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An online presence is crucial to the success of your business. Most consumers search online for local products and services. If you don’t have a business domain name, that means people are searching for — and not finding — your business online.

A domain name can serve as your distinct identity on the internet. If you want to promote yourself, your brand, or your business, a specialized domain name is essential.

A domain that is tailored to your needs will make you look professional and capable and can boost your presence on the web so you get noticed. If you’re starting a business, a domain name search can help you become discoverable and accessible to the world. We’ve got some fantastic tips to help you discover the most suitable name for your needs.

The first step to building your online presence is to secure a domain name..

Here’s what a domain name can do for your business:

Accessibility.
Your actual store might open its doors from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but a domain name is available 24/7. You can use your domain name to build a website that provides important information, such as your store hours, phone number, location, and descriptions and images of your products and services. You can even connect with customers personally through a blog.

Brand Protection.
If you don’t register a domain name and create a site for your business, someone else might. In fact, we recommend registering multiple domain names to ensure brand protection. For more information, see “Why should I register more than one domain name?” within the 8th FAQ below.

Professional Email.
Did you know that when you register a domain name, you can create custom, professional email addresses? For example, if your site is coolwidget.com, then you can create email addresses like info@coolwidget.com and sales@coolwidget.com. Having your email address at your business name is much more professional and established than using a generic free email service.

Promotion.
Even if you aren’t selling products and services online, you can use a domain name to promote your brick-and-mortar business. For example, you can direct customers to coolwidget.com. On your website, you can advertise upcoming sales and events, offer special discounts or printable coupons, and highlight what’s new.

Online Sales.
To capitalize on the growing number of online shoppers, consider selling some of your products and services online. It’s the perfect way to expand your business nationally or globally. For details, see “What you need for starting an online store“.

Absolutely! Our domain name search tool can assist you by offering suggestions and alternatives to any domain you search. If you’re still having issues or just want some guidance, our support team is available to help lead you toward the best domain name possible for your business or personal use.

Typically, there is a limit to domain length, with the minimum being 1 character and the maximum being 63 characters. Ideally, you want your domain name to accurately reflect your brand, whether it’s personal or business-oriented. We provide some guidelines for picking out a great domain name — whatever your situation may be.

Choosing a domain name is similar to choosing a company name — it requires a lot of thought and consideration. Your domain name is your identity on the web; you want to make sure you choose a domain name that not only fits your business, but is also easy to find and promote.

Follow the steps below to help you pick the perfect domain name.

1. Make it easy to type
Finding a domain name that’s easy to type is critical to online success. If you use slang ( u instead of you ) or words with multiple spellings (express vs. xpress), it might be harder for customers to find your site.

2. Keep it short
If your domain name is long and complex, you risk customers mistyping or misspelling it. Short and simple is the way to go.

3. Use keywords
Try using keywords that describe your business and the services you offer. For example, if you’re a glass replacement business, you may want to register very specific domain names such as glassrepair.com or glassreplacement.com . Include the typical keywords that people enter when searching for your products or services. It helps improve your rank on search engines ( which increases traffic ) and just makes more sense to your customers.

4. Target your area
If your business is local, consider including your city or state in your domain name to make it easy for local customers to find and remember. Example: phoenixglassrepair.com.

5. Avoid numbers, capital letters and hyphens
Numbers and hyphens are often misunderstood — people who hear your website address don’t know if you’re using a numeral (5) or it’s spelled out (five) or they misplace or forget the dash. If you need these in your domain, register the different variations to be safe. And avoid using capital letters.

6. Be memorable
There are millions of registered domain names, so having a domain that’s catchy and memorable is essential. Once you’ve come up with a name, share it with close friends to make sure it sounds appealing and makes sense to others.

Quick solution: Got a great idea for a domain? Register your name today and put a website out there before someone else beats you to it.

7. Research it
Make sure the name you’ve selected isn’t trademarked, copyrighted or being used by another company. It could result in a huge legal mess that could cost you a fortune, as well as your domain!

8. Use an appropriate domain name extension
Extensions are suffixes, such as .com or .net, at the end of web addresses. These can have specific uses, so make sure to choose one that works for your business. The .com domain extension is far and away the most popular, but it can be tough to get a short and memorable .com domain name because it’s been around for so long.

A bevy of NEW generic top-level domains — like .photography, .nyc and .guru — offer a great opportunity to register short and highly relevant names. And here are some other top extensions and how they’re often used:

• .co : an abbreviation for company, commerce, and community.
• .info : informational sites.
• .net : technical, Internet infrastructure sites.
• .org : non-commercial organizations and nonprofits.
• .biz : business or commercial use, like e-commerce sites.
• .me : blogs, resumes or personal sites.

