Let’s assume you have little or no knowledge about domain name. First we will try to learn what are domain name and its function. What is the difference between free and paid domain name. Which is best for you?
Domain Name and Sub-Domain name
Domain name is the web address which you type on web browser address bar to visit website like ‘www.google .com’. Domain name is like the address for your files and folders saved on hosting server. User enters your domain and user’s computer fetch and display that file from the hosting server to user’s computer screen. This process happens really fast.
Sub domain name are the just added word to the domain name. You can write sub domain name in different type like www.subdomain.domain.com or www.blog.yourwebsite.com. Sub domain is also same as the domain name but it attached with your parent domain, but can work as independent domain.
In today’s internet world your domain name also serve several other functions then just providing an address for your content. Domain name reflects your website content theme and give user idea about what they should expect in website. If your domain name words matches your website content, it also help to improve search engine ranking for new websites, which is the bonus and jump start up for the beginners. If your site ranks high in search engines, then you probably have to struggle less for marketing.
Choosing Domain Name
Domain name must have the following characteristic for successful website functioning:
- Short name
- Easy to remember words
- Your company or Business name
- Always try to get .com at the end or your domain name
- Avoid Homophones, Numbers, Similar letters, or misspelled words.
Short Name: Try to use Short name for your domain. For example Dell.com, Sony.com or yourcompany.com Short names are easy to remember. More over longer the url of your website, more are the chances to misspelled by the user.
Easy To Remember: Try to use words which are easy to remember. Let take an example of domain name which is ‘www.29tmo46.com’. This url looks short but hard to remember. Your Domain name should be very sticky so that people once read it and they should remember and tells other about your website or products.
Your company or Business name: Domain name should be on your company’s name. Like Dell has domain name www.dell.com or Apple Inc. has www.apple.com. When every user search you on internet they will try to type your company name. If you already have a company running with brand name say ‘XYZ’ you can have that domain like www.xyz.com
DOT Com Only: Always try to get .com at the end of your domain name. Usually user type .com at the end of domain, and domain with dot com at the end have more reputation then .net,.biz or .tv
Avoid Homophones, Numbers, Similar letters, or misspelled words: Always try to avoid Homophoes like ‘u for YOU’, ’4 for FOR’ etc. Because these letters try make user confuse. Avoid numbers in your domain. Words are easy to remember then numbers. Avoid words which are easy to misspell like long words. Avoid putting similar letters next to each other like m and n, v or w, l or i, j or g etc. When you have chosen your domain try to speak it out loudly. If its sounds easy to speak and remember then go for it. Avoiding all the above doesn’t mean that your website will 100% of the success. The above characteristics are the starting point for the catchy domain name.
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