| Creating a website takes a lot of work. You have to | | | | other extensions on the internet that you can use. |
| purchase the domain name, purchase hosting, and | | | | You could purchase .net, .org, or .me. Think about this |
| create your website. Most of the time it falls | | | | the last time you typed in a domain name that ended |
| together very nicely, but it takes time and a lot of | | | | in .net, did you type in .com first? Sometimes it |
| hard work to get it there. | | | | comes natural to type in .com. When it doesn't come |
| One of the most important things to consider is your | | | | up, we realize what we did wrong and correct it. |
| domain name. The domain name is what people type | | | | With that said, you may want to consider purchasing |
| into the internet to get to your site. Here are some | | | | .com. |
| tips that will help you make the right choice for your | | | | Multiple domain names |
| site. | | | | Another thing to consider is multiple domain names |
| Characters | | | | pointing to the same site. Some businesses think it is |
| When you are thinking about your domain name you | | | | a great practice to purchase all of the domains that |
| will want to think about characters. If its at all | | | | are the same. For example, if your domain name is |
| possible, I don't recommend using dashes or | | | | you may want to consider purchasing |
| underscores. Most people will forget that they are in | | | | susanscandles.net and susanscandles.org so that you |
| there and will not get your domain name correct. | | | | own them all. That way if someone types in |
| Some people think they need to put dashes or | | | | susanscandles.net it will still go to you. Its also a good |
| underscores in between each word, but that is not | | | | idea to purchase domain names that are close so you |
| the case. If a person knows your business name, but | | | | don't lose out that way either. For this example, you |
| not your website, they will usually try to type in your | | | | would consider purchasing and |
| business name as a website to see if it comes up. | | | | Abbreviations or full words |
| Keywords | | | | Unless your business is well known for its |
| Keywords are important for your website when it | | | | abbreviations, you should stay away from using |
| comes to search engines. You may want to consider | | | | them. Its better to use the full words because that is |
| having a keyword in your domain name. For | | | | more likely what people will remember and type in |
| instances, if you own a candle business, you may | | | | for your site. You can always follow the tip above |
| want to consider having candle in your domain name. | | | | and purchase the letters for the abbreviation as well |
| This will help with searches as well. | | | | as the full words just to be safe. |
| Domain name extensions | | | | There are many things you need to consider when |
| When you think about all the websites you visit, | | | | purchasing a domain name. I hope the tips above help |
| most of them end in .com. However, there are many | | | | make the decision process a little easier. Good luck! |