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Domain Name Considerations

In today’s world, who doesn’t have their own website or blog? Website and blog publication is a growing trend that will only continue to grow in the future. There are literally millions upon millions of websites presently in use, and it’s truly kind of incredible just to take a second and think about how many websites will be in existence five to ten years from now. That being said, let’s consider what distinguishes a single website from the millions that are presently on the internet. That being the site’s domain. The importance of website domains sometimes is forgotten. So for the purpose of this article I will be focusing my discussion on the importance of website domains for web publishers.

On the internet your domain name is your own unique identity. No two websites can ever use the same domain name at the same time; therefore your Internet identity is totally unique. If you have a business site on the Internet your domain name is your own online brand and in a sense you can use your domain name as your online business card. With your own domain name your web site and e-mail addresses will have that professional look, being unique to your business. Generally people often miss the importance of having and then keeping their domain name until they lose it. Once this happens they soon realize that they have lost their whole online identity.

This is unfortunate, but it generally happens to people who lose interests in owning and managing a website to begin with. On the other hand, people who don’t get lazy about managing their sites never usually run into this kind of problem. Instead they are usually trying to figure out how to increase website ranking, or how to increase website traffic.

Trying to figure out what to pick as a domain name should not be taken lightly, and warrants some serious consideration. Valid domain names may consist of a word or phrase. When picking a domain name, think of catchy words or phrases that are easy to remember and that will bring more traffic to your site. Try to use a domain name that relates to your web site. If your web site is a business site, it is a common to use the company’s name as the domain name or if your site is a personal site try to think of a domain name that is related to the topic of your content.

Also try to keep your domain name as short as possible. I advise using around 5 to 20 characters at the most. The shorter the domain name the easier it will be to remember, and avoid using clever names that consist of leet speak. That is a mix or a replacement of numbers and letters because it makes remembering the spelling of the site challenging for visitors.

These are just some simple thoughts to keep in mind before getting your next domain. Just remember to treat your domain like a business name, so keep it short, creative, and maybe you’ll see it listed on google page one.

5 Ways To Think Up A Great Domain Name

5 Ways To Think Up A Great Domain Name That’s Still Available

I’d be a rich as if I earned a dollar every time someone complained that all the great domain names are already taken. It’s just not true, however. Even in a highly competitive industry, you can still think up original, appealing domain names for businesses by using naming tactics that few people use, such as these:

1. Focus on results. What is the outcome or end result that people want to have from buying a certain product or service? How do they feel when they have finished the transaction?
2. Look for puns. Make a list of relevant keywords, say each out loud and play around with the sounds. Puns are much less likely than other kinds of names to have been registered because their component parts are not actual words. For instance, the name Sitesfaction, for a web design company, was a finalist in a naming contest – and an available domain at that time despite tens of thousands of web design firms in the English-speaking world.

3. Think slang. Let your imagination and memory fly around for pleasing-to-the-ear expressions. Like the domain BoyOhBoyToys.com for an online toy store is unregistered, as is a domain for its sister store AttaGirlToys.com.

4. Go symbolic. Suppose you’re an expert on the horror genre and want to start a paid online community for horror fans. Horrorific.com, horrorgate.com and Horrornet.com are all taken, but the less obvious and more vivid FrightOwl.com was not.

5. Vary real words. “Google’s name is a play on the word googol, which refers to the number 1 followed by one hundred zeroes,” says the Press Center of the world’s most successful search engine. “The word was coined by the nine-year-old nephew of mathematician Edward Kasner,” it continues – providing another hint for creative naming: consult a kid.

Get that thinking cap on