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Top 10 Steps for Choosing the Best Domain

dvescuso — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:19:59 +0000

.com Still the Best. The .com domain extension is and always will be king. From search engine results to direct traffic, .com domains outperform all other domain extensions universally in the amount of web traffic they attract.

Memorable. Keep your domain name short and memorable. A unique, descriptive domain name improves web traffic, word of mouth marketing, and – maybe most importantly, customer perception.

Brandable. Your domain name should align with your branding efforts and your business name. If you don’t have an inc. or co. in your business name, don’t have it in your domain name. If you have several brands, have them on unique domains to avoid brand confusion.

Keyword-rich. Keyword-rich domains are great performers in search engine results, both paid and organic. Many companies with established brands also purchase keyword-rich domains to become more competitive in specific market segments by capturing search traffic for a particular term.

Not trademarked. To be sure you’re not infringing on anyone’s copyright with your site’s name, visit uspto.gov – however, the US recognizes “common law” trademarks, so a mark does not need to be registered to have trademark rights.

As an investment. SMBs may spend a few thousand to over a million dollars for the design and development of a single website, plus thousands per month on online ads and SEO. A good domain is the foundation of the entire site – it’s the first thing visitors and search engines see. It also has the power to grow web traffic significantly. It’s worth the investment and then some.

Avoid hyphens and special characters. Building traffic to a website is a challenge in itself. Don’t make it harder for your customers to find you. Keep your name simple and free of #!@#$#^$#&*)(!

Multiple extensions. Owning multiple extensions of your domain name is a good idea for several reasons. First, you can prevent other companies from snapping up the .net, .org, .etc extensions for your preferred names. Second, purchasing ccTLDs and creating language-targeted sites for the countries you target will improve your search engine rankings in these countries.

Domain name variations. If your domain name has common misspellings, buy them and make sure the traffic intended for your site gets to your site. Also, buying plural versions of your names helps keep your visitors on track.

Use the BuyDomains.com domain search feature to find the best premium domains available today. This tool allows you to search by specific name, by keyword, by tld, and more.

Contact a domain expert to find the best premium domain name for your business today. Click here or call 866-866-2700 (Toll Free in the U.S.) or +1 781-839-7903 (Worldwide).

Top Reasons to Choose a Premium Domain

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:02:41 +0000

Did you know that almost half of searches performed online today are by people seeking products or services? In other words, potential customers are online right now searching for you. Are you easy to find?

Premium domain names are the best way to make sure that potential customers and search engines can easily find you. There are several reasons why:

Premium Domains Improve Search Traffic

First, premium domains improve search engine rankings. (You can read more about the benefit of keyword-rich domains here). Why is ranking well in search engines important to your business? Consider these facts:

Google reports that there are 34,000 searches per second (2 million per minute; 121 million per hour; 3 billion per day; 88 billion per month, figures rounded)

Hitslink reports that three-quarters of searchers never venture past the first page of search engine results.

Premium Domains Dominate Direct Traffic

Second, premium domains dominate direct traffic. If you are investing in offline marketing, it is critical that your company’s domain name is short, memorable, and descriptive. Why bother paying for a radio ad when a potential customer will never be able to remember how to get to your website.

Premium Domains Reduce PPC Costs

Finally, premium domains have been shown to reduce pay-per-click costs. This is important if you are considering investing money in AdWords (and you can invest a LOT – Google’s earnings were over 9 billion for the final quarter of 2011 alone).

Investing in Premium Domains Can Pay Off Quickly

An upfront investment in a premium domain name pays for itself almost immediately when you consider the benefits above. Contact our domain experts today for help in choosing the best premium domain for your business at 866-866-2700or +1 781-839-7903.

New Available Domains – 4/10/12

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:10:55 +0000

We are pleased to offer these keyword-rich, single word, and 3-letter domain names now available for sale in the BuyDomains inventory.

>>>Learn more about keyword rich domains here.

>>Learn about the most important things to consider while choosing a domain name here.

