Domain Names Room

Choosing a good domain name can help you in your business
tremendously. In fact, a good domain name will help others
remember and find you more easily.

In this article, we shall go through 5 tips on how to choose a
good domain name.

Tip 1: Choose a Meaningful Domain Name

If you are selling health supplements, you should choose the
domain name “healthsupplements.com” instead of “ilovepizza.com”
for obvious reason. Let say a person is looking for vitamin C
pills; he is more likely to visit “healthsupplements.com”
instead of “ilovepizza.com”.

Choosing a meaningful domain name will also help you in your
search engine ranking. For example, if your domain name is
“healthsupplements.com” and your webpage is also optimized
(optimized means your webpage title, meta tags, keywords and
content are relevant to one another) with the term health
supplements, you will have a better ranking for the term health
supplements.

Tip 2: Length of a Domain Name

Should you choose a short or long domain name? Most people may
argue that a short domain name is better than a long domain
name. Well, I agree. A shorter domain name is usually easier to
remember. Of course, it depends on the situation.

For example, “IAmADatingCoach.com” is a better choice compared
to “IAADC.com” since the former is easier to remember. Yet, you
won’t want to choose
“IAmADatingCoachWhoHasTaughtThousandsOfStudentsSuccessfully.com”.
People won’t remember such a long domain name and even if they
do, it would be a chore to type.

Tip 3: Avoid Trademark Names

You should avoid domain name that looks too similar to terms
like eBay and Amazon. Registering these domain names can get you
into trouble. You may be forced to sell the domain name. In the
worst case scenario, you may even be sued. If you are unsure, it
is always a good idea to consult a lawyer, especially if you are
planning to start a long term lucrative business.

Tip 4: Try Not To Use “_”

If possible, try not to register a domain name with hyphen.
Imagine you have a domain name “eat_pizza.com”. There is a very
high possibility your potential customer will end up in
“eatpizza.com” instead. Most people don’t type hyphen in the
url.

However, if you want to play safe, you can always register
several variation of the domain name. For example you can
register domain names like "eat_pizza.com", "eat_pizzas.com",
"eatpizzas.com" as well as the various extension of .info, .net
etc.

Of course, this is not necessary. However, if you are very
confident that one day, your site is going to become an
authority that boast lots of traffic, then you will want to
snatch all possible domain name.

Tip 5: Use .com Whenever Possible

“.com” is the most popular domain name extension. Most people
will try .com first whenever they are searching for a website.
Unless your website has a special purpose, try to register a
.com.

Special Case:

If you are in education, then you may want to register a .edu
extension. If your site is geared towards providing information,
then .info may be a good choice. However, in most cases, a .com
will be a good choice.

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