Internet Domain Name Confusion – Don’t Be Confused By Domain Names

August 23rd, 2009 admin Posted in dental website optimization No Comments »

It has been said a lot of times that a registered and duly owned domain name is among the most fundamental tools in putting up a business website. The domain name serves as a website’s locator in the World Wide Web, so it is important that it is easy to remember and easy to perceive. By easy to remember, it means it should be short and can be spelled with eyes closed. By easy to perceive, it means that the address strongly suggests what the website is all about.

If you’re selling sunglasses, for instance, and the name of your fictitious company is “sands”, some of the good names are “sands-shades.com”, “sandsshades.com”, “sands-glasses.com”, among many other suggestive permutations. What we basically try to avoid here is customers’ Internet domain name confusion. When the domain name is friendly in the ears and the computer keyboard, there are greater chances for the site to be visited.  If the customer types in a wrongly spelled address, he or she might be directed to another site, and shop in that site.

If you’re serious in establishing your brand in the World Wide Web, you must consider to buy all extensions that carry the name of your website. For instance, if you will use “sands-shades.com”, you must also secure “sand-shades.net”, “sand-shades.org,” “sand-shades.us”, and many other domain name extensions. This way, your competitors don’t have the chance to make fool of your website, buy those extra extensions, and simulate programs in these extensions that divert customers to their website instead of yours.

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Domain Name Idea Generators

July 28th, 2009 admin Posted in dental website optimization No Comments »

By: Sunil Tanna
Are you looking for a domain name for a new web site? Sometimes it can be quite a struggle to find a suitable available domain name, especially a dot com name, for a new web site or business venture. The reason is that domain names are, generally speaking, registered on a first come first served basis – the first person to register any particular name continues to hold it until they either transfer the name to somebody else, or they fail to pay the renewal fees on that domain. Of course, what this means is many of the most obviousdomain names (such as most English words followed by dot com) have been registered a long time ago and are no longer available.

However there is no need to get disheartened. Just because the all obvious domain names may be taken, this does not mean that all the good domain names are taken. Not by a long chalk. The key is to be incentive, flexible and be prepared to consider alternatives. Don’t listen to people who tell you that only the most obvious domain name will do – remember sites like google.com and yahoo.com have been successful even though (perhaps because?) they were not called something obvious like searchengine.com. Indeed, a clever domain name may even be an advantage, as it allows you to build a unique and distinctive brand identity around it.

So how do you find a clever domain name? There are really two parts to it – namely, you and your domain search tools. As far as you are concerned, you need to think laterally and be open-minded (using a thesaurus can also help!). As far search tools are concerned, you should look a online domain name suggestion tools – there are quite a number of web sites that offer them for free – you enter a keyword (remember to use the thesaurus!), and perhaps select a theme, and the suggestion tool will propose names based on your input.

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Sunil Tanna is a Director of Answers 2000 Limited typically performs a variety of duties for the company, and is quite possibly the coolest guy on the planet.




Domain Name Ideas

July 18th, 2009 admin Posted in dental website optimization No Comments »

By: Sunil Tanna

A lot of people say that all the good domain names, and especially all the good dot com names, are already taken. My own experience is however that it is still possible to find plenty of good domain names available to register, but you need to use a little more lateral thinking and be a little more inventive. Here are a few ideas for finding a good available domain name:-

1. Use lateral thinking: Many people just try obvious one and two word combinations, and when the find they are taken give up. You should try use an alternative words and phrases in your searches – you could for example use a thesaurus to help you.

2. Consider using other domain extensions: Most people are looking for a dot com domain, and while it best if you can get one, it can be okay to get a dot net or dot org, especially if your main reason for choosing the name is the keywords it contains.

3. Consider using a domain name idea generator: There are many web sites that can help you search for available domain names based a keyword and a theme or topic that you pick. For example, if you were building a web site for a cleaning business, you might try keywords such as “cleaners” or “cleaning”, and choose a theme based onkey attributes of the business, such as fast service or it being an environmentally friendly cleaning company. You might need to try a few searches, but stick with it, and it shouldn’t be long before you find some good possibilities.
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Choosing Your Domain Name Wisely

July 3rd, 2009 admin Posted in dental website optimization No Comments »

Author: Aakash Shah

Looking to start your website?? First thing you will need is a web domain. Registering a Domain is not as easy as it seems. One has to take view of several points before you buy a domain name. After all it’s the first thing that will lead the visitors to your site.

Today it has become extremely difficult to go and register for domains as there are millions of top level domains (.com, .net. .org etc) are already filling up. This makes it very hard to find a good domain name that’s short and easy to remember and the one that relates to your site, business or product.

The following are the points one should take care of while registering a domain.

