There are many considerations to keep in mind when it comes to your domain name. One of these considerations is that your domain should be your businesses name and you are allowed up to 63 characters for your domain name but it is always better to try and keep your domain name at a shorter length as people are more likely to remember it.

Your domain name is the centre of your Internet identity so ensuring that you choose the right one is crucial to the success of your site. Due to this fact it is important that you put a lot of thought and research into choosing your domain name. This article is here to help you in deciding what domain name you should choose for your site by giving you information about what choices are best when it comes to choosing your domain name.

As previously mentioned naming a site after its domain name is important, for the simple reason that when people think of your website, they’ll think of it by name. If your name is also your URL, they’ll automatically know where to go. Also if you come across site names that are the same as a trademarked name that belongs to an already established company then it is recommended you stay well away as buying a domain of this nature will more than likely end up with you facing the lawyers of the trademarked company. One of the best ways I feel that you should go about when deciding on your domain name is by settling on a few ideas then asking people what they think about the names that you have came up with; you never know this may be the deciding factor of your domain name.

As well as asking other people what they think of your domain names you should also ask yourself is your name easy to say? Is it hard to spell? And do have to explain why you chose your domain name? If you can answer no to all of these questions then you are onto a winner.

Once you have came to a decision regarding your domain name your next decision or thought should be turned to whether you want a .com, .co.uk, .net, .org, .biz etc domain name. Which one you choose is pretty much based on what your business is and where your business is based but the one that is basically recommended is a .com name. This is because a .com name is the first type of website address that people think of when attempting to find a site; it is also one of the oldest forms of domain name, which would show to a viewer that your site is an established site that has been around a while.

Once you have made the decision of your actual domain name and what form of domain name you want you can then go on to check the availability of a domain name. However when you are checking the availability of a domain name, merely typing the name into an Internet browser won’t tell you if it is available as someone could have brought the name but not yet used it in relation to a website. So when you are checking the availability of a website you need to check with aspects such as WHOIS who have details of registered and available domain names. This allows you to type in your desired domain name to see if someone has already claimed it. If no one has then you are free to register the domain name as your own.

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When you purchase Web site hosting, you are basically renting a folder on a computer (called a Web server) that is connected to the Internet. You pay a company a monthly or yearly fee to keep your Web site files online and safe from hackers and other online “bad guys.” Although technically, you might be able to host a site yourself, the $10 or $20 a month you spend on hosting is money well spent. Keeping a Web server alive and well is not a trivial exercise, so leave this task to the techies who like that kind of thing.

It is important to understand the relationship between Web site hosting and domain names. A domain name basically points to a specific folder on a specific Web server. You can buy a domain name without buying hosting. Many people buy domain names long before they get around to creating a Web site. As soon as you think of a good name, spend the $8 and just buy the domain, so someone else doesn’t get it.

Until you put up a site, the domain name points to a “parked page.” This page is created by the domain registrar as a sort of holding spot until you buy hosting and get your site online. The parked page lets other people know that the domain isn’t available anymore. After you develop a site, get hosting, and put your Web site files in your folder on the Web server, you change your domain to point to the site.

Note that you also can point more than one domain to the same Web site. If you decide to do this, you do not need to buy more hosting. Here are some questions to ask before you buy additional hosting.

1. Do you want another Web site? (A completely different site with different files.) In that case, you would have two different URLs for two completely different sites. They have two different domains, are located in different folders, and are made up of completely different files.

2. Do you want another domain name to point to the site you already have? In this case, you buy another domain and point the URL to the site you already have set up. It is one folder with one set of files, yet two domains point to it.

If the answer to the question is 2, you do not need to purchase another hosting account. The files are already there in the folder. Generally, your hosting company should not charge you to point another domain to the same site. Hosting companies don’t care how many domains you have pointing at a site. However, they do care if you have more than one Web site and will charge you accordingly.

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One way would be doing nothing at all. This may sound funny but it is possible that your domain name can be sold without you even doing any effort in trying to sell it. But this method will only do if you have a very attractive domain name that many people would be interested in. If you have such a jewel of a domain name in your possession, then you are in luck. You would always have people trying to contact you to see if your domain name is up for sale. Such attention would even allow you to profit from selling such a domain name.

The other method of selling a web address, especially an unused one is by setting up a simple web page for it and putting it on the Internet. Such a site can be as simple as having a text stating “This domain name is for sale” as well as putting in your contact information. This will help inform people visiting the Web that such a domain name is for sale. This would be able to gather the attention of interested buyers for your domain name.

The third method of selling a domain name is by setting it up, and developing it before you try to put it up for sale. This is especially great for hard-to-sell domain names. By building it up and developing such a domain name, you are trying to make it more attractive for its interested buyers. It is like giving an added value to an existing domain name to drive up interest. But this method is usually for the long term. Developing a domain name may take some time and this would not be preferable for rush domain name sales.

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Another way to make money with domains is parking it with a domain parking company. Companies like Sedo offer you to park your domain for free and providing their advertisements, so when someone visits your domain, they will see advertisements placed by your sponsor. Sedo also lists your name up for sale if you want to (also free). The only thing you have to do is forward your domain name to a specific address you will get when you register with Sedo.

They provide all the ads you will display on your domain and no action on your behalf will need to be made except for forwarding your domain which is usually done at your registrar’s control panel. After setting up the domain forward the ads will be displayed automatically each time some one visits your domain.

If the visitor clicks on any of the advertisements, you will get paid a commission (which is always like five cents average per click depending on the domain’s name topic). So imagine having 10,000 visitors a day, and say 3,000 click on any ad.. You’ll get $150 just for doing nothing. Sounds great huh? Well.. It’s not so easy. In order to get thousands of visitors daily to your domain, you need to work hard on SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and god knows what other things.

10k visits a day is a pretty decent number of visitors for a website. The point here is, if you get a pretty damn good name registered (good keyword) you should have little or no problem at all if you park your page with someone who pays for clicks; the most difficult task will be getting some traffic to the domain.

If you really want to make money with domain parking, you should register domains related to business. I’m talking about good names though. I personally own 6 business-related domains and have them parked with Sedo. In my experience with domain parking, business and banking domains pay around $0.35 – $1.20 per click! I have worked hard optimizing these domains; obviously those kinds of clicks are worth the hard work. I get around 400-500 visits per day on each domain and the click-through rate ranges from 18% to 25%, which is NOT bad at all.

Talking in dollars and cents, that’s around $65 – $100 per day. It took me around 9 months of SEO to get this kind of traffic, but again, much of its weight stands on the quality of your domain name.

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To make it to be this way I’ve prepared a couple of tips for you when choosing an effective domain name.

Make Your Domain Name Representative.

In order your domain name to be representative, make it to be accordant to your web site name. And make your site’s name also be your URL. As your web site visitors will remember it by its name. So when they decide to return to your site again don’t make them wonder what the URL to type in their browser to get to the site they need.

There is another problem when the web site’s name and its URL spelled differently. Imagine your web site’s or the company’s name is, for example “MySuperBusiness” but some other company has such URL. The visitor who remembers your web site by its name would naturally type mysuperwebsite.com in his/her browser and will get to your competitor’s web site. And it would make a loss for you.

There are thousands of domain names are registered every day and that could be a problem for you to get the one you want.

In case you are just starting out it would be more comfortable for you to register a domain name first and name your web site only after you did that. And if you have a promoted brand name and don’t want to change it only because the domain name that fits you is already taken by someone else you can check its owner through the “Whois” to see who owns it. And you can purchase it from its present owner.

Make Sure Your Domain Name is of Optimal Length.

In general domain names can be of any length up to 67 characters. There are a lot of disagreements about of what length the domain name is better to be.

A short domain name advantage is that it’s much easier to remember and it’s less compliant to typing mistakes.

A long domain name is usually easier to human memory instead of the one that was made short by all means. If it was, for example, replaced with its abbreviation it would be much easier to remember the complete meaningful name than the combination of letters and numbers that might have no sense.

So I guess it would be a perfect choice for you to use as short domain name as possible but only on condition of it remains meaningful.

Try not to use any symbols that carry no important information like slashes or hyphens. As it’s very easy to forget them when typing your URL.

Choose the Right Domain Extension.

Choosing a domain name extension depends on what exactly your activity is. In case it is of local scales, like pizza delivery, you can take a country- specific domain name. You also get in a good position with such domain name as the people your activity is targeted to know that they are dealing with a local entity.

The most common types of domain extensions are .com, .net and .org. These domain extensions are for your use in case you are planning to benefit from the international activity.

There are some domain names that require from the registrant to represent a certain type of entity such as .edu, which is reserved for universities or high schools, .aero, .biz, museum and some others.

So as you can see it is vitally important for you to get your own domain name. And it would be better if it corresponds with your activity and the web site’s name. But the bottom line of the article is that you sure should purchase you own domain name.

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There are many things that you should consider when you are choosing the domain:

* Keyword filled domains
* Easy to read
* Large Traffic Flow

The main keyword for your site should always be included in your domain. It should be employed by Adsense sites as well as content driven sites. If your site deals with running barefoot, your domain should be runningbarefoot.com. If you want to use branding, include that brand in your domain name also. If your brand is how people find you, be sure they can access everything they need!

