Dot Com’s used to be the only thing you could purchase in the past. Then came along the .net’s and everyone else who wanted to cover the domain world. If your business name is not available in .com, you could pick anther domain code. Or if you already have a .com name and wanted to expand your business name to .net or another domain. Lots of companies have a .com and .net address. Dot info is another popular choice today and many domains are still available for it.
The question still stands. What domain should you choose? It all depends on your business needs. Unless you can get a short .com name that fits your business; you should probably consider something else. The popularity of your web domain will have nothing to do with .com, .net, or anything you choose. If you are lucky enough to get a short .com name, that’s your best bet. You don’t have to go with a .com name though. Dot us is another popular domain and there are lots of domain names still available. I would say go with availablility and convienence for you.
It doesn’t matter what you go with. Chances are, most people won’t come to your website until you start advertising it anyway. Remember, advertising is an important role in any business website. If you have a good marketing team to advertise your new business; you won’t have any problems. So in reality, it doesn’t really matter what you pick for a domain name. Sure if you have a .com people may find your website by chance. But if your domain name is large, don’t count on it.
I actually choose .com over anything else, just because I am a woman of habit. I have always known .com and I feel more comfortable with .com. There is a newer, younger, generation, that is learning to use all internet tools and options to their advantage. So I may be wrong to tell you that you should go with a .com name when choosing your domain name. Your business domain name is very important. It should be a name that fits your business.
There are tons of successful .net and .us around the web already. Dot net has been around for about ten years now. Yet, there are lots of .net’s available. You could even buy a domain that was another business that went out of business. Lots of people hold old domain names just in case they need them someday. Most of the people that hold web domains, hold them because they want to sell them cheap. In most cases a company will go out of business and they don’t want that web domain anymore. The problem with having a domain specific to your business name; is, if something happens, who will want that web domain? Not many people will want to have anything to do with a name like harrysboogers.com, unless they have a business in the same idea.
So it doesn’t really matter what you pick as a domain. The important part is what you pick for the business name in the domain. If your name is Elvis and you sell sunglasses; you should try and name your domain elvisshades.com, .net, org, or whatever you feel more comfortable with naming it. When someone finds your web domain, it really won’t matter to them what comes after your business name. Like I said, your marketing team will put your website in search engines through advertising and marketing.
If anyone has any questions about picking a domain name, don’t hesitate to ask me. I can help you pick a domain that will be best for your business. Thanks for stopping by everyone, see you tomorrow.
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