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Read This Before Buying A Domain Name For Your Blog by D34lw4p(m): 6:45pm On Jun 13, 2016
What to Consider While
Picking a Domain Name?


Picking a domain might sound
hard at first, but it is not when
you use the simple metric that
we created for you which assist
you in the evaluating process
and make the decision much
easier. Below are things you
need to consider when
registering a domain name.

Keywords
Keywords play an important role
in a domain. Good keywords in
the domain also assist in ranking
higher in the search engine. But
to get a good keyword name like
webhosting.com is very hard to
get these days without spending
a hefty sum. But as new niche
markets are coming out, the
possibilities of keywords are
increasing as well, so use your
creativity and get a keyword in
the domain.

Branding
In the quest for keywords
sometimes we forget about our
users and audience. Make sure
your domain is catchy and easy
to memorize so the user can
come back to your website and
not forget about it. Sometimes
the most unrelated and catchy
domains do best. Take Google
for example. The word has
nothing to do with a search
engine, but now it dominates the
web. So keep in mind about
branding while registering the
domain name.

Length, Hyphens, and More
The shorter the domain, the
better it is because it is easy to
memorize, but don’t just buy
because of length. It wouldn’t be
any use if you qvwmt.com
because that does not relate to
your niche. You may use
hyphens in your domain, but try
to stay away from those as much
as possible because as the
domain gets bigger, the value of
it goes down. You need to avoid
double letters domain because
you it increases your chances of
losing traffic to typos. So
domains such as
WordPresssetup.com you may
want to avoid because it
confuses the user.

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Domain Extension
While we know that .com is the
most popular extension for
domains, don’t limit yourself to
just that. Get the extension that
suits your site the most. So if
your blog is about an
organization then get .org. If it is
an informational site, getting a
.info won’t hurt you either. But
.com is a plus and mostly
preferred because most of the
users type .com without thinking
about it.

Domain Registrars
There are hundreds of domain
registrars on the web that are
offering you domain registration
and more. But like many other
scams on the web, there are
scam domain registrars that
disappear every three months,
and you get left hanging.
Therefore we suggest you get a
domain from one of these
popular registrars that has been
around and have earned a good
reputation in the industry.

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Re: Read This Before Buying A Domain Name For Your Blog by APHATHEOLOGY(m): 10:12am On Jun 18, 2016
It entails useful points!!!

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