Archive for November 22nd, 2007

Choice of a Domain Name

I am working on the title of the website. I wouldn’t have thought starting blogging before having a permanent address. Anyway… I have been thinking of several possibilities, and posting may help me to find the best one.

A website address must follow the following rules:

  • Easy to remember.
  • Easy for pronunciation.
  • The domain must not be already taken, and it is better if the .com, .net and .org domains are available.
  • It must sound nice, especially for those who are supposed to use the website.
  • It must have an identity.

I found an interesting post from www.seomoz.org. Other rules would apply in my case:

  • Easy to spell.
  • Keep it as short as possible.
  • Finally the AJAX Domain checker from www.ajaxwhois.com is really useful in this case.

Considering this, I had several examples:

  • ManiacTree. Can be confused by Maniac3 or ManiacThree. Sounds a bit stressful.
  • ChromaticMoon. Hard to say and to spell
  • JazzyMelon. Sounds good, easy to remember, but may sound a bit silly.
  • NanoBlue. The .com domain is already taken

Writing that, I realise I am attached to do the association of two words, and also some of them are tongue twisters. To be continued…

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