It’s an important decision that definitely deserves some attention. In fact, since you need time and money to create a website, you have to be sure that your domain expresses in a few words the content that you treat.

The choice of the domain has an impact both on the way visitors perceive you and how the search engines will consider your site.

So if you want to choose and buy the right domain, I suggest you read this list carefully.

1. Your Domain Should Explain What You Do

Think, in a nutshell.

If you treat topics regarding “green tea”, for example, the rule should not be www.ILikeToDrinkTea.com, but rather www.GreenTea.com.

If this name is not available, you can try other versions of it.

2. If You Don’t Have a Strong Brand, Choose a Descriptive Name

Unless you are the owner of a known brand, it will be difficult to create a new one from scratch and push it out, just by focusing on the domain name.

So if you are creating a site around a specific topic, you have two options.

A) Choose a “Brand” name and accept the fact that people will not understand who you are, especially at the beginning
B) Choose a domain name that describes your topics, so that people can immediately understand your niche

3. Remember that Search Engines Still Take Into Account the Domain Name

When it comes to better indexing, the domain plays a very important role.

Ask yourself:

How do I look at my potential visitors?

What keywords would they use to find me at Google?

Then go to Google Adwords Keyword Planner and performs a search to locate the most used and relevant keywords.

Now think about how to include them into your domain.

4. Go For the Most Popular Extensions

.com extension is the web’s most popular extension.

Clearly it indicates the word “commerce”, so it is definitely the ideal extension to communicate to your users on your site that there are products on sale.

Get the .com, if it is possible or, in alternative, choose any .net or .org.

5. Choose a Short and Direct Domain Name

NoPassiveIncome is kinda a short and direct domain name.

It tells that the site is about passive income.

I could have chosen www.HowToWorkOnlineAndBuildAPassiveIncome.com, but it would be too long, unreadable and difficult to remember.

Better to be short and get straight to the point.

6. Choose an Easy to Write Domain

If your visitors find your site interesting and helpful, there’s a good chance they will want to go back.

Choose a name that is easy to write, as well simple to remember.

Imagine if your main site would be: www.xzbnahtypals.com … definitely hard to type on the keyboard and difficult to remember!

7. Do Not Copy Other Ones

It could be the biggest mistake.

Be careful not to use a name similar to that of a competitor to try to steal its market.

You could even end up in court and having to pay expensive fines.

Play fair and points to what your users are looking for.

8. Think About the Domain Name Look

Even a domain has its aesthetics.

Ask yourself how you can see it when it is written on a browser.

Make attempts writing on the search bar of your browser the domain name you would like to buy. This way you’re sure that you will choose the more attractive one!

9. Plan Long Term

If you want to create a successful site that will resist the passage of time, consider choosing a domain that is not strongly tied to the momentary trend.

Make sure that in 10 years your domain will be recognizable and current.

10. Gold Is In the Niche

Unless you’re a business magnate with a million euro budget available to spend on advertising, keep faith to the basics of good web marketer.

Focus on one niche and conquer it.

Long-tail keywords work best for this purpose.

11. Singular or Plural?

It makes little difference for the SEO purposes if your domain targets your niche using a plural instead of a singular.

So if one is already taken, you may want to opt for the opposite.

But pay attention to copyright!

12. Avoid Articles

Avoid buying domains including articles (the, a, an, etc).

These do not serve the purpose of better search engines indexing. Also think about how your domain will be perceived.

Simply avoid articles in domain names. They are useless.

An example?

Is is better “TheFacebook.com” or “Facebook.com“?

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14. If You Have a Unique Name, Consider Buying All Its Variants

If you choose a domain name and you want to make sure that no one else can create a site similar to yours, you should consider buying all the variations of your domain name (plus all the extensions).

Defend your site by blocking the access to roads of your niche for other potential contenders.

15. Protect Your Domain Name With a Trademark

Again, if you have an unique name that you don’t want to be used by others (and if you are doing things seriously), be sure to immediately record the trademark of your site or brand.

16. Think About Your Audience

When choosing your domain think about those who come to visit you.

What do they expect you to be?

Who are your visitors like?

How old are they?

Consider also the psychology of your users before choosing the name of your site.

17. Think About Social Networks

Try to see how it could be your domain when your site is shared on social channels.

This gives you a principle to be followed to facilitate the circulation of your content.

Pay a visit to Facebook, Twitter and watch how the URLs shared are showed.

Then with Google Chrome, make a double click and select “Inspect Element”.

Then from there, change the address of the site that you are viewing and save the edit.

Now you can study carefully what you see and choose the version that has a greater visual impact.

18. Dashes, Yes or No?

Many have chosen a domain name with dashes and still were able to build big sites.

Aha-Now or Entrepreneurs-Journey are examples of popular sites with dashes in their domain names, but their owners worked really hard to reach that level of popularity.

I prefer domain names without dashes, but it’s up to you.

19. Numbers, Yes or No?

I don’t see a problem when using numbers in the domain name.

Just think about if is relevant to your brand and/or what your users expect to find.

There are no restrictions or penalties from the search engines for those websites that use numbers. The search engines value more the older domains. Like the good wine, the more the domain ages the more is good.

