Surely's happened: you've gone to open an account with a web hosting service and you've just found the domain name you would choose is already taken. Then in a matter of domain names is much worse. Every day more difficult to find one domain name that is original, attractive and is free.

Choosing a domain name is an important step in creating a website, be it a blog, a portal, a service. It is not something to be taken lightly because it may depend on the ease with which our site is found, its Pagerank and even its positioning as a brand. Here are some recommendations when choosing a domain name. Please note that not categorical statements, as there are many popular sites on the net that not followed when choosing yours domain names. But you can serve the time to give to this set of letters that will identify your place on the web.

As must be the domain name

    * Short: if possible a word or two, three or four at most in the domain name.
    * Memorable: in the sense of "easy to remember the domain names" not "worthy of being remembered the domain names."
    * Related to the web content. It is obvious, but sometimes a domain name we can get seduced and then has nothing to do with what we do.
    * With keywords that relate to your content. At least, that there is. If your site is going to be about, eg books, you should at least have that word or a synonym in the domain names.

That should not have the domain names

    * Do not use eñes (ñ in spanish domain names): Although it is already admitted their use in domain names, people are still accustomed to not ever put them in a web address. Much time has to pass until they get used, so ...
    * Avoid hyphens (-) and indent (_) in the domain name: its use in domain names makes it easy to confusion when they are written, especially when you have to say it out loud: "blog-and-web.com" becomes "script and screenplay blog dot com website."
    * Avoid if possible a few known words and spelling questionable in the domain names: is it with an ax? "Be or vee? Gastropods "... what? These are questions that your prospective visitors should not be made at the time to write your address (domain name).
    * Beware of domain names in English: if you decide to use, choose words that are easy to write and if possible, be written as pronounced. A good example is the domain name of this web (domainsatr.com).
    * Avoid the numbers in the domain names: they are difficult to remember and easy to confuse ("do you type two or two?"). While there are always exceptions, such as 233grados.
    * Avoid long domain names: as time passes and more domain names are registered, the easier it is to fall into the temptation to find a domain name for the old method of adding more and more words. But a long domain name is hard to remember.
    * Avoid the articles (the, the, the ...) in the domain names: thus, by eye, I dare say that most domains do not use them, so it is better to follow the trend for not avoid what users are used.

Steps to choose a domain name

    * Make a list before: and the longer the better. Start with the domain names that you like and try different combinations of domain names. Record them all, even the most rare. When do list, note all the above. Consider short phrases, expressions, including prepositions or conjunctions, etc. The list, the longer the better.
    * Debug or sort the list: read it aloud. If a domain name you sound bad, delete it. If you find that confusing, delete it. Continue removing according to different criteria: length, difficulty to remember, easy to write, etc. Or better: Make a table in a word processor and assign a score to each domains, for example from 1 to 10. Then, order them from highest to lowest score based on criteria such as those already mentioned.
    * Check the ownership of each domains, starting with the first entering Whois.net (although there are many other services) and see if it is free. Do the order obtained by checking the list and, preferably, if available for domains .Com and .Net. Unless your site is focused on users of a particular country, better forget about local domains (. Com,. Mx,. Co, etc). Always try to aim for. Com: are the best known, most used domains, most ... Yes, even the most expensive, to deny it. But if you are original and imaginative with your domains, certainly not cost you a lot.
    * Register the domain or domains it as soon as possible: If you're lucky, you must not take long to find a free one domain name and unless it is extremely insual, it is not too hurry to register the domains. You step on behalf once you have chosen would not be surprising: strange things have happened. However, if the cost is not high, then you repent, you can always use the domain name to any other project.

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