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Designation of an Internet based business or start-up can be a daunting task. Do you follow the zany like Google and Yahoo, or are you going to route more literal Hotels.com and Cars.com? Do you need the exact domain name match your business brick and mortar? And what is the importance of com. Vs. net.? With so many choices and directions to do, start with the basics.

1. Decide if you build a company or brand.

I mention this because the online entrepreneurs focus on many short-term goals. They want their site fast, get a high rank and start earning money. All this sounds good, but it leaves a company vulnerable in a number of ways. In the short term thinking usually leads to literal names that (supposedly) rank well with search engines. In addition, the letter / functional names are designed to better inform visitors about the products and services are provided.

While descriptive names do not convey a sense of what you do, they fall short of creating an identity, a sense of how you do what you do. So you find yourself in a sea of similar-sounding companies. LendingTree.com (a metaphor) is much more memorable than the e-loan. Com, loansfast.com or loan-place.com. Amazon.com (another metaphor) provides more rich image in mind that BooksAMillion.com. Unless you have a main domain name with lots of natural traffic type, descriptive names generally fall flat in the long term. You can lead a decent life, but it would be difficult to grow a company long known MensDressShoes.com. It is always a generic and descriptive and does not depend strongly on the constantly changing algorithms of search engines. Most descriptive names based on users typing the search term in the box as a Web address com., In the hope of finding a relevant company. But if this change and consumers are turning increasingly to use search engines? What if the search engines change their assessment of keywords that the domain name? You have built a society based on the unpredictable nature of Internet search engines to make you profitable.

But even if you wanted a short generic word, it is probably now out of reach of most companies price. Diamonds.com recently sold for 7.5 million dollars. The best advice - create a brand name and then point generic / descriptive names at the main site.

2. Come with a naming strategy.

Go to a directory such as Yahoo.com or dmoz.org and find competitors in your field. Examine methods of naming their most common use (eg proper names, key attributes, metaphors, etc.). If you find that your industry makes extensive use of a nomination form, to avoid it and use another. If half of businesses use the evocative theme of discovery (Internet Explorer, Netscape, Safari, etc.), then try something different, as an analogy (ie Firefox). Map a list of names of your competitors and see how your names to compare them. Consider for example the techniques of naming:

Focusing on a key attribute (Priceline.com)
Focusing on a key attribute (Priceline.com)
Adding a suffix (Travelocity.com)
Creating a fancy name (Expedia.com)
Using an evocative word (Orbitz.com)
The mixture of words in new combinations (HotWire.com)

The strategies you use more, naming more options you have at your disposal. Beware of misspelled names, because they will create a further obstacle when it comes to finding your domain name. Some companies can manage this because they have large budgets (ie Cingular.com), but as far as possible, focusing on names that can be clearly stated, understood and spelled.

3. Look to see if the names on your list are available.

A good place to start is DomainTools.com. They will not only allow you to search a domain name.