Primary domain name is your name on the Internet, set to distinguish you from other businesses, required to think about if your want your business to be outstanding as compared with competitors. A domain brief, easy to remember is the key for people to access your website.
According to the classification of Internet type, domain names are divided into three types, including:
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1. The tail of the domain name
.com ( Communication - For all subjects , individuals , businesses )
.net (Network - For the web service provider , net )
.org ( Organization - Non-governmental organizations or non -profit )
.edu ( Education - Only for the university )
.gov ( Government - The website of the government of the country )
.mil ( Military - The website of foreign troops . )
2. CcTLDs :
After the end of the tail domain names also of the national side . The domain name ending in bringing two characters represent countries such as .uk ( UK ) , .de ( Germany ) , .RU ( Russia ) , .us ( United States ) , .jp ( Japan ) , .fr ( France ) , vn ( Vietnam ) ...
3. Subdomains :
Second -level domain names , also called domain names based on other domain name . VD : mail.yahoo.com , aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com,.....
Here are the rules and guidelines we help you choose the right domain name .
* Regulations as domain name :
The domain name must not exceed 63 characters (including part .com , .net , .org , .biz , .info ) .
Domains include only the letters in the alphabet ( az ) , numbers ( 0-9 ) and minus (- ) . Whitespace and other special characters are not valid .
Can not begin or end with a comma domain name ( - ) .
Your domain name should not start with http : // or www or http : // www
* Six rules to have a best domain name for you:
Even no one following rule is absolute, but it will help you to choose favorably your domain:
- Rule 1: as short as possible
Although a short domain name, registration is very difficult at present (all domain names. Com,. Net,. Org with less than four characters are already registered), but unless you want full name of your company as your domain name, you should choose a short domain name as possible (msn.com, hp.com, ibm.com ...). Easy to remember short domain name, easy to type address, and easy to design brand, logo ...
- Rule 2: Easy to remember
You will remember easily names such as Art.com, Business.com or TinThanhOnline.com. You may also remember special names like Yahoo.com, Amazon.com or Google.com. The domain name has a special meaning, and when it is pronounced with rich tune, easy listening, easy reading, they will be remembered easily. Just read loudly for many times the domain you want to register. If they are hard to pronounce, hard to remember, easy to confuse, select other domain name. A funny domain name is easy to remember (Alibaba.com, Umbala.com, ....). In the world of internet, all purposes of a domain, it is always to be in memory of customers.
- Rule 3: Not to create confusion
A good domain name must be not similar or confusing with available domain names. If available domain name is a trademark registered, you may have trouble using the same domain name. An issue needs to be aware that your domain must be easy to read when you read the domain name to someone over the phone. Do not use the sign (-) in your domain (unless required), because it is easy to confuse reading and typing the domain name of such category.
- Rule 4: Writing without trouble
If people can write something wrong, they will write wrong! Longer and more complicated domain shall be more likely written wrong. If the domain name of your business is long or confusing, you will lose many customers. Someone will take advantage of the confusion when visitor enter a wrong address to refer to another website.
- Rule 5: The domain name must be related to field of activity or your business
This seems clear and obvious, but not easy to do. If you can not find exactly the same domain name as name of your business, do not give up. Try to find a name telling functions, work or describing the uniqueness of your business. If your business is called A, your main operation is hotel, the appropriate name shall be www.Ahotel.com. You can also consider the ability to use the domain name containing the tail. BIZ,. INFO if you can not find a name with tail. COM,. NET., ORG.
- Rule 6: The domain to be built must be based on target customers
With many tails of current domain, most internet users are familiar with the domain name. Com,. Net,. Org. If your target customer is a global, the domain name . COM,. NET will benefit you. If you want to emphasize your business in a country, you will look for a country domain (. VN. UK,. DE ,...) and that is your right choice.