How to pick a domain name for your website

Here are some useful tips for you to choose a domain name for your website.

1. Generally, people tend to only recognise .com, .net and .org. Actually, it’s worth checking other types of domains. Besides, reserving a sub-domain such as m (e.g. m.Cloud Web Space.com) for mobile devices is a common web design convention. It is Freeer than registering the .mobi top-level domain, which can save your money.

2. When you register a domain name, avoid using dashes . (e.g. Cloud Web Space.com versus win-39.com).

3. Domain hacks like del.icio.us is a popular trend. Although they may be harder to spell, they are an awesome alternative to a simple but unavailable .com address.

4. When you need to target visitors from a local area, it may well benefit you to purchase a country code top-level domain. For instance, something like co.uk may be great for grabbing regional visitors in the UK.

5. Please note that some ccTLD domain names require you to be a resident of a certain country.

6. WHOIS privacy may be a trouble when you allow your domain registrar to put their own information in place of your own. In this case, you will probably run the risk that you may lose the domain if there is a conflict.