• What is a domain name?

Having a domain name is the first and most important step to a professional web presence. A domain name can be used as a web address for webpages and will be part of your email address It can be up to 67 characters long and can contain dashes, letters and numbers. The Domain Name System (DNS) translates your domain name into the numerical IP (Internet Protocol) addresses used by the Internet. There are many different types of domain extensions such as .COM, .NET, and .CA to name a few.

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• Tips for choosing a domain name

• Remember your new domain name is essentially your identity on the web, so choose wisely. There is nothing worse than feeling stuck with a domain that is confusing, isn't memorable, or that the public can't spell correctly.

• Register multiple versions of your name. When you poll your customers and friends about your domain name, don't let the majority decide your domain name. Instead, try to register every name that's mentioned. Someone, somewhere will use that name to find you. It only costs $14.95 a Year to register a domain name, and that's not much of an expense to avoid losing a customer.

• Consider which top level domain (TLD) name will be the best. Dot com is the most recognized TLD, in the United States. You may not be able to find an available Dot com domain that suits your needs. In this case, try to select an alternative TLD that is very memorable. Some of these alternatives are worthy of consideration, such as net, org, biz, info, us, be, de, tk, co.uk, me.uk and org.uk. for only $14.95 a Year. There are several country code extensions like .ws, .tv, .cc, .fm, and .bz. that can be registered by anyone. So if you cannot find the name of your choice in the generic extension, try these country codes. The cost for registering these codes with us is $49,95 a Year.

• Your domain name should be as short as possible. The more characters that your potential visitors have to type in, the higher the chance that they will mis-type it and never arrive at your website. Avoid words that have other common spelling variations. It's very easy for people to assume that your domain name is spelled one way, when it's actually spelled another. This can result in lost traffic.

• Try to find a domain name that reflects the nature of the business that your company is in or the overall scope of the future website. This adds memorability because the public will associate your name with the business behind the name and be more likely to remember it.
  If you already have a company, try to register the name of the company which is popular by the people. In practice that usually means don't abbreviate, unless the abbreviation is your company's trademark. Since many hi-tech companies are better known by their three-letter abbreviation, most of them are forced to register an alternate domain.

• Also, keep in mind that domain names can now be 67 characters long, instead of the old 26 character limit, so you should be able to get your full company's name. Typing a long domain name may seem undesirable, but if your company's name requires that extra space, it's worth considering.

• consider how your domain name sounds when you have to read it over the phone to a customer. If you have to explain special characters, abbreviations, or spelling, then you've got a problem. Imagine the domain name on a radio advertisement. Memorability is very important and can enhance your advertising efforts by making your ads more effective.

• Avoid dashes. With the number of good domain names dwindling, dashes will eventually become commonplace, but at the moment they're anything but that. People simply don't know that domain names can include dashes.