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Once you have decided that you want to have your own website on the internet its important that you select a domain name that accurately represents what you plan to use it for & what extra features you really need to get the most out of it.

With over 80 million registered ® domains on the internet its becoming harder & harder to find relevant names that are available which are related to the topic you want to target, especially for .com domain names which are by far the most popular. For this reason there\’re now many other types of domain which you can select from such as .net & .info.

The first thing you\’ll need to do is visit a website such as Go Daddy & start searching for available .com domain names using the search feature on their home page. As most names are already taken you\’ll probably need to use three or more words to find one that is available (you can also use hyphens between each word to find available names).

Because people are familiar with .com domains you should start searching for them first but its not absolutely necessary & you can find a much shorter name using a different extension such as .net or .info. The extension of your domain will not effect the performance of your website or how well it operates.

If you want to generate free traffic from the search engines & achieve top rankings you should attempt to use keywords that you want to target in your domain name. So if you want to start a website about losing weight you should attempt to use words like \”weight loss\” or \”diet\” in the domain name to help your rankings in the search engines for all those keywords.

Just having a popular keyword in your domain name isn\’t enough to achieve top rankings but it will help the search engines identify what your website is about so its important that you include at least one keyword that relates to the market you want to target if you want to generate free traffic in the future.

When you have found a domain name for your website you should seriously consider adding the private registration option to your order. This will protect your domain from un-wanted attention by hiding your personal details such as your email address which could be collected by spammers.

After you have purchased a domain name you\’ll need to find a website hosting plan that suits your needs & meets your requirements depending on how much disk space & data transfer you need. Once you have a hosting account you can set up your website & have it up & running within a matter of hours.

This article was written by Simon Akers who is the editor of the Marketing Oasis newsletter, a free internet marketing ezine packed with tips to help you succeed & increase your profits: http://www.MarketingOasis.com

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