Posted on 2 September, 2010 By (73) Comment

Tips on Choosing Great Domain Name

Choosing a domain name is always exciting as for me it means you now really own that blog or website, much like owning a house and putting some home address plaques in front of your house.

Like address signs, a great domain name is equally important. So here are some tips to remember when choosing that all important address sign or domain name for your blog.

1. Always remember to make it short and sweet. You want something that represent you but at the same time something that people can remember easily.   K.I.S.S. Keep it simple and sweet, and you’ll get more traffic coming to your site.

2. Pay attention to punctuation. Sometimes the domain you want might not be available but something with punctuation might work. Although dashes and underscores are generally alright, avoid any strange punctuations like the exclamation sign for instance.

3. Make your domain name memorable so people will type in the address straight into the address bar instead of using a search engine and this is particularly important if yours is a business website. Search engine means your potential customer might find a competitor while looking for your site.

I hope you find the tips useful… and oh ya.. congrats on your new domain name!

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Mariuca September 2, 2010

hi there lj how are you

Mariuca September 2, 2010

hahahhaha so panjang my chop cause scared just “hi” won’t make it to ur comment box, he he…..

Mariuca September 2, 2010

I like it short and sweet too LJ!

Mariuca September 2, 2010

I think for my blogs, the best is meowdiaries.com cause same exact name as my blog kan? Macam Mariuca is MyMariuca and MPG is mariucasperfume… :)

Mariuca September 2, 2010

Great tips dearie! :)

Bella Enveeus September 2, 2010

Marzie so super fast

Caroline September 2, 2010

been wanted to have own domain! dnt wan wit blogspot. :( but ok no choice when dad say no. urgh~ but if i got the chance, i will choose carolinemayling.com . hehee

Bella Enveeus September 2, 2010

So, is ENVEEUS categorized as ok? Hehe.. Nice tips here sweetie! :)

LadyJava September 2, 2010

hey GP .. am good and you?

LadyJava September 2, 2010

lol.. no worries.. it will go to spam but I can always unspam it..hehe

LadyJava September 2, 2010

me too.. easier to remember also kan

LadyJava September 2, 2010

your domain is ok dearie.. but if long also make sense it’s ok

LadyJava September 2, 2010

Glad it’s useful dearie

LadyJava September 2, 2010

haha.. GP SSG!

LadyJava September 2, 2010

carolinemayling.com sounds awesome Caroline.. why your dad say no?

LadyJava September 3, 2010

eh enveeus ok.. need a bit of getting use to at first but after a while can remember.. and it’s short so definitely good..

Caroline September 3, 2010

cz need to pay, n he said later me get too addicted wit it. ish! blogging only ma. :(

LadyJava September 3, 2010

oic.. oklah like that.. a lot of us started blogging with blogger domain also.. ok also lah..

Monica September 3, 2010

LJ! missed all ur chops again! :’(

Monica September 3, 2010

i want a domain name oso! :D great tips LJ ;)

LadyJava September 3, 2010

yela Mon.. I’m missing so many chops also

LadyJava September 3, 2010

heheh Mon.. eh sayang lahyou will lose your pr if you change name now

Mariuca September 3, 2010

hi there lj how are you

Mariuca September 3, 2010

hahahhaha so panjang my chop cause scared just "hi" won't make it to ur comment box, he he…..

Mariuca September 3, 2010

I like it short and sweet too LJ!

Mariuca September 3, 2010

I think for my blogs, the best is meowdiaries.com cause same exact name as my blog kan? Macam Mariuca is MyMariuca and MPG is mariucasperfume… :)

Mariuca September 3, 2010

Great tips dearie! :)

Bella Enveeus September 3, 2010

Marzie so super fast

Caroline September 3, 2010

been wanted to have own domain! dnt wan wit blogspot. :( but ok no choice when dad say no. urgh~ but if i got the chance, i will choose carolinemayling.com . hehee

Bella Enveeus September 3, 2010

So, is ENVEEUS categorized as ok? Hehe.. Nice tips here sweetie! :)

LadyJava September 3, 2010

hey GP .. am good and you?

LadyJava September 3, 2010

lol.. no worries.. it will go to spam but I can always unspam it..hehe

LadyJava September 3, 2010

me too.. easier to remember also kan

LadyJava September 3, 2010

your domain is ok dearie.. but if long also make sense it's ok

LadyJava September 3, 2010

Glad it's useful dearie

LadyJava September 3, 2010

haha.. GP SSG!

LadyJava September 3, 2010

carolinemayling.com sounds awesome Caroline.. why your dad say no?

LadyJava September 3, 2010

eh enveeus ok.. need a bit of getting use to at first but after a while can remember.. and it's short so definitely good..

Caroline September 3, 2010

cz need to pay, n he said later me get too addicted wit it. ish! blogging only ma. :(

LadyJava September 3, 2010

oic.. oklah like that.. a lot of us started blogging with blogger domain also.. ok also lah..

Monica September 3, 2010

LJ! missed all ur chops again! :'(

Monica September 3, 2010

i want a domain name oso! :D great tips LJ ;)

Bill September 3, 2010

I agree with having a name that people with associate with you site. You should always K.I.S.S. it.