Don’t Use domains that are too long. Choose a domain that is short and easy to remember. You will find that the most popular websites today are mainly of one or two word domains. Its easy to remember them. If the domain name you are searching for is not available choose another words with similar meaning.

Try to avoid Hyphens between the words. They are often forgotten and people tend to forget the exact structure. Chances are your visitors may end up visiting a website which may be your competitor.

Try to not use Numbers in your domains.

Try to catch domains that are similar to other famous domain names. This will benefit you to get a good amount of traffic to your website.

Try to use common words with your chosen word or topic. For e.g. If your site is related to templates try templateworld , etemplates, Freetemplates etc. Words like free, blogs etc are most searched terms on the net.

The important thing is to avoid redundancy and capitalize on short and to-the-point words and phrases that are popular, when choosing a good domain name.About the Author:
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Domain Registration

June 17th, 2009 admin Posted in dental website optimization 1 Comment »

By: Smit Mathur

We seem to be living in a society monopolized by a phenomenon called the internet. So, to reach a wider audience and make your business known across the world, we need to select and register a domain name for our business. Choosing a domain name is vital both for an individual or an organization. It is the first and foremost step to help people reach your site and improve your business prospects. It’s an investment to build your brand awareness and spread the word about it. In simple terms, domain names are the IP addresses that give information about websites on the net. Also known as the URL (universal research locator) or the address of your website, they provide information about various aspects of your business on the net. Having a web domain provides us with an online identity. Before we can call any of the domain names as our own, we need to complete the registration process of domain. Domain name registration is becoming increasingly difficult these days. This is due to the fact that most of the top level domains have already been registered by existing websites. So, one finds it hard to get a good domain name for one’s business. An important thing to be kept in mind while going for domain registration is that domain names should be short and easy to remember. They should give information about your product or business. Have you ever wondered why you could easily remember names like google, yahoo or myspace? Well, the answer lies in their short and sweet names. So, the rule of thumb while going for domain registration is not to use more than three words in a name. Many a times, you may get allured by some web hosting companies offering free domain name registration. It’s not a good idea. Never get your domain registration from your web host, even if it’s for free. The reason is that you may, at some point of time, feel the need to change your web hosting company if you get across an interesting plan or simply to increase your web traffic by going to a dedicated server. So, it’s best to go for a reliable registrar for domain name registration of your business while going for a separate company for web hosting of your site. No doubt, you will need to shell out a few extra bucks for getting domain registration from a separate registrar, but this save you from future troubles. Before going for the registration of domain, you must invest sufficient time to research prospective registrars by going through various terms. Do not become influenced by offers of discounted domain registrations or you may end up buying expired domains in the bargain.
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HOW IMPORTANT IS A DOMAIN NAME

May 23rd, 2009 admin Posted in dental website optimization No Comments »

By: Jerry Gayle

If you are a beginner on your first steps towards building a website I would like to try to help make things a little easier from the start. When I first started my quest to join the web I knew absolutely nothing. From experience I’ve learned each step has an affect on the end result. There are many decisions you will have to make on your way to having a website but your domain name is where it starts. Your domain name is what you are calling the site that you are building. So choosing a domain name is important to your site.

Here are some things that I found needs to be thought out carefully:

1.    What is your web site going to be about? Here’s where you need to get as specific with what your goal is for your site. What do you enjoy, if you want to sell a product, then what domain name might make a person think of your product.

2.    To get more free traffic to your site focus on the keywords that people might search for. By keywords I mean if you were selling fishing poles then FISHING POLES would be your keywords.

3.    Try to get a dot com domain name because people are used to remembering a dot com name.

4.    I know when you start out it’s hard to think of just one theme for you web site. If you go too broad with your topic it will make it very hard to get ranked with the search engines. If you haven’t yet, you will read about the word “niche”. This is what I’m talking about. Fishing is a very broad term but fishing poles is very specific. So fishing poles would become your niche.

I hope this helped to make things a little easier for you. I know getting started can be overwhelming at times. If you keep in mind your end goal and put thought in each step then eventually it will all come together.
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5 Domain Name Mistakes To Avoid

April 19th, 2009 admin Posted in dental website optimization 2 Comments »

By: Karen Sielski

One of the early tasks you’ll need to do when creating an online wealth generation machine is picking a domain name, be sure to avoid these common domain name mistakes. Don’t take this step lightly. It is important to take the time to do this step right, even if it takes days. At a minimum, sleep on your choice overnight. It is painful to change your domain name down the road.

First of all, you want your domain name to be congruent with your brand.  You want it to get top search engine results. And YOu want it to generate maximum web traffic.

I personally like to brainstorm with a couple of people for this activity. Each person says every domain name that comes to their mind, no matter how crazy it might seem. It’s actually kind of fun. Make a long list of potential names. Then take a break and come back a day or so later and list any new ideas people came up with.

