SEO Tips to Select Domain Name

Good domain name will help you a lot in many ways. It may even get you free visitors! Here are few things that a domain name must have,

1. Go for a short domain

Well, people always want to keep things short. I have seen many who really find difficult to type a big domain name and they even avoid it because they are sluggish to type. Is there any characters limit? Well there are no written rules but I would suggest keeping it below 10 characters. Anything above 10 will be annoying. The four letter and five letter domains are really doing well these days.

If you are focusing on a big keyword then break it into half and buy the domain name. This will also help you rank when you optimize it for the long keyword. Remember one thing, do not break the keyword and buy the domain name.

2. Easy to spell

Make sure that it is easy to spell. This will also indirectly help you to remember the domain names easily and effectively. Do not buy a domain name like ytut65ytty.com. lolz, this will only get you 0 visitors daily . Avoid using some complex English words as you must also focus on countries which speak English as second language.

3. Have a .COM or .NET extension

It has been proved that .COM or .NET extension domains are really doing well in the Search Engine results that then other .info or other extensions. This will automatically create a brand and authority to your site/Blog.

If you are starting an organization then better go for .ORG domain. However I would suggest searching for .COM domain as many people type a domain name with .com extension in their address bar. So the choice is yours! A domain of .NET or any other extension may make you lose some visitors.

4. Avoid using hyphens or numbers

Do not use any hyphens or numbers in the domain name as it will reduce the brand of the site. People will generally forget to put the hyphens in between the word so they will move to other site. Number will confuse people as they are hard to remember. Some letters and numbers like “2” and “to” confuse people. So try avoiding those!