mistake spellings of popular sites. To give you an idea misspell "fidelity.com" (it's a stock broker site)

[firezz]

hehe ya truue enuf, i have mine with name
nendoroiz.com instead of nendoroid.com

[blossom]

You can, but just make sure what they're using hasn't been trademarked or you run the risk of facing TM issues. In many cases, companies have even trademarked 2 or more generic words used together. So just check to be sure.

[-d-]

lol..if i was u ,i would select a 3 or 4 character as the domain name in .com ltd so if any visitors came ur domain value would get higher too...u can buy a LLLL.com around 30 to 70

[zeruel]

Choosing the right domain names on a new site could really be of a big help in terms of ranking in the SE's.. Just make sure to limit your keywords so that it won't be hard to remember for the users.

[raven1083]

as long as the domain name is available why not? it is okey to get a part of your domain name from your competitor.