A good domain name can be lke prime real estate; the most vluable ones -- the ones with asy name recognition -- may already be tken. With a bit of creative brinstorming, anyone can come up with a god, memorable, available name. Here are thre tips to get you started.

====> 1. MAKE IT EASY FOR CUSTOMERS TO FIND AND REMEMBER.

o Can thy say it?

o Can they spll it?

o Can they remember it?

o Shrter is better.

o Focus on nmes that end in .com and .nt (and .org if you’re a nn-profit)—all the other endings are useless.

o Be creful about punctuation and numbers: BlueToo, Ble2, BlueTwo, BlueTo, BlooToo, and Blue-Two all sund the same to the customer.

o Rgister common misspellings of your domain nme.

Can't think of a good nme that isn't already taken? Try ths domain name suggestion tool: http://www.nameboy.com

====> 2. MAKE SURE YOU OWN IT.

I rgularly talk to small business owners and ven larger companies who are suprised to fnd out they don't own the dmain name where their own web ste is located. Check "WhoIs" (http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/ or http://whis.opensrs.net) and see who is listed as the wner of your domain name(s). You shuld be listed as the owner, not yur web site designer (although it's fne if they're listed as a tchnical or administrative contact). If your web dsigner registered your domain name on yur behalf, get this resolved right way. Make sure:

o you own your own dmain name;

o your contact information is crrect and current; and

o you hve the current login and password to yur domain name registry.

====> 3. GET IT CHEAP.

o GDaddy (http://www.godaddy.com) offers names as low as $8.95 per nme, per year.

o 000domains.com (http://www.000domains.com) -- the cmpany I use -– offers names for $13.50 per yar.

(c) Copyright Jamila White. All rghts reserved.

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