Make Money From Home – How To Register A Domain Name
Registering a domain name can be a daunting first step for first timers. Keeping a few things in mind when deciding on the name, and domain extension can make all the difference when you’re trying to get started in a business to make money from home.
Here are my favorite domain registrars:
Domaincheap.com - Simply the best. Very low priced .com’s and .net’s and excellent customer service. Next to no time between service enquiries and even their hosting packages are well organised for the business minded.
Godaddy.com – Voted the best for providing every service associated with running a website. A little longer on the turnaround for service inquiries but just as good value. Consider buying your domains here, but hosting them on a server who’s service is tailored towards business when your traffic has grown. Great place to start with all the essentials.
Selecting the domain name is one of the reasons you’ll be doing keyword research in the first place. Ask yourself what’s the common phrase or keywords used in your niche field? (I’m assuming you’ve done your keyword research already! If not, go and do it now!)
Selecting a .com is essential to get the most “respect” from Google and the other search engines, not to mention real live visitors. It just makes more sense to get a .com domain.
Use your best keywords in the domain name.
If your main keywords are: make money, how to make money fast, how to make money now, make money today etc… then your common phrase is “make money”. The idea is to attempt to get a domain that’s got this main keyword in it. If not, something very similar.
Some examples are:
www.howtomakemoneyonline.com
www.makemoneyonlineeasily.com
www.makeeasymoneynow.com
As a general rule, shorter is better. If you cannot get the exact phrase you’re after, use a “-” to break up the words, but only a last resort. It’s better to add another word than it is to use a “-”.
Use the bulk keyword registration tool on Godaddy.com to search up to 500 possible keywords at a time. Take your time, and get one that’s just right for your angle. It needs to strike something memorable in the minds of the visitors to your site.
A few ways to engineer some unique names are to add prefixes and suffixes to your words. (try Google search)
I found some good examples using online dictionaries and thesauruses as well as scrabble dictionaries too!
Another good idea is to use a term you can add page descriptions to, or descriptive sub domain names to. eg, www.howto.com/ride-a-bike.html or www.ride-a-bike.theeasyway.com (sub domain)
The best idea is to get creative, think like your market/customers and have some fun. You’ll be able to make money from home in no time!
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I used to struggle with keyword research, couldn’t figure it out to save my life. I wouldn’t know a good keyword even if it came up and bit me. I found some software which helped, and your post offered up some good key points to think about.