One-Word Domains

Europeans.net
Macrobiotic.net

3-Character Domains

mfl.net
qmd.net
npq.org

4-Character Domains

etbb.com
h1i.com
clrt.com

Health & Fitness Domains

EasyHikes.com
ExerciseAndDieting.com
JumpGym.com
WorkFitness.com

Retail Domains

HobbyAtHome.com
AirInflatables.com
BargainTrucks.com
ContemporaryCakes.com
DesignerFloral.com
TheFashionGourmet.com

Business Domains

AffordableLawns.com
BankingAnalyst.com
ClientManagementSystem.com
CorporateMomentum.com
CustomWorkstations.com
DashboardSolutions.com
HospitalAdministrationJobs.com
OnlineBusinessSource.com
Printerville.com
ProductInventory.com
PublishToday.com
RecyclingRubbish.com
RequirementsManagement.com
TrackingGuru.com

Improve Domain Authority – Here’s How!

admin — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:03:37 +0000

Domain authority is a very important element of ranking well in search engines. We blogged before about how domain authority works; it’s based primarily on linking domains, age of domain, and a domain’s footprint, or size. You can read more about what domain authority is here.

You can see where your domain ranks on domain authority with the SEOMoz Open Site Explorer Tool here. Most people won’t score a perfect 100 on the domain authority scale, but there are some very concrete ways to improve your score.

Some Tips to Improve Your Domain Authority:

1. Increase domain popularity to improve domain authority.

Google, and other search engines, measure the popularity and authority of domains by looking at the links that are pointing to it. It’s important to make sure you have a diverse group of sites pointing to your own domain and that the links are (or at least appear) natural. Many websites got penalized in 2011 during the Google Panda Update. This is when Google put the kibosh on link and content farms, and it’s only getting worse for sites that used spammy, unscrupulous link building techniques.

Some very big sites have lost most or all of their organic search engine traffic since Google became aggressive with spam-fighting algorithmic changes. Note that you can view your own link profile (links back to your site) with the Open Site Explorer mentioned above, with Google Webmaster Tools, and with many other paid and unpaid tools.

This leads us to our next recommendation for improving domain authority……

2. Improve domain authority by growing your site’s footprint.

“Content marketing” is really just a new way to say writing and optimizing web content. There are some tricks you can use to a. grow your content and b. get your content ranked.

Create a content plan: don’t shoulder the responsibility yourself. Come up with a list of topics relevant to your industry and then tap experts in your company to help develop content (write or agree to be interviewed) that is useful to various audiences. Then, post this content in a blog hosted on your site and disseminate through social media accounts you have set up. Aim to post 2-3 posts per week and watch your web traffic grow.

To get your content noticed by search engines, there are a few things you can do. First, identify what keywords your potential customers are using to find your company. Use Google Adwords free keyword tool to research terms. Second, make a list of these terms and use them in blog post titles and throughout your content. Third, reference other posts (your own and others) in your blog posts to build internal – and hopefully, external – links.

3. Improve domain authority by investing in a premium domain.

Premium domains – or domains that have been registered previously – are the best way to get a domain with age. This is something that search engines do consider when determining how to evaluate a site (you can see this factored into the equation in Hubspot’s website grader). A domain’s age is an indication that it is a trusted site because domains that have been around for a while are naturally more authoritative and aren’t likely to be a spam or malicious site.

Learn more about why to buy a premium domain name here or how to choose the best domain here.

Implementing these to tips to improve domain authority will take a bit of effort and dedicated resources, but you will be able to reap the benefits of better search engine traffic as a result. Good luck!

New Available Domains – 4/3/12

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:32:39 +0000

We are pleased to offer these keyword-rich, single word, and 3-letter domain names now available for sale in the BuyDomains inventory.

>>>Learn more about keyword rich domains here.

>>Learn about the most important things to consider while choosing a domain name here.

3 and 4 Character Domains

dgf.net
bpr.org
hwx.org
hxy.org
iog.net
ljx.org
ngr.net
oen.net
sbq.org
vnd.net
otii.com

Search for other 3 character domains here.

