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What is a Web Domain? How to choose the best domain name?

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What is a Web Domain? How to choose the best domain name?

What is a domain name?

A "domain name" is an address for the Internet. It helps people around the world find your website. To put it simple, all web sites must have a domain name.

A domain name consists of two parts, preceded by www. For ex, www.yahoo.com

The first part, "yahoo", is a unique name which represents the web site.

The second part "com" is the extension which stands for "commercial." There are many extensions available for domains, however the most popular extensions are .com, .net, .us, .biz, and .info

Importance of having a good domain name:

An apt domain name will help you in many ways. If you are running a business, you can add your domain name to your business card, email signature use it for other advertisements.

If you wish to hold an email address under your own domain instead of any free domain such as Yahoo or Google, you can avail the email facility provided by your domain. For example, If you have an email address jacksmith25@aol.com, you can create a email address such as jacksmith@mydomain.com. If you are doing business, an email address under your own domain will always be useful and more professional as compared to being under a free domain

A self-owned domain always provides you the below benefits

1. Build credibility: Enhance your business brand name among customers

2. Improve your marketing: Established domain names have wider reach to customers and can improve marketing to a great extent

3. Protect your brand name: Securing your domain name means creating a unique brand name for your business- It helps maintain the patent of your brand from other competitors

How to choose your domain name?

The below tips will help you choose the best domain name for your business

1. Your domain name should reflect your unique business name or the topic on which your site is based on

2. Make sure that your domain name is unique and concise- neither too long nor short

3. Create your domain name as professional as possible. Don't include unwanted symbols or special characters.

4. If your desired domain name is not available, don't go for a entirely new one. Try to rearrange the order of words and phrases and come up with a unique name, yet similar to the one that you initially desired.

You can purchase a domain name under various web companies such as Yahoo domains . Once you have created your domain name, you can start creating your website. If you already have web sites under any other free domain, you can also transfer them to your new domain. Almost all web domain providers provide this facility

How Much Does Private Domain Registration Cost?

Yahoo! Private Domain Registration is available for just $0.99 per month with Yahoo! Web Hosting (three-month term), Yahoo! Merchant Solutions, or Yahoo! Business Mail plans, or just $9.00 per year with Yahoo! Domains or Yahoo! Custom Mailbox plans.


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