Monday, February 9, 2009

Register a Web Domain Name Hosting That is Right For You

You have been thinking about starting your first website but you have no ideal what your domain name should be. All these ideas keep popping up in your head but you just can't settle on the right web domain name. Well, just what is the best name for your website any way? Register domain names that are either memorable or keyword friendly. Don't start hosting domains until you see the difference.

Take a look at the name Google or Yahoo for example. A simple one word name domain that gets millions of visitors a day. Why, because not only do they have good service but their domain name is easy to remember. That is why when people do searches on the web they use their sites the most. Hosting a catchy wed domain can stick in a customers head and when they are ready to do business they are more likely to go back to your site. So you can register a domain that is a little off beat and bound to become viral.

Now some people say, despite the success of a memorable domain name, you should use a keyword or keyword phrase that gets plenty of searches targeted to your website content. If your website is about cars then register a domain name like (customcars.com) or (nicecars.com) or any type of variation that a person would type in to a search engine. Do a simple keyword search with Google keyword tool to see what others look for. Then you register a domain that fits your website. Hopefully, when someone types in that phrase your website will show up first. It does not always work because you still need to do some SEO to get your site listed high but you will have a better shot with that particular keyword phrase.

Hosting a web domain, which ever way you choose, is still a tricky thing. Some people may have already beat you to the name you want so you will have to be creative to register a domain name that you really want. If you found that your name is already taken in (.com) form then try it in (.net) or (.org) form. You might just get lucky and get it with one of these options. If you have your heart set on that name then add the number 1, or 2, after the word like (www.example1.com). That way you still can you that keyword and your domain name. Sometimes you can put a dash in between two keyword phrase domains like (www.your-site.com) to register domain names that are hard to get. Play around with it until you find one that is not in use.

I hope this can help you register the proper domain name when you sigh up for web hosting. The wrong domain name can hurt you if you are not careful. Pick a name and stick with it. It will take sometime but your domain name can begin to catch on over time.


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