| Are you ready to jump into the wonderful world of | | | | such as hyphens and underscores, can make domain |
| the world wide web? If you're game to build your | | | | names unique but they also can make them harder |
| first website, there are a number of tips and tricks | | | | to remember and should be avoided as much as |
| that can help make it a smooth process. First of all, | | | | possible. You should also keep your name as short as |
| you will need to decide on a domain name for your | | | | possible. |
| site. | | | | Once you've settled on a name, you should register it |
| Your domain name should be as close as possible to | | | | with a domain name registrar. This is one of the |
| the name of your website. For example, the | | | | more important steps in the process of building a |
| department store chain Target has as a domain | | | | website. |
| name. You should pick something similar to what your | | | | You can expect to pay as little as $6.99 and as much |
| entity is named as well. This will make sense in the | | | | as $15 per domain name depending on things like who |
| minds of users, as they'll typically look to find you at | | | | you are using as a registrar and what Top Level |
| the registered address that represents the name of | | | | Domain you are registering under. The Top Level |
| your business. Hopefully there's a major extension | | | | Domain, or TLD, is the ".com" or ".net" portion of the |
| available with an exact match here, because if there | | | | domain name, and certain TLDs are less expensive |
| is, you've probably selected the best possible web | | | | than others. |
| address for your property. | | | | The selection and registration of a domain name |
| You should also try to keep your name as short and | | | | doesn't have to be complicated, but it does have to |
| to-the-point as possible. A long, complicated domain | | | | be done. And once you have it, you will have to |
| name may be easier to find and retain but it will also | | | | remember to maintain it from year to year. None of |
| be harder to remember and to type into a web | | | | this is rocket science, however. |
| browser's address bar. People don't like to spend too | | | | Clearly, there is nothing complicated about the |
| much time typing things into their browsers. Not only | | | | process. And, unlike most things in life, once you |
| is it time consuming, but it increases the chances of | | | | have your domain reserved, it is yours for as long as |
| encountering a typo. | | | | you decide to keep it. |
| Mixing up letters, numbers and punctuation marks, | | | | |