{"id":275,"date":"2021-06-03T13:55:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T08:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citiesagencies.com\/in\/?p=275"},"modified":"2021-06-03T13:55:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T08:25:41","slug":"7-characteristics-of-a-good-domain-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citiesagencies.com\/in\/ideas\/7-characteristics-of-a-good-domain-name\/","title":{"rendered":"7 characteristics of a good domain name"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-justify\">A good domain name is the blood of a website. And every business should be careful while deciding the domain name for their brand\u2019s website because it is like naming a child, while child\u2019s name can be common, domain name can\u2019t be common. It is very important as it represents you in front of your audience which may become your potential customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">So what are some characteristics of a good domain name for your website? Let\u2019s find that out in the subsequent sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citiesagencies.com\/in\/ideas\/what-is-the-function-of-domain-name-in-seo\/\">What is the function of domain name in SEO?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s dive right in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7 characteristics of a good domain name \u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citiesagencies.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/good-domain-name-citiesagencies-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"good domain name\" class=\"wp-image-276\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Easy to remember<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">It would be wrong to say that every short domain would be easy to remember instead sometimes the short domain name can be hard to remember as well maybe because they does not make any sense.&nbsp;Sometimes&nbsp;long&nbsp;domain names&nbsp;are easy to remember. For instance, \u201cfashiontre.com\u201d looks larger&nbsp;than \u201cfhontr.com\u201d but the latter one is surely&nbsp;hard to remember and the former one is easy to remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Even when it is short it should make sense. And narrow down it if it consists more than necessary\u00a0information. For example, \u201cfashionstreet.com\u201d is better and suitable than \u201cthefashionstreetworld.com\u201d. So remove\u00a0the unnecessary elements and keep it just what the\u00a0user\u00a0needs to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Short and precise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">It is\u00a0evident\u00a0that short words are easy to remember than long\u00a0words. And It will amaze\u00a0you to know that majority\u00a0of the possible domain names consists of just 3 to 4 letters and the one with 5 letters are no longer in <a href=\"https:\/\/techgnext.com\/topics\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">business<\/a>. There is no sure-shot number of letters that makes a domain name successful but yes it should be between 3 to 4 letters and below 10 characters.\u00a0It\u00a0should not\u00a0go beyond 20 characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Should align with your site niche<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">It should be such that allows the user to get an idea of what he can expect to find in your website.\u00a0It should align\u00a0with the niche\u00a0of\u00a0your\u00a0website or the kind of your website. If you run a website on beauty\u00a0blogs then your domain name should reflect that. Otherwise\u00a0the user would get confused\u00a0and it\u00a0will not create\u00a0a good impression\u00a0of your brand\u00a0on the user that visits your website. Always use an English name as it gives\u00a0a worldwide reach to your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Easy to spell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">It must\u00a0be easy to spell too. Have a simpler one which is easy to spell because if it is hard to spell\u00a0then it\u00a0can send your visitor to a wrong website which will benefit from your mistake. Avoid domain names that consists of repeating letters for example, how many\u00a0people are confused between the word \u2018possession\u2019 and \u2018possesses\u2019 so avoid hard to spell words.\u00a0And also avoid typos and spelling errors\u00a0as it can divert all your traffic to the right spelled one. At the end always check\u00a0there is no spelling mistake while finalizing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Consist your brand name<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Brand names are the ones that allow your visitors recognize your products.\u00a0They don\u2019t make any sense many a times\u00a0but they stand out because of their unique nature. For example, Google, it doesn\u2019t\u00a0have any\u00a0meaning\u00a0in the dictionary but it is a name that people recognize easily.\u00a0Another example is \u2018Sony\u2019, the title itself is meaning less but because it is a big brand, it is popular and used\u00a0as a domain name. So you can make an easy to recognize\u00a0domain name. Having an innovative,\u00a0creative, and unique\u00a0brand name can make your domain name easy to recognize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Global presence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">A\u00a0global domain name is very important and fruitful\u00a0as it widens your reach to the audience. For instance, \u201cfashionstreet.com\u201d would\u00a0draw more traffic than \u201cfashionstreet.info\u201d or \u201dfashionstreet.in\u201d etc. This is because\u00a0country specific extensions limits the flow of users to your site. Keeping\u00a0\u201c.com\u201d as the extension will give you a reach to the audience all around the world and not just limited\u00a0to audience of your country.\u00a0It is possible\u00a0that you may not get the domain name of your choice possibly because it already exists,\u00a0then\u00a0what? You have to make changes\u00a0in your name\u00a0accordingly. It is always advisable to use \u201c.com\u201d for good results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Don\u2019t include numerals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">This is one of the biggest&nbsp;mistakes&nbsp;you can do. Using numerals&nbsp;in domain name can create a lot of confusion. For example, if you tell somebody your domain name is \u201cfood2health.com\u201d then it can&nbsp;confuse&nbsp;the person, he might&nbsp;think that it is \u201cfoodtohealth.com\u201d or \u201cfoodtwohealth.com\u201d and nobody would like to search all the \u2018possible combinations\u2019, so avoid using numerals&nbsp;as it can create a lot of confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrapping up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">There are many complex processes involved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citiesagencies.com\/in\/web-development\/\">website development<\/a>. Determining a good domain name is a vital part of this process. The right one\u00a0for your website can make a lot of difference in the traffic that your website\u00a0draws, sales\u00a0that your business\u00a0can make\u00a0and the leads generation. So follow these above mentioned tips and try to accommodate\u00a0these characteristics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more interesting and informative articles, just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citiesagencies.com\/contact\/\">get in touch<\/a> with us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good domain name is the blood of a website. And every business should be careful while deciding the domain name for their brand\u2019s website because it is like naming a child, while child\u2019s name can be common, domain name can\u2019t be common. 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