4 Tips for Selecting a Memorable Domain Name

Tip #1: Search engines reward you for having keywords in your domain name.

For example, if you were an auto glass company located in Central California, you could choose: www.AutoGlassCalifornia.com, www.CaliforniaAutoGlass.com or www.AutoGlassRepairCA.com. Likewise, you could place your city name (www.SantaMariaAutoGlass.com) or your geographic area’s nickname (www.CentralCoastAutoGlass.com).

Tip #2: You can also choose to have your company name in your domain name (www.YourCompanyName.com).

However, if it’s already taken by another company with your same name, you can add something after it, such as: www.YourCompanyNameOnline.com (added “Online”) or www.YourCompanyNameCA.com (added “CA” for California).

Tip #3: Do NOT use Hyphens!

This makes your website difficult to repeat to customers. It also makes it difficult to remember. DO NOT do this: www.Your-Company-Name.com.

Tip #4: If possible, buy a “dot-com”.

In other words, do NOT use a “.net” or “.org” extension. They are difficult to remember, and if people remember your domain name, they almost always try to place a “.com” at the end. If you don’t own the .com, your customers could end up at your competitor’s website!

Steps for Securing Your Domain Name

• Choose a Domain Registrar. ThriveMarketing is a domain registrar (Visit www.ThriveWebsites.com to buy your domain). We can sell you a domain name for $6.95 / year. You will be informed automatically every year to renew your domain name. If your credit card expires before the time of your annual renewal, you will receive an email warning you to go online to manually renew.
• Enter in your desired domain name on www.ThriveWebsites.com and pay for it online with a credit card.
• Choose a “5 Year” Renewal Plan. Search engines reward those who renew their domain 5 years in advance. This shows Google that you are not a “fly-by-night” operation. They will reward you with higher rankings. We HIGHLY recommend that you buy your domain for 5 years OR MORE in advance. You also don’t have to worry about renewing every year, giving you peace of mind.

Hiring a Great Website Designer

Now that you’ve secured a good domain name, make sure you have hired an experienced web designer. Remember, the reason 99% of websites fail is because they were built by a technician and NOT a marketer. Let ThriveMarketing’s team of senior level marketing executives build your website by requesting a proposal now. If you have already hired us, thanks again for your business and you can now sit back and relax and let us guide you from here.