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Domain names on the Internet
by Encargado Telosh
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If you have decided to put a web site on the Internet, the
following are some points you need to keep in mind while
doing the same. These factors help a great deal in choosing
a domain name for your business web site. And the same
principles apply in choosing the name for a hobby or
informational site.

First, let's talk about some of the biggest mistakes that
people make in choosing a domain name. When you're in
business, you want to make sure that people are able to find
you on the Internet. So here are a couple of things to
avoid when choosing your Internet domain name.

The basic mantra of naming your site is to avoid using
numbers in your domain name. Many of the websites on the
Internet use numbers either to save letters or to seem
different. As an example, a person might name his or her
website as www.fun4pets.com for a pet-related website.
People who wish to access this site would have to make sure
whether the 4 in this domain name is a number or the words
'for' or 'four'. This is how confusing it can get.

Next, try not to use a hyphen in your domain name. You see
a lot of sites out there that think it's better to put a
"-" in their URL to make it easier to read. For example,
you might have a domain like "www.fun-for-pets.com." But,
you are assuming that the potential customers are going to
remember that there are hyphens and won't type in
"www.funforpets.com" because it makes more sense. Remove
the doubt and go without hyphens.

Now let's talk about what you should do when you are
looking for a doamin name. The first thing is that you must
add '.com' as an extension to the name you have selected
for your domain. This is the standard followed by everyone
typing a URL to their internet browser. If you have other
extensions like .net, .org, .biz you will direct people to
other sites. It is better to pick another name if the name
you've chosen is not available with '.com'.

Socondly, you must select a name which is easy to spell.
Most people, these days, don't pay attention to spellings,
and if your name is difficult to spell it will surely be
misspelt. For instance, a site called
'www.specialoccasions.com' can have such hilarious versions
as 'www.spechulokashens.com', and this is not the worst
example; there are many much worse and more hilarious.

And finally, try to make sure your domain is short. You
will want to try and keep the domain to two, or at most
three, words, and also try to keep it under 25 characters.
This will keep the mistyped URLs to a minimum. For example,
if your URL is "www.thebestwebsiteevernomatterwhat.com",
chances are you'll get a lot of people missing letters and
never finding your web site.

These are only general tips to take into consideration
while selecting a doamin name for your site. There are
bound to be exceptions. However, if you keep these tips in
mind you will come up with an appropriate name for your web
site that will attract potential customers. The more people
visit your site the more chances you have to succeed in
your business.

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