Domain Names

The internet is growing at an exponential rate. It is getting more crowed by the day. If you are planning on starting an online business then odds are that you are going to have trouble obtaining a domain name for your business concern.

When the internet started site names (that's what a site name's called) were abundant and free. Then people woke up to the idea of using the internet to do business and all the good URLs got taken. There were still quite a few good URLs up for grabs, but now getting a domain name that pertains to your business is rather difficult. For example if your business provides locksmith services, then you are definitely not going to get a domain name like 'locksmiths.com' or 'thebestlocksmiths.com'. This does not mean you cannot get a good domain name for your business.

I will come back to choosing a domain name later in the article; but first, a little on the importance of site names. Now-a-days the first stop for most people trying to locate anything on the internet is a search engine. For example if a person is looking for exercise clothing and don't know where to go, then they are going to go to a search engine and enter phrases like 'cheap gym clothes'. The search engine will then come up with the relevant results and display them. The person looking at the results will then look at the sites and decide on which one to visit. So if you have a domain name like 'gymclothes4u.com' or something like that then the chances that your site is visited are much greater.

So choosing the right domain will help you get traffic to your site. That brings us back to choosing a domain name. So how do you choose a domain name that's relevant, concise and isn't taken already? Worry not; there are a couple of tricks you can use. Firstly you need to be creative with your domain name. I don't mean getting carried away and naming your site something like BigBubba.com. Your domain name should give an idea of the services or products you provide. Use hyphens if needed. The hyphens are viewed as blanks by search engines so they won't affect the results. Most domain registrar's have a feature that allows you to check whether the name is already taken. There is also the possibility that the name you are looking for is already registered. In such cases you can contact the the owner and offer to buy the domain. This is known as Domain Scalping.

Once you have decided on the name, bought and registered it then it's time to setup your site. Hope you have found this article informative and helpful.