Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

5.1

FAQ Overview

The Frequently Asked Questions section lists answers to common questions.

See also:

Do You Have Any Tips For Domain Names?

How Can I Use Words From a Text File?

What do the Unknown and Error Status Mean?

Can You Add Domain XYZ to the Domains List?

Are Pluralized Words in the Thesaurus and Popularity Database?

Can I Have More Than One Word in The Same Position?

Why is the Popularity Rating Shown as Zero?

5.2

Do You Have Any Tips For Domain Names?

Like any brand name, logo, or trademark, your domain name represents part of your business

identity. Customers will associate it with your particular product, service, company or whatever you

are using the domain name for, if you name it correctly. Remember that domain names will

probably be used for several purposes, including your web site, email address, and possibly an ftp

or other server.

If your domain name can be easily remembered then you will attract more customers. People will

use your web site or email address to get immediate and convenient access to the information or

service that you are providing.

Domain names are portable. You can move address, change phone numbers, change Internet

service providers, change the company that hosts your web site, and still keep the same domain

name. This provides an extremely flexible method of keeping in touch with your customers and

users.

Here is a list of tips for choosing good domain names:

DO

 know the domain name format. Domain names can generally be between 2 and 67

characters long (including the extension), and contain the characters a z, 0 9 and    

(hyphen). Some domains have a minimum length of 1 character and others require at least

3 characters. Domain names cannot start or end with     (hyphen). Domain names are not

case sensitive, though it is often useful to display them in advertising with capitalized

words. e.g. www.ShoppingForTheWorld.com. You can now also register multi lingual

domain names.

DO

 know your target audience. Choose domain names that are appropriate for them.

Depending on who you are targeting this could mean choosing names that sound sincere,

cool, current, active, professional, or that use key words from the industry for example.

DO

 keep domain names short and simple. Generally, the shorter the domain name the

easier it is to remember or write down, and the less chance of users noting and

remembering it incorrectly. Restrict the domain name to one, two or three words at most.

(The one exception to this is the next tip). All other things being equal, give preference to

words with fewer syllables and words that are easy to pronounce. Short is good, but don t

use difficult to remember acronyms, such as qmxf.

DO

 register a long domain name containing a list of relevant words for your web site to

achieve a higher ranking in some search engines. It is generally better to separate the

words with hyphens in this case. Several of the major search engines rank web sites much

higher if the search terms are contained in the domain name. You can use up to 63

characters to create a long domain name with keywords and automatically redirect visitors

to the real web site. Some registrars offer the redirect service as standard in their price.

DO

 use the appropriate pluralization. For example, newhomes.com is probably better than

newhome.com if the web site is not relating to "a" particular home.

DO

 use words that can be "visualized". Use words that involve several of the 5 senses

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