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How to Choose Your Domain Name
If you are serious about starting a professional blog online then buying your own domain as well as a hosting service is an absolute must. The first thing to do is buy your domain name. Remember your domain name is more than just an address for others to find your blog online. Your domain name identifies your business online; thus be sure to choose an appropriate name. Ideally, you want to choose a name that is not too long and it is easy to remember. In most cases the domain name is selected in such a way to describe the blog or the business. The benefit in choosing your domain name in this manner is that it only indicates what your blog is all about but also can help with search engine optimization.


For instance if you are a real estate agent in New York who specializes in selling high end condos and lofts, you would want to select a domain name that contains the words “condos” and “newyork” such as www.luxurynewyorkcondos.com. It is always best to select a domain that ends with “com” as that is what most people always remember. Many webmasters frown on the idea of dashes within the domain name as they believe thy are not search engine friendly. While there is no proof that the presence of a dash makes your domain name less search engine friendly, it is better to go without a dash for the sake of making your domain name easy to remember. If you need some suggestion about what domain name to use, you can go to a site called nameboy where you can find some ideas about what name to choose for your domain.

How to Register Your Domain Name
While there are many domain registrars out there, you want to make sure that you choose a reputable company that can protect your privacy and your domain. Domain thefts are big issues, and therefore, it is impotent to go with a reputable company that can protect your valuable asset. I also strongly recommend that you use one company for registering your domain and a different company for hosting services. There are horrendous stories of people wanting to transfer their domains from one hosting company to another and the hosting company would not allow the transfer or make it very difficult and costly.


I have used few companies in the past but the one that I really like is Godaddy. They are one of the larger companies out there and offer many different domain extensions. Their interface is very user friendly and the support is great. Whenever, I called their support team, I was able to speak to a technician within few minutes. They also offer very competitive prices for their domains. According to Wikipedia, Godaddy is currently the largest ICANN-accredited registrar in the world, and is three times the size of its closest competitor. Click here on Godaddy and follow these simple instructions to register your domain.

1. Go To Godaddy.com and type the available domain name you like to register
2. Click the Go button
3. Check the message on the top if the domain is not available repeat the above process
4. Once your domain name is available, click the orange button “Add and Proceed to Checkout”
5. On the next page you can choose to buy other extensions (such “net, info, etc) or just click “No Thanks” to proceed to the checkout.
6. On the following page fill out the registration form
7. Pay for your domain. You can choose to pay by credit, checks, PayPal or gift certificates.