5 Reasons Why You Might Get Addicted to Buying Domain Names

Don’t get addicted to buying domain names. I am addicted to it. Here’s why buying domain names can be addicting.

1) High perceived value. It only costs $8 to buy a DotCom domain name. Wow $8 for a potential million dollar a year website? Awesome I’ll have 20.

Often times you get so wrapped up in an idea for a website in your mind that you lose signs of reality. You think that the business idea is so good that you better lock the domain right now.

2) Sense of Urgency, what if someone else takes it? A domain is meant to be unique. That means only one person can have a particular domain name at a certain time.

That means that if someone takes your domain name that you’ve been eyeing for months, you are screwed. This with the fact that it only cost $8 for a domain, makes you think it’s better to lock this domain name right now.

3) Plurals and misspellings. Man, if you get Booking.com you need to get Bookings.com too right? What if someone takes Bookings.com ? Half your potential traffic would go to them.

For any given domain, you can come up with many plurals and misspellings. For example Google.com. You can imagine people typing in gogle.com, or gooogle.com or googles.com, so Google should grab them all right? Wait I think they did…

The potential for misspellings and plural domain names, along with it’s inexpensiveness makes you want to grab those as well.

4) .Net, .Org, .Info… man… if my site is Booking.com, shouldn’t I grab Booking.net as well? What if a competitor of mine grab Booking.net?

Like the plurals and misspellings. You will often get paranoid about other people grabbing .org, .net, .info, .us version for your domain. You often feel that since it’s so cheap, you should get those as well.

5) Keyword research can find you good domains. If you know about keyword researching, you know that it could give you ideas for phrases you haven’t even thought of. Now for SEO you could by up those domain names and achieve better ranking.

All of these domain names adds up. I bought $200 worth of domain names in one sitting before. I didn’t end up using any of them. Beware!

My advice is buy 1 domain name a day. That’s it, if you feel the need you can get the others another day. Build up your domain first, before you worry about competitors etc. Stop being so paranoid.

Although on second thought, someone did grab QuangVan.com so maybe you should be paranoid…

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How to Choose the Right Domain Name For Your Internet Home Business

If you are researching the many benefits of having a Internet home business to start earning extra retirement income hopefully you understand the value of owning your domain name versus using a free domain name service.

Choosing the correct domain name is the first and a vital part of succeeding with a Internet home business. It can also be a confusing and daunting task if you are unsure of how to proceed. There are a few basic approaches you can use to help determine the best domain name for your particular situation.

Using keywords in your domain name is a popular and easy way to get quickly recognized by the search engines and traffic to your site. Once you determine what the focus of your Internet home business will be choose one or two keywords that customers search to find your product.

One easy method to search for keyword ideas is by using Google Adwords. This allows you to enter a keyword and then get results of how many searches per month for that phrase along with different variations of the phrase.

Chances are that the particular keyword you choose will have a very high amount of searches each month but more than likely someone is already using it for a domain name. With this tool you will get many variations and eventually you should be able to find one that works for you.

Using your name or your company name as your domain name. Many people will choose to brand there name and drive traffic to their site that way.

Think of eBay, or Amazon or even Google. There are no keywords in those domain names and nothing to tell you what service they provide. However virtually everyone knows those company names and what service they provide. By constantly branding their name people automatically go to these sites without even searching other sites.

Of course the chances of ever achieving this type of brand recognition is not very feasible however with the proper amount of marketing simply using your name as the web site address can bring substantial traffic.

This method usually takes longer to start bringing traffic but over time the quality of traffic can be better.

Instead of searching by a particular keyword customers begin to search for your name. This usually mean that you have begun to make a presence on the web and people trust your opinion. If they trust your opinion chances are they will purchase from you .

Regardless of what method you choose remember that simply having have good domain name will not guarantee success with a Internet home business. There is still much work that needs to be done but your domain name is key to start earning extra retirement income.

John McRae works from home researching affiliate programs and ways to increase his retirement income. You can view his site Retirement Income Report for videos and articles on how to increase your retirement income.

How to Pick the Right Domain Name

So you have your business idea and now you want to put this idea into motion by setting up your own website as a way of selling products or services. Your next step however involves a lot more thought and effort than many people realise; I am of course talking about choosing your domain name.

If you were to ask any Internet marketer what their domain name means to them they will automatically and always tell you that it is their company’s identity. It tells an Internet surfer everything that they need to know about your company; including who you are, what you do and what products or services you have to offer.

