If you are considering having a website, there are several important things to be aware of before buying your own domain name.<\/p>\n
A domain name is a web address that people type into their browsers to get to your website.\u00a0 It is also what Google and other search engines display or use to link to your site.\u00a0 So the question is where do you get one and how do you choose a good one.<\/p>\n
Well,\u00a0 first off choosing your domain name is very important and shouldn’t just be taken lightly or taking one that doesn’t fit just because it sounds cool.\u00a0 Here are some things to look out for before choosing your name.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Are you trying to sell a product or a service?\u00a0 Are you promoting your band or your hobby?\u00a0 You need to have a specific reason for wanting and using a domain name.\u00a0 The more specific you get on your reasoning and desire for the name, the easier it will be to pick one that will get you high rankings and more traffic.<\/p>\n If you are looking to promote yourself, you will want to have a domain name like – johndoe.com or janesmith.net.\u00a0 If you are promoting a hobby like basket making you will want to have a domain like basketmaking.com.\u00a0 The idea is to have a keyword rich domain name using common words and phrases that relate to your topic.\u00a0 If you were going to sell a book on dog training, you want a domain name like dogtraining.com not RoversResources.com.\u00a0 Be keyword specific. You can get more than one domain with your keywords and forward the domain(s) to your main domain.<\/p>\n What extension should you choose?\u00a0 As a rule of thumb, you will want to choose .com then .net then filter through the others.\u00a0 The main reason for this is we have been conditioned to say .com before we say any of the other extensions.\u00a0 So whenever possible choose .com. There are many others out there and if you go to Google.com and type in “buy domains” into the search engine you will get a huge list. Domains cost about $10.00 a year.<\/p>\n 1. Be specific about the purpose of your domain<\/p>\n 2. Buy a keyword rich domain<\/p>\n 3. Get a .com domain whenever possible<\/p>\n Last, take your time and triple check your spelling before you complete your purchase.\u00a0 You don’t get refunds if you pick a misspelled domain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Remember these key points before purchasing a domain:<\/p>\n 1. Be specific about the purpose of your domain<\/p>\n 2. Buy a keyword rich domain<\/p>\n 3. Get a .com domain whenever possible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-website-design-tips"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t <\/h2>\n
2. Purchasing a keyword rich domain<\/h2>\n
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3.\u00a0 .com vs .net?<\/h2>\n
\nPurchasing your domain is the next step in the process.\u00a0 There are many registrars out there.\u00a0 The most popular are Godaddy.com, Namecheap.com.<\/p>\n <\/h2>\n
Now you are ready to go out there and purchase your first domain name.\u00a0
Just remember these key points.<\/h2>\n