Friday, November 14, 2008

How To Pick A Money Making Domain Name - Choosing The Right One

By Dr. Kang-pang Chan

A domain name is what makes it easier for a person when they go online to search for a specific product or service. So it is crucial that you choose a domain name that reflects your online business the best. Also you want a domain name that will help improve its revenue levels. Below we offer a few tips on how to pick a money making domain name for your internet business.

Tip 1 Before you select a domain name for your online business you should do plenty of research beforehand. Look at not just what names are being used but also the types of names that are working best. The best places to find the information you need is by visiting a few domain resale sites or some domain name forums or discussion groups. The information you garner from places like this will help to ensure that you pick a money making domain name for your business.

Tip 2 The domain name you select should be short and simple as this makes it much easier for visitors to the site to remember. When selecting a domain name avoid those that have separators in them or a generic product name. Also if you can go for those ending in "dot com" or "dot net" and never go for those which infringe on another company's trademark.

Tip 3 Once you know what type of domain name it is you are after for you business you can start searching for it. There are many of domain name registrars who have the facility where you can search to see if the domain name you want is available. You may find with some that if it isn't then they will suggest ones as an alternative to it.

Tip 4 When it comes to registering your domain name you don't always go for the ones that is the cheapest. Rather spend some time looking at various domain name register services and comparing them. Ideally you want a service that offers you plenty of support and is able to answer any questions you might have. Also you need one that allows you to transfer the domain to another person when reselling it so delays can be avoided.

Tip 5 If you can purchase your ideal domain name on a website that has already been created. To further increase the traffic flow to the site all you need to do is develop it more and market it. Plus domain names on developed websites are favored much more by search engines so will appear higher up in their results pages when a search is carried out.

Tip 6 Along with buying domain names that come with developed websites also go for parked domains. These although not being used will still show up in search engine results and once brought and up and running again will quickly have traffic coming to them. Again in order to increase traffic flow and increase the site of making an income for you need it will need to be developed and marketed properly.

Above we have shown you a few ways of how to pick a money making domain name. But you shouldn't rely on these alone. It is important that after purchasing and developing the domain name and site you market it properly. One of the best ways of achieving this is through writing articles associated with the site and posting them to article directories such as EzineArticles. - 16732

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