Choosing a Domain Name For Your Website
More often than not, a business manager or entrepreneur will purchase a domain name in anticipation of hiring a company to put a great website design on the home page. Below you’ll find some useful tips in helping you decide the best domain name for your company brand, and for internet visibility.
Purchase a .com
You will want to purchase a .com even if your preferred domain is taken if you are a for-profit business. This is important in order to be perceived as an industry leader rather than a newcomer. If you are a not-for-profit enterprise then choosing .org for your TLD (top level domain) is perfectly acceptable.
Use your product keywords in your domain name
Unless your business name is synonymous with your product, like Xerox.com or unless you are doing a great amount of print and broadcast media advertising then you will want to use a general description of your product in your domain. No matter how incredible your website design is you will need the boost in visibility that having your key words in your domain name provides. You should still purchase your business name if possible, if for no other reason than to keep competitors from getting it.
Make your Domain Name Easy to Say and Remember
No matter the quality of website’s design, you will get more visitors to your site if your domain name is unique, easy to remember and easy to type. Avoiding hyphens and underscores is a must. Also avoid using numbers and letters. If your domain name is cars4you.com, every time someone tells another about the website they will have to say “the number4”.
If your business is mostly local, use the City or State in your Domain Name.
You will receive much more traffic to your site organically if you use your city in the domain name along with your key words. Orlandobusinessservices.com will be a lot easier to rank in Orlando than if you just use businessservices.com. If your marketing is more geared for state-wide traffic using the state in your domain name is a good idea.
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