Choosing A Domain Name

--About Domain Names--

Choosing a domain name for your web site is a major step for any individual or organization. You need domain names that are sticky, short, meaningful, easy to remember and at the roll of your tongue!

It is very easy to choose a domain name but difficult to find a good name, simply because of the fact that most of the good domain names are taken up by organisations. These domain name organisations take up hundreds of thousands of domain names and treat them as investments. It is not as easy to choose a good domain name. Sometimes, even web professionals spend hours at their computers to find good domain names!

Domain name registrations are cheap to maintain and subscriptions typically last a year. The subscriptions are renewable and paid to registrars by the design companies.

The most common domain names end with .com, .net, etc. Country specific domain names will end with com.au, co.uk, .co.jp, etc. For organisations, domain names will end with .org or be country specific- .org.au, .org.uk, etc.

Not sure about domain names and web sites? Seek web professional help.

Lester Boey works in an Australian SEO and Web Design company (Australian Search Engine Optimization and Web Designs Company). His life revolves around SEO; providing full-time and freelance seo services to US and Australian businesses. Email: projects@definiteweb.com

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The basics of Domain Name Registration
Best Syndication, CA - 7 hours ago
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What's in a name?
Globe and Mail, Canada - Jul 3, 2008
Proposed domain names must also be unlikely to cause confusion with other domains, and pass muster according to trademark laws, to say nothing of the United ...
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SIDN quarantines expired Dutch domain names for 40 days
Telecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands - Jul 3, 2008
Dutch organisation SIDN, which manages .nl domain names, intends to quarantine terminated domain names for 40 days. The object being to prevent domain names ...

Irish Internet Services Company Blacknight Introduces ‘co.nl ...
HostSearch.com - 18 hours ago
COM) – Irish internet services company Blacknight has introduced ‘co.nl’ domain names to its suite of offerings, it was reported yesterday. ...

Domain Name, Nominet Change
Lawdit Commercial Solicitors, UK - 18 hours ago
The new policy will also recognise that a businesses that sell domain names for profit, will not necessarily constitute abuse in the first instance but on ...

Domain name gold rush begins
SmartCompany.com.au, Australia - Jul 3, 2008
Every country has a country code domain name, such as .com.au and co.uk. But the changes mean new names could include company names such as . ...

Go Daddy milestone: 30 million domain names
Arizona Republic, AZ - Jul 2, 2008
The unidentified Go Daddy customer registered the domain name www.ruleofsaving.com last week, bringing the Scottsdale-based Internet domain name registrar ...

Bice’s buys up domain names to boost traffic and sales
InternetRetailer.com, IL - Jul 3, 2008
Bice’s Florist is closing its stores and buying up domain names as part of its strategy to drive more customers to its site and boost e-commerce sales. ...

Blacknight Accredited to Sell .CO.NL Domain Names
WebHosting.Info, CA - Jul 3, 2008
Blacknight Solutions, an internet services company, announced that is now accredited to sell .co.nl domain names. The company avers that by registering a ...

Recap: Domain Name Auction Firestorm
Domain Name Wire, TX - Jul 3, 2008
Here’sa look back at the firestorm that hit domain auctions over the past two weeks. It’s been a busy week at Domain Name Wire. And perhaps a busier week ...
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