It is ideal for domain names to be short and simple for easy recall. Generic domain names such as http://bags.com, http://shoes.com and the like are very much easy to remember but unfortunately most of these generic domain names are no longer available but are already taken. In fact, you will find many of such generic domain names like http://realestate.com, http://property.com, etc. You may be lucky enough to acquire a hot domain name if you are okay with country specific domain name extensions such as .jp, .ph, .ca and many others. Before registering any domain name, always check and verify if such a domain name does not in any way infringe any trademark or patent in your very own country or elsewhere.
Other from generic domain names, unique domain names like yahoo, google and even word combinations like askjeeves for example are not only unique sounding but easy to remember and recall as well. Slight distortions like shus instead of shoes can also be great and catchy domain names. Chances are unique domain names are more likely to be available and not taken.
As much as possible, your domain name should reflect your company name. Avoid long and hyphenated domain names though for this can add confusion in remembering such domain names. You can actually seek help from automated name creating tools for creating a domain name.
There are many registrars who help you with your domain name registration. They offer various services and do the registration for you. Companies that also offer services on name creation for domain names also offer domain name registration services as well. Charges per year for such services can vary.
The process involved in a domain name registration is very much simple and is very similar to the process when you perform an online purchase with the difference that the domain name is virtual and will acquire existence only when you buy it. The first step to do is to inquire if your selected domain name and its extension is available for booking. After which if it is available, you will proceed with the payment. After completing your registration you are one step finish towards building your very own website.
Starting with the domain name, first you need to pick a subject for your site. In this article, gardening will be the subject. Keeping in mind the search engine optimization or seo one of the first thing is to get key words for the subject. Google has a good web master tool section that can help you with keywords.
I put in the subject gardening in Google keyword search and this is what I found.
gardening better homes and garden indoor gardening
Keep your keywords to only 10 and use them in your site, articles, and the domain name. Now we have the keywords what can we do for a domain name.
The site is about gardening tips. The keyword gardening tips is one of the top search words. Now vary this a bit such as Gardening and Tips.
Then the domain name would be www.gardeningandtips.com. One thing we will have to go to the hosting site that you will be using and see if it available if not they will give some suggestion and variations on the name to help. Remember you do not have to go with .com to get on the Internet. There is .net, .info, . Biz and more.
You will then want to look at the hosting packages to see what is going to fit the site. One thing to keep in mind is that you might want to improve the site. Possibly down the road put in a small gardening shop. Make sure the hosting package is large enough to handle all the possibilities that could be done with the site. Depending on how many pages and the information in there will be important when getting a hosting package. If you decide that you would like to setup a e-commerce site for example, make sure that there is enough database support for your potential improvements.
Most of the hosting packages come with email accounts. You will be able to set an email account with your domain name. If you want your visitors to be able to have an account with email with the site, make sure you get the email package that will handle all this. In most cases however, you will need to set this email configuration for visitors manually. You should check to see if you can have this done automatically.
Another important aspect to consider when choosing a hosting package, is the bandwidth limits of the package. The last thing you want to have happen is your site going dead due to bandwidth limit being reached. This can quickly kill a domain name and a site, and make all of the hard work you have put into a site seem futile and meaningless. Keep a close watch on it. This should be the most important item to watch besides when to pay your hosting provider.
Last but not least, check out your hosting provider. How long have they been around? Are there any reviews on them? Are they all good or bad? This could be an issue. If a company has nothing but good reviews, then chances are that the reviews are fake. Remember, you can't please everyone all the time.
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