Choice of a Domain Name
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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…