A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet.

These are the things to consider before buying a domain name:

1.Go for a Top level domain name :
Make sure the domain name you are buying is a top level one e.g. .com,.ng,.org e.t.c.
It is very easy for your users to remember

2.Avoid buying a contradicting domain name :
For example,you website niche is on sports,you are now in need of a domain name and you buy .edu.ng extension,always know that your guests and members will be the one looking for admission or other sort of education aspirants and they will bounce back when they see your Posts mainly on sports.

3.Check if the domain is not existing:
The perfect way to do this is to go to any domain registrar website and type the domain name if choosen or not,don't rely on that,type the url on search engines too and see if it already existed before to be totally relieved.
Some webmasters are scammers,they will close their website for a while and when it had been sold to you,they retrieve it back again when you gain much traffic.

4.Make sure the domain name you want to buy is short and memorizable :
FOr example,you want to buy a domain name for a website with music niche and you name it :
naijamusicplentyhere.com

that is wrong,it suppose to be naijamusic.com,it is easy for everyone to remember.

5.Don't advertise your unpurchased domain name :
Don't go to forums and ask for opinions on the new domain you want to purchase,before you wake up the next day,it would have been purchased by a hungry scammer,you will have to pay them before they sell it to you and the money will be doubled for you

6.Avoid replacing words with letter :

If you buy a domain name and make it 9jamusic.com instead of naijamusic.com,if the second person with that naijamusic.com your competitor,he can wipe you away within days,your visitor may just mistype that 9ja to naija and fall for naijamusic.com immediately

7.Avoid going for a plural domain because the singular had been taken :
Adding s to the back of your domain name is very risky.
For Example,if Nairaland.com forum was used as Nairalands.com ,Nairaland would have been wiped off by the owner of Nairaland.com,people will always remember Nairaland and forget Nairalands except devoted visitors and they are scarce.

8.Make Sure the domain registrar you want to use are reputable and reliable :
There are some hungry registrars,hunger lead them to domain business,if you fall for such registrar,your money is waisted,search thoroughly about the hoster you wish to use and their years of service
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Has a domain buyer myself I will recommend this advice for domain buyers (for business or for domain parker) to consider reading more on How To Choose A Good Domain Name

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Which domain register is reliable an cheap?

Nice one. Am still building my website though.

wharley01:
Which domain register is reliable an cheap?

godaddy.com is reliable and cheap if you have their coupon code

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This is cool... Anybody with an idea where can one get cheap and affordable domain name?

Before you buy a domain, hosting or any marketing tool, make sure you have a business plan in place. Every entrepreneur, small, medium and large business owner started with an idea, they wrote the idea down and started strategizing on how to get the idea to consumers. A domain name, hosting and website building should come secondary. I recommend entrepreneurs to start with tools they already have such as a Facebook page, a blog such as Blogger or Wordpress in order to minimize costs.

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ohans4u:
godaddy.com is reliable and cheap if you have their coupon code

where can i get the coupon code?

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wharley01:
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sign up on the site the guy you quoted mentioned they will be sending you coupon codes

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