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2. Your domain name should be directly related to your offer or information available at your website.

For example, www.webmastercourse.com is directly related to web design training. In monitoring our website statistics, I've noticed that we have many visitors each month who arrive at our website by simply typing inrepparttar domain name instead of arriving through search engines, other links, etc. Of course, this was not so atrepparttar 108302 start. But, as visitors began coming, they began memorizingrepparttar 108303 domain name and repeating their visits in this fashion.

3. If possible, use a generic name that people might would type in without ever hearing about you.

For example, www.webdesign.com is very generic, and I'm sure many people simply type this name in to see what's available inrepparttar 108304 web design field.

Other "very" generic names I can think of are:

www.soap.com www.cars.com www.boats.com www.computers.com www.calculators.com www.food.com www.pencils.com www.skiing.com etc....

Although many ofrepparttar 108305 most popular generic names are reserved, it would be wise to search forrepparttar 108306 most generic name possible in your field that's easy to remember.

The three above tips will help you choose a domain name that will tremendously increase your repeat visitor rate. A website must first be designed, and then built upon a solid visitor flow. A simple, easy-to-remember domain name is a great start to reaching your goal!

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2. Your domain name should be directly related to your offer or information available at your website.

For example, www.webmastercourse.com is directly related to web design training. In monitoring our website statistics, I've noticed that we have many visitors each month who arrive at our website by simply typing inrepparttar domain name instead of arriving through search engines, other links, etc. Of course, this was not so atrepparttar 108301 start. But, as visitors began coming, they began memorizingrepparttar 108302 domain name and repeating their visits in this fashion.

3. If possible, use a generic name that people might would type in without ever hearing about you.

For example, www.webdesign.com is very generic, and I'm sure many people simply type this name in to see what's available inrepparttar 108303 web design field.

Other "very" generic names I can think of are:

www.soap.com www.cars.com www.boats.com www.computers.com www.calculators.com www.food.com www.pencils.com www.skiing.com etc....

Although many ofrepparttar 108304 most popular generic names are reserved, it would be wise to search forrepparttar 108305 most generic name possible in your field that's easy to remember.

The three above tips will help you choose a domain name that will tremendously increase your repeat visitor rate. A website must first be designed, and then built upon a solid visitor flow. A simple, easy-to-remember domain name is a great start to reaching your goal!



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