Mar 12, 2008
Yesterday I had written about two useful questions you can ask yourself when choosing a memorable domain name for your blog:
- Who will be my target audience?
- What phrases/nouns/etc. are known by that targeted audience?
Today I’d like to focus on point number 3:
- Are there any geographic/ethnic/niche/etc. aspects I should consider?
‘Tis a good question to ask. Let’s say that you are planning to blog about rose gardening in the peachy state of Georgia. Certainly, you can boldly rip [Read more]
Mar 11, 2008
Yesterday I had regaled you with tales about my search for the perfect diet and fitness blogging domain name, and closed with a reference to http://thesaurus.reference.com/ . Let me now explain a bit about how I choose domain names…and how you can apply these techniques to your own particular niche.
First off, great domain names imbue at least one of the 5 following characteristics:
- They are memorable. Perhaps it’s a catchy name, a slogan, a riff off of a common phrase. For example, let’s say that you blog about refurbishing paintings and portraits - do you think people would forget the domain name [Read more]
Mar 10, 2008
Have you ever heard the statement, all the good domain names are already taken? Did you quail with despair, as you wondered bleakly, my gosh, is it true? Am I beaten before I’ve even begun??
Well! Not to fear intrepid blogging readers of mine, for the above is a filthy lie I say! Yes, a lie indeed…as you can always, super-easily, craft a domain name that’s memorable, focused, targeted, and will stay in the minds of your readers for years to come.
A bold statement, eh? And yet [Read more]
