5 replies to this topic

[b2netsolutions]

While choosing a domain name which points do you bare in mind?

[koddos]

Keywords and pricing.

[gregwarner]

Short, memorable, and applicable. If you decide to go with something off-the-wall, be sure you have a memorable reason for picking that name, so people can associate it in their minds with your business.

Also, my personal philosophy is no digits in domain names. Ever.

[Crook-sam]

A good domain name is good money in your pocket. Your domain should be unique, short, catchy, descriptive.

[Tailoredvps]

Most people will have trouble enough remembering the name so you don't need to make it more complicated by changing the ending from .com to .net (or something else). So if branding is even a little part of your overall strategy, you'll want a .com ending. If you are building your website for your personal use then you may still consider .com as it is very unlikely your friends and family will remember anything else. The .com ending has been branded tremendously!

[GlowHost-Sales]

If you're not concerned with type-in traffic, branding or name recognition, you don't need to worry about this one. However, if you're at all serious about building a successful website over the long-term, you should be worried about all of these elements, and while directing traffic to a .net or .org (as SEOmoz does) is fine, owning and 301'ing the .com is critical.