Effective domain name selection Domain name selection gets tougher and tougher as more names get snapped up. If you're unwilling (or unable) to afford buying an old domain (which I highly recommend), your best option is to follow some of these basic rules for domain name selection:
Keywords are Nice, But they Don't Matter Much
Don't choose a domain name based on keywords in the URL. If you can't get the short, sweet version, go for something cool and original, and if you can fit in one or more terms, you're golden.
Type-Ins are Important
Don't have a domain name that's hard to type or hard to give out in person. People who've met you are much more likely to go home and check out your URL if you've got a catchy name that can be typed in easily. Between 5 and 15 characters is still short enough to where it can be remembered, and if you combine two simple words (that don't run together with strange vowels), you can achieve a very usable name. Purchase Web Domain |
