Choosing a Good Domain Name
Domain name is the web address of your site, which generally follows with a ‘www’. We can mention an example of this which is also a well reputed domain name is www.amazon.com.
How is a good domain name created?
First of all, it should be very easy for others to remember. You can have the name of your company as your domain name, but if a famous proverb or a small phrase very well suits your company, then you can have it as the domain name as well.
Also, make sure not to be too opinionated about your domain name. Ask others if they find it good, and make note of others’ reactions to your domain name.
Well, here I denote certain things that you need to fight shy of while registering a domain name to be used for your main company web site:
1. Avoid using any hyphens in the domain name since it increases the chances of the domain name being forgotten by people while they type it in their browsers, or even while they want to send you an email.
2. Strive not to use digits in your domain name. For instance, if it is 3.com, you have to make everybody aware that it is not ‘three’ but ‘3′.
Now consider some good points which make a domain name a unique one:
1. Well, though not necessary, it is better to use ‘.com’ as a part of your domain name. You will get to see that people often forget addresses that end in ‘.net’ or ‘.org’ and on a more serious note, wrong address often becomes the destination of confidential e-mails.
2. Keep the spelling of the domain name simple.
3. Make it as short as possible as the maximum length should be 3 words or 20 characters.
The above mentioned aspects have to be thought out with due consideration for your main company domain name. Only for your secondary sites, can numbers, hyphens and non-.com domain extensions be. Follow the above ones for your company’s main domain. Does my domain name have to end with .com?
Well, as far as websites are concerned, ‘.com’ extension is the most available one. So, I would suggest that use ‘.com’ as part of your domain name. Finding good ‘.com’ domains is difficult as most have been obtained.
It should be noted that other extensions have their relevance too. ‘.com’ is a website used for commercial purposes, ‘.org’ is a non-profit making website, while ‘.net’ is a website meant for networking purposes. But this theoretical knowledge holds little significance in today’s times since no business owner thinks about these factors before registering his website.
Using uppercase and lowercase letters
As capitalization does not make any difference, your domain name can have thus anything ranging from numbers to letters or even to dashes.
Should I use dash in domain name?
Remember that a situation may arise that your desired domain name has already been bought, but, the same name is available with a dash. As sometimes it may remain as the only choice for you, familiarize yourself with the problems of using dash.
1) Using a dash in your domain name can be never ideal for communication. Users are likely to end up at a wrong site unless you tell them the proper place to put the dash and they put it perfectly.
2) Dash is often left out by people as it is always difficult to use and uncommon to type.
Price of a Domain Name: You need to know that you have to pay as annual fee ranging from $6 to $50 varying as per the registration service) for your right to use the chosen domain name. But, it is just a rental service without letting you purchase the domain name.
This entirely depends on your desire whether you choose the cheapest and the unknown or questionable registrants or not. I would just like to remind you that short-run saving might cost a long-run loss. The access control panel domain is surely an aspect of importance at the time of registration. As far as domain registrars are concerned, a good many of such allow modify domain hosting, managed DNS records, and even broaden the domain for the purpose of transferring the domain to another registrar through the Web interface without referring in particular to Support. This certainly lets you have the full control. One would hardly cross sword with the fact that you don’t want to admit some mistakes made by the registrars once you have got the domain name and started working in order to develop it for the purpose of promoting your objects. This is truly tragic on your part.
So, make sure that your domain name is registered remembering all the things mentioned above to prosper properly on this track. Will it be a Problem if someone else manages My Domain name?
It’s not, if you are able to control it fully. If the outsource deprives you from modifying the information in the domain name which would be required for shifting the files to another web server, then it wouldn’t be good to let someone else handle the domain.
It is, indeed, very astonishing if you are satisfied with your domain name because over 20,000,000 domain names have already been registered. Honestly speaking, it is quite natural that your purchasing the domain name exerts an influence on the choice of your domain name. Not only that, in the future it can inspire you to think about an unregistered name that can be secured. Having said this let me remind you that it is always wise to go for a perfect domain name from its current owner giving a suitable amount. For this, you need to have a handsome amount in your pocket.
People look at you as a marketer who has done some research which familiarizes you with many opinions. Selecting a domain name may be discouraging at times, but there are 2 common points:
1. Choosing your domain name at the very outset of your business plan is perfect in a competitive market.
2. Register the domain name as soon as you select it.
In conclusion, buy the domain names that have fascinated you even if you haven’t resolved your business plan. If it is bought at a reasonably priced registrar like GoDaddy, then it is not very expensive. You can resell it in the future or perhaps even improve it with creative content. But, you may not get it in the future if you do not buy it at once.
About the author: Matt Ewing is a web hosting admin and professional blogger. Visit WebHostingMadness.com to read his reviews of the top hosting companies each month.