Senin, 15 November 2010

Domain Name - How To Pick One ?

The choice of a domain name should be simple, right? Why just go for my company. Not so fast, Sparky. A good thought should be given to selecting a domain name.

A warning

Selecting a domain name is like getting married. If you plan to stay with him until the end. People using the site became known by the domain name. Repeat visitors often easy to get to the domain name in the site, known as "traffic type" of knowledge. For example, a search for "Amazon" when you want a type of book on amazon.com or just now? If Amazon were to change the domain name to Desert, there was much confusion. The same applies for your domain. Once you get something, stay with it.

Your choice

Well, this is the obvious choice, the name of the company, but can not be the best. There are four important aspects to consider.


First, there is something in the name of the company for use as a domain of a wise choice? This situation typically occurs when the name or more words long.Repeat visitors will often simply type in the domain name to get to the site, better known as “type in traffic”. As an example, do you search for “Amazon” when you want to buy a book or do simply type in amazon.com? If Amazon were to change its domain name to Desert, there would be a lot of confusion. The same goes with your domain. Once you pick something, stick with it.

Your Choices

Well, the obvious choice is your business name, but it may not be the best. There are four significant issues to consider.

First, is there something about your business name that makes using it as a domain an unwise choice? This situation typically arises if you have a long business name or have plural words. “Halstatt’s Rip’n Marketing Campaigns, Inc.” is going to be a horrible domain name. Clients are going to find it difficult to type in such a domain name.

Double letter problems are a second issue that is entirely unique to the Internet. What if Sams Salon wants to use its business name as a domain? The “s” at the end of first word and beginning of the second can cause confusion. Is the domain name Samssalon.com or Samsalon.com? Confusing your users is a bad way to run a site.

The third issue concerns the nature of your site and search engine optimization. If you are shooting for a particular keyword phrase, you may be better off using that keyword phrase in your domain name. Google, for instance, looks at the domain name when evaluating a site. If the words in your domain name are spaced with dashes, many believe it will help in the ranking process. This is why you see so many xxx-xxxx-xxx.com domain names on the net. If your business focuses on a very specific area, strong consideration should be given to using relevant keywords in your domain name.

Finally, your domain name should end in “.com” and I don’t want to hear any argument or see any rolling of the eyes. The simple fact is that when people think of sites, they always type in .com. Yes, there are other extensions and .us, .net, .biz, etc., may seem unique, but it kills your traffic. Pavlov and his dog experiments had it right. People have been mentally conditioned to type in .com, so don’t select any other ending. If you do, a smart competitor will register the .com version of your name to get some free traffic. If you are really lucky, a porn site will do it!



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