Choosing Your site's Domain Name

There are a lot of companies online that will enable you to register a domain name like Network Solutions which was the original domain name registrar, there are now many less expensive options available. You may want to do some research to find a registrar that meets your needs or contact us for help. Also if this is your first website you may want to check the hosting company to registering your domain name, many hosting companies will register the name for you when you set up your hosting account and some of them will do that for free if you got the hosting with them.

Here are some basic guidelines to assist you in selecting a great domain name:

	Select a domain name that contains your most relevant keyword phrase.
	Your domain name should be easily remembered.
	Avoid using abbreviations or anything that will be difficult for your visitors to remember.
	Keep your domain name as short as possible.
	Select a quality domain name that will grow with your business

There are many domain extensions available, dot.com is still the best choice.