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Domain Names: How To Choose The Best One "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." – Lao Tzu When starting an online presence, the first and most important step you will have to take is to register your own domain name. In the online world, your domain name serves two ... Ten Good Reasons To Register A Domain Name Today -----------------------------------------------------------------Publication Terms And Conditions:Answers 2000 Limited grants you a free non-exclusive permission(license) to publish a copy of this article on your web site or opt-in ezine, subject to you ... Understanding Domain Name Reseller As the domain name becomes a commodity as of this time, many companies are then doing something for a profit out of the domain names. So as this event happened, the concept for domain name reseller or reselling emerged. The domain name reseller is now one ...
10 Sensible Steps To Take Before Choosing Your Domain Name
1. AVAILABILITY If it's not available you can't have it – simple! 2. COPYRIGHT Ensure that you do not breach copyright or infringe trademarks with your choice of domain. 3. EXTENSIONS It's widely acknowledged that the best TLD (top level domain) is .com. However, in the UK, web users are more than used to .co.uk so this is equally acceptable for UK websites. If .com isn't available and you use .net instead (for example), check that .com isn't either a competitor or that the .com site content is acceptable! Always try to get the .com, your country TLD or .net in that order. Web users are still not used to .biz or .info. 4. BE GREEDY! If more than one TLD variant is available, buy as many as you can afford and set them all to point to your website. This is a form of brand protection and prevents unscrupulous competitors trying to cash in on your hard-earned web traffic. 5. BE MEMORABLE Make sure that potential web users will remember your domain name and that they can spell it properly. 6. BE PRONOUNCABLE Try telling people your web address over the phone – can they understand what you tell them? Or do they give up and try someone else's website. 7. BE DESCRIPTIVE If you are a new business, very few people will remember or search for your domain name if it is your company name. Try choosing a domain name that is descriptive of your products instead e.g. cheap>.com. Try testing it with a hyphen as well as using just one word. 8. OFFLINE MARKETING Use your domain name in your offline marketing literature and ensure that it is as visible as possible. However, if your domain name consists of more than one word, that isn't hyphenated, try using capital letters e.g. which is easier to read – littlefishwebdesign.com or LittleFishWebDesign.com? Domain names are not case sensitive so your clients will find your site whichever version they use. 9. BUY YOUR DOMAIN FOR LONGER Search engines are now looking at less obvious information such as how long you have bought your domain name for. Domain names owned for less than two years are though to be penalised, so buy your domain for as long as possible. 10. OWN YOUR DOMAIN NAME If you use a web designer or third party for your domain names, ensure they are registered in your name and that you have a signed agreement with the company that they will release all the details (including password) to you, quibble free, if you choose to move to another design or hosting company.
About The Author
Emma Kalson is the owner of www.littlefishwebdesign.com and has been designing websites for about 10 years. She doesn't believe in unnecessary bells and whistles on websites and wants to help remove some of the myths surrounding website design and search engine activity. contact@littlefishwebdesign.com
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