The choices that you make when it comes to your domain name can severely affect whether or not you are a success or a failure when it comes to your Internet business venture. It is a choice that you should do your research into and one that shouldn’t be made lightly. The reason that I say this is down to the fact that all of the choices you make when it comes to it will affect your ranking within the search engines, your popularity and the amount of visitors that your website receives. Remember it is the first thing about your business that most people will see so it needs to make an impression if you want any hope of getting people to stay on your website.

There are certain things that you should keep in mind when you are choosing the name for your website such as the following:
Unique – make sure that it is unique; there’s no point in having a name that is very similar to another one. This is why it is so important that you do your research so that you don’t fall into this mistake.
Brand – it represents who you are to your entire market as well as demonstrating what you hope to achieve as a company, so you need to ensure that it reflects this.
Length – Both short and long have their benefits. The reason that I say this is due to the fact short names are easy to remember but a long name will enable you to incorporate SEO and explain your products/services in a better manner. The length of your domain name comes down to what your website is about and what products or services you are selling.

A lot of the branding for your business comes directly from your sites name and allows you to immediately build trust with your users. One of the most effective ways of doing this is by using your product/service or your companies name within your websites name. So if you sold, for example cars, you should try and include the word cars within your sites name as it will more likely be picked up by the search engines.

So when you are choosing the perfect domain name for your website make sure you keep the above points in mind in order to drive more traffic to your website and to help make your online venture a success.

Lisa Mills is an author based in Essex. She writes for websites and magazines. She also runs a website offering toys and gifts for children. http://www.the-imagination-station.co.uk is a site offering children’s gift ideas.

5 Big Mistakes People Make When Choosing a Domain Name

So you have decided to go ahead and start your own business.  Let me be the first to congratulate you, but also let me be the first to warn you about jumping into choosing a name that is not a good fit for either you or the business you have chosen.

One very important thing to remember is that once you have registered your domain name and you have set up your website, started advertising and getting leads coming in…..at that stage of the game it’s already too late to make a domain name change very easily if you realize you have made a poor decision.  It would mean starting all over again.  So, let’s see how we can avoid that scenario.

Here are five mistakes that people often make when picking their domain:-
THE DOMAIN NAME HAS VERY LITTLE RELEVANCE TO YOUR BUSINESS.   This is a very serious mistake because when prospects reach your website and you are not providing them with the information they are expecting, then they are going to quickly leave your site, never to return again.  You want to choose a name that will immediately tell your prospect something about your business and what they can expect when they visit your website.

THEY DO NOT CHOOSE THEIR OWN PERSONAL NAME.  If you are interested in building a reputation for yourself on the internet, then it is a very good idea to purchase your own personal name as soon as possible.  You might not use it immediately, but if you do become very successful, you might find that someone else has purchased your name so that they can capitalize on your success.  I have actually seen this happen with a very famous internet marketer.  He was not able to get his personal name without adding a tag to it.

THEY CHOOSE DOMAINS THAT ARE CONFUSING.  You want your domain name to be easily understood.  If you are reciting the website address to someone over the phone, you want them to be able to write it down without you having to go over it a number of times for them.  For instance, if your site was ‘help4you.com’ that could be confusing.  Some people might type in ‘helpforyou.com’.  It is best to stay away from using numbers that could also be words.

THEY PUT DASHES IN BETWEEN THE WORDS IN THEIR DOMAIN NAME.  You want to choose a name that is easy to type.  If you are like me, you find typing in website addresses with dashes to be an annoyance.  You want people to be able to reach you easily and dashes just don’t cut it!

THEY DON’T CHOOSE A DOMAIN NAME WITH LASTING POWER.  You need to choose a domain that will serve you for the long haul.  There is no point in getting a ‘fad’ name that will lose it’s meaning in the near future.  This name is going to represent you and your business so choose one that you are going to be comfortable with for many years to come.

Well, there you have it.  Have fun brainstorming for your perfect domain name.  If you come up with a few that you just love and that are still available, I advise you to go ahead and get them.  You don’t have to do anything with them right now.  Many people have been very disappointed when they returned later to purchase a particular domain name, only to find that in the meantime it  had been taken.  Don’t be disappointed….grab that name, if it’s a good one.

Your domain name is like a snapshot of you….make sure it depicts you in a favourable light.

Jan Shimano was District Manager for Health & Welfare Canada for many years. She was also self-employed as a Nutritional Consultant and a Master Herbalist. She is currently a Business and Health Coach and operates her own internet marketing company from her home on Vancouver Island. Jan invites you to learn more about her at http://www.WealthyHealthyLiving.com

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