The name of a website will bring huge impact to its success. Let’s think about it. If Google’s name was not Google, will it be as successful as now? I know that this will not be correct for all websites out there. But, most of the successful websites always have good name attached to it. That’s why you have to choose the right name for your website even before purchasing the domain name.
Before making your click into that domain registrar, you must decide which domain name you will buy. You cannot just pick any name that is available there. You should think an interesting website name for your own long-term success with the website that you will create.
Here are some tips for choosing interesting website name that will bring you success in your online endeavors:
#1 – No More Than Three Words
Choosing website name that is longer than three words usually will irritate your visitors when they want to type your domain name into the browser’s address bar. Longer domain name also make people disregard your website when your visitors found you (it’s just the way people think: longer means boring).
Remember that it is not reasonable to choose website name based on long tail keyword alone because long tail keyword domain names are not always better than shorter domain name in search engine viewpoint.
#2 – Perfectly Match with Your Content
It doesn’t make sense when your domain name is unrelated with your website content. Your website name must reflect your content. Think about a person who never visit your website and suddenly hear your domain name somewhere. He should know instantly what your website is all about just by scanning your domain name.
#3 – Use .com Domain
The strongest appeal is still on the dot com domain names. If you want to create serious website that will last for years or even lifetime, you need to use dot com. We are talking about your online business here, so a dot com name will be a smart choice for your domain.
#4 – Easy to Remember
Make sure that your domain name is easy to remember and ringing to your visitor’s mind. Think about Facebook and Twitter, one of the most important components of their success is because the domain names are easy to remember. Do you care about Facebook if the domain name is hard to remember such as submityourinfoandmakefriendshere.com? Or do you care about Twitter if the domain name is interestingplacetotweetyourstatus.com?
#5 – Unique, Short, and Sweet
If you want to have interesting website name, choose the one that is unique, short, and sweet. Domain such as TechCrunch will immediately tell us that it is a website about technology. Another example is SEOBook, which tell for itself what this website is all about.
Those are some tips for you if you want to create interesting website name. Next time you create a new business website, you can consider the tips above to ensure your success with that website.
This article has been provided by Charles who is a contributor to www.HowToTradeCommodities.com where you can get some useful tips when it comes to investment.
Thinking of a website names is hard. As what you have said, website name can have a huge impact that’s why you have to think about it many times before creating one. I’ll consider these suggestions that you have listed once I decide to make my own site in the future. Maybe you could also post some suggestions on what an ideal website name should be like.
I’ve seen a lot of creative website names. Maybe that’s the reason why many owners carefully think of what website name they will use.
Creating a website name is a little hard since you have to match it with what the website is all about but it is also fun at the same time. Nice post!
I like your advice. I’ll consider these tips before I create my own site. I have to think of a short, easy to remember topic which and that is related to my content. Thanks for the information.
I wonder how Google came up with that name. I thought my experience in creating names and brands would be an advantage in generating website names, but I guess it’s not because I still find it hard to produce one.
I’m not good at creating names. I don’t have any patience regarding this thing. Although I’ll still remember the tips you have listed here. I never know maybe one day I also have to create a website name too.
It took me a month to come up with a blog name. My mind is full of ideas that I don’t know how to combine all of them to produce a good one.
I like creating website names. The thing that makes it hard is the fact that the name should be related with the kind of site that you’re about to create.
I find this post ridiculous. Of course no one will be stuck on Facebook and Twitter anymore if their domain name is too long.