Now go through and eliminate domain names that are already taken. GoDaddy (www.GoDaddy.com) can provide this information. Many of your best ideas will probably be taken, which is why this step can be difficult. Of the remaining names, eliminate ones that you don’t like. Now eliminate domain names that don’t meet the guidelines below. With the remaining names, vote to determine a winner.

Avoid these 5 common domain name mistakes:

1. Not getting a .com extension. Don’t settle for .net, .info, .ws, .bz, etc. If the .com version is not available, pick a different domain name.

2. Not registering variations of the domain name such as plural and hyphenated versions. If you don’t, your competitors will and they will steal some of your traffic. Domain names are ~$10 per year, get

3. Picking a name that is difficult to spell or say. When you tell someone your domain name, there should be no ambiguity in how to spell it, and they should be able to remember it easily.

4. Not using your main keyterm in your domain. You’ll get a higher relevance score from the search engines if your main keyterm is in your domain name. Higher relevance means more traffic. Use the google keyword tool(https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal) to find a good keyterm.

5. Not owning your name. In addition to any other domain names you purchase, make sure to get your name in the form FirstLast.com. If you have a common name you may have to get creative and use your middle initial or middle name as well. Even if you don’t need your name right away, it’s better to get it before someone else does.

Your domain name is a very important aspect of your online wealth generation machine. Do proper research and avoid these 5 domain name mistakes. The time you spend to pick the right domain name is worth it’s weight in gold.

To receive the information series “Top 15 Ways To Grow Your Business Online”, send an email to kw-online-mktg@aweb.com.

If you want to learn more from Karen on growing your business online visit her blog at http://www.KineticWealth.com/blog
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Karen Sielski is a passionate online wealth builder, using her 20+ years in the high-tech industry to help small businesses, entrepreneurs, and online network marketers successfully grow their businesses online. Karen can be reached via email at karen@kineticwealth.com




5 Domain Name Mistakes To Avoid

April 19th, 2009 admin Posted in dental website optimization No Comments »

By: Karen Sielski

One of the early tasks you’ll need to do when creating an online wealth generation machine is picking a domain name, be sure to avoid these common domain name mistakes. Don’t take this step lightly. It is important to take the time to do this step right, even if it takes days. At a minimum, sleep on your choice overnight. It is painful to change your domain name down the road.

First of all, you want your domain name to be congruent with your brand.  You want it to get top search engine results. And YOu want it to generate maximum web traffic.

I personally like to brainstorm with a couple of people for this activity. Each person says every domain name that comes to their mind, no matter how crazy it might seem. It’s actually kind of fun. Make a long list of potential names. Then take a break and come back a day or so later and list any new ideas people came up with.

Now go through and eliminate domain names that are already taken. GoDaddy (www.GoDaddy.com) can provide this information. Many of your best ideas will probably be taken, which is why this step can be difficult. Of the remaining names, eliminate ones that you don’t like. Now eliminate domain names that don’t meet the guidelines below. With the remaining names, vote to determine a winner.

Avoid these 5 common domain name mistakes:

1. Not getting a .com extension. Don’t settle for .net, .info, .ws, .bz, etc. If the .com version is not available, pick a different domain name.

2. Not registering variations of the domain name such as plural and hyphenated versions. If you don’t, your competitors will and they will steal some of your traffic. Domain names are ~$10 per year, get

3. Picking a name that is difficult to spell or say. When you tell someone your domain name, there should be no ambiguity in how to spell it, and they should be able to remember it easily.

4. Not using your main keyterm in your domain. You’ll get a higher relevance score from the search engines if your main keyterm is in your domain name. Higher relevance means more traffic. Use the google keyword tool(https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal) to find a good keyterm.

5. Not owning your name. In addition to any other domain names you purchase, make sure to get your name in the form FirstLast.com. If you have a common name you may have to get creative and use your middle initial or middle name as well. Even if you don’t need your name right away, it’s better to get it before someone else does.

Your domain name is a very important aspect of your online wealth generation machine. Do proper research and avoid these 5 domain name mistakes. The time you spend to pick the right domain name is worth it’s weight in gold.

To receive the information series “Top 15 Ways To Grow Your Business Online”, send an email to kw-online-mktg@aweb.com.

If you want to learn more from Karen on growing your business online visit her blog at http://www.KineticWealth.com/blog
About the Author:

Karen Sielski is a passionate online wealth builder, using her 20+ years in the high-tech industry to help small businesses, entrepreneurs, and online network marketers successfully grow their businesses online. Karen can be reached via email at karen@kineticwealth.com




How To Choose A Great Domain Name For Your Website

March 17th, 2009 admin Posted in dental website optimization No Comments »

By: James Thompson

How do you choose a great domain for your personal or business website? Depending on what you’re planning to do with your site, this can seem like a big decision. However, bear in mind that you are not stuck with the domain name you choose. You may opt to change it down the road, without affecting the content of your site (your site will stay the same, even if you change the URL address).

