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Before you purchase your domain name please give some thought to the following:

1) It is common practice to use your site name as your domain name. If your site is known as Netforge then use netforge.net.au as an example

2) Generic names – if you can select a generic domain name then that is fantastic. food.com.au for example, however it is likely that they are already gone. Finding a generic domain name on your particular niche may also be helpful eg. healthyfood.com.au

3) Hyphenated Names – I do not recommend the use of hyphenated names, particularly when it is a name close to your competetors. It is too easy to forget the hyphen and you may end up sending your hard earned traffic to your competitors site.

4) If the .com or .com.au extension is not available then consider the alternative TLD ( Top level domain types) such as .net or .biz.

If your domain name has already been registered then approach the owner and ask if they’ll sell it to you. They may accept as little as 0. the worst that can happen is they say no.

5) Plurals. Often a domain name will be taken in the singular choice of the word but available in the plural. This comes down to personal choice but beware you do not end up sending traffic to a competitor.

6) Short or Long domains – Short domain names are preffered because they are more memorable to people. Longer names are beneficial to search engines like google who look for keywords in your domain title

7) I am often asked which TLD to pick  - .com, .com.au , .net etc No domain name type is given preference by the search engines but please consider that some search engines such as Google, have local searches e.g www.google.com.au which do allow searching of local sites.

Some customers also get re-assurance when they see a local TLD because they know they are dealing with a local company.

My advice is to register all of them!

Variations – If your prefered domain name is not available then it may be worthwhile trying a prefix. (domains.com) eg mydomains.com or suffix (domains.com) eg domains4u.com etc

Question by khai7582: Find out how would a company in Malaysia, with a new Web site, choose and register a domain name.?
Explain the procedures that need to be carried out.

Best answer:

Answer by gtgrgagsghgegr
it would be very long to discuss it but you can start with this link..it will guide you to step by step process in registering domain name.

http://www.register.com/retail/index.rcmx

just read on the instruction and click domain name only if you only want your domain name to be registered..

Article by Justin Walton

Despite the fact that the economy feels a little bit shaky still and not as many people are getting into the adventurous spirit of entrepreneurism right now, there are plenty of businesses still starting up. And for those who are seasoned professionals, the realm of the world wide web looks like a truly appealing way to get on board with something new, to start to take interest in different types of projects, and to generally have a better time taking on a new sort of project. For those who are going the route of beginning a business in the real life or a business in the virtual life, the fact of the matter is that an online presence is increasingly important. And for that, a great website and a well-picked domain name is key.

For those who are making these kinds of big choices for the first time, here are five things to keep in mind when deciding on which domain names are the absolute best, and which don’t particularly work. By knowing what mistakes to avoid, it’s easier to get on the fast track towards a successful time with a new business, especially one that’s going to depend on the presence of a website a lot.

#1 – People tend to forget things that are too long. And this includes web addresses, so don’t get overly creative with something flawy, esoteric, and ultimately, far too easy to forget. It means losing visitors, and that really does matter.

#2 – It’s tough to ever pull off an underscore in this day and age. Domain names aren’t supposed to have underscores, but they once did. These days, however, a business doesn’t want to make it more complicated for someone to find a way to access the content, considering the fact that it would mean someone actually thinking that a contemporary company might actually be interested in using an underscore seriously.

#3 – Grabbing the .com is always well-advised. While people do sometimes go to Google first or think to plug in the .net ending, the traditional way of accessing content on the web these days is the .com, and for this, it makes sense to get in on a URL that can make that happen.

#4 – It’s important to see what one HERF could lead to. A “herf” is when someone misspells something or messes up HTML, and for those who accidentally throw in an extra letter to a businesses’ URL, it’s key to know where they could possibly land. Make sure that the competition doesn’t have a .com that’s too similar, or it might be that business will be lost in the interweb ether.

#5 – Consistency is key. Don’t pick a URL that has nothing to do with the name of the business and expect that people are going to know to type it in, even if it does happen to be a particularly catchy phrase. It’s not a good idea to confuse the public like that. Especially for those businesses who are just starting out.

Question by JSK: Which domain name shall I choose, .net or hyphenated .com?
I decided to register domain name with two words but when I looked into who is dir it was already taken by someone else and it was for sale, when I asked price of that domain they told me $ 48,000 …I was shocked! this domain is for sale by branded company. I can not buy for this value

I would like to have same domain name, now I have two choices

FirstwordSecondword.net or Firstword-Secondword.com

I will be creating couple of subdomains on this so which domain you suggest I should go for? Thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by c0rrin3
Non hyphenated is better, easier for users to remember.

Question by Mikey: Regarding domain names and blogs, is it better to choice a name on blog subject rather than personal name?
I would like to set up a blog that will reach out to the general public and so I was wondering about the importance of choosing names. I know that people are more likely to type in searching generic words, but will the domain name really have an effect on the amount of people that will land on my site?

