Purchase Domain Name and Registration

Domain Name Availability and Purchase a Domain Name

Before you even start to check the domain name availability you should make a list of desirable domain names. What I mean by desirable domain names is a domain name that is easy to remember, relates to your type of small business, and may help in your search engine position. This is not a biggy, but it may help you to attain a better position on the search engines, if you build a search engine optimized website.

There is controversy as to whether or not using hyphens helps. I prefer the domain name to be all one word and my folders (directories) and file (page names) hyphenated related to the keywords or subject content. A none hyphenated domain name is easier to remember.

When you are ready to purchase your domain name it is usually best to purchase the domain name through a web hosting company that can host your website, if they have a discount for your domain name annual payment.

Be sure to read our hosting webpage, there are some important considerations you may want to consider before making your decision about which web hosting company to use.

Domain Name Registration

Domain name registration usually refers to registering your website with the various search engines and directories, however, to some it may refer to purchasing the domain name.

An area of great caution when registering your website with the various search engines is do it yourself or find another high traffic website that will place a link to you.

Most search engines to not like automated registrations and love finding new websites through other websites links, this is especially important if you are using search engine optimization for your primary marketing (exposure) of your website, automated registration companies or programs are not a good idea.

Internet small business resources

• United States Small Business Administration
• Counselors of America's Small Business (Score)