With a brand like Pepsi, the obvious domain name is pepsi.com. You can endorse your company also with pepsicommercials.com because it includes your brand name plus the site’s main concept in the url. It’s quite easy to remember, too! Readability is another thing that is very important. If mygreatdomainthatiswaytoohardtoread.com is your domain, nobody will be able to unravel that. On the other hand, you can employ hyphens, but it will give your clients too much trouble trying to type out your domain. Imagine attempting to instruct somebody over the phone to “type m y ‘hyphen’ g r e a t ‘hyphen’…”. A bit awkward there.

Make your domain brief and powerful. For instance “BAM!” is my domain. Obtain a domain that is as short as you can make it. If the product or service contained on your site is long, it does not mean that your domain name has to be. The name of your domain should be something such as tweetsnip.com or twitsnip.com. The best choice is something with one to three syllables.

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Finally, you can discover how much traffic would potentially visit your domain. This isn’t something that everyone is aware of. With ICANN (no need to concern yourself with the meaning of that), you have a 5 day grace period before you are committed to having the domain for a certain time period, usually 1 to 5 years. Regard it as a 72 hours car purchaser’s remorse rule.

If your domain is going to be used for sale, you can perform a traffic analysis prior to proceeding with the chosen domain. If you notice that it receives good traffic by itself for any reason, and this is one of your traffic methods, then you are doing alright. If you decide to change your mind, you can as long as you stay within the grace period. All things considered, don’t hurry with the domain choosing process. Similar to a super headline, it requires time to come up with the ideal one.

Talk to you again soon…

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Just wanted to touch on domains here. Are you picking the right domain for your AdSense site/ebook/membership site/product, etc? If not, you know you could be in severe trouble!

A domain is usually one of the first things people pick when they are making a site or product. This is WRONG! Stop doing it already! Just because you thought of a great domain and it is available, doesn’t mean that someone else has the exact same idea and they are just waiting to take it out from under you.

The domain is the very first thing people see about your site. It is the link they click on, type in, digg, or stumbleupon. So make sure to give it a little love.

Some things you should always consider when it comes to picking the right domain are:

* Keyword rich domains
* Readability
* Potential Traffic

Your domain should always contain your main keyword for your site. AdSense sites and content driven sites should use this. If your site is about hiking backpacks, your domain should be hikingbackpacks.com.

If you’re going for branding, make sure to include branding in your domain as well. If people are looking for you via your brand, you need to make sure they can find everything about you.

If your brand is Pepsi, you would have pepsi.com. You could also enforce your brand with pepsicommercials.com which has your brand as well as the focal part of your site in the URL. And it is easy to remember.

Another thing you need is readability. If your domain is: mycooldomainthatisreallyhardtoread.com, no one is going to be able to decipher that. On the flip side, you can use hyphens, but that will make your customers have a really hard time typing your domain. Imagine trying to tell someone over the phone “type m y ‘hyphen’ c o o l hyphen…”. Not so effective.

Make your domain short an punchy. Like my domain is “BAM!”. Get a domain that is as short as possible. I don’t care if your product is “Shortening Really Long URL’s For Better Use On Twitter”, it shouldn’t be your domain name. Your domain needs to be something more like tweetsnip.com or twitsnip.com. 1 to 3 syllables is best.

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The last thing you can do is see the potential traffic your domain gets. Not everyone knows about this. ICANN (don’t worry about what that means) has a “Create Grace Period” holding domains for 5 days before you are locked into having the domain for 1-5 years. Think of it as a car’s 72 buyer’s remorse rule.

If you are purchasing a domain for sale, you can do some traffic analysis before you go forward with your domain. If you see it gets a decent amount of traffic on it’s own for whatever reason, and that is one of your traffic strategies, then you are good. If not, it is ok, but keep it in mind in case you change your mind about the domain before the grace period is over.

All in all, don’t jump into the domain selecting process. Just like a great headline, it takes time to find the perfect one.

Until next time.

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1. How long does the special rate of $1.99 per domain name per year lasts for? The first year? Every year? Does it return to a regular price in the second year, or does it slowly build up every year?
2. Next, how many domain names can you get at that special rate? As many as you want? Is it limited to only one?
3. Finally, some special rates require you to sign up for a different product as well. Do you need to sign up for a web hosting plan? Are there any limitations on which products you need to sign up for?

There can be some great specials out there, but we always get nervous because you have to read the fine print really closely. We’re a big fan of domain name privacy registration. Basically, when you register a domain name, your contact information (address, telephone number, email) gets posted in a publicly listed WHOIS database. Many registrars offer privacy by masking the information that gets published in the WHOIS database. (You still retain ownership of the domain.)

Some registrars charge up to $8.99 per domain name per year for this privacy service, but, only special promotions where if you buy 5 or more domains (at the same time), you can get free privacy registration for the domain names. Sounds great, but make sure you read the fine print.

