Domain Owl

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The first thing you need to do if you plan on building a website is to choose a domain name. The domain name is what people type into their browser to find your website. It will look something like: www.MyDomainName.com. You want your domain name to be something that is directly related to what you have to offer on your site.

The .com at the end of the domain is the most popular. Some people don’t realize that there are other choices. You could have a .org (organizations), .gov (government departments), .net (intended for Internet service providers), .edu (educational institutions), or .biz (for companies). There are other names that are lesser known, but we will not bother exploring these right now. In addition, each country also has its own code. The United Kingdom has .uk, Australia has .au, and so on. The list of country codes is hundreds.

With the .com names being so popular, there are not a lot of good ones left. Because of the shortage of good .com names, you may be tempted to choose a domain name other than the .com. However, it is still preferred to have a .com. The .com names have the most prestige and are better all around.

Coming up with a good .com name can at times be a little frustrating. It seems that no matter what you type in, it is already taken. There are people who constantly watch for domain names. As soon as they become available they grab them up. This is especially true for single word domain names. Your best option is to come up with a name that has two or three words that describe your website. If your goal is to get ranked highly in the search engines, and we all do, try to imagine what your customers might type into the search engines to find you. This will require a little keyword research to find out what your customers are typing in to find the products or services you will be offering. If the obvious search term is already taken, you might try adding a word in front of the domain name or at the end.

Once you have come up with three or four descriptive phrases, it’s time to go to the domain registration service. There are plenty out there, GoDaddy.com is one of my favorite, but there are many to choose from. You can now type in your phrase to see if it is available. If you are very lucky, you will get exactly what you want. But chances are you will have to try several searches. Once you have found your domain name, you can then register the name. You are now the proud owner of a domain name and a virtual real estate.