Having Trouble Registering a Domain Name? - Here's Help
Having Trouble Registering a Domain Name? - Here's Help
Registering a domain names nowadays is super cheap and has decreased drastically over the years. From costing over $20 some years back you can now get one for anything from $6 - $10 about the same price as a pizza and coke...Domains are purchased for numerous reasons - Anything from buying to resell to the creation of a fully fledged and optimized Ecommerce or Affiliate Site.
Registering your domain name and choosing the correct one is one of the most important factors when starting a site or online business.
Try Choosing a name that is:
- Available and preferably a .com
- Easy to remember
- Possibly Brandable within the targeted niche or market
- Easy to spell and pronounce
- Not crude, foul or racially offensive.
- illustrate and conveys the main factor of what your site and site's market entails.
Getting to pick your domain:
- Start by brainstorming and doing keyword research on the nature of your site and it's market or specific niche. You can also use online thesaurus to find relevant and targeted keywords.
- Make sure that your short list of possible and viable domains are available by heading over to NameCheap.com... Simply type in the word, phrase or brandable keyword. Select either .com or .org etc and then see if it available. Do your bet to acquire a relevant .com domain.
- Now after having a list of possible domain names that are available go ahead and leave them for a day or two. Then after that try and remember some of them without actually looking at the list, this will give you an indication if visitors will do the same... this especially important if you wish to brand your site and want repeat visits on a regular basis. If you can't remember it what's the chances of your customers remembering it.
My final tip is to go ahead and register the domain yourself. Don't fall prey to people wanting to help you out... If you let someone else register it for you, you will be running the risk of them putting it in their name and this could spell real problem for you in the future. Just Imagine Mr. Zuckerburg registered Facebook in someone else's name. Yip you got it, not good...
Disadvantages of Free Domain Names
There are certain benefits of using free domain names. However, you will rarely find a serious business thriving on a free domain name. According to Seoprofiler.com; domain name, domain age, and hosting providers may have an effect on search engine rankings. So, if you book a good domain name for 10 years, it shows search engines that you are serious about your business. Most domains are registered and in just 6 months, they are parked. It also happens with many free domain names. It is easy to start your blog/website with a free domain name and hosting service but, you cannot achieve high rankings with a free service.You will never get full control over your content, website layout, and monetization options. Just suppose that you have established a blog on blogger. You have published your content, you are getting good traffic and hopefully the blog is generating good advertisement revenue. But, if the blogger just shuts down your Google account.You will not have your email address, your blog content, your audience and your money. You cannot contact anyone. I understand that it is a hopeless situation. It rarely happens, but, when it does, you have no other option then to stay silent.
A paid hosting service and domain registration may cost a few dollars, but it is worth your money if you are starting a business. If you just want to share your opinion with the world, then, a free domain is a good choice.
Most internet marketers and business professionals will guide you about purchasing your own domain name. Because, it rarely happens that a Blogspot website is doing a great business. Free domain names are not just limited to Blogspot. I forgot to mention the other names like webs.com, WordPress, and many others. These kind of domains are easy to get and at the same time it is easy to lose them. You can waste all of your SEO efforts, written articles, and research. So, is it better to purchase your own domain name?
The answer is yes. Because of spamming, Google does not give much credit to free domain names. Most businesses use such domains to get a few back links and you will hardly find good content on such websites. I am not trying to minimize the value of starting a free blog/website, but, if you want to start a reputable business, then, registering a free domain name is not a good choice.