Pro tip: You don’t need to build a website for every domain. Just forward all additional domains to your one primary website.

9. Protect and build your brand
To protect your brand, you should purchase various domain extensions, as well as misspelled versions of your domain name. This prevents competitors from registering other versions and ensures your customers are directed to your website, even if they mistype it.

10. Act fast
Domain names sell quickly. Thankfully, they’re also inexpensive, so register your favorite domain names as soon as possible. If you’re having trouble finding an available name, we will be here to assist and suggest alternate names to help you find the perfect domain name that will compliment your online presence.

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Not to worry. We are here to help you find an alternative domain name that is similar to the one you wanted.
After all, we have a massive amount of other TLD’s ( Top Level Domains ) that you can choose from.
There is a long list in the next FAQ below.

YES! You can search through hundreds of different domain extensions .

UPDATED : April 27, 2018

YES! You can have as many domain names as you would like. This technique would be implemented using “redirects” (301 redirect) from the additional domains back to the domain hosting your web content. You should purchase additional domain names relevant to your business to increase your page views.

HELPFUL TIP : Some people like to hold on to domain names so that the demand for them becomes more valuable. They are known as “domain name squatters”. That domain that you had your eye on today for just pennies could be gone tomorrow and sold for $$$$$$ at an online auction . So if you see a domain that is “available”, it is best that you get it now rather than later. Because once it is gone, it may never be available to you ever again.

OTHER BENEFITS:

• It prevents you from replicating content and the additional cost of hosting your website in multiple areas on the web.




• You can have different, spellings of your “main” domain name go to the same website in the event a visitor misspells your website address.
  EXAMPLE: “www.sweettomatoes.com” vs. “www.suitetomatoes.com”




• You can use different TLD’s that will go to the exact same website
  EXAMPLE: “www.bigshoes.com” and “www.bigshoes.net” and “www.bigshoes.org”




• Obtaining multiple domain names also prevent your competition from having a very similar name to your’s, hence misdirecting your traffic and business over to themselves.




• Is there a chance you’ll want to use the domains in the future, or do you want to keep the domains out of your competitor’s hands? If so, you may want to hold onto them

If you’re thinking about registering more than one domain name, you’ve got the right idea. Registering and using multiple domains names is great for building your business, protecting your brand name, and creating a dynamic online identity.

When you register multiple domain names, you can:

• Keep your competition from registering a similar domain name drawing customers to them instead of you
• Promote the different products and services you offer
• Drive more traffic to your website
• Enjoy more opportunities to market to — and be listed in — search engines
• Create distinct advertising strategies reaching different target markets
• Provide customers more ways to find you when searching the Internet
• Capture common misspellings of your domain name, instead of sending visitors to an error page
• Protect your brand and online identity

The domain that connects people.

There are dozens of different ways to contact someone today. Between social networks, phones, addresses and websites, it’s hard to know which is the right way to reach out. And if you can’t get ahold of someone on one channel, will you know how to find them on an alternative? Fortunately, there’s .tel, the domain that puts your contact information front and center.

As of March 13, 2017, owners of a .tel domain can now use any kind of hosting, opening up the possibilities for creative ideas. Today it’s an anything-you-want-it-to-be domain, just like .com, but focused on contact information.

Originally, dot tel domains were designed to instantly identify your website as a place to find all the ways to connect with a person or organization. Any website registered with .tel was hosted by Telnic on their TelHosting platform. Typically, these one-page websites would contain:

• Phone number (work and/or personal)
• Website address
• Email address
• Facebook link
• Twitter link
• Linked In link
• Professional profile links
• Home address
• Work address
• Associations

Today, a .tel domain tells the world all the same things, except now it’s in any format you like, using any host you want.

Your domain, your style.

Now, dot tel is the domain for everyone. If you want a virtual business card on the web (with as many details as you like), or want a space where people can reach out to your company, this is for you. It works equally well for personal branding purposes and corporate contact info. All those things make it a great destination for your ideas, as well as all your contact information.

Keep in touch.

It’s important to have a presence on the web, be it for yourself or your business. Owning a dedicated location where visitors can contact you on any platform is great for SEO value, excellent for visibility and a good way to protect and legitimize your brand. In short, .tel is your way to tell the world who you are and how to connect with you in one centralized location. And in a world where making connections is becoming more and more difficult, this is an easy solution.