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How To Make A Website | Registering a Website Domain Name

What is a Domain Name?

It is your identification on the world wide web. A domain name is like buying real estate with a physical address. The only difference is that the address is virtual property. A domain name is actually an ip address e.g. 127.12.0.9 which consist of numbers and dots.

A domain name is much easier to remember than an ip address.

The domain name industry is regulated by ICANN which is responsible for the global coordination of the interent system of unique identifiers.

Now you have a couple of choices:

It would be better to register your own domain name, because there are benefits of having your own domain name.

If you go with the free sub domain option, then the website owner might place their advertising on your site. What happens if the owner of the domain decides to close shop? You will lose your website and address.

10 Tips for choosing a Domain Name

1. Keep the domain name short and simple

www.6pack.co.za
www.ihavegotasixpackabstoday.co.za
www.i-have-got-a-six-pack-abs-today.co.za

I personally have domain names with hyphens in it, but they are doing very well in the search engines and I use them for seo purposes. Try to choose a domain name that is very easy to remember for your website visitors.

3. Use keywords in your domain names

It is a good idea to put your keywords in your web address. This might help in getting organic search engine traffic.

4. Choose a extension based on your target market.

A .com name is very popular, but there are lots of other types of domain names available that you can use. Always try to get the dot com name if it is available.

Here are a couple of other types of domain names:

5. Register your domain name as soon as possible

If your name is available then register it as soon as possible otherwise someone else might snap it up. I'm talking from experience.

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6. Don't use established company brand names

Using company branded names can get you into trouble with the law.

7. Sometimes it is a good idea to register more than one name

You can point more than one domain to one website. It is a good idea to register your domain in other fomats e.g. dot net, dot org etc.

8. Before registering your domain name ask a couple of people if the name is catchy and easy to remember.

I used to ask my work friends, family and colleges what they thought of the domain names that I want to register. So basically I could do a survey from a potential visitors perspective..

9. Compare prices before buying a Domain Name

If you have a tight budget then it is always a good idea to shop around and look for the cheapest domain names.

10. Don't waste time and start registering your domain names today.

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