Domain Name Registration and Hosting

Domain Name Registration and Hosting

Even before a website is created, you should get your domain name. Choosing an appropriate domain name is essential to your website success. You want a name that will reflect your business, something that is professional, yet catchy enough to grab the attention of search engine visitors, and it should contain at least one keyword. The name that you choose will directly impact the success of your business.

When a potential customer is doing a search on the Internet, they use specific keywords for that search. If the domain name does not match the services that you offer, you will get fewer visitors to your site. It is imperative to the survival of your business that everything is as perfect as it can be.

When choosing a domain name, keep it short and use keyword(s) that describe your business services. If the company name does not describe your services, do not use it as your domain name. It tends to confuse and frustrate the potential client and they will find another site. Also, Google offers a page rank system, which ranks the website for content and by name. If you use the company name as your domain name, and the content does not have anything to with the domain name, then your website will receive a low ranking.

Some experts believe that by using the extension .com for your domain name will give a website more credibility. There are thousands of companies that you can purchase a domain name but I recommend BetterWebBusiness.com for the small price ($8.95 or less) and ease of use. You can check domain name availability there also. It's not easy to find a domain name these days, but at BetterWebBusiness.com you'll find that the service will help you with suggestions based on the domain names you check, and retain those names that you find that are available, allowing you to continue searching before you choose the one (or more) that you prefer.

Another thing that I appreciate about BetterWebBusiness.com is the fact that you can buy your domain name and hosting at the same place, yet have full control of each. Experts, including myself, have said that purchasing your domain name from the company you are also purchasing hosting from is a mistake. But that's only when you don't have control of them yourself. When you don't have control it creates enormous problems if you decide to switch web-hosting companies. Many hosting providers offer free domain names with hosting, however it's not often that you have full control of them.

I now purchase all of my domain names and hosting from BetterWebBusiness.com and have been for over 1-1/2 years. I'm very pleased with the service and uptime.

However, you will find that there are a lot of choices as to where to host your site and the packages available. If you are just starting out, a small package would be the best choice. For instance at BetterWebBusiness.com you can get hosting with an adequate amount of space for as little as $3.95 per month. A medium sized package can be purchased for as little as $8.95 per month. You can even get Virtual and Dedicated servers there, but that goes beyond the scope of this article.

You'll find that wherever you can save money to start out, the better, because there are probably more costs than you realize at first. With a small web hosting package, the payments are smaller, but so is the space you are allotted. However, if you are an established business, and already have clients, it is probably a good idea to purchase one of the larger packages. Generally you have several choices as to packages. The advantages of the larger packages are that you get more space for your website, as well as more email addresses.

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