We found a domain registrar that offered free privacy registration, but we get lost in the checkout process and don’t check the private registration box for all of our domains. We didn’t realize our mistake until after we completed the transaction when it was too late. You can’t always apply the domain name privacy registration afterwards. It doesn’t matter anyways, because when the free private registration special on the domain names expire, you’ll have to pay the regular rate of $8.99 per domain name per year to maintain your privacy. There are lots of great domain registrars out there that catch our attention with their great deals, but we find having to read through all of the fine print annoying. It’s like you always have to keep your guard up.

We like it simple. We’d rather find a domain registrar that offers great prices with free domain name privacy registration. And yes, there are lots of domain name registrars out there that offer .com domain names for under $10 per year – and that’s the regular renewal rate, and not just a sale price for the first year to lure you in.

Lots of domain registrars compare their prices against one or two of the most expensive domain companies out there charging $35 for a.com domain name.

We have a domain name comparison chart listing the sale prices and regular prices for domain names from over 20 of the top selling registrars in a sortable table. If you’re ready to find cheap domain names, we’re here to help at http://www.domain-hosting-comparison.com/

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To park a domain you need no hosting. Parking is usually offered with the registration service at many registrars and there are may specialized services that offer domain parking. There are two reasons when it makes sense to park a domain. If the domain was used before, then there are probably many links pointing to this domain. This means that some users will follow the link and instead getting a “Page not found” error they will land on a page with some ads related to the domain name.

The other, more important reason for parking a domain is when the domain is some popular keyword or search term. Many people usually intentionally on unintentionally type directly into the address bar of the browser. The browser tries to find the website and automatically appends the.com domain. If there is a domain with this search query the browser will display the associated website.

If the domain is parked you will get a “strange” page with some ads probably related to the domain name. There will be no useful content. And because you are curious you are likely to click some of those ads. This is it. This is shortest way to get somebody to click the ad. Of course, since there is no content such parked domain does not rank in search engines.

If you have some attractive domain that gets some traffic then creating a simple website with some useful content is a far better option. Not only the website will be indexed in search engines, the user visiting this domain will get some useful content and will not leave the site immediately. You still have the possibility to put some ads on this site and they will more likely complement the content and not stand out.

You don’t have to be an expert in web design to set up a simple website. With the help of some popular CMS like WordPress or Joomla it is very easy to quickly create a website. And anybody can write some text about almost anything. You don’t have to be an expert in this field, you only need to find resources, study them and then you can easily write about it. Domain parking might be an easy way to do something with the domain. But a far better approach is to create a simple website and offer some useful content.

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The truth is that we will all come across this problem at some point or another. There is just far too many people out there, with far too many interests and goals, that we will always be able to get the domain name we are most interested in. As mentioned though, there are plenty of options that you have to help you still find a domain name that you are interested in. Here are a few different paths that you can take.

One of the first options you have is to change the extension of the domain name you are interested in. For domain registration services and acquisitions, a.com name is by far the most popular. More of these names will be taken up than anything else. If your ideal domain name is already taken up with a.com, consider switching to a.net,.info,.org or.biz.

There are other extension options as well, and each will fit into certain niches better than others. You should find that even when your ideal.com name is already taken, you should still be able to acquire the name with a different extension.

Another option that you have if your domain name is already taken is to consider adding dashes into the domain name. If you were looking for domain registration and web hosting for the name mykeywordphrase.com, but that is already taken, you can switch it to my-keyword-phrase.com, or mykeyword-phrase.com.

The most important rule here is that you should not use more than 1 or 2 dashes in any domain name before it gets excessive. Additionally, you should never use underscores and should only use dashes, as underscores can hurt your rankings as well as the visual value of the domain name itself. For web hosting, you can actually achieve benefits by using dashes because for some people it will make your name clearer as well as more memorable. Just be sure to remember the two guidelines above to avoid running into SEO and other domain registration problems.

If you’re not interested in dashes or other domain extensions, you can also consider switching to a new keyword phrase or a new name altogether. While having your number 1 choice of domain registration is always great, you don’t need the perfect match in order to see results. Synonyms of your best keyword, a slightly different variation of the phrase or a new keyword to target altogether are all viable solutions. Don’t be afraid to get creative or to switch up your choice a little bit, you really won’t be hindering your results at all.

Finally, keep in mind that if you’re name has already been purchased for web hosting by somebody, that you may have a chance to purchase the name at a premium value. Many people purchase domains only to resell them later. So you have to determine if having your number 1 choice of domain name is worth the added cost. Some premium domain names can cost a few hundred or a few thousand dollars, and some extremely rare and exclusive names can be quite a bit more than that. So evaluate how much the domain registration of a particular name is worth to you, and see if it’s available on the premium domain name market.

As you can see, you really do have a lot of different choices at your disposal if your ideal domain name is already taken. Domain registration and web hosting are competitive fields, so you won’t always get your number 1 choice. However, there are lots of ways that you can still end up with a great name that will help lead to success for your online business.

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