10 Tips for Choosing a Domain Name To Blog

Choosing the right domain name is one of the things that is important when you want to build a blog (or website).

A blogger blogging beginners just learning usually ill-advised when want to choose a domain name (including me first).

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1. Do not use a free domain name

The first thing to note is best not to use a free domain.

Free domain typically is often sought by beginner bloggers can not wait kepengin use their own domain name but do not have the money or pretended not have money to pay for a paid domain.

The free domain for example like Tk .GA, .ML, etc.

Indeed why, Bro? If there are free why should you buy?

If my friend wants to build a blog to be managed seriously then put on a free domain name is the less intelligent.

The reason:

• Free Domain'm not entirely free, usually just free the first year or no hidden requirements. One time my friend could lose access to domain pal without notice (I've been there)
• Free domains are often used by blogs spam. Someday to get banned by Google (past had never happened)
• Ugly, not professional, not cool

2. Forget EMD, select a domain brandable

what is EMD and brandable bro?

EMD or Exact-Match Domains is a domain that use targeted keywords to rank in the search engines.

For example my friend wants to target the keywords "How to Make Cake" well friend could use Exact-Match Domains "www.how-to-blabla.com"

While brandable domain is a domain name that is more about branding rather than keywords. Trivial example like google.com, yahoo.com, facebook.com, etc.

For about EMD vs brandable domain actually still a debate among bloggers. Some argue EMD better because it can help improve ranking in search engines, there is also the opinion that the brandable domain is much nicer.

I personally prefer to use instead of using a domain brandable domain is solely to catch keyword.

The first reason because I think the Exact-Match Domains is not so greatly affect the ranking in search engines, especially Google.

Both because of Exact-Match Domains is synonymous with web-web spam and low quality web sites.

No wonder that in 2012 Google yesterday updated its algorithm to reduce web Exact-Match Domains low-quality search results.

Continue if means using keywords in the domain name was ugly?

Not at all, my friend still can use keywords in the domain name of origin instead of Exact-Match Domains.

Examples such as the online store website tokopedia.com. These domains contain the keyword "store", but still there is an element brandingnya.

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3. Do not use a trademark in your domain name

This one usually is often overlooked by when registering a domain name.

Though using the trademarks or registered trademarks of others in the domain name can be risky blog we are required by the trademark owner.

For example my friend make a blog with domain name mbahgoogle.com, it is not possible later Google will contact the party pal to sue 500m fines for using their trademark without permission.

So check first before registering a domain name if the domain name contains a select buddy trademark or not.

4. Select the extension .COM, .NET or ccTLD

When my friend try to find a domain name to find a domain with the extension .COM. The reason for this domain extension is the most popular on the internet.

Most people who still lay on the internet assume all internet website address in tow wearing .COM. So in order to not confuse the layman, use a .COM extension.

If the friend does not find a domain name that fits with the extension .COM, the alternative could be to use the .NET extensions (the second most popular domain extension).

But if .COM and .NET nobody fits, the third alternative is to use a ccTLD.

Most people would recommend .ORG as a third alternative, but I would recommend the ccTLD for .ORG less suitable for installation on the blog.

What the ccTLD?

ccTLD stands for Country Code Top-Level Domains, a domain extension devoted to particular countries.

Example:

• .id = Indonesia
• .de = Germany
• .es = Spain
• .in = India
• .jp = Japan
• .DLL = Abbreviation of "And Everything Else"

5. Create a domain name as unique as possible

Make a buddy domain name as unique as possible, do not imitate an existing domain name.

For example, your blog talks about technology, then try not to use the word "Techno" in the domain name.

Because as far as I have seen are very many tech blogs that use the word "Techno" in the domain name.

I think it is too market.

6. Ensure easily typed, remember and pronounce

In addition to the unique, pal select the domain name must also be easily typed, remember and pronounce. It is important to help us in blog promotion, particularly the promotion of offline.

Here are some tips to mate easily typed domain name, remember, and pronounced or 3D.

• Avoid the use of numbers (example: jungle1234321.com)
• Avoid using dashes or symbols is not clear (eg jungle-folk.com)
• Avoid using words that are spelled differently (eg pronunciationtips.com or dklhfkler.com)
• Avoid using domain names that are too long (example: blogpalingkerendidunia.com)
• etc.

7. Do not choose a domain name based on the trend

This one actually depends on the topic of your blog. If the topic of your blog is specifically only discuss topics ngetrend course, it did not really matter if you choose a domain name that adapts to the trend.

For example in 2015 yesterday ngetrend really the name of agate, nah friend could use a domain name such as infobatuakik.com if indeed the topic of your blog specifically discuss about agate.

But if my friend would like to create a blog about other stones and will be managed for the long term, it would be smarter not to use the name of agate in the domain name.

Because not agate will remain popular in the years ahead.

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8. Do not use the former domain

Domain how former point, bro?

Former domain I mean here is the domain name has previously unscheduled on behalf of others but the domain is already expired and can be registered again.

Actually not a problem if we use a domain that has been registered, only sometimes the former domain of web spam, pornography, viruses or other bad contents.

Besides not least also the former domain that has been banned by the search engine Google, or even banned Google AdSense, which means that my friend uses the domain of your blog'm not going to appear in search engines and also can not be monetized with Google AdSense.

So when a friend looking for a domain name and find a cool domain name that has not been registered, soon to be checked because it is likely that domain is the domain of the former.

To check the former domain simply log in to http://whois.domaintools.com/ type the domain name that you want, then click Search.

If there appear the words "Deleted And Available Again" means that domain is the domain of the former.

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For checking whether the domain had been banned AdSense or not staying in just to http://www.isbanned.com/

9. Register a domain in a trusted place

Tips on choosing a domain name that I mentioned above are very important, but there is one more thing that is no less important, is choosing a reliable register a domain name.

Do not let my friend registered the domain name in place Abal Abal only for reasons of cost or because there are big discounts-gedean.

Of course, my friend did not want to lose access to domain friend have for providers of domain names to disappear without a trace, either because of bankruptcy or because of other reasons.

Rumahweb.com is one of the trusted domain name provider that I recommend.

Know reliable where,Bro?

• It has been established since 2002
• Many are the make sure
• Domain prices reasonable
• It has been accredited by ICANN
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10. Tips from you..

Perhaps only until the number 9 Any tips on choosing a domain name that I can convey.

So that the tips of his even to 10 (ten) I want my friend to fill in the comments field.

thanks.