| #1. Most people don't even think about picking the | | | | as a domain name until someone else has already |
| right domain name. They just think about their | | | | purchased it. Once your name is gone - it's gone. |
| website and that any old domain name will do. You | | | | #5 Having a great well-thought-out domain name also |
| need to think about your domain name and how it is | | | | allows you to have a great email address. For |
| going to go with your website. A domain name like | | | | example: if you own then you can also own the email |
| doesn't mean anything to a customer. It needs to | | | | that goes with it which could be: or This is a side |
| make sense to the customer so the domain name | | | | benefit for increasing your web site traffic. |
| will be something the customer will remember and | | | | #6 People often purchase domain names that are |
| want to click on. | | | | confusing to other people. For instance look at these |
| #2. People put in dashes between words when | | | | three domain name examples: "flowers4sale" or how |
| selecting a domain name like: | | | | about "flowers4you" and "flowersforyou". Again this |
| Look-At-My-Domain-Name. So think about this for a | | | | is not a way to generate very much website traffic. |
| moment. Do you like typing in a domain address like | | | | Stick to the basics like, "flowersforsale". |
| that. Of course not and neither do other people. | | | | #7 Make sure your domain name matches your |
| There goes your web traffic down the drain. | | | | website and what you are offering. If you see a |
| #3 The domain name itself is like having a real | | | | domain name like "flowersforsale" dot com and that |
| address in the real world. You want something easy | | | | domain name leads to a website that offers pet |
| to remember like: flowersforsale dot com. Making it | | | | products, that web traffic is just history in the |
| easy for people to remember gets that web traffic | | | | making. If you can get your domain name to match |
| meter up there which makes your revenue build. | | | | your website and set up your email that matches |
| #4 This mistake is probably one of the biggest ones | | | | your domain name, you will be that much closer to |
| that go un-noticed until it's too late. Most people do | | | | driving hordes of traffic to your online business. |
| not think about purchasing their own personal name | | | | |