How to Choose the Wrong Domain Name

There are currently eighty million .com domains out there. Okay, it’s a pretty number to be in awe of, but take note that eighty million is also a number that signifies your competition. There are eighty million domains, that means there is a big chance that the domain name you want is taken.

Most people, when faced by the fact that their domain name is taken, they resort to a few solutions. In fact, it’s weird that people are resorting to bastardizing their brand name. Remember, people, your domain is also your brand name. Don’t go adding “e-” something to your domain. People will forget that. Stick to your brand.

Don’t convolute your domain with:

• Hyphens (my-company.com)
• Weird words/letters added to your domain (ecompanyonline.com)
• Totally long domain name that nobody will remember (thisisaverylongdomainnameaniamsureyoullhavetroubletypingthis.com)
• The wrong ccTLD (using .cn when you’re in fact based in the Philippines)

Now guys, tell me what bad domain names you can come up with!

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Choose a Good Domain Name

The internet is big. Google has indexed a trillion domains as of 2008, and the world wide web is getting crowded every single day. Hundreds, if not thousands, of new websites show up. They all vie for attention of the thousands of people who log on day in and day out, and simply put, it’s a cacophony of noise out there.

You have to go beyond the noise.And if you want to create a web presence, you have to  have a good domain name first. Something that people can easily remember.

But in choosing a good domain name, we always go back to the original problem: there are a trillion domains out there. Most good domain names are taken. Would you believe that all 4-letter .com domains are already taken? That just makes it harder to find the domain that’s right for you.

Next: How to choose the WRONG domain name.