General Discussions

**chris** · 06:19 AM

Choosing a proper domain name is a vital step that
should be given serious consideration in your
business plan.A short, descriptive and catchy domain
name may just be money in the bank.

## 1. MAKE IT EASY FOR CUSTOMERS TO FIND AND
REMEMBER.
# Can they say it?
# Can they spell it?
# Can they remember it?
# Shorter is better.
# Try to use extension names with .com,.org or .net

## 2. MAKE SURE YOU OWN IT.
If your web designer registered your domain name on
your behalf, get this resolved right away. Make
sure:
# you own your own domain name
# your contact information is correct and current
# Make sure your domain is registered for at least 5
years.
# you have the current login and password to your
domain name registry.

## 3. GET IT CHEAP.
# Don,t invest too much for your domain name.

with best regards,
Liza
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**blue-dreamer** · 05-10-2006, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris

## 1. MAKE IT EASY FOR CUSTOMERS TO FIND AND
REMEMBER
# Try to use extension names with .com,.org or .net

## 3. GET IT CHEAP.
# Don,t invest too much for your domain name.

I agree with most of what you say except...

Try to use com/net/org - look at you own country extensions as well, .co.uk/.eu etc etc

Get it cheap? I shudder when someone mentions the word "cheap". If you are serious about your business choosing the right registrar is more important than the price.

**etech-martin** · 05-11-2006, 06:59 AM

I agree, don't look for a cheap registrar, choosing a reliable registrar is more important even though you may need to pay a few bucks extra. Also try and avoid Trademarked domains as registering one may land you in trouble and you may also loose the domain.