Brainstorm and Research Your Brand
That’s why
in order to get a good one, you have to start to brainstorm early. It’s going
to take a while to come up with a brand name that you love and that is also
available as a domain name. One thing is certain: most two- word-phrased domain
names are already taken. You will probably have to go with three words or more,
or you might try purchasing a smaller domain name from someone who is squatting
on it and waiting for a buyer to offer him/her some money.
DO RESERVE
YOUR PERSONAL NAME
Even if
you’re not going to use it for business, you will want to reserve as many
profiles and even a domain name with your name in it. Celebrities with
established careers already have lawyers who do this on a regular basis for
them. However, if you start your business brand and then you suddenly
achieve fame
in the middle of it all, you’ll probably end up paying someone else to give
back your personal brand name on the Internet. There are many opportunists out
there who go out and try to reserve
names like Paris Hilton or other notables with large followings. If your
following increases, so will the
number of fake spammers out there, and you want to be ready by having already
reserved your name on the biggest sites like Facebook, Twitter, and a personal
branded .com name.
RESEARCH
AVAILABILITY
Hop online
now and check to see what’s available for your domain name possibilities using
Whois.net. You can check a variety of different extensions besides .com sites.
If the domain is already reserved or bought, you will see the owner of the
domain name. It will also tell you who you can contact should you want to try
and buy the name. Otherwise, you can get onto popular hosting sites of your
choice and try to register the domain name.
Whois.net
will also tell you (when it’s not available) what other names you might try to
reserve instead that are available. Typically, they are prefixed with the word
my or something similar, but are slightly different. You can even register the
domain name right there for a charge of $9.95/year.

Comments
Post a Comment
Thank you for visiting us