5 Factors Good Domain Names
June 2, 2008 by Domain Names
5 Key Factors That Make Up Good Domain Names
Apart from the bolts and nuts of how, where or why to buy good domain names, below are 5 factors that you can add up to your check list.
1.) Buy a variety of your domain name – dot com, biz, org, Asia, Mobi…
It’s important; if you are in to succeed, then set yourself in the right mind frame. I know most articles will tell you to buy only dot com of your domain name.
Considering that this is going to cost you, (most of the variation of your domain name will cost you less than $10 dollars to register, some like dot TV or dor MOBI tend to be more expensive.) most people will balk away with such negative thoughts like – what if I FAIL?
And that brings me to my second point.
2.) Buy your own personal name. You will be thankful five years down the line.
Think success. Five years down the line, you have succeeded, what better way is there for you customers, business clients or partners to be able to remember you or find you than through your own personal domain name.
“Google” your last name or full name and see what comes up.
As online business becomes more competitive, due to more internet scams and hackers destroying online trust; more and more people are putting more weight to websites or blogs that they are able create trust and credibility.
By buying your own domain name you will be able to put your name to work for you. Naturally we all want to be good. When you know your name is at stake, there are high chances that you will give your best. That best is what is going to differentiate you from your competition.
3.) Be careful to check if your domain names have any unintentional or odd meanings.
Recently I wrote a free traffic report, innocently named it 69 ways to attract traffic. Nobody was downloading the report. Later a colleague pointed out the 69 to me. Funny enough when I changed that to – 67, I started having a positive result.
It can be the opposite. You might choose a name that sends the wrong traffic to your site. Of course it will be good that you are having free traffic, but is it the kind of targeted traffic that you need for your site?
Getting traffic that you don’t need will only clogs up your system, increases your bandwidth usage or might even put pressure on you or your customer service with unnecessary inquiries.
4.) Buy spelling mistakes of your domain names.
This is just a human error; some of your site or blog visitors will mistype or misspell your domain name. Log in to your statistics and check some of the keywords that brought visitors to your site.
Be on the alert to note those common misspelling and typos that recur over time. You know what to do, don’t you?
5.) Quality of good domain names.
Last but not least, there is no such thing as good domain names















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