1. Do you find your domain name likeable?

I know this seems silly, but really, the name has to be liked by everyone. Tell your friends or relatives about it. Find out what they think about your domain name. Better yet, ask them to give you some suggestions, and choose the one that you like most. Try to choose a name that is easy to remember and spell, like my domain name www.makemoneyonlinetips.com. Doesn't really matter if its a liitle long, as long as it is catchy.

2. Are there weird characters in your name?

Using dashes, underscores, tildes, and other characters will only makes your url address worse. They're harder to remember, type, and clumsy in spoken communication. "Visit my website at My dash Cash dash Secrets dot com" is not a powerful marketing message. However, the invitation to stop by mycashsecrets.com would be more accepting.

3. Does you domain name have the ".com" extension?

Try to get a .com for the extension of your domain name as this is seen as the defacto standard in the internet business. Do not use .net or .org as these extensions are usually associated with non-commercial organizations. Also, try not use a country extension at the end of .com (such as .com.uk or .com.sg) even if the website originates from that country. This way, your website would sound more "international" and can gain a wider pool of audience.

4. Should important keywords be included in the domain name?

The purpose of having related keywords in your domain is for search engines to spider your domain name and rank you higher in their sites. You might be surprise that big players such as Google takes the domain name into consideration when deciding what the rank of the website should be. Don't get me wrong, content still plays an important part here but having a keyword filled domain name would up the chances of your website being ranked high in search engines. A good example would be www.cakerecipes.com.

5. Wouldn't it be better if you add the benefits to your domain name?

This would make your domain name stand out even more! How about www.deliciouscakerecipes.com?

WELL, it isn't that hard to choose a domain name, right? Or am I wrong?

Whatever it is, take time in designing your domain name or web address so that you reap the benefits later. When you've got your own domain name ready, we will go into the dirty part - designing and making your own website. Click here to find out ways to designing a good website.

 

 

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