1. What is a domain name?
A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System (DNS)-Wikipedia.
Godday.com a top web hosting company in the US points out that, a domain name, is like a street address for a house or business.
It is your physical address on the internet thanks to an internet protocol (IP) which helps to identify information online.
Example of domain names include: ransbiz.com, 2545bc.com, healthplero.com, mtncameroon.net, google.com and you can continue naming. You don’t have to boarder so much about the functioning of this as a blogger, may be later. As a blogger, you should be interested in choosing your own name like the ones sited in the examples above. Am I right?
How do I choose a domain name?
Bloggers are often challenged with which domain name to use and sometimes how to choose a domain name given the variety of options that exist out there. Here are some tips that will help this blogger choose the domain name.
1. Uniqueness
Your domain name should be unique. Avoid using names that are too popular.
Choose a name related to health; search the name on Google or Bing. If you see more than ten pages showing results for word page, then consider trying another one. You should want to start something new. Make it look new and unique. Make sure your website is not confused with some popular websites.
healthpleromana for our a health blog is a good domain name.
2. Dot com domain first
The three most popular domain extensions are .com,.net and .org.
I recommend you start with a .com extension as many people already are used to it. If you consider expanding your blog to may be a business in the future, then should buy all three .com .net and .org extension.
Hostgator.com recommends .com domains too.
This does not mean choosing other extensions will make your blog unknown. This point is important to those concerned with branding and name recognition. There are several options you can consider depending on your location. For example:.com .cn, .com.ng,.cm,.fr,.de,.guru,.co.za etc. If you want to use a domain extension specific to your country, then search ‘’ your country domain extensions on google or meet hosting companies in your country’’. I can also help you do this!
3. The name should be easy to type/remember.
It is very easy to type yahoo,ransbiz, google ,facebook than a name like healthcommuinitymanagementboard.
Choosing a short name makes it easy for readers to remember your blog. Ensure that the short name is easy to remember too. A mixture of vowels and consonants makes it great.
So this might. What about bbc.om and cnn.com? They are doing great right? Ok, so you have to be smart too.
This does not mean the long names should be left out. Up to 67 characters are allowed. If you consider using a longer name, make sure it is easy to remember.
I am not a fan of long domain name. Sometimes I get very lazy to type long words which make me think like a lazy man. I like twitter.com, 2545b.com, bing.com and more. So my recommendation is the short and simple domain name.
4. The name should be easy to remember
I remember a client of mind who wanted to a blog to write about the activities of a cultural organization.
Here is the domain name he suggested to be used ‘’begmehefahfahmilahwi’’. This is in a dialect in Cameroon which means we will do the work in this county. In ten people that visit a site like this, I don’t think up to 3 will be able to remember such a name. To make your domain easy to remember make sure you consider the following.
a) Choose a good letters it you want a long name or just keep it short
b) Avoid hyphes(-), commas(,) and other signs like *,+,_^ & in your domain name.
This means if healthpleromana.com is taken, we should not try health-pleromana or insert other sign to maintain the name. Consider other options.
c) Don’t make it complex like my client did.
I noticed the used of hyphenated names on some websites in Cameroon and other countries. I had to do a research on why people are doing this even the professionals . I found out two main reasons:
i. It helps search engines to distinguish your keywords better
ii. To keep the name of the business
I don’t still recommend clients to use hyphens. I believe in originality.
5. Avoid tricky domain names.
One mistake bloggers make is choosing a domain name that does not match their content.
Imaging your type the key words, best mobile phones and your find a domain name say ‘’bestmobilephones.cm’’ . Upon clicking on the domain name you land on a web page talking about weight loss. It looks weird righ
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