How To Choose A Good Domain Name

[HostLeet]

How To Choose A Good Domain Name

I've had these tips on our Knowledgebase so clients can read them for while now, so I decided to share them here also.

Call it a "dot-com name," a URL, or a domain. Whatever you call it, it's the cornerstone of your online presence...

Here's what to look for in a good domain name:

• A good domain name is relatively short.
• A good domain name is easy to remember.
• A good domain name isn't easily confused with others.
• A good domain name is hard to misspell.
• A good domain name relates to your business name or core business.

How Many Extensions to Register?

When you select a domain name, you are always given a list of different extensions to choose from. These extensions can help specify the type of products or services you are offering online or your geographical location.

Here are some basic definitions of the extensions you can choose from:

• .COM signifies "commercial". It is the most well-known extension and preferred by all commercial enterprises. The acute scarcity of unforgettable .com domain names has led to creation of several other extensions.

• .NET signifies "network". It is generally used by internet service providers, web hosting companies, or other firms related to network or internet services.

• .ORG signifies "organization". It is commonly used by non-commercial web sites. But, at present, many businesses register their matching .org extension to their .com domain names.

• .BIZ signifies "business". It is used for business web sites. There are more chances of you getting this extension because of its low current penetration.

• .INFO signifies "information". It is generally used for information sharing web sites. This too like .biz is gradually growing in popularity and there is more likelihood of you getting it.

Your first aim should be to get a perfect domain name for your business. Once you have done that you should then consider registering other extensions for the same domain name.

 

[Hosting India]

You domain name should not contain "Hyphen", it is always good if your domain name contains a Keyword that relates your core business.

 

[thewebhostingdi]

Your domain name should reflect your business. In other words choose domain name in such a manner that it becomes brand name of your business & people come to your site through this name via online search.

 

[ultimahosts]

If you are after good SEO try to buy an existing name that is 10+ years old.

 

[HostEase]

Your post has a little drawback, A good domain shouldn't contain Hyphen,you should add it that will become perfect.

 

[rumsfo]

I assume you can say the domain name is good onl;y when that is with .COM and that is short one.
That is my point of view

 

[thewebhostingdi]

It is general scenario that people always go for .com first of all. It is very popular extension. But if you do not have .com domain then it is not a big thing. After all from the SEO point of view site content is most important.

 

[HostEase]

It is general scenario that people always go for .com first of all. It is very popular extension. But if you do not have .com domain then it is not a big thing. After all from the SEO point of view site content is most important.

You are right,and if your business is related to education,government or information providing ,you can choose domains that don't have to .com.It is my opinion.

 

[SenseiSteve]

• A good domain name relates to your business name or core business.

I can think of quite a few highly recognizable domains that don't even remotely relate to their business like Yahoo, Bing, Amazon, GoDaddy, Monster and Google. While I do agree selecting a domain name that relates to your business helps, you can certainly brand certain domains via effective marketing strategies.

 

[websol]

your domain name should be short and memorable it should not contain too many hyphens, this makes it complicated to remember

 

[OwlMan]

Interesting enough, I've seen some relatively well-known companies who do have a hyphen in their name and prefer to use that URL versus the unhyphenated version, however, they forward the non-hyphenated version to their preferred one so in the end, it works for them and I've rarely found myself typing the version without the hyphen as after a while I just got used to it.