Business Domain Name

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Domain Name - Address

1. Domain Name

2. Hosting

3. Website

Two Parts

Two Parts to a Domain Name

Name Extension

Name - Guidelines

• Short

• Easy to Remember

• Easy to Type

• Comprised Of• Name of Your Business (Business Domain)

• Keyword (Keyword Domain)

• Both (Combination Domain)

Name - Business Domain

• Name of Your Company

• www.JoesPlumbing.com

• Easy to Remember

• Easy to Type (usually)

Name - Keyword Domain

• Major Keyword of Service

• www.PlumbingBoise.com

• Exact Match Domains for Keyword• Domain contains exact phrase that describes the services you provide

and/or a Geographic Location

• Great for Search Engine Rankings

Name - Combo Domain

• Combines Business Name and Keyword

• www.JoesPlumbingBoise.com

• Great for Search Engines

• Name of Company

• Slightly harder to remember

• Great compromise for most businesses

Name - Avoid Hyphens

• Hyphen use in Domain Names

• www.Joes-Plumbing.com

• Difficult to Remember, Type and Say

• Avoid

• Only use if you HAVE to

Domain Extensions

• Ending of a Domain Name

• .com, .net, .org, .gov

• Designates type of business

• Treated differently by search engines

Domain Extensions

• Stick to these extensions

• .com (preferred)

• .net

• .org

• .co

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