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Some
Helpful Tips for choosing your Domain Name:
1.
Keep it short
You have to keep in mind that people need to
be able to remember it, and easily type it into
their browser. Try to register the shortest
name that your customers and visitors will associate
with your Website. The general rule of thumb
is, keep it under seven characters if possible.
(Not including the suffix.)
2. Avoid Trademarked
Names
There are two really good
reasons for this. First, it’s not very
nice. We have all heard the stories about the
zany guy who thought ahead and bought "some-huge-multi-million-dollar-company.com"
and sold it to the company for enough money
to retire on. But, remember that those companies,
like yours, have spent lots of time and money
creating their brand, and what goes around comes
around. Also, companies are no longer opening
their pocketbooks to get their names back. They
are calling their lawyers.
3.
Register Your Domain NOW
Domain names are being snatched
up faster than candy at the St. Patrick’s
Day parade. You must register soon unless you
want to get stuck with "the-domain-name-that-no-one-wanted.net".
You do not have to have a Webmaster or an ecommerce
department or a Web design consultant or...
Heck, you don’t even need a Web page.
Just get out there and register before you loose
the opportunity to get the name you really want.
4. One May Not
Be Enough
Sometimes, it isn’t
a bad idea to register several similar domain
names. If you have "yourname.com",
register "yourname.net" so no one
else takes it. You can register your full company
name and a shorter, easier to remember version.
Some people even register common misspellings
of their company’s name. (You don’t
need a separate Web page for each. Several domains
can point to the same Website.)
5. Character Types
Just a reminder. Domain names
can only use letters, numbers, and dashes. Spaces
and symbols are not allowed. Also, domain names
are not case sensitive.
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