Picking a domain name is one of the most important thing every entrepreneur goes through. It is indeed not easy, but we have compile a simple guide on how you can choose the best domain name for your business without spending days or even months scratching your head of which name you should go for.
The domain name should be matching with your brand name. If you already have a brand, that's simple. You just need to type in your brand name and add a domain extension like Socialectric.com.
But that would be too easy.
Most of us start from the ground up, so you probably don't know where to start with the name. That's not all. Some company was established before they register for a domain name, unfortunately, the domain name that matches their brand name was taken. Now they either have to buy the domain name they want with a ridiculous amount of money (not guaranteed), or they can start finding the domain name first before they name their brand. Here's how:
There are many groups of Top-level domains including
Most of us don't even know what they are, but the seven generic top-level domains are the ones we care about. Why? Because they are easy to remember, trustworthy to the Search Engine, and they are often cheaper than other type of domain extensions.
.com (commercial)
.org (organization)
.net (network)
.int (international)
.edu (education)
.gov (government)
.mil (military)
There are also other top level domain names that we start to see many companies have started to adopt like
.io (for Technology, Gaming and Start-up Firms)
.design (for Graphic Art and Fashion)
.business (for Businesses)
.co (Columbia)
.community (for Community)
.info (for Information)
Here is an example on how to pick your domain name
Here are some examples of unintentional inappropriate domain names:
You see. The result can be funny as well as devastating to your business if you forgot to check how you match two or more keywords together.
Still unsure of what name to pick or no keywords idea, check out these free business name generator tools below: