How to Choose a Domain Name for

Your Blog

Choose your 5 best keywords

List down 5 keywords that describe or represent your niche.

Make sure your final selected domain name is unique.

“Unique” in this tip is means there is no other website URL that uses the

domain name you’ve selected even if that URL belongs to another business

industry.

Dot-Com domains are widely preferred.

Web experts highly recommend dot-com for the traffic it delivers; netizens

somehow perceive that a domain with a dot-com extension sounds more

professional and reliable.

Use easy to type letters

As much as possible choose a domain name that people can instantly spell

upon hearing them.

Choose a name that’s easy to remember

Make the name easy enough to keep on top of minds of your target audience.

Keep it short and simple

For reasons of making it easy to remember. Not to mention that it saves

space on your business card.

Make your domain name promising.

Before finally deciding on your domain name, why not test it first with people

you know and ask for constructive feedback.

Avoid copyright conflicts

Some companies are too protective of their brand that they will go against

anyone trying to copy their domain in part or as a whole. This means that at

any time your selected domain “sounds like” or appears to be a sub-service of this company then expect them to go

after you.

If it’s not too important, avoid using numbers and symbols

Again, for the purpose of word-of-mouth marketing, you want to make it easy for anyone to promote your site by making them pronounce it right the first time.

Avoid domain naming trends.

While there is really nothing wrong in following a trend, it only means that

while it’s fashionable now it won’t take long till the trend is out. Choose a good

domain name you can comfortably stick to for a long time.

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