Business Domains

ConferenceGateway.com
DataSecurityTools.com
GetPrinted.com
LuxuryHotelsNewYork.com
PaymentMaster.com
PrecisionMetrics.com
VerifiedPayments.com
WebRealm.com

Search for more business domains here.

Retail Domains

AcousticPaneling.com
CoffeeEspressoMakers.com
CupcakeEmporium.com
CustomFit.net
GenericFoods.com
KitchenTiles.net
LuggageSets.org
QualityCyclingGear.com
RadiantHeatFloor.com
ShoppingGuides.net
SpaBaskets.net
ThePhotographyWarehouse.com

Search for more retail domains here.

Health Domains

RetireeHealth.com
BiomedicalResearch.net
HealthRise.com
TheNutritionGuru.com
Search for more health domains here.

Sport Domains

BicycleHandbook.com
EnjoyRugby.com

Search for more sport domains here.

Other Domains

Momfriends.com
SimplyExceptional.com
SmartReviewer.com
ThinkClimate.com

Search for all domains here.

New Available Domains – 3/21/12

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:08:20 +0000

We are pleased to offer these keyword-rich, single word, and 3-letter domain names now available for sale in the BuyDomains inventory.

>>>Learn more about keyword rich domains here.

>>Learn about the most important things to consider while choosing a domain name here.

3 Character Domains

cjn.net
tqg.net
jyy.org
zmd.org

Retail Domains

CameraShop.net
DigitalWatches.net
CandyShop.org
CarpetSurplus.com
EcoFurniture.net
EfficientSolarPanels.com
SmoothiePro.com
AudioBookCentral.com
ArtisanChocolates.com

Business Domains

AccountingPro.com
CustomersView.com
BudgetCondos.com
BetterPractices.com
PowerfulSelling.com

Financial Domains

HomePayments.com
AccountingMatrix.com

And more….

ParentingCentral.com
LadyChic.com
OnlineGraduateColleges.com
HomeAffiliate.com
TechnologyValue.com
TotalHomeProtection.com
IdeasUnleashed.com
SuperStrike.com

>>>Find even more domains here.

Contact our expert domain consultants today at 866-866-2700 (Toll Free in the U.S.) or+1 781-839-7903(Worldwide) to get help finding your perfect domain name.

Customer Service Goes Virtual

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:06:32 +0000

An interesting article in the New York Times last week discusses how many younger shoppers would rather shop online and with the assistance of mobile devices than interact with salespeople. Some detractors of this phenomenon say that this takes the rich, social element out of shopping. Others are embracing the trend.

From the article:

“Bobbi Brown has touch-screen televisions to demonstrate the perfect smoky eye, something that was once the exclusive domain of makeup artists. The basketball star LeBron James’s shoe store in Miami has 50 iPads to describe its merchandise. Macy’s is testing cosmetics stations where tablets offer reviews and tips.”

Clearly, every business should have a website, and every website should be built on a high quality, memorable domain (Learn more about selecting the best domain for your business here). The explosion in mobile usage also means that websites should be optimized to be viewed in a mobile browser. Here’s an article about how to optimize your website across multiple platforms.

Contact BuyDomains to find the best domain name for your online presence today or call 866-846-5099 (Toll Free) or +1 339-222-5121 (Worldwide).

Increase Linking Domains to Your Website with Infographics

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:06:19 +0000

Any search engine marketing blog you read will tell you that it’s important to have a “diverse link portfolio,” but what does this really mean?

It means that you shouldn’t rely on one or a few websites to send the bulk of links to your domain. The number of websites that link to you is one of the measures that search engines use to gauge your legitimacy and popularity. Most web analytics tools (Google Webmaster Tools and SEOMoz are a couple) can tell you how many links you have pointing to your domains and where these links come from.

If you aren’t a well known brand, it will take some work to increase the number and quality of links you have, but take heart! Post-Panda update, content marketing has emerged as the most popular (and legitimate) way to attract links to your domain.

How to Increase the Number of Domains Linking to Your Site

So, where to begin? What is the fastest way to get eyeballs on a piece of your content? I think a lot of marketers would agree that infographics are the hottest online marketing collateral right now and are a part of most online content strategies.

