Getting The Right Domain Name Is a Huge Task

I am gearing up to bring up a brand new website which should be covering all topics relating to India and the world. Of course, it will begin from scratch and should take quite some time before there is any decent amount of content. That should not be a big deal for me however the most difficult obstacle that I am coming across is to find a proper Domain NAME for the site! This is because it seems that most of the domain names have already been taken away, even some of the worst sounding ones have also been registered! Anyway what I intend to do is to drop a few guidelines in registering a website domain for the benefit of starters in this industry. Well these points will be appropriate for content sites and not organizations or any businesses.

1. First think clearly as to what topics/subjects you are likely to cover in the website. Figure out what exactly you are going to do in the website. And then try to include your subject name in the domain name. Once you are clear of what your future website is going to contain then you can open up sites like DomainSearch.com, DomainRegister.com etc.
2. In these DomainSearch.com, DomainRegister.com sites, you can see if a particular domain name is available or not. If your desired name is available then make sure that you quickly register it through a proper Domain Registrar company. And if its not available, then keep trying different domain names until you are fully satisfied.
3. Thinking of a domain name will probably give you the same experience of naming a new born baby. Infact it is much more difficult in our case as Domain names have got to be unique! I would say that you need to be extremely patient and allow yourself enough time to come up with proper names. Keep thinking about the various words that you can try in the domain. Don’t finalize a name out of frustration as once you pick a domain name it has to stick in the minds of your visitors and you wouldn’t want to regret of your choice a few years later!
4. The shorter the domain name with your actual keyword, the better it is for your potential visitors to remember it. Try not to be fancy with your spellings as not many people care to remember unless the site is very resourceful to them.
5. The lay man on the internet thinks every website has got to end with a .com, so give preference to the .com extension.
6. Having got to a proper domain name, the next job is to pick the right registrar company to book the domain. Here again don’t pay some Tom, Dick and Harry to get the domain. Ensure that the registrar has a clean record, just run a search on the internet and see what all good and bad things are written about it. There are massive complaints about various companies cheating people so be ultra cautious in picking the right registrar! It is always better to book your domain name at one place and the hosting at another!