Whether you are starting a blog or starting a website, the first point of call is deciding :
What name do you call your Domain?
- How to determine what name to call your Website or Blog.
The name you call your site or blog will have a big impact on how quickly people find you in a search engine.
This is what has been termed as a Googlewhack and will ensure you get a good rating in searches.
The sites below offer the ability to create a unique name for your creation and offer to check whether it is available to register for your domain. eg google.com, mediamice.net
- One other aspect to be aware of is whether the name is easy to rememer and to write down – for instance if your web address is www.this_that_maybesomethingElse.tv :
Then you are going to have to communicate everything in the address all underscores and capital letters. This might be annoying to the person writing it down. So try and keep the name simple to communicate over the phone or to write in a text message.
- So you now have your unique domain name ready to register. In part two we look at what to do next. What to look for and ask yourself what do want from your domain, what do you want to provide?
In Part Two we will look at the pitfalls of haste in choosing that Domain provider and Host.
Domain Names, Newbie Level, Website Identity
