Top 6 Steps to Choose a Winning Domain Name
You asked, “How to choose a winning domain name”. When choosing one for your domain, it could mean the difference between successful growth and failure to achieve the desired results. When a website is born it requires the same effort and thought of as naming your pet dog or cat. After all, you’re going to have to live with it for a long time. You need to choose a name that you can live with and benefit from.
choose Wisely
The first step is choosing your domain name. If you ask ten people how to pick a domain name you’d probably get ten different answers. Write down as many names as you possibly can. You need to start too narrow down the pack of names. Don’t forget to ask your friends and family members what they think about the name and keep in mind the following pointers:1. Trademarks could create a problem. Make sure the name you choose is not trademarked to avoid any problems on your journey.
2. Odd Characters – Stay away from numbers and dashes. Most people will have trouble remembering the letter “S” is the number “5”. Try to include your most important keyword in your domain name.
3. Keep the spelling simple but creative. You don’t want people miss-typing the name and not being able to find you at all. The World Wide Web is full of domain names, don’t get caught up into the crowd.
4. Be Memorable – Try to choose something that will stick out in someone’s mind if you can. Look at mine “MakingUsmile.net”, I love it.
5. Keeping it short is the way to go, and fewer than 12 characters is a must.
6. If you get the dot-com domain name try and get the dot-net as well.
There are many extension versions for domain names so think wisely.
1 .COM – Still the main street address everyone wants.
2. NET – In the beginning this was meant for ISP’s but now it’s the most common alternative when the .com extension of a domain you really want is already been grabbed.
3. ORG – Designed for non-profit sites
4. INFO/.BIZ – Fairly new but starting to spread in usage
5. US – Country extension domains are also available for most countries
Good luck to you in the world of the web. Whether you are blogging or starting an online business get that domain name right the first time.
Mr. MakingUsmile
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