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.
So what goes into making a domain name a good one?
On no account, should the web address of your site be a difficult one to write or remember. The address is supposed to help, not be an obstacle. You can definitely think about the name of your company for a domain name. On the other hand, you can also favor a phrase that promotes your own identity and what you are offering.
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. There is a possibility of forgetting your domain name while typing the name into the browser or e-mailing you if you use a hyphen. So, avoid hyphen to reduce future problems.
2. Keep digits away from your domain name. For example, if your website is www.86.com, then you would have to tell everyone that it’s ’86′ and not ‘eighty six’ or ‘eighty-six’. This is troublesome.
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. To just make it better than others, try keeping simple spellings.
3. Don’t exceed the length of the domain beyond 20 characters, or a couple of words. Shorter domain names are easier to remember than the longer ones.
You should attach a lot of importance to the factors mentioned above, for the domain name of your primary company. You can consider ‘.net’ sites, hyphens and numbers for the secondary sites, but refrain from using them for the primary company.
A ‘.com’ site: It is known to everyone that ‘.com’ is the most preferred and the most commonly-used extension on the internet. So it would be suggested to stick with ‘.com’ sites rather than the ones ending with ‘.net’ or ‘.org’. However, you may find it a bit difficult registering a domain with the .com extension since many domains with common words have already been booked.
It is of immense importance to clarify that ‘.com’, ‘.net’, ‘.org’ actually indicated three different things. ‘.com’ stands for commercial purposes, ‘.net’ stands for network purposes and ‘.org’ stands for non-profit purposes. But, this demarcating line has become fuzzy. Now, don’t think about these and outs and choose any of the extensions available for domain names.
Using uppercase and lowercase letters
You can have anything in your domain name except special characters like &, *, #, etc. You can have hyphens as well, and also, it doesn’t make any difference whether you use uppercase letters or lowercase letters.
Should my domain name have dash?
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) An ideal situation for your communication can never arise by using a dash in your domain name. Unless you tell the users the proper place to put the dash and they put it perfectly, they are likely to end up at a wrong site.
2) Dash is never easy to use and common to type. It is often left out by people. The Cost of a Domain Name
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.
It is your choice whether you wish to use a cheap registrant whose service over a period of time is doubtful. But remember that a saving in the short term might cost you in the long run. You should stress on the access control panel domain when you are registering for your domain. As far as the domain registrars go, many of them permit the webmasters to edit the domain hosting, manage the DNS records, and also widen the domain so that transfer of the domain from one registrar to another becomes easy through the internet, without requiring any support. This gives you a lot of control and freedom as a webmaster. If you have got registered under a particular registrar, you will never want to bear the effect of any mistake incurred by the registrar, if you have settled on the domain for a fair period of time.
So, to prosper properly on this track, make sure of the fact that your domain name is registered bearing in mind all the above-mentioned things. Is there any Problem to let someone else manage 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.
There are more than 20 million registered domain names so getting one may give you a lot of satisfaction. Registering a good unregistered domain for the future may make a lot of sense as well. But keep in mind that it should be in line with your business, and you might be required to spend a lot of money for it as well.
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: Gregory Trune is a staff writer for WebHostingMadness.com and web hosting industry blogger. Visit WebHostingMadness.com to read his reviews and ratings of the top web hosting companies each month.
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