Have YOU registered a business domain name for your company yet?
If not, then it should be high on your list of priorities if you want to ensure your preferred domain name is not taken by another company with a similar name.
Here are a few guidelines that should help you to choose a good domain name for your business...
1. Choose a domain name that conveys the nature of your business as well as the name of the company.
2. If the domain name that best fits your company name has already been taken e.g. Johnsmithscleaning.co.uk consider variations on the name that might still be available. For example Johnsmithscleaningservices.co.uk This name is quite lengthy but at least it contains extra keywords which should help get more results for various search phrases used.
3. Ideally, the length of the domain name should be kept reasonably short if possible because it's easier for potential customers to remember if they want to return to your website.
4. It's worth considering to purchase not only the best domain name that closely resembles your business name, but also consider buying domain names that are helpful in driving traffic to your main website. Web forwarding can be used to redirect people to your main site from another registered domain. Or a one page promotional page can also be used for a similar purpose or for collecting emails of enquirers.
5. Always choose a reliable company with a good reputation that has been recommended by someone who has used them before. I like to use 123-Reg for registering domains because they make the process of configuring domain names easy, and they are very affordable.
For more information about choosing a business domain name go to:
www.business-domain-name.co.uk
