Domain Names

Do I need to register a domain name?

 Thoughts on domain names.

One of the most important things you do to promote your identity is to register a domain name. In today's world this is absolutely essential.

I would register a short name, as short as possible that reflects your business.

Preferable  a "COM" name. If I was targeting an international audience, a country cc com name would also be a good choice.

I reside in Australia and my domain name for my main site is a com.au. This works very well.

The reason I say purchase and use a com name is because most people still think of the internet as "dot com". Typing in the name they want and adding dot com to the end. If for instance you set up your site on a "net" or a "org" domain name you could loose a lot of web traffic to the "com" website.

Having a short domain name makes it easier for people to type in your address. Try to avoid hyphenated domain names.

Most good domain names where registered years ago. So this will make your search for a great com name for your website very hard. The alternative is to purchase the name of choice.

A website with amazing names for sale is Namelot.Com.

Another consideration is a Mobile Site as well as your regular site. You might consider registering a mobi domain name for your mobile version of your website as well.

by  -Denise Leo. Copyright 2008. All rights reserved.

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