| Having a good relevant domain name is very | | | | With used domain names it is important to check |
| important if you want to get lots of responsive | | | | that they are not banned or blacklisted. This can |
| traffic to your website. It is no good having a domain | | | | easily be checked by typing in the following into a |
| name that sounds like fishing if your niche is about | | | | Google search. Site: - If it shows up in the results |
| improving your golf swing. | | | | then it has been indexed and is unlikely to have been |
| A great relevant domain name needs to be carefully | | | | banned or blacklisted. |
| chosen so that it is well connected to your products | | | | New domain names will not be indexed or have a |
| or services. The reason for this is that people can | | | | page rank. Always check that the page rank |
| find your website faster if it has a relevant name. | | | | specified on a used domain name is valid. There are |
| Just take an example from the offline world in that if | | | | various free tools available to check this plus lots of |
| you are looking for a shoe shop you would look for a | | | | other domain name details. A page rank of 3 or |
| shop name that tells you that it is a shoe shop by | | | | higher is likely to give you instant traffic to your new |
| simply having the words shoe shop as part of it's | | | | website which is one reason why they cost a lot |
| name. It is no different online in that people look for | | | | more than new domain names. Another important |
| websites with a name that reflects the main niche of | | | | thing to check along with the page rank with used |
| the website. | | | | names is that they can be transferred. |
| You have basically two choices when you purchase a | | | | New domain names can be purchased from any |
| domain name. You can buy a new one or buy a used | | | | domain name registry while used names can be |
| one. Just like new and used cars there are | | | | purchased from online option sites such as eBay or |
| advantages and disadvantages in buying new and | | | | Flippa. You can also do a search for "domain names |
| used domain names. However a new domain can be | | | | for sale" to find premium and expired domain names |
| cheaper than a used one because of the simple fact | | | | for sale. |
| it has no history and is not indexed by the search | | | | As already mentioned used domain names could |
| engines. | | | | already have traffic going to them and be indexed in |
| If buying a used domain name then you should buy | | | | the search engines whereas new domain names will |
| one that is at least six months old as you then will be | | | | not be indexed and it will take awhile for the traffic |
| able to check out it's history. It should be keyword | | | | to start flowing to them. The higher the Alexa |
| rich with your main keyword but also something that | | | | ranking a used name has the better but this is likely |
| is easy to remember. | | | | to cost you more money. |