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Posted by : Umair Raza
7 Quick Domain Name Tips
Picking up a good domain name for business is never an easy job.
First you need to be creative enough to come up with something brandable; secondly, with the SEO and marketing factor kick in, your domain name has to be business relevant; and last but not least, even you have passed thru the first two stages, you’ll still have the world to compete with – your specially-crafted domain name might be registered by someone else!
Quick tips for domain name searchers
So, in case you’re troubled by words and undecided for a domain names, here are the tips you might find handy.
* Name your website using your association name. Example: Sony.com, DishNetwork.com, and HushPuppies.com.
* Generic names are cool but most of them are reserved by domain registrant. So unless you have a fat wallet and willing to spend thousands for just a domain name, you can forget about registering single word (or phrases) as your domain name. Example: HostingServiceWeb.com in GoDaddy’s stock cost $2,088 at the time of writing.
* Avoid hyphenated domain names. They look spammy most of the time in Search Engine’s eyes and hard to be remembered by users.
* Consider varies TLDs when the “.com” and “.net” if your desired domain names are taken. Example: WebHostingSecretRevealed.com is taken; try WebHostingSecretRevealed.biz. ;)
* Both short and long domain names have their pros and cons. Short domains are easier to remember and easier to be ‘branded’; long domain names on the other hand may consist of more keywords. Search engines will use the keywords of a domain as part of their ranking factor -thus benefiting keyword-riched long domain names.
* Using domain name tools help sometimes – try MakeWords, Dot-o-mator, and NameBoy.
* Think ‘FUN’ and think outside the box. Sometimes, your sense of humor is your best friend when if comes to picking up the right domain name – remember D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-L-Y.com?
Well, choosing a domain may not be as simple as perceived but it doesn’t have to be such a grueling challenge either. I hope things are easier when you apply tips above.
A Domain name is a string of words that identifies a website.We should be very careful with the naming conventions
ReplyDelete* The domain name is very important for any business and it should be easy to remember without much punctuations.
* It should be unique and related to business.
* It should be short and catchy.
* If it is of universal accepted TLD's like .com,.biz,.info is more advantageous.
In choosing the registrar also one should be very careful.The registrar should be reliable and provide services at affordable cost.I chose XnYnZ.com since the cost is low when I get the domain registration and hosting as a package from them.
A .com is used for any kind of website and represents to the whole world.It is not region specific.
A .org represents organizations and used for schools,communities generally.
A .net represents network and used for those involved in networking technologies, such as Internet service providers.
A .us represents the US country and is region specific and mostly used by companies that represent U.S.