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Thursday, November 09, 2006

Choosing A Domain Name By Jeffrey Houdyschell

After you have decided on your main sites themes or niche its time to determine your domain name. You could chose any domain name and try to build a brand around it like Google has done, or you may want to choose a keyword domain name that relates to your sites niche.

Whether you choose a brandable domain or a keyword domain is a choice you must make, and a choice you should make in accordance with your business plan. If you have a large offline advertising budget and the budget necessary to brand your organization, I'd recommend a brandable domain. If, on the other hand, you're working on a tight budget, choose a keyword domain and let the search engines bring the customers to you.

Try to keep your domain name as short and to the point as possible. If you think you may eventually market your site offline then try to get a .com extension. If you are sticking strictly with online marketing then the other extensions such as .net, .us and the newer .ws will have more names and options available.

There are numerous tools available to search domain name availability such as Godaddy.com or Nameboy.com; both have tools for suggesting different names based on your first choice if its not available. Godaddy or 123cheapdomains.com are probably the cheapest place to register your domain once you decide on a name. If you are joining a program that sets up your website you should check if domain name registration is part of the package or something you can benefit from or get a discount if purchased from it.


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