Choosing Domain Names

Choosing A Good Domain Name

You do not have to register your domain name using the same name as your company. You can choose what ever you like but keep in mind your customers. Some key considerations are-

• Is it memorable? For example if you run a business called Andy Jones Printers Limited you might want to choose a domain like www.cheapprinter.co.uk rather than something based around the business name.
• Keep it short – easy to remember and easy to say over the telephone
• Keep it simple and avoid too many hyphens if possible

Suffix For Your Domain Name

You will no doubt have seen domain names ending with .co.uk or .com plus many other endings. Both are popular in the UK and can be registered by anyone and it is largely down to personal preference. A .com domain name is supposed to imply that the website is international where as a .co.uk domain name is for a UK based website and audience. The reality is that it makes very little difference although .co.uk domains are slightly cheaper to register. However, many commercial website's register both the .co.uk and .com endings to prevent any competitor from registering an alternative suffix to attract your customers. You will then use one domain name to build your site on; the other domain can then very easily be pointed to your main domain name.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain the domain name you want as more and more businesses take to the web to advertise. In particular short domain names are hard to come by. You may therefore wish to consider a suffix such a .biz or .net which are growing in popularity.

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