Domain Name for your business
Domain name is unique to your business. Just like a phone number and the street address, once you have a domain name it is not advisable to change it. Majority of the times the domain name that you would like to obtain and register for your website may already been taken by others. It does take a little bit of effort to research for a domain name and services like Yahoo! or godaddy.com Domain name search could help you in finding a domain name. We could work with you to find a domain name that suits your business and secure the domain name on your behalf.
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Three things to know before you decide on a domain name:
- Relevance to your business
The domain name should be relevant to your business name. Sometimes this is very easy as the domain name that matches with your business name may be available. If your business name is longer or the domain name is not available then you should look for a short relevant domain name that is inline with your business and/or the industry. - Length of your domain name
The technical limitation of the domain name is quite long. For example, it could be 30 characters or so. But, that would not be easy for people to remember or type. A good rule of thumb is to keep the domain name short and sweet; 13 characters or less is a good rule of thumb. - .Com, .Net or other
For all US based businesses it is a good idea to stick with .com domain name. If a domain name of your choice is not available then you may go for .net or .biz. But, always start looking for various possibilities within the .com domain search by keeping the first two rules, mentioned above, in mind.
Look at our how to get your website post to learn about all the things involved in getting a website for yourself or your business.
Btw, we will be able to help in choosing a domain name or help you with the process of selecting a domain name and registering it for you. As part of our service we will pay for first two years of your website domain name and will also host it for you until you decide to design a complete website.
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NENM Team
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