Your domain name is the first name of your website. If you choose the wrong name, it will be difficult to make your website popular and it will not look good on Google.
That is why it is very important to choose a good name right from the beginning But finding a good and free name can sometimes be difficult.
In this guide, we will show you simple methods and tools that will help you easily think of a good name, choose the best name, and register your domain without any problem.
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1. Stick with .com
There are lots of new domain name extensions available today, including the old .com, .net, and .org, as well as newer names like .pizza, .photography, .biz, and .blog.
We always recommend that you choose a .com name.
It’s nice to think of creative names with new extensions, but .com is still the most popular and reliable extension.
Dot-com domains are easy to remember. Most people, especially those who are not very technical, just type “.com” at the end of every domain name without thinking.
If your website is jane.photography and someone types jane.photography.com by mistake, it will go to the error page.
So to reduce the risk, it is better to use .com.
And smartphone keyboards also have a .com button, which makes it quite easy.
There are some country-specific domain as well, which are called ccTLDs, like .co.uk for UK.
Using a country domain may give you a little advantage in search results in your country, but you lose the brand value and ease of .com.
2. Use Keywords in Your Domain Name Search
Keywords are very important in a domain name. Using keywords in your name lets search engines know what your WordPress website is about.
Along with good content and good user experience, having keywords in your domain name can help you rank higher in Google.
But finding a good domain name that contains your keywords and is free is very difficult.
So you need to get a little creative and combine your keywords with other words to create a unique domain.
You can use WPGuidePro free Keyword Generator to get new keyword ideas. It instantly shows you more than 300 related keywords to your main topic keywords.
Doing proper keyword research before thinking of a domain name will help you find a great and easy to rank name.
3. Keep Your Domain Name Short
Keywords are important, but the domain name should not be too long. It is good if the domain name is short, easy to write and easy to remember.
We recommend that the domain should be less than 15 characters.
Long domain names are difficult for people to remember.
And due to the long name, people can write spelling mistakes, which can reduce the traffic on your website.
Therefore it is better to keep your domain short.
4. Make Your Domain Name Easy to Pronounce and Spell
You should be able to share your domain name easily by speaking it or even by writing it. Sometimes you may have to tell your domain name to others.
If you want to create a professional business email with your domain name, then that name should be easy to understand and write.
5. Keep it Unique and Brandable
Your blog name should be unique and different so that people can remember you. It is good to look at the names of other blogs in your field and find out what names they use.
You don’t want to accidentally choose a name that already belongs to someone else or that people think you are a copycat.
Choose a name that is easily recognizable.
Brandable names are those that are different, easy to remember, and look good. For example, “Amazon.com” is a good name, but “BuyBooksOnline.com” is not that good.
6. Avoid Hyphens in Domain Name
Never put hyphens (–) in your domain. Names with hyphens often look like spam websites, which you don’t want.
Domain names with hyphens have more spelling mistakes. If you use hyphens because the name you want is already taken, if people forget the hyphen, they will go to your competitor’s website.
7. Avoid Double Letters
It is better to avoid double letters in your domain as it leads to more spelling mistakes and fewer people may visit your website.
For example, “Presssetup.com” has double letters, so people may write spelling mistakes by mistake and your traffic will be less.
Similarly, people may accidentally go to the wrong website which may be a bad experience for them. They can associate their bad experience with your brand without knowing that it was their mistake.
By not having double letters, your domain can be written easily and is also memorable
8. Leave Room to Expand
It is good if you choose a domain that is related to your work or field, so that people can understand what your website is about. But you do not want to restrict options too much for your future.
For example, if someone runs a flower shop and keeps the domain “orchidblog.com”, he can write continuously only about orchids. If he wants to write about other flowers as well, this name can create problems for him.
If you want to change your website domain name later, it can be very difficult and if not done correctly, you can even lose your Google ranking.
So it is better to choose a domain from the beginning that is flexible and will look good later on.
9. Act Quickly Before Someone Else Takes It
Every day thousands of new domain names are registered from every corner of the world. If you find a good domain that you like, don’t be afraid.
Domain names are just like land. Thousands of people keep looking for good and brandable domain names so that they can sell them at a better price in the future.
If you don’t act quickly, someone else can register your favorite domain.
Domain names are not very expensive, so we always tell our readers to hurry up. If you change your mind later, you can simply let that domain expire
