Friday, October 31, 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 It is important that you use names that are short and simple as this makes it much easier for people who have been searching for something to remember it. Also never have domain names that have separators in them and never buy any with generic product names. Also if at all possible only buy those domain names that end either in ".com" or ".net". Finally you need to make sure that the name does not 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 You shouldn't always go for the domain name registration service that is the cheapest. Instead you should be selecting those that will offer you good support and can easily answer questions that you may have. Also look for those that will be able to quickly and easily transfer the domain to another when you resell it.

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 going for domain names on developed websites consider purchasing parked ones as well. Although not in use currently they will still show up on search engines and all you need to do is develop and market them after buying them. This will then help to increase the amount of traffic being directed towards it and increase the possibilities of you making a good income from it.

In this article we have shown you a few ways of how to pick a money making domain name. But it is important that you don't solely rely on these. Once you have purchased your domain name and created a site you now need to work on marketing it. One of the easiest and best ways of doing this is through writing articles that relate to the site and then posting them to article directories like EzineArticles. - 16003

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