Is
Your Own Domain Name Really That Important?
by Pam Jones
Your own domain name is one of the most important
things you can do for your web presence. Many free hosting services
will offer you web space with their services. In this case your URL
would be http://www.freehostingservice.com/yourcompany. Is this
really to your best advantage?
There are a few disadvantages to this arrangement:
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You will not be able to submit your site to the
search engines. Many of the search engines will not accept
submissions for subdomains.
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You are actually promoting the hosting service
rather than your own business.
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It is difficult to remember.
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You have less control over how you can operate
your online business.
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If you decide to change hosting services, your
domain name will also change.
Advantages of having your own domain name are:
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You have a more professional web presence.
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You have the freedom of changing web hosts
without having to change your domain name.
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Your own domain name will easier to remember.
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Most hosting services offer domain email with
their hosting packages.
You may select to use your business name as your
domain name or a group of keywords that describe your business (if
one is available).
When selecting a domain name you will want to make
sure it is easy to pronounce and easy to remember. Your site
visitors will not only SEE your domain name, there will be times
when they will HEAR it and you will want it to be a name that is
easy to remember.
Need help finding a
great domain name? Clearwater Web Solutions'
DomainTwistTM
combines your words with the most popular words used on the
Internet. Then, the twist shakes them up to help you find available
domains.
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here to register your domain name now.
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Pam Jones specializes in offering
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increase your profits. Visit the Internet Marketing Resource Center at
http://www.i-m-r-c.com, for tips, tools,
resources and helpful articles. Or find out about web hosting, website design or
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at http://www.clearwaterwebsolutions.com.
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