Creating Your Own Website — Avoid The Common Mistakes when Chosing A Domain Name

Your domain name is the center of creating your own website. So before you rush out and choose the name that will represent you on the web, you might want to consider these 5 tips.

• (A) Keep It Short:

The main consideration when choosing a domain name is how long or short it should be.

Is a short or long domain name best, my advice is that the name needs to bare as much resemblance to your website as possible.

Although you can register a domain name of up to about 65 characters, you need to remember that people need to be able to easily find you. Why make it hard for them?

Sometimes a long domain name is better than a short one.

For example loseweightwithoutstarvingyourself.com will be easier to remember than lwwsy.com.

Although choosing the shortest, and most easily recognisable, name is always best especially if it matches your brand name. (more…)