It is not easy to create a domain name. Some good domain names are taken and most of domain names with dot com extension is the most favourable.  If the domain name is taken, I recommend you to use these pro blogging tips and tricks for choosing domain names:

1. Use plural or singular keywords. Please check if your keywords in plural or singular are profitable.
2. Use another extension: dot net, dot info, dot biz and so on.
3. Use numbers instead of words, two becomes 2, and four becomes 4.
4. Use short form instead of full word. Biz instead of business
5. Use hyphen but not too many. One hyphen is enough.
6. Add prefix before domain name or suffix after the domain name. The examples of popular prefix: the, my, all, best, super, top, e, pro, basic. The examples of popular suffix: central, center, guide, a to z, 101, place, point, hub. The suffix can be a company extension such as Inc.

Ideally, we choose a domain name with dot com, without numbers and without hyphen but we also have to follow the main rules for choosing domain names:

• Shorter domain name is the better. For an example: 7rulesimprovement.com is better than sevenrulesimprovement.com which the latter is too long.
• Easy To Spell: if the domain name has triple letters, the name will confuse people and hyphen may do well. For example:business-strategy.com is better than businessstrategy.com
• Easy To Remember: Use simple and less words, 2 or 3 words are better than 4 to 5 words.

Ask for a second opinion from your mentor or your blogger friends and you may find more pro blogging tips and tricks for choosing your domain names. You can register your domain name at Name Cheap Domain and add Whois Privacy if you want to.

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It is better to register domain names separately from the web hosting company if you start pro blogging.

When I first built my website, I didn’t know how to register domain names. I relied on the web hosting provider to register domain names for my website. It happened to be more expensive than the market price. Often, the web hosting provider is not a domain registrar but they are only a reseller. So, there is a possibility they mark up the price for domain name registration. You don’t  even know where they register your domain name. Of course, having domain name registered with your web hosting provider free you from all the work.

This time, I learned about how to register my domain names separately from web hosting provider.

Register Domain Names

Basically, it is easy to register domain names. You just choose the name and the extension, provide your personal or business information and make payment. Please don’t forget to lock the domain names so it can’t be transferred by unauthorized party and do update the Domain Name Server (DNS) pointing to your web hosting.

Transfer Domain Names

For domain transfer, the process involves 2 parties, old domain registrar and new domain registrar.  I had to go back and forth because I  missed some information and I was lack of understanding the whole process.  I needed to unlock the domain name in the old domain registrar and changed the whois information from my web hosting provider to my personal details. Then, I also needed to retrieve the authorization key.  Once the authorization key obtained, the domain transfer could start. It might take 1 to 3 days for the domain transfer to be completed.

I also came to know that we could add some features to domain names such as:

Whois Guard Privacy. All domain names registered must have the accurate personal details of the owner such as email, address and contact number. Whois Guard Privacy is to protect your privacy so  that your personal details will not be exposed to public. Instead, domain registrar contacts will replace your personal details to be visible for public.

SSL Certificates. If you are selling products on your blog or website and receive credit card payment, you may consider install SSL certificates. SSL certificate is to protect and to secure the transaction by encryption.

Encryption according to wikipedia.org is the process of transforming information (referred to as plaintext) using an algorithm (called cipher) to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key. Encryption is also used to protect data in transit, for example data being transferred via networks.

You can view the payment gateway websites which apply SSL certificates such as Paypal. Paypal has a green bar prior to URL and the URL starts with https instead of http.

You can find a reliable domain registrar from Name Cheap Domain. Please note that not all domain names have the same price. It depends on the domain extensions. Dot com is the most popular choice to register domain names for your pro blogging blog. If the domain name is no longer available, you can register domain names for your pro blogging blog under dot net as the second popular choice.

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There are certain rules for choosing domain names for your professional blog.  Please note that a domain name is created forever, you can’t change it. So, do take extra attention. 

7  golden rules for choosing domain names

1. If You Choose Your Name as a Domain Name

This happens when you want a personal branding for your website or blog.

2. Domain Name must be a Mirror of Your Blog Topic

It’s best to create a domain name that reflects your topic or your keywords. If your blog topic is about baby, you can include baby as a domain name. People will have an idea of your blog topic just by seeing your domain name. If you go for generic name “baby, babies, bebe” the domain names are probably taken. So you shall add another word or your trademark. Your keyword can be a domain name too. For example:

• My Precious Baby – you add a word in front of the word baby
• Mia Baby – I add a name in front of the word baby. It’s a trademark. Please don’t add your long name, a nickname will be fine.
• Baby Development – your keywords as a domain name.

Anyhow, use your creativity to create a perfect domain name for your pro blog.

3. Give Your Domain Name a Simple Name

Your Domain Name must be a simple name so that people remember your blog easily. You can use 2 word or up to 3 words for domain name but you must keep them simple and easy to remember.

4. Use English Language for Your Domain Name

If you want to market your pro blog globally, it is best to use English words as your domain name.

5. Register Your Domain Name with Dot Com

Dot com or .com is used worldwide, so it is best choice to register with .com. What if your preferred name is taken? You can go for 2nd choice, dot net or .net.

6. “The, My, A, and” Forms and Plurals for Domain Name

“The, My, A” forms and plurals are tricks to add in domain name if the name itself is already taken. For example: baby.com is not available. You can create domain name with other forms such as The Baby, My Baby, A Baby, Baby and Me or The Babies.

7. Hyphens in Domain Name

You can use one hyphen in your domain name. Too many hyphens in your domain name will confuse people. It is better to use: workathome.com rather than work-at-home.com.

In conclusion, use these 7 golden rules  for choosing domain names for your professional blog. Do ask opinions from your friends or your partner before you register your domain name.

How to Register a Domain name?

Look for domain name registrar such as Name Cheap Domain. When the domain name is taken, you will have suggestions of other domain names extension. Please note that once domain name is registered, you may change it within 3 days.

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