Conclusion

In the last 13 years, I have bought many domain names and I expect do purchase even more!

Hopefully after reading this post, you will be able to get the perfect domain name (if still available!).

I make a few mistakes in my blogging journey and if you’re smarter than me, you will save a few hundred dollars and go straight to the point buying a clear, explicit and memorable domain name.

Want some more advice?

Any suggestions you’d like to add?

Please share your views in the comments below, thanks!

The good part of failing is that you can learn a lot from the experience. And if I can share something that I’ve learned in the online business is the importance of diversifying.

Today, I own several websites, based on different business models. I love to test new things, to find out what works for me and what it’s probably not my cup of tea.

Owning a piece of the internet is great, one of the best investments anyone can make. With just a few dollars, you can purchase a domain name and a hosting service to get your website up and running.

Once you understand how everything works, the possibilities are endless.

You can increase your online portfolio, adding properties that make you earn a steady income every month.

With time, you will have your favorite web host and domain registrar, but it’s always good to have alternatives or to try different services. You never know if they can become your next favorite service provider!

In this post, I’m going to talk about Temok.com.

Temok: Domains Registrations, Web Hosting and Dedicated Servers

They are relatively new in the industry, providing web hosting since 2014. They aim to grant high-quality services at the lowest rate with highest customer satisfaction. This should be the goal of every company!

When choosing where to base your business, it’s important to hear testimonials of happy customers and get as much information as possible.

Here’s a testimonial from Angelie (U.K.):

And now let’s see what Temok has to offers.

Domain Names

Temok gives you the opportunity to fund your online business in the same place. Having both your domain name and hosting service managed by one company can help your organization.

Start by searching your desired domain name:

You can enter your keyword or name to find your domain name.

There are also useful tables with extensions to help with your choice, based on generic categories (the topic of your business, like .audio, .camp or .design), geographical areas (European, Asia-Pacific, African and American) or by community domain extensions.

I always prefer to go with the classic and most popular “dot com” extension, but I see the “dot co” is trending, at the moment.

Check prices (you can get a .com for as low as $6,99 per year or a .co for as low as $15,59):

Temok also offers bulk registrations and domain transfer service.

Web Hosting

What I found particularly interesting is the competitive price.

It’s really hard to find such low prices around. Starting from $2.99/month, Temok offers a shared server plan with (among other things):

• Unmetered disk space and bandwidth
• Easy to use control panel (with the latest cPanel)
• Unlimited sub domains, FTP accounts and email accounts
• 99.9% uptime guarantee (which is really, really important)
• Free Weebly sitebuilder and website building tools
• 4,500 free templates to choose from to create your website
• Free website, MySQL, script or domain transfer
• $100 Google Adwords offer

They also offers, of course, a Linux or Windows VPN hosting plan with (among other things):

• 24/7 Technical Support
• Free OS reinstall
• Free reboots
• Lifetime hardware guarantee
• 99.9% network uptime
• Powerful Intel processors
• Full root access

Also the dedicated server plans are really competitive, with a choice based on your country:

If you choose U.S.A., for example, you can get an Intel Core I3 3220 (2c, 4t)/ SATA or SSD Disks, with 16GB DDR3, 2TB SATA storage, 100Mbit unmetered transfer bandwidth, for as low as $63.99 per month, with a $49.95 set up fee.

Temok offers a 24/7 support and a 100% uptime.

Other Services From Temok

It’s really interesting that Temok is offering other online business related services, like:

• Web design
• Logo design
• Web development
• Internet marketing
• SEO
• App development
• App Marketing

The app development is among my next projects.

In 2015, over 190 million Americans alone used a smartphone, and that number is projected to be near 207 million in 2016.

Smartphones aren’t just a comfortable way of communication, they are becoming an integral part of people lives.

It’s really important to understand how to market an app when created and this post will tell you what you should keep in mind.

But the first and most important step remains the development process.

Temok offers a great service for the creation of apps and games to help build or grow your business.

You just need to come out with an idea and they will streamline the process for you, always keeping you updated on the progress.

You can contact Temok for:

• Apps & Games Projects
• iPhone Apps
• Android Apps
• iPad Apps
• Facebook Apps
• Games

Temok has been awarded as best Android app developer for 2011, by the Digital Technology Awards.

Use the contact form to get in touch with the Temok staff and get a personalized quote to accomplish your project!

Why Should You Choose Temok?

100% Customer Satisfaction
They strive to give their customers the best service possible at the most competitive prices.

8 + Years Experience in Serving More than 40 Industries!
Temok served millions of clients, creating brand identities for more than 40 industries worldwide.

24×7 Customer Support Unit
The 24×7 support is synonymous with quality.

Final Words

Thanks for reading my review of Temok today.

I hope you can consider their services for your online business, because not always the most popular provider is the best choice.

You need to consider other factors, and the price is one of the most important ones (and Temok definitely offers one of the most competitive services I’ve ever seen in this industry).

What you think?

What’s your domain name registrar?

Which company are you using for your web hosting?

Are you planning to use Temok for one of these services? Or both?

Please share your views in the comments below, thanks!