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11 steps to buying a domain name that doesn’t suck
By Larry Hendrick | August 17, 2007
Waking up, you remember the dream so vividly. The business plan was presented in its entirety, and the perfect domain name just snapped into place. You’re just dieing dying to head over to GoDaddy and register the domain. It’s short, sweet, and captures the vision of your new venture, perfectly.
Stephan Spencer, at the cnet blog, cautions against buying too quickly. In today’s article, he presents a list of eleven tips for buying a domain name. This list is different from others I’ve read, because he adds particular steps for domains considered used. He suggests ways of researching the history and back links before making that buying decision.
11 steps to buying a domain name that doesn’t suck | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
Whether you’re a multinational Internet retailer or a lone human just entering the web world, there are many things to consider when purchasing a new domain name, not the least of which are core SEO parameters. Following is a list of considerations I’d supply to either entity mentioned above or anyone in between. Some may seem ridiculously obvious, but a friendly reminder won’t hurt.
The best advise involves double meanings when combining certain words together. He uses the example of a website for finding therapists using the domain, www.therapistfinder.com. Stop and look at it.
Spencer’s list brings up several points I’ve never thought about before, but he explains each and makes a good case for using a bit of wisdom.
This is well worth the read if you are in the domain market.
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