The Importance of a Domain Name in Business
A new business owner has quite a bit to think about before he or she begins operation. One of the most important points to consider is an online presence. More than 80 percent of consumers conduct their shopping online. They look for products and services that they can secure quickly and without complications. Choosing the right domain name for a business is a process that a new business owner must perform correctly the first time. The domain name will have a strong bearing on the amount of new customers and revisiting customers that a company website has.
The first rule for choosing a domain name involves relevancy. A company domain name must reflect some aspect of the business. For example, a shoe store would want to insert the word “shoes” into its domain name in some area. This technique allows consumers to easily find the page when they conduct search engine searches. A domain name should always be easy to remember. Simplistic domain names increase the amount of visitors who will return when they have a need for the company’s products and services again.
The .com website domains are the most popular domains. The .com part of the extension represents a commercial presence. Therefore, business owners seek such extensions when they are trying to establish themselves as such. It may take a new website owner some time to find the perfect domain name, but trying to work something into a .com variation is a good practice. The .net extension is primarily recognized as the calling card for Internet service providers. However, a .net extension is not a poor extension for garnering attention. The name of the domain is what will bring forth the largest amount of customers. A business owner who is having trouble thinking of a viable domain name can discuss options with an SEO expert.
Registering a domain name is brief process. A new website owner could register a domain today. The first step in the process is finding a site that offers domain registration. Register.com is such a site. Next, the person will have to type the desired domain name into a search bar so the tool can check to see if it’s available. If the domain name is available, the website owner can register it by making a small payment that covers a certain amount of time. Some business owners register for one year at a time while other prefer to have domain name security for several years.
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Bashir, you want to get this one down. Solid points. I built my blog around my name years after I picked my domain. I dug the idea early on but wasn’t true to my site until after I worked the idea into my mind. Gotta vibe with your brand. I left this comment on kingged(dot)com….thanks!
Hi Bashir! Good day to you!
Yes, relevancy of your domain name is important. Others take time and effort to study, to decide, make a poll etc. just to create a domain name that will reflect their image and brand aside from the fact that it should be easy to remember.
I found this post shared on Kingged.com, the Internet marketing social bookmarking and networking site, and I “kingged” it and left this comment.
Well domain name plays a major role in getting our blog to top or helps in effective branding.
really nice article.
Yes, i agree with your point that a domain name plays the most important role and therefore it must be relevant. But i want to ask whether it is really necessary to add the word ‘shoes’ in the domain name of a shoe store. Big companies don’t add any keywords to thier domain names….
Really good article but I don’t think domain name plays any role rankings depends on many more signals.