1. Keep it short and simple

People have poor memories, so the shorter the domain name the better it is. Choose words or phrases that are easy to remember.

Ask yourself:

- Is it hard to spell or read?
- Does it reflect what the website is all about?

Try to avoid too many hyphens in the name, people will not remember them.

2..COM.NET.ORG.TV.MOBI ETC

Question is dot what? People are used to

.COM as this was the first one around.
.NET has also gained popularity.
.ORG usually indicates a non profit organisation.
.TV aims high, use it if you plan to upload loads of movies and videos.
.MOBI is the latest trend and targets the internet on your mobile community.

If your target market is country oriented, you might be better off choosing an extension which reflects that, like.co.uk for the UK,.fr for France,.de for Germany etc etc. However if you plan to target the global market.COM is still the preferred TLD (top level domain - extension).

3. If you can afford it, register more than one domain name. If you're in the UK it would be wise to register both a.com and a.co.uk simply to avoid other people registering the same name and you losing business as a result. Some companies even register popular misspellings for their company name. It's amazing how many people type domain name in search engines when looking for info on domain names. Goggle.com could make a fortune!

4. Last tip - check availability using a domain checker and as soon as you find a good one, grab it. Things on the internet move very fast. Do not sleep on it or you'll end up missing out.

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