The domain name is the first thing you consider when starting a blog.
Domain names represent your brand as well as your products. And it’s tied to your blog for life.
Surely you want users to easily find your site.
So take your time to find the best domain name from the start.
If you are having trouble choosing a domain name, in this article I share a few criteria to choose a good domain name . Besides, I also introduce a few tools to help you in the domain name search process.
A few tips to find the perfect domain name
1. Keep it short
If you choose a long domain name, it will be difficult for customers to remember your website. You yourself also have difficulty promoting a website with a long domain name. The best domain name is only 15 characters long.
2. Use keywords
In the past, people often tended to choose the domain name that matches the keyword (EMD – Exact Match Domain), for example muabannhanhdienmay. Because websites with this domain name often have high rankings in Google search results for that keyword. But now in the eyes of Google, domain names that match keywords are no longer worth SEO.
Even sites that exactly match keywords with low quality content are easy to get penalized by Google.
Matt Cutts, head of web spam protection, recommends using a brand name domain. For example, branded domain names can be mentioned as Google, Facebook or Yahoo.
In short, you should not be too concerned about the domain name that must contain the keywords you want to rank for on Google.
3. Choose the domain extension
There are many domain extensions for you to choose from:
.com, .org,.net, .com.vn, .info and so on.
The .com domain name extension is still the most popular. It should be your top priority. But if you open a website targeting the Vietnamese market, you can choose .com.vn
4. Limit the use of numbers and dashes
Numbers and hyphens can make it difficult for users to enter website addresses. Because they are not sure if they remember correctly or not.
5. Avoid choosing domain names that have been penalized
One point to note when choosing a domain name, you must make sure the domain name has a clean record. Because most likely the domain name you intend to register has been used by someone in the past. And their page for some reason is penalized by Google. The penalty here is that Google no longer indexes a web page. The site will never be found through a Google search
To make sure the domain name you choose is brand new, use archive.org . You enter the domain name you intend to choose. If there are results returned, it means that the domain name has been used.
To check if a domain name is “clean”, you can use the following website:
Pixelgroove helps you check if a domain name has a criminal record in the eyes of Google.
Some tools to help you find domain names
1. Domainsbot
With Domainsbot, you have a list of options to search for a single domain. For example it gives you a list of synonyms for the keyword you entered. From the search results returned, you can immediately register the domain name. Just click the Buy button, choose a domain registrar.
2. Namemesh
This is my favorite tool. Personally, I rate it as the best tool. With Namemesh you will easily find the domain name you like. Just enter the keyword Namemesh and it will return results classified into 8 groups: common, new, short extra, similar, seo, fun, mix.
So you have many options to find a suitable domain name.
3. Panabee
An interesting feature of Panabee that checks domains on social networks. Because usually after having a domain name, you will open a fanpage or twitter account that matches the domain name.
That way, you’ve got all the information you need in choosing the right domain name.
Hope you find the domain name you like.