Infographics are basically statistics and facts presented in an image format. As humans are visual creatures, it makes sense that this type of content is more share-able than, say, a standard webpage or document. More shares equal more links!

How to Make an Infographic

Every company has unique knowledge they can draw on to develop the content for infographics. Choose stats that add value to your industry to increase the likelihood that people will a.) read the infographic and b.) share it among their own networks.

If you don’t have a design person or team, you can contract with a freelancer (you can even find one online at elance.com) for not too much money. Hosting the image on your website or blog, optimizing the title with SEO best practices, and pushing it out through your own (and partner) social media networks is the best way to make sure it gets noticed and shared. Finally, make sure that you offer visitors the opportunity to grab a code with an embedded link to your site to feature the infographic on their own site like we are doing below.

Here are some great examples of infographics we’ve seen recently (click title to see full infographic):

Google Algorithm Changes Infographic

SEO Friendly Domain Migration

2011 Ecomm Spending Tops $161 Billion + Category-Related Domains

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:15:22 +0000

comScore, global leader in measuring the digital world, recently produced a report “2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus,” which has a great mix of charts and commentary about how our online lives are changing and where much of that change is happening.

Perhaps the most striking figure from the report is that ecommerce sales grew 14% year over year in 2011 to top $161 Billion. The fastest growing categories, in descending order are:

See domains related to the top growing Retail E-Commerce Categories:

Some other highlights of 2011 online trends from the comScore report:

9 out of every 10 U.S. Internet users visited a social networking site in a month
Facebook now accounts for 15 percent of all time spent online
Google is still the #1 search engine with 65.9 percent of searches; Bing captured the #2 spot for the first time
Smartphone adoption reached 42 percent of mobile subscribers for the three-month average period ending December 2011

comScore will be hosting a webinar providing more insight into the report. You can register here.

Contact a domain expert today to discuss how you can capitalize on these new trends with a premium domain name.

Claim Social Media Profiles to Complement Your Domain Name

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:13:43 +0000

Buying a domain name is arguably the most important thing a company can do to secure its brand (learn more about how to choose the best domain names here); claiming social media profiles is a close runner-up.

From ComScore’s 2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus Report:

In 2011, “9 out of every 10 U.S. Internet users visited a social networking site in a month. Social Networking now accounts for approximately 1 out of every 6 minutes spent online, with Facebook accounting for the lion’s share of that engagement.”

Even if you aren’t quite ready to develop your social media profiles, it’s a good idea to register them before anyone else can. Your social media profiles and urls should be consistent with your domain name.

For example, BuyDomains’s top social media profiles include:

http://www.facebook.com/buydomains
https://twitter.com/#!/BuyDomains
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1174387 (note that LinkedIn doesn’t allow customized urls for Groups)

Instructions for claiming your social media profiles:

Claim Facebook Profile:

Usernames are available for profiles (timelines) and Facebook Pages. If you’re an admin of a group, you can set a unique URL for that group by creating an email address for the group (learn how). You can select a username at: http://www.facebook.com/username. You may choose a username that Facebook suggests, or create your own. Select “Check availability” to check for available usernames. If the desired username is available, click “Confirm” in order to confirm your choice. (source: Facebook)

Claim Twitter Profile:

Join twitter at twitter.com. From the homepage, you’ll be directed to this page:

Twitter will automatically fill in your username, but you can change it to reflect your business name. The username is how your profile is found in search results. You can see BuyDomains twitter profile at: https://twitter.com/#!/BuyDomains

Claim LinkedIn Profile:

After signing in to your linked in account, Go to the add company page. Only current employees are eligible to create a Company Page.

Claim Google Plus Profile:

Visit the Google Plus for Business page. Then click through to the next page to select the category for your business and set up account.

By claiming your social media profiles and customized urls, where possible, in addition to your domain name, you are well on your way to solidifying your company’s online footprint. Look for upcoming posts about creating and optimizing your social media profiles.

Haven’t purchased your domain name yet? Search BuyDomains’ inventory of premium domain names and get your perfect domain today.