Tips for Choosing Your Domain Name
If you are wondering what domain name to get for your company, today’s column comes from the experts at Eat My Words - a boutique naming firm in San Francisco. They have shared these tips for choosing a good domain name.
1. Don’t give up on a great brand name if the domain is out of reach.
2. Don’t give up on a great brand name even when the domain appears to be in use.
3. Don’t think just because a site is “parked” that the price is astronomical.
4. Don’t think “not for sale” is written in stone.
5. Don’t name your company something just because the domain name is available on GoDaddy for $9.95.
6. Don’t get a domain name that is spelled differently than it sounds like Naymz or Takkle.
7. Don’t leave out vowels ala Flickr.
8. Don’t put dots in your name like del.icio.us.
9. Don’t come up with your name over a bottle of wine.
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