Did you also know that you can purchase multiple domain names (web addresses) and have them re-direct to the same site? It’s true. This is a good choice if you are debating between two or more domain names. A good example of this would be if you have a big company, let’s say Microsoft. You obviously want your customers to find you through Microsoft.com but you may also want them to be able to find you if they type WindowsXP.com into their address bar. Most major companies have thought of this and it helps sustain their branding initiatives and keeps their customers connected due to being more universally reachable.

A domain name is an important decision, though, no matter whether you choose to have just one or multiple. If your site is for personal use, it is less of a big issue. Let’s say you have a talent or craft that you want to show to people (such as photography, music, or a personal blog). You can simply use your first and last name (like johnharrison.com) as your domain. However, depending how common your name is, there is a chance this is already taken. If you are a photographer, you could add photography into the name (johnharrisonphotography.com).

If your site is a business, even if it’s a small business, a strong, intuitive and memorable domain name is critical. All 3 of these characteristics are important in choose your site’s URL.

Your business domain name needs to be strong from a marketing standpoint. If you advertise, you’ll want to have the ad say your domain name. It should therefore be something catchy you’re proud to have potential customers type into their browsers.

The domain name you choose for your company should be intuitive, because you may get customers who hear about you in passing and are just guessing. Let’s say your business is called Water City Auto. The logical domain name is watercityauto.com. If you choose something different (like wcauto.com) your customers and potential customers won’t be able to just figure it out if they are trying to find you online.

The domain name also needs to be memorable, for obvious reasons! You want people to keep coming back!

Remember that, although you should choose carefully, your domain name can be changed if you ever want to change it. You do usually have to pay a registrar (such as Yahoo domains) a yearly fee to have one. So don’t be flippant about choosing your domain name. However, don’t over-stress about it.
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Your Domain Name – How Important It Really Is For Your Website

March 8th, 2009 admin Posted in dental website optimization No Comments »

By: Sharon Zolna
One of the most important steps in creating your website is to choose a Domain Name.

A Domain Name is the address of your website on the Internet. It consists of up to 67 basic characters. You can’t use any special characters, e.g. #, &, etc. in your Domain Name, only letters and numbers. You can, however, use underscores and hyphens to separate the words.

Your Domain Name should be relatively short (three words or less) and also be easy to remember and spell. Imagine trying to find the following website on the Internet: rememberpetsthebeststoreontheinternet.com. This looks like a long version of some of the vanity license plates on cars – and you know how hard they are to decipher! If you use a long Domain Name, your visitors will have to really look hard to determine what your name really is.

It is a good idea to actually spell certain Domain Name words that people will use to search for your website. For example, if you want your domain name to be ‘happiness through candy.com’, you have a better chance of getting traffic by using the word ‘through’ rather than ‘thru’.

But don’t be surprised if you find a website called ‘happinessthrucandy.com’. There are many people out there who will jump at the chance to register any misspellings of popular Domain Names and grab your visitors. So, try to register both Domain Names to be sure that you get all of the traffic.

Adding hyphens between the words of your Domain Name lessens the chance of people misreading your actual name. Consider the first above example of a long Domain Name. If you added hyphens it would look like: remember-pets-the-best-store-on-the-internet.com. Not a great choice for a Domain Name but at least it is readable and more memorable than the first example without hyphens.

You should always register your Domain Name with the extension of ‘.com’ which means that your website is commercial. This is what most people expect to see when searching for your website although it is also a good idea to try to register your Domain Name with ‘.net’ and ‘.org’ extensions for added protection. If someone has your Domain Name ending in ‘.net’ you could easily lose visitors which could lead to fewer sales.

It is relatively easy to register your Domain Name. There are many Domain Name Services who will check the availability of your selected Domain Name and, if the name is already being used, they will give you a number of available website names using your keywords in the Domain Name. You can then choose another name and register it as your Domain Name.

Most Domain Name Services have monthly, yearly or multiple yearly fees. They are generally inexpensive and you should take advantage of the many sales that are often offered. Just Google ‘domain names’ and you will get a large number of websites from which to choose to register your Domain Name.

Domain Name registration is one of the most important steps when creating your website.

If you would like more information about Domain Names and other elements of a website, I have just written a free ebook on website creation.

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Sharon Zolna is an author of numerous articles as well as being an instructor of website creation for an online business and other related fields. Please visit her website at: http://www.newwebsiteteacher.com and sign up for frequent tips on creating your own online business website.
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Sharon Zolna is an author of numerous articles as well as being an instructor of website creation for an online business and other related fields. Please visit her website at: http://www.newwebsiteteacher.com/index2.html and sign up for frequent tips on creating your own online business website.