| ou know you could pay someone to help you come | | | | Flame |
| up with the perfect domain name? It’s true. | | | | Fire |
| A think tank of marketing experts can come | | | | Paintbrush |
| together to help determine a perfect name for your | | | | Paint |
| online presence. | | | | OK, that’s just a few words that may |
| Why would something like this be needed? | | | | describe what is happening in your business. As of |
| It seems that most of the more obvious online | | | | this writing the following web address does not exist, |
| names are chosen and it takes a bit more creativity | | | | which is why I am using it as an example. |
| to come up with a recognizable and easy to use | | | | Maybe not a perfect name, but it would be easy to |
| domain name that reflects the core of your business. | | | | remember and in a clever and memorable way |
| The good news is you may not need to pay anyone | | | | describes the specialty aspects of the store. |
| to come up with a perfect name for your domain. | | | | When you visit a domain registry you can keep |
| If you already know that your business name is in | | | | checking to see if a new choice in name is available. |
| use on the web you might want to either alter your | | | | In some cases businesses will also buy domain names |
| business name should you’re business still | | | | that may be similar or ones that feature a different |
| exist in the startup phase. In you already have an | | | | web extension such as .net or .biz. These businesses |
| established business you could go with some of the | | | | will then redirect visitors who happen to type in the |
| suggestions you are likely to find on a domain | | | | wrong address to the main site. |
| registry site, but this often lacks a personal touch. | | | | With competitive rates for domain names it has |
| Invite your family and friends to assist in filling a piece | | | | become much easier to lay claim to multiple domain |
| of notepaper with words or attributes that describe | | | | names. |
| you and your business. Find words that may describe | | | | The truth is you can find multiple online businesses |
| the collective nature of your store. | | | | that can assist you in site development, design, |
| For example you might have a ceramic store where | | | | graphics, audio, content and even naming your |
| you hand paint and fire a kiln to create one of a kind | | | | domain. In most cases you can learn the skills through |
| gifts based on the clients request. For the sake of | | | | a little research and even a bit of common sense and |
| this experiment let’s also say that you | | | | save money for your acts of ingenuity. |
| specialize in ceramic pigs, but sell other types of | | | | In a matter of minutes you can assess your skills as |
| ceramics as well. | | | | a business and see if those skills and attributes line up |
| Start by listing either attributes or words that | | | | to create an online domain name that will stick in the |
| describe what you do. | | | | minds of your site visitor. |
| Ceramics | | | | Your site name is important to the marketability of |
| Kiln | | | | your site. It may not be in your best interest to |
| Paint | | | | simply take the first idea that is available. Keep the |
| Hand-crafted | | | | domain as short as possible and keep things |
| Gifts | | | | memorable. |
| Pigs | | | | |