Domain Name

[GrowWithUs]

What are the key considerations when selecting a domain name for a website or online business?

 

[Black Tiger]

It's just a choice, I guess most look at suitability with your website or business and easy to remember c.q. cathing name so users/customers will remember your site/business better.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Ideally keywords relevant to the site or brand. These may both be different things so I'd get your marketing team to first of all decided on a brand name.

Needs to be pronounceable, easily spellable and not too long. Bare in mind nearly all one-word domains would have been snapped up by now.

 

[beerForo]

.com

 

[VBX Co]

Shortness.

 

[Paul B]

Shortness.

.com

So shortness.com then ?

 

[Digital Doctor]

Shortness.co

 

[VBX Co]

Shortness.co

Even shorterer ...

 

[80sDude]

A short domain name is easier to remember for people but for me I’d rather the name be a tad longer if it resonates with the niche to my website. I’d prefer something along the lines of iloveapples.com or allaboutapples if my site was about apples. Just a personal preference.

 

[TPerry]

Short as possible but try to associate with the niche of your site.
Talk with folks about astrophotography, and they frequently respond "Astro what?"... so that's where my current domain name originated.

 

[Mr Lucky]

A short domain name is easier to remember for people but for me I’d rather the name be a tad longer

Also you are unlikely to get a short (one word) domain, and if you do it will cost thousands. In other words, I would not even bother looking for apples.com .

 

[TPerry]

I would not even bother looking for apples.com .

At one time I owned apple4me.com... really hate that I let it lapse now.