DOMAIN NAME



In our brick & mortar world you can distinguish a business from its structure, signs and window display. You can easily tell that a bank is a bank and a clothing store a clothing store. On the internet it is a different ball game as a domain name is your initial clue to a business. A prospective visitor will have no idea what a site is all about until he or she clicks and reads it first. It becomes essential that an internet business visibility starts right from the domain name.

Who can tell that Amazon sells books or Google is a search engine. Picking the right domain name can spell your success online and enable you stand out from the crowd.

The need to provide immediate clue to an internet business led to the prevalence of generic names. Generic names provide users with idea and what to expect of the site they're about to visit. For example, Toys is a toy store which matchmaker is a dating site. The temptation for generic names has been so intensed that people and corporations are paying ridiculously high amount of money to acquire the name they desire.

The domain name Loans as well as Wines was purchased for $3million each. Telephone and Bing was acquired for $1.75million and $1.1million respectively. However generic name do not create the buzz you'd love surrounding your website. Branding has always been about the right names: MCDonald's did not called their store Hamburger, Hert not named car rental, Kodak not photograph nor Microsoft a computer software.

For better branding result you should consider the following hints.

* The domain name should not be lengthy

* The domain name should be simple

* It should describe your business category

* It should be easy to read and interpret

* It should be easy to remember

* It should not be hard to spell

The cost of domain name varies and can be registered for a period of one to ten years. Upon expiration ensure you register your domain on-time. You will be astonished at the number of times people have lost their domain names to competitors.

HOSTING SERVICE

Alright, let's begin where the internet starts: with a host I presumed. A host is a server offering a home for a website on the World Wide Web. Just like PC contain files, so a host contain all files required for a website functionality. You may want to ask, why can't you keep all those files on your personal computer? That would mean prospects would have to connect directly to your computer to access your website and that doesn't sound like a good idea. It wouldn't be secured and that would make your PC run like an exhausted snail. With a host you can simply upload every thing you want and user can easily access your web page at any given time. It lets your web page run faster and also enabling additional features for security e.t.c

Choosing a good host is the first important step towards building a successful internet business. Web hosting service varies from absolutely free, shared to large scaled dedicated machine. You will have to decide which is best for you.

You choice of server depend on how much resources you have within your disposal and how much you plan to grow in the future. In my own opinion, a free hosting is a waste of time for commercial site. You visitors will get blasted with irritating pop-ups every time they visit your web page. It would be impossible to gain a decent position in the search engine and you don't even get to have a real business URL. However is possible to begin with a cheaper host and later mover on as the business picks up.

One of the most vital factors in choosing a web host is the customer service you receive upon joining.

There are numerous technical challenges that can arise once you have your own website, and if you don't have a truly committed web hosting company to give you support and assistance, you could stand the chance of losing your business. Believe me, I have seen numerous thriving internet businesses fall apart as a result of choosing the wrong hosting company. When hosting service is cheap, there is a reason for it. With a web hosting service, you get exactly what you pay for.

I hope your find this article informative and helpful.