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You have chosen your niche, did some brainstorming and now you want to register a domain name. Before you just go register a domain name it is important to know more about domain names. First learn how to choose a good domain name.
A domain name is basically a virtual address for your website, forum or blog. A domain is actually an IP address eg. 10.0.0.63, but it will be very difficult for people to remember an address like that. That is why for website names and e-mail address use DNS (Domain Name Server) to make it easier for visitors to remember. Here is an example of an domain name URL (Uniform Resource Locator) http://www.debtfreeman.com and email address " This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ". Whenever you use a domain name(s) then you use the Internet's domain name servers (DNS) to translate the human-readable domain name into the machine-readable IP address. When you go to websites or use e-mail you might access the domain name servers hundreds of times a day. DNS - Domain name servers translate domain names to IP addresses.
Chosing the right Domain name is very important in the success of your website and in the mind of your potential visitors and clients. 1. Try to choose a name related to your niche and your domain should also be your website name Nowadays a lot of people turn to the internet first, to get information that they are looking for. Therefor it is a good idea to have a domain name that reflect your website or business. The simpler you make it for your visitors or potential clients, the better. You don't want your competition to beat you on this regard. Try to always match your website to your domain name. When people think of your website then they should also think of your domain name (url). 2. Generic vs Brand name Domains If you sell shoes then it is not necessary to own a generaic domain name like shoes.com, but you can use your brand name eg. addidas.com or nike.com, because people are familiar with these brands. If a person like a brand then they won't type shoes in the web browser, but rather the brand name. Companies spend millions on promoting and advertising their products so it will make send to use these product names as domain names. 3. Should I use short or long Domain names? Domain can be short or very long, but there is a limit to the length and the amount of characters that you can use for your domain name. If you choose a domain name then make sure that the name make sense and that people can easy remember it. If you start a salsa dancing website then rather get the domain name salsadancing.com then sd.com. Some people prefer short domain names over long ones.
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Some people argue and say that longer names is easier to remember. The problem with short meaningful domain names is that it has already been sold. It is very difficult nowadays to get a good short domain name. Domain names with your main keywords in has its advantages in the search engines. 4. Domain names with hyphes (-) in It is very difficult to get good domain names that is not yet taken. Because of the above you can use hyphens in the domain name. Hyphens have its pros and cons. Pros:
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If you look at this site then I used hyphenated version of how to create a website, because I could not get the shorter or the version I wanted. I have two hyphenated websites www.how-2-create-a-website.com and also www.how-2-make-a-website.com and it is doing fairly well in all the major search engines. The names are not easy to remember, but I'm focusing on organic SEO in search engines for the sites. 5. Which domain extension should I use? It is always better to get the dot com version domain name. Dot com domain names is easier to remember to people and sounds good. What happens if you can't get the dot com version? You can choose a country specific domain name eg. united kingdom (.co.uk), australia (.co.au), japan (.co.jp), south africa (.co.za). It makes sense for a person that want to buy something locally to type in a country specific domain name. You can also use (.net), (.org), (.us) etc. if you can't get the dot com or commercial version. The ".net" and ".org" extensions are also very good extensions to have. The org name stands for non profit organization. If you use a domain name other than dot com then you must make sure that you advertise the domain name or business properly otherwise people will go to the dot com version. 6. Should I use plurals or common words in my domain name? If you can't get the domain name that you want then you can always get the plural or add a different word to it. Here are a couple of examples:
So as you can see that plurals version of a domain name can also work.
To register a domain name you have two options which is free domain names or paid domain names. 1. Free domain names It is general human nature to want freebies, but free stuff is not necessary good. The same with free domain names. Some companies give away free domains or even free subdomains, but then you have to deal with advertising or promote somebody else's brand. Google has a website called blogger.com which allow you to create free blogs. If you create a free blog then you get a domain name like http://6pack4u.blogspot.com for example. The problem is that blogspot is in the name and it is not your own name. The same with Yahoo Geocities where you can create a free website with somain, but the catch is there are Yahoo advertising on those type of free sites. 2. Paid domain names I personally prefer to buy my own domain names for all my websites and blogs. If you have business then it is wise to rather buy your own domain name.
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A domain name is a very important part of your website endeavors.
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