LadyJava September 3, 2010

yela Mon.. I'm missing so many chops also

LadyJava September 3, 2010

heheh Mon.. eh sayang lahyou will lose your pr if you change name now

Bill September 3, 2010

I agree with having a name that people with associate with you site. You should always K.I.S.S. it.

DesignCranium September 11, 2010

I wish I found this article when I needed to get my own domain. :P But I think I managed decent enough

My website at http://designCranium.com

DesignCranium September 11, 2010

I wish I found this article when I needed to get my own domain. :P But I think I managed decent enough

My website at http://designCranium.com

mona September 12, 2010

hi there, nice tips and blog here =) have time to visit my blog as well thanks

mona September 13, 2010

hi there, nice tips and blog here =) have time to visit my blog as well thanks

eryn September 15, 2010

I tried 3 times to submit a request for a quote for a full business makover, blog, web, logo, the works…and finally just gave up because your forms don’t work

LadyJava September 15, 2010

KISS indeed Bill!

LadyJava September 15, 2010

You have a great domain name :)

LadyJava September 15, 2010

I hope it will come in useful for my readers Mona :)

LadyJava September 16, 2010

IC.. I know that for blogs hosted with WP site you can actually reply email to email but the feature is not available for self-hosted wordpress such as this blog is :)

Thanks for the compliment. I can’t speak for other people but I am self-taught. I guess the first thing you need to have would be interest :)

eryn September 16, 2010

I tried 3 times to submit a request for a quote for a full business makover, blog, web, logo, the works…and finally just gave up because your forms don't work

LadyJava September 16, 2010

Hello there Eryn

I did receive your email and will reply ASAP..

What seems to be the trouble with my forms?

LadyJava September 16, 2010

Hello there Eryn
I did receive your email and will reply ASAP..

What seems to be the trouble with my forms?

LadyJava September 16, 2010

KISS indeed Bill!

LadyJava September 16, 2010

You have a great domain name :)

LadyJava September 16, 2010

I hope it will come in useful for my readers Mona :)

eryn September 16, 2010

Hey Lady J

Im not sure…………. but i kept getting a response back that subject heading was required (which I provided) and then where I found you was required (also provided), so I filled them out again, provided the captcha agian, and still no luck. Did you actually get my email then, about what Im looking for??

E

that in addition to not being able to reply to your email on my email and then having to sign into wordpress to respond…is all too frustrating :(

eryn September 16, 2010

Hey Lady J
Im not sure…………. but i kept getting a response back that subject heading was required (which I provided) and then where I found you was required (also provided), so I filled them out again, provided the captcha agian, and still no luck. Did you actually get my email then, about what Im looking for??
E
that in addition to not being able to reply to your email on my email and then having to sign into wordpress to respond…is all too frustrating :(

LadyJava September 16, 2010

hm.. thanks for the feedback.. i will take a look at the form again.. but i see you actually used the contact form over at other blog right? is that form better?

Yes I got your email but have not had a chance to reply yet.. I will reply ASAP..

What do you mean by not able to reply back to my email and needing to sign into wordpress?

Sorry for the inconvience but so far I've not had any complaints from anyone yet :(

LadyJava September 16, 2010

hm.. thanks for the feedback.. i will take a look at the form again.. but i see you actually used the contact form over at other blog right? is that form better?

Yes I got your email but have not had a chance to reply yet.. I will reply ASAP..

What do you mean by not able to reply back to my email and needing to sign into wordpress?

Sorry for the inconvience but so far I've not had any complaints from anyone yet :(

eryn September 16, 2010

At the bottom of my email, after you respond, there's a link that says "Reply:" which presumably means that you can reply if you click here, but then I'd have to sign into WordPress to reply that way . . . so I instead go back to another link associate with this comment box, in order to respond. It would probably be easier to just reply email to email……. maybe Im 'Iold fashioned" lol. Well, I guess if you got the email the form worked after all…

Can I ask you another question? People like yourself who are talented at these things… can you tell me what exactly the talent IS? Like, do you go to Design School, or is it HTML coding, or Graphic Illustration? either way, you rock :)

eryn September 16, 2010

At the bottom of my email, after you respond, there's a link that says "Reply:" which presumably means that you can reply if you click here, but then I'd have to sign into WordPress to reply that way . . . so I instead go back to another link associate with this comment box, in order to respond. It would probably be easier to just reply email to email……. maybe Im 'Iold fashioned" lol. Well, I guess if you got the email the form worked after all…
Can I ask you another question? People like yourself who are talented at these things… can you tell me what exactly the talent IS? Like, do you go to Design School, or is it HTML coding, or Graphic Illustration? either way, you rock :)

LadyJava September 16, 2010

IC.. I know that for blogs hosted with WP site you can actually reply email to email but the feature is not available for self-hosted wordpress such as this blog is :)

Thanks for the compliment. I can't speak for other people but I am self-taught. I guess the first thing you need to have would be interest :)

eryn September 18, 2010

Hey Lady

I found a lady who creates totally unique designs that I'm going to go with……..thanks for getting back to me!

eryn September 18, 2010

Hey Lady
I found a lady who creates totally unique designs that I'm going to go with……..thanks for getting back to me!

LadyJava September 21, 2010

no probs Eryn.. good luck with your blog makeover :)

LadyJava September 21, 2010

no probs Eryn.. good luck with your blog makeover :)

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