Managed Domain Name Registration
NEPA WebHosting & Design now offers managed domain name registration! Finding the right domain name can be crutial to making your business stand out and can help to achive desired search engine rankings under specific keywords. Below is a list of tips that can help you find the right domain name.
Domain Registration Tips:
- Keep your domain directly reletive to your website content
- Try to incorperate search engine keywords into your domain name while making you decision
- Keep your domain as short and simple as possible
- .COM and .NET are the most popular extensions if the .COM is available, register it
- Try to register variations, misspellings, or different extensions of your domain name
- Registering your domain for multiple years can help you gain credibility in the search engines
Domain Name Search
Common Questions/Answers:
Q. Is .COM better than the other extensions?
A. No. The .COM extension is the most popular however, over the years .NET and .ORG have become just as important. If the .COM of your domain is available, register it. If not, the .NET is the next best extension.
Q. Does a domain hurt/help your search engine rankings?
A. Yes, your domain is very important when it comes to search engines and can help in your over all rankings. Having a domain that is relevent to your website content can give you a slight advantage over your competitors.
Q. Is it ok to use hyphens in my domain name?
A. Yes, using hyphens in your domain is perfectly acceptable and can be used in your favor in certain search engines.
Q. Is it important to register multiple extensions/variations of my domain name?
A. Yes, registering multiple extensions helps to protect your brand. Registering multiple variations and domains such as misspellings and hypenated versions can also help to prevent your competitors for redirecting potential customers to their site instead of yours. It is important to make sure that a potential customer can find your website over anyone who is offering similar products so registering product names can also be a good way to fight off the compition.
Q. What do you mean by "managed domain name registration"?
A. Our managed domain name registration service means that we take care of the domain name registration and all technical setup for you. So you can rest asured that everything will be setup and working the right way the first time. You are still the owner of the domain and can make changes to it as needed, we just take care of it all for you.
Have more questions about registering a domain? Email sales@nepawebhosting.com for assistance.
Please Note: When registering your domain with NEPA WebHosting, the domain is not secured until payment is received and in some situations this can take up to 24 hours.
