Domain Names

Domain names.
This is merely an address. It can be letters, numbers, and a few other markings (like _ or -) or a combination.
Generally, shorter is better. The simpler you make it, the easier it will be to brand.
But think about this. How many of these do you recognize that DID NOT EVEN EXIST a few short years ago?
GoDaddy, Zappos, YouTube, Google, Lad15, ClickBank, Groove-Guy, Twitter, Craigslist, Angieslist, PayPal, Facebook, Ebay, Amazon, and many many more.

Now after serious branding and popularity, you now recognize many (or all) of the above names, and their primary products or services. INSTANTLY!
The only one up there that was actually listed in the 1990 Webster’s Dictionary is Amazon, as a large river in South America.
Any of them could have been named zipzip, or BlueFlamingo, or xokbot. Have fun with your name, and then build around it.

Great Places to Register Domain Names are Go Daddy and NameCheap

A domain name is transportable. What that means is that if you buy a domain name from GoDaddy, you can change the DNS (Domain Name Server) at GoDaddy to point to any place where you have a hosting account, such as JustHost or HostGator, or you can just re-direct it to an affiliate site you may have, without having hosting, making a much more “reader friendly” link.  Average cost is about $10 – $15 per YEAR!

I have an affiliate link to LAD15.com that looks like this:

https://lad15.com/index.php?id=RIPOldLife

I bought this domain from GoDaddy ($14/YR) and “re-directed” or forwarded it

to the above.        LevCash.com            NO HOSTING REQUIRED for this action. Both go to the same place. Which do you think people would rather click on?

Which is easier to advertise? Spend a couple of bucks and go professional.

It also makes it cheaper to advertise at work, in traffic, at the mall, out to dinner, etc:If you happen to change opportunities in the future, simply change your re-direct, and all of your advertising still works!

Any comments are welcomed and appreciated.