Best answer:

Answer by Colanth
If the blog is interesting, you won’t be able to keep people away. If it’s not, no name is going to drive them to it. Some of the most popular blogs have some of the lamest names. No one reads a blog to see what its name is. You could call it ‘blah’ or ‘The Daily Blah’ and, if it’s really interesting, you could run out of your monthly bandwidth in a week. give it a really great name, and be completely boring in content, and you won’t need bandwidth.

(Most people don’t find a blog by doing a web search, they hear about it or see a reference to it on another blog they read.)

The article is in continuation to Know-How about Domain – I. The previous article discuss about defining domain name and how to choose a domain name. Now this article will talk about the step ahead.

How to register a domain name?

Choose your domain/website name and the desired extension (.com/.net/.in/.au)

Check the availability of your domain name at any domain availability search tool (http://www.whoisresult.com/)

Get your domain booked with reliable domain provider/registrar.

How to see your domain expiry date?

Enter your domain name (abc123.com) at http://www.whoisresult.com/
It will show whole information regarding that domain name including expiration date

What are sub domains?

A sub domain is a domain that is part of a larger domain. For example: http://news.znetindia.com/is a sub domain of main domain www.znetindia.com

Domain Renewal

As we renew many of our services on yearly/monthly basis. Similarly domain has to be renewed on their expiration. You can book a particular domain name for a year or any number of years you wish of. As that time passes you can renew the domain with the same provider or you can change your domain provider too.

Domain Parking

In domain parking, whenever a customer’s website is under construction then in that case a domain is parked. It is the common practice by hosting or domain registration companies to put their logo and link until the site is up.

Domain Forwarding

It is useful when you want your multiple domains/websites to direct at a single domain/website.

Let’s take an example: You have domains – test.com, test.net, test1.com and you want all of them to direct at test.com. It means when people type test.net, test1.com he/she will automatically gets directed to test.com after setting domain parking.

Check out Know-How about Domain – III to know more about other domain related terms.

Rachna Ghiya is the author of this article. Find more information about the features of various hosting at http://www.znetlive.com. ZNetlive is an international website of ZNet Technologies – India’s 4th largest Web Hosting Company offering services like Domain Registration, Web Hosting, VPS Hosting, Reseller Hosting, SSL Certificate and Online Business Apps.

Question by maple: I need help in choosing a good domain name?
I’m really bad at choosing a good domain name that is simple, relevant & not complicated. The website that I want to create is going to contain my artwork, photography & comics. I didn’t want to use my own name because it’s too boring & common. I can’t think of any good names for an art site… Any suggestions please?

Best answer:

Answer by Ward
mapleart

Question by Nilah: How is this webdesign and the chosen domain name?
Hello, I would like to have some feedback on the design of this webpage (right now it’s picture only)

http://linkmi.net/053.html

I like to keep the website 2D and basic without any flash or 3D effects.

It’s a site where people from my province can submit free classifieds, and city information etc.. The domain name is 053people.com 053 is the phone area code.

Please some review of the design and domain, and feedback regarding design and colors etc. and regarding the chosen name, this would be much appreciated !

Thanks !

Best answer:

Answer by Greg
Hi Nilah,

Great concept.

I was thinking of a site similar to this based on the postal zip code. I wanted a separate area for each local community to post information local to that neighborhood.

The design of your site is nice and clean. The colors are pleasing (to me anyway). You have enough white space under your header for additional info, banners, or adsense if you like.

If you expect alot of traffic, you’ll want to keep your image size and count to a minimum to reduce bandwidth.

If you are thinking of expanding the site to other area codes, you might want to pick a main domain name, and then create separate areas as sub-domains. For example: 053.people.com, 054.people.com. Obviously people.com is taken, but you get the idea.

Looks nice so far.

Question by Tod S: Which domain name should I choose?
if a domain name is already taken, ie mysite.com, by someone else, is it a good idea to take a different form of the same domain name from an seo perspective, ie my-site.com? Would this hurt my ranking? Or should I just take a totally different name? Any seo experts out there have any opinions or experiences to share? Thank you.

Best answer:

Answer by Common_Cents
It really depends what that website is for. If it is e-commerce, I would choose a totally different name because it would hurt rankings and sales. Usually, if it is a popular name, the original owner of example mysite.com also buys my-site.com domain just to have the rights to it.

Question by sunny_wantsome: help me choose my domain name www.wantsome.us or www.sunnywantsome.com?
According to u which one is better www.wantsome.us or www.sunnywantsome.com
which one is easier to remember,
or attractive more, or whatever u see please help me out by casting your vote

Best answer:

Answer by LemonBuzz
the sunny one…it’s me middle name!