Best Way to Register Domains

The first step you must take so that others can find your business on the Internet is to find an affordable domain name registration service to buy, register and manage a domain name. There are typically two approaches to consider for discovering the best way to register a domain name, and the optimum solution is to choose both.

The first approach is to register a domain name related to your business name and the second approach is to register a domain name that contains a keyword or two related to your business. There are proven benefits related to search engine ranking with the latter but either approach is viable, and combining both is the absolutely best way to register a domain name.

Company related domain name: If your business name is XYZ Company, Inc., then buy xyz.com and xyzcompany.com if they are available. Also buy variations such as xyz-company.com.
Business related domain name: If your business sells red widgets, also buy redwidgets.com and red-widgets.com.

Before you can register a domain for your business name, it must be available. To find out if a specific domain name is available, use the search form below to enter your business name.

Domain Name Search:
This form will automatically forward you to Godaddy to register your domain and to setup a free domain manager account that you will need for forwarding domains, updating DNS, and all other domain related services that are essential.

Use the Google External Keyword Tool to find keywords and phrases related to your business. You can highlight and copy the keywords and paste them into the Domain Search by Keyword Tool to help find available keyword rich domain names.

If an available domain name has multiple syllables, get both the hyphenated and the un-hyphenated versions and choose one of your domain names, either the company related version or the keyword rich version to be your primary domain name. This will be the domain name to use when purchasing hosting. Set DNS forwarding for the remaining domain names to the primary domain using your domain managment tool that you get for FREE when purchasing through Godaddy.

When you have selected and purchased your domain names, you are then ready to consider where and with whom your website will be hosted. What I have outlined above is the absolutely the best way to register a domain. If you have any questions about domain registration or hosting solutions, please contact me.

Orangetree Internet Service LLC, located in Santa Cruz, CA., provides technical assistance to small and medium sized businesses with Domain Registration Services, including domain portfolio management. Contact us at 830-212-1884 for more information.