| Picking a domain name is one of the most important | | | | that you are paying only for the domain name when |
| decisions you will make next to picking your niche | | | | you check out. Many services will add suggested |
| and the name of your coaching business. In today's | | | | additions to your order during the check out process |
| market you must have an online presence and be | | | | if you do not proceed carefully. A domain name |
| easy to find on the internet. The domain name you | | | | should cost around $10.00. |
| choose will have a direct effect on how high you | | | | Use Caution |
| rank on a search and that will affect the number of | | | | Dot com is the preferred suffix for a domain name. |
| people that find your site. | | | | You can change some part of your desired domain |
| Think About Your Target Market | | | | name to find one that is not taken with a dot com |
| Think about the words a person in your target | | | | suffix. Be careful when you type you domain name in |
| coaching niche will use when searching for information | | | | for the search and when you purchase it or you may |
| and include those keywords in you domain name. | | | | accidentally purchase a domain name with one wrong |
| Make a list of all the key words you can think of that | | | | letter. You will not be the first one to do this and the |
| a person would use to search for your target | | | | good news is that it is not a terribly costly mistake. |
| coaching niche then use a keyword search tool like | | | | Some marketers purposely purchase common |
| Wordtracker to see how many people search using | | | | misspellings of their desired domain name then |
| several key words on your list. | | | | forward the misspelled domain to the correct domain. |
| You want to pick one of the higher ranking key | | | | Be careful when you choose a name especially if you |
| words to include in your name if possible but not | | | | are using a plural word in your name. Carefully decide |
| necessarily the highest ranking. For example, coaching | | | | if you wish to use the singular or the plural of a |
| ranks the highest but life coaching would be a better | | | | specific word. |
| choice because coaching can mean any type of | | | | Watch Your Language |
| coaching even sports coaching. You do not have to | | | | I doubt that you would put a dirty word in your |
| use a keyword in your domain name but it is a good | | | | domain name on purpose but when you combine |
| thing to do if it fits your business. | | | | words without spaces odd things can happen so be |
| How to Purchase a Domain Name | | | | sure to look your domain name carefully. Also, be |
| There are many places to purchase domain names so | | | | sure to avoid trademark names. |
| pick on that you trust and one that has a great price. | | | | A domain name that appeals to your target coaching |
| You may need to find a place to host your domain | | | | niche and includes keywords that people will use in an |
| depending on what you decide to do with you | | | | internet search will deliver many visitors to your site |
| domain. | | | | and result in more coaching clients. |
| Purchasing a domain name can be tricky so be sure | | | | |