5 Tips to Choosing a Domain Name

Posted Saturday, September 19th, 2009 by Stefan

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Today I’ll share some tips that I feel are important when one wants to choose a domain name. Most often, clients of agencies already have a web name to them, but when creating a new site, here are some tips that I deliver them so they choose the best domain name possible .

Here are 5 Tips to keep in mind as you select a domain name for your new business:

1# – .com or nothing.

People these days always assume a company’s domain ends with .com. If the .com is not available or is being sold or auctioned out of your price range, move on to the next best name.

2# – The length of your domain name

Domain names can be any length up to 67 characters. However, there are pros and cons for both solutions (an area long or short).

Some argue that domain names are shorter easier to remember, easier to type and far less susceptible to mistakes: for example, “movies.com” is easier to remember and less prone to typos than “latestmoviesontheinternet . com.

3# – The use of plural or

Very often, if you can not get the domain that you want the site to purchase domain name you propose solutions by default. For example, if you want to buy “movie.com” and that name is not available, suggestions are made as you “themovie.com”, “movies.com”, “mymovie.com.

The question is whether these combinations are good domain names?

If you decide to form with the article “the” or “my” do not forget to promote your site with this article. Your logo will also include the “my or the” and not just “movie.com.

The use of the plural has the same problem domain with a hyphen because it is very likely that people forget to type the “s” in seeking to access your site.

4# Make sure the Twitter name is available.

Nowadays many people use twitter.So,ideally your domain and Twitter name will match. If you couldn’t get the killer keyword as your domain, try to scoop it up it for your Twitter name as use it.

5#  SEO domain

It`s easy to get a good position for a product if your domain name have the product keyword .It must be similar to your product with a ringing to it, people will remember it more.

In conclusion, I would add that taking into account your business and the goal you set for yourself on the web are very important parameters to take into account and do not choose a domain name lightly, because it does not change every day. In case of change of URL, you lose a significant number of visitors.

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