{"id":6410,"date":"2015-05-11T11:47:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T16:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/?p=6410"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:55:18","slug":"how-to-choose-a-domain-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/how-to-choose-a-domain-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Website 101: How To Choose A Domain Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_40268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40268\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choosing-domain-names-rocks-digital.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing Domain Names\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choosing-domain-names-rocks-digital.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choosing-domain-names-rocks-digital-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/choosing-domain-names-rocks-digital-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit \u2013 Bits And Splits\/Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When you\u2019re promoting your business online, absolutely every decision you make matters. You\u2019ll want to make sure you choose your domain name carefully; read on to learn how to choose a domain name for your business.<\/p>\n<h2>5 Tips on How to Choose a\u00a0Domain Name<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/choose-domain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain name is one of the more important choices<\/a> you will make, as the domain name you choose will determine visitors\u2019 initial impression of your business\u00a0and help people to find it quickly and easily.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"callout\"><strong>1. Think About Type-ability<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nFirst things first, choose a domain name that is easy to type. If your domain name features letters all across the keyboard spectrum, there\u2019s a big chance of a typo. Some websites specialize in taking advantage of common typing errors by grabbing up mistyped but similar domain names and promoting their own similar products or services.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to thinking about potential typo problems, you will also want to avoid repeated words in close proximity to one another or repeated letters, especially when it comes to an \u201ca\u201d or \u201can\u201d coming right after a word that ends with \u201ca.\u201d These types of domain names can make it difficult for people to find your site.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"callout\"><strong>2. Make it Memorable<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nYou should choose a memorable domain name that is catchy and helps to market what your business sales. Something like \u201cWeOfferCheapSinks\u201d is a much better choice for a sink company domain name than \u201cSinksinBostonatAffordableandGreatlyReducedRates,\u201d for example. A good rule of thumb is to imagine your domain name being blared in a commercial or plastered on a billboard. If it doesn\u2019t sound good and it doesn\u2019t easily and succinctly capture your business\u2019s purpose and brand, you might want to rethink it.<\/p>\n<p>What you do is sometimes a better choice for a domain name than your actual company name. I would recommend your purchase your company domain name and perhaps one that is more branded like \u201cWeOfferCheapSinks\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"callout\"><strong>3. Be Original<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nYour domain name must be original. Being original can certainly be challenging in today\u2019s world because it can seem like every possible domain name has been snatched up.<\/p>\n<p>Put your thinking cap on and don\u2019t take it off until you come up with something totally unique. If you sell hats, for example, and you find that your chosen domain name of \u201cHipHats\u201d is taken, don\u2019t simply purchase \u201cHipHat\u201d. You will be sending people who mistype or mistake your domain name to another company and making your business seem interchangeable with others, which is the last thing you want to do.<\/p>\n<p>When your domain name is unique, it sends the message that your business is unique as well.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"callout\"><strong>4. Make it Short and Sweet<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPeople are lazy. That\u2019s sad but true, and you need to consider this when you choose your domain name. Nobody wants to type in a super long domain name, and a longer name is hard to remember. Plus, the longer the domain name, the higher the chance for a typographical error.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping your domain name short, sweet, simple and to the point will save you and your potential customers a lot of hassle.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"callout\"><strong>5. Say No to Punctuation<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nFinally, avoid putting hyphens in your domain name. I realize it seems like an easy fix when your domain is purchased by someone else to consider adding hyphens like in this example, \u201cWe-Offer-Cheap-Sinks\u201d, but you will most likely regret it down the line and hyphens are easily forgotten, mistyped or misplaced when someone is entering your domain name.<\/p>\n<p>If you are reading this article because you are thinking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/how-to-domain-name-change\/\">changing your domain name<\/a>, you will definitely want to read this one too.<\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Marketability%3A+How+To+Choose+Your+Domain+Name+by+%40BernieColeman+%23RocksDigital+%23BizTip+%23Website&#038;url=https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/how-to-choose-a-domain-name\/' target='_blank'>Marketability: How To Choose Your Domain Name by @BernieColeman #RocksDigital #BizTip #Website<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Marketability%3A+How+To+Choose+Your+Domain+Name+by+%40BernieColeman+%23RocksDigital+%23BizTip+%23Website&#038;url=https:\/\/www.rocksdigital.com\/how-to-choose-a-domain-name\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>How did you choose your domain name? 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