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What kind of domain name should you buy?

Here are my guidelines (There may be exceptions to these “rules” of course but use these as a guideline!)

1. Use .com ending.

2. Don’t use dashes.

3. Don’t make it too long. 3-4 words maximum. (There are exceptions though)

5 Benefits of Having Your Own Domain Name

1. You Own a Website. When you have your own domain, you now have some own space on the internet. And all the time you build and develop your website your space gets bigger and better.

2. Control. Having the own domain gives you the freedom to do literally anything you what within your website. Design, context, text, images, links, money-making sources, everything is under your control. You can even make your website a social media or community if you want.

3. Ranks better. Having an own domain seems to rank better in search engines than subdomains, like xxxxxxx.wordpress.com, xxxxxxxxx.blogpsot.com, xxxxxxxx.siterubix.com or others. Subdomains can also rank very well if the website is high quality but its own domains tend to rank better.

4. Brand/Authority. Do you know Brands like Youtube, Facebook or Amazon? Those are all highly successful websites and at the same time ultimately valuable brands. Those brands are worth millions (or even billions). Having your own domain gives you credibility and reliability because your visitors will recognize you easier.

5. Domain is an asset. Its value grows. Think about your website as a real estate. You own the land and the house from the country called the Internet. As you build your house (your website) bigger and better its value grows.

All the time you put effort to make it better its value rises on the Internet. You can actually own many websites like you can own many houses but be careful not to concentrate on too many things at the same time.

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