I know the pain of making a decision
when you are just starting a blog you're Just a newbie in this area but you
already need to know how to choose a Domain name the right way how to
register a domain how to set up the best Hosting for your website and you get
overwhelmed and stuck at the very first Steps of your life changing blogging
journey I know how it feels I don't want You to lose your dream and I want you to
avoid the typical mistakes that new Bloggers make I made them all trust me a
mistake in choosing a domain name for a Blog can be very costly you put a lot of
effort at the start of your blog and Later if you decide to move to another
domain it can cost you not only the Money and efforts but also it may end up
in a huge traffic loss Hi I'm Anastasia of AnastasiaBlogger.com and on this channel I share Blogging and online business tips every
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recommendations let me just share a bit About how I picked the domain for my
blog Anastasia blogger.com I spent Thinking about my domain name about one
hour you heared me right I didn't spend Three days or a week taking this
decision I wasn't sure for a hundred Percent about the main blogging topic at
the beginning so I wanted to have a Domain which doesn't narrow the variety
of topics I could cover later on my site At the same time I wanted a domain that
would be easy to remember and more Associated with my personality rather
than with a specific subject matter now That was my story and it's not just what
I mentioned here that I kept in mind When picking my domain name there were
other important factors that were all Taken into consideration and to help you
pick a domain name for your blog or for Your online business I will share with
you the best tips in the industry most Of them are not based on any official
statements from Google or other Platforms that could be your potential
future traffic sources bye They're the collective wisdom of many
webmasters and bloggers who experimented Made mistakes lost their time tried
again with new blogs and found the best Ways to pick domain names so rule number
one first investigate before you make Any choice regarding the domain name
make sure that there are no other Popular blogs with a similar name unless
you want your blog to always stay in the Shadow of the bigger competitor to find
the other websites with similar domain Names just google your domain the one
that you have in mind

Without the dot-com or other the main
zones in the end and check what comes up In the top 10 search results on Google
also check your domain name for Availability in a major social network a
great service that helps you check most Of the social networks automatically is
no I am calm but I would still do my Manual research on each social network
as well and to do it you just need to Start typing your domain name in the
search for example on Facebook or other Networks and check the suggestions that
are appearing in search results tip Number two is do your best to find a
name in dot-com domain zone I know that Often you come up with a great main idea
you search for it in dot-com zone helps It's not available but it's available in
dot-org Or dotnet and it sounds like a nice
compromise but I actually didn't avoid This temptation with some of my previous
sites and honestly it wasn't the best Experience the mains in dot-com zone are
considered as the most trustworthy but By Google and other search engines and
also this domains are the easiest to Remember especially for users who are
not very tech savvy some users will type Home completely automatically having no
idea that any other the main zones even Exist
imagine that you picked a name in a Domains own dot block for example
coolest ever photos dot blog some Visitors might simply add com at the end
of your site name and they will end up On a page with a 404 error or maybe they
will go to another website that doesn't Belong to you now tip number three is
avoid numbers and hyphens numbers could Look like a fine idea
but most of the times people cannot Memorize such a domain name the same
applies to hyphens avoid using them Whenever it's possible it will be better
for your site and in the long run it Will help you with SEO on a side note
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let's move to the next tip for choosing A domain name so tip number four is
choose a domain name that includes your Focus keyword using keywords which best
describe your blog's main topic or your Business promoted on the blog is a great
idea This way your domain name works not only
for the audience to remember your site

Address easily but it also helps search
engines like Google or Bing to rank you Better for the relevant queries I know
that in some niches finding an available Domain with the focus keyword you want
is really tricky but you can test here Your creativity and try to add some
extra words and you want to look Different from your competitors but
still you want to use the rule number Five
keep your domain name shorter than Fifteen characters some bloggers get
carried away adding new keywords to the Domain name and they forget about this
very important rule that's actually even More important than having keywords your
blog name has to be short otherwise no One will ever remember it something
under fifteen characters will be okay But when the domain name gets longer
than this I will seriously considered Some adjustments to your ideas before
you make the final decision you probably Know that I'm sharing the best comment
in every week's video so if you have Something positive and inspiring to say
and you want to get a free shout out on My channel just leave your comments on
my latest videos and today's shout out Goes to Tabitha she says and
stasia I've been watching your videos on YouTube modern Netflix lately I'm not
rich yet but feeling so motivated Remember me when my blog is famous and
I'm able to finally be a stay-at-home Cat mom then she gives a link to her
site and then she says this site has Started from the ground up with just
watching your videos thank you for your Help well thank you so much for this
kind feedback on my videos I'll be happy If more people watch my channel and get
inspired to change their lifestyle and Spend more time with their families and
their pets of course I can tell you Honestly that stashing my blog didn't
only change my life but also it changed Completely the life of my dog as it
didn't have to spend nine hours a day All alone by the way you're doing great
with your website keep up the good work Now the next tip is settle out your
domain like any word in any language Leaves the double life it can be spelled
written and it can be pronounced say it Aloud at least five times ask your
family and friends what do they think is It easy to repeat up to you now before
showing to them the written domain name Ask them to spell it as they hear it
from you did they easily spelt without Any mistakes all of this is very
important because you don't want to Frustrate people with odd spelling
those who remember your blog name and Come back frequently directly through
the domain name they are your best and

Most loyal audience and tip number seven
is do not go to specific choosing a Domain for your blog that explains to
users what is your main topic is a great Idea but you have to avoid being very
specific imagine you're currently all Into experiments with your hair color
and you know a lot about hair dye and You choose a domain name that includes
this keyword something like hair dye Blog comm and you start writing
passionately about it for some time but Then you get into a healthy natural hair
thing and you decide to post about Treatment hair products or even broader
about beauty products in general you Could do it but your domain name will
sound weird and irrelevant to the Broader new topic
that you want to cover I have more tips Which I didn't mention yet in this video
in my article about choosing the domain Name for your blog and you will find the
link to the full post in the description Below this video now how do you actually
register the main name you will be Surprised to know how many domain
registered companies are there available Online and how prices for your domains
can differ even within the same register The price will often depend on how
pretty or in-demand Your chosen domain name is some domains
can cost thousands of dollars but the Most of bloggers here don't even need to
pay that much in fact there are even Free domains available to be more
precise that will be free for the first Year as I mentioned you can get a free
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click on the link below this video now For those of you who need a further
beginner guide that will help you start Your blog in general and you can do it
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