I’ve already told you about basic things to consider before you start a blog and also gave you tips on finding a good niche topic for your blog. Now, I think my readers are familiar with the blogging concept. I feel that selecting a domain name is a tedious job (for me at-least 
), so in my today’s article I am going to give you some tips on selecting a good domain name. Lets start :
Note : Do read this article of mine where I’ve written about few factors to consider before buying a domain name.
Below is a list of characteristic of a good domain name. If you’ve selected a domain name, you can identify whether its good or not using following parameters.
Always ends with .Com
Well, this is my own perception, I personally think that a GOOD domain name MUST have .Com as extension, it is my first priority.
Should match the topic of your blog
A good domain name should match the topic on which your blog is. Like if I’ve a blog on technology then the domain name can include keywords like tech, geek, info etc. In short, it must match to your blog name.
Easy to remember
I define a good domain name that is easy to remember. It must not have tough English words or words that does not makes any sense like www.gghju.com. So, a good domain name should be easy to remember.
No hyphens
A good domain name should not include hyphen(-) in it, for example www.creative-blogging-ideas.com. There are two reasons we generally do not count such domain name as good because :
- They are not good in terms of SEO as compared to non hyphen(-) domains
- They are difficult to spell
They are short
Well, this point does not fit in my own domain name because it is too long 
. Your domain name should not be too long, it should be less than 18-20 characteristics.
These were few characteristics of a food domain name, so while selecting a domain name do consider these properties once. I am waiting for your comments and feedback.
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