| Once you decide that you want to sell your own | | | | already have a name in mind and it is already taken, |
| product online and have decided which products to | | | | this site will help you find who is using a particular |
| sell, the first step is to decide the name of the | | | | name that you want to use. |
| business. Choosing the right Domain name is very | | | | 3. Yahoo and Google search marketing |
| important for your site as it is your business address | | | | Here you may find help in choosing domain names by |
| on the Internet. Try to select a domain that gives | | | | using their key word tools. |
| the public an idea what your business is all about. | | | | 4. Name Boy |
| Using your primary key word as your domain name | | | | This site lets you type in your keywords and this |
| or a word or phrase that hints to your product or | | | | tool will produce an extensive list of potential domain |
| relates to your brand is easily remembered by your | | | | names. And you may choose the domain name you |
| market and much easier to find on the world wide | | | | like from there. |
| web. With your domain name the web host cannot | | | | Choose "com" to register. |
| hold you hostage. You can easily move your site to | | | | When you register a domain name always register a |
| another host while keeping your domain name. | | | | com, as this is the most popular and automatic on |
| In case you ever face a situation that you have to | | | | fingers to type while trying to type a web address |
| move your website to another place, customer will | | | | to go to. |
| still automatically find you because your domain name | | | | Many times your site will not come up because of |
| has not changed. You could choose a domain name | | | | this situation and you will be losing on potential |
| that clearly identifies what your company sells or | | | | customers. Besides "com" the next popular domain is |
| does. | | | | "org" and "net" now the new owners of GDI are |
| When choosing a domain name:a. keep in mind that | | | | making "ws" familiar to the new Internet business |
| you can only use letters and numbers but cannot use | | | | owners. |
| special characters like & etc. Your domain cannot | | | | The Internet corporation for Assigned Names and |
| began with a hyphen but you can use a hyphen in | | | | Numbers (ICANN) is the nonprofit. corporation that |
| between words.b. Keep your name short and | | | | was formed to assume responsibility for the domain |
| memorable. It is important to find a name that is not | | | | names system. You can find an up to date list of |
| only catchy but also easy to spell remember | | | | available top level domain |
| pronounce and type. You want people who just | | | | Register Domains with or without hyphens |
| catch a glimpse of your domain name and remember | | | | Grab the domain names without hyphens. A good |
| too when they sit down in front of their computer. | | | | reason to use hyphens is if your company or product |
| Try to keep three words maximum | | | | name is confusing when spelled as one word. It is |
| None traditional name is a big negative to get a | | | | much easier to read a name with no hyphens. If you |
| bigger market, as many potential visitors of your | | | | are starting a new business try to search popular key |
| market will not remember how to reach to your | | | | words and see what domains you can register |
| site.c. Include your search engines optimization by | | | | before you name it. You want your domain and |
| including keywords in your domain name. You will be | | | | business name to ultimately reflecting who you are |
| ahead of your market when they are looking for a | | | | and what you do. |
| solution to their problem if you uses exactly the | | | | Sub Domains: |
| primary key word to your market. | | | | If you already have your domain and you cannot find |
| How and where to search for a suitable domain | | | | one that has the keywords you want to focus on, |
| name. There are several great tools on the Internet | | | | you can take advantage of a sub-domain which is |
| that you can use to look for the domain name. | | | | anything that comes before the main domain. For |
| 1. Word Tracker | | | | example if your domain is your name "com", you can |
| Word tracker has a trial version also and now they | | | | create a sub-domain, you may create a sub domain |
| have a free URL for Google trends too. | | | | as "list.building.your name.com" |
| 2. Domain Tools | | | | However, once you have a domain name registered, |
| This site is also free and it lets you enter your | | | | keep your contact information up to date, as you |
| keywords into "Domain Tools" look up. In case you | | | | want to be notified when your domain is expiring. |