Domain Name Registration India

Choosing & Registring a Good Domain Name

Choosing a domain name that's easy to use : It helps to have a domain name that is easy for people to remember, pronounce and spell. An easy-to-pronounce name also helps with word-of-mouth marketing. Of course, shorter names tend to be easier to remember, and most short domain names are already in use. However, with a bit of creativity and brainstorming, you should be able to come up with a catchy, easy-to-spell name.

Avoid hyphens in the domain name : While hyphens in domain names are allowed (i.e. my-uniqe-store.com); go for the domain name without the hyphens (myuniquestore.com). If you want to make the individual words stand out better when writing the domain name, you can always capitalise the start of each word (MyUniqueStore.com).

Don't limit yourself to .com domain names : It's true that .com names have certain advantages; people will assume a domain name ends with .com, if not told otherwise, and Web browsers often look for .com versions of domain names first. For example, if you type "example" into your browser's address bar then the browser will probably look for www.example.com before www.example.net or www.exaple.org. Despite the .com advantages, a .net or .org domain name can work well, as you have a far greater choice of available names. This can mean that you can grab that easy-to-remember name you want. Just don't forget to include the .net (or other) suffix whenever you mention your domain name to people.

Keywords in Domain Names : If you need to drive a lot of search traffic to your site then it can help to have your main keywords in your domain name; especially if the keywords are highly competitive. For example, if your site belongs to a dentist then a domain name of www.MyDentalClinic.com is going to fare better than www.WeCureTeeth.com.

Having keywords in your domain name isn't likely to make a huge difference to your search traffic. It's nice to have, but if you already have a strong brand name or business name then it probably makes sense to base your domain name around your brand name, rather than around search keywords.

Tips for brainstorming domain names : How can you come up with a good domain name that's easy to remember and hasn't been taken? Here are some ideas:

• Write a list of words that are related to your website, topic, business, customers, products, and/or services. (A thesaurus can help here.)
• Combine 2 or 3 common words together to produce a unique, memorable name (examples: phonecherry.com, widgetbear.com).
• Try adding simple words to create a name that is available. For example, superwidget.com isn't currently available, but mysuperwidget.com is.

Registering and setting up your domain name : Have you chosen your domain name? Congratulations! The next step is to register your domain name with a registrar and point the domain name to your website.