Day 2 Your New Money Making Site Needs a Good Domain Name
Choose a domain name, web host and select a website template
Today is your second day towards the creation of your website. Today we're going to walk through the process of finding a good web host as well as a perfect domain name.
First, run a search on Google for web hosting services and compare some different ones. For the same service some will be quite pricey while others will be quite cheap. However, for less service, some may require a huge investment while others for a huge service won't cost you an arm and a leg.
My web host is HostMonster, it provided me with a free domain name for life (actually for as long as I remain one of their clients). Along with this gift, I have the benefit of unlimited almost everything (bandwidth, space, domain names, email addresses, support, and many other services, most of them being for free...) But you're free to choose the web host that makes you feel comfortable.
How to choose your domain name?
- Do you plan on creating only one site about your topic? Then choose a domain name that is related to your niche market, it works pretty well. But you might be limited in the number of sites or related niches you work.
- Do you want to work a wide range of niches that aren't all related to each other? Then I'd suggest to choose a generic domain name or your very own name. This way you'll create your first site on a subdomain of this domain and will be able to add even more subdomains related to other specific niches afterwards.
It is important to keep in mind that your domain name and your site name are going to become your brand, they're going to represent the person behind this site. So if you want to go very personal, choosing your name as your new domain makes sense.
Examples:
http://all-about-everything.com(for all kinds of sub-niches)
http://www.all-about-pets.com(for all kinds of pet related niches)
http://my-favorite-dogs.com
(for all kinds of dog niches)
and
OR
http://www.yourname.com
http://home-improvement.yourname.com
(for all kinds of home improvement related subdomains to which you'll add directories or subcategories)
and
http://my-favorite-butterlies.yourname.com
http://the-best-pools-ever.yourname.com
http://yourname-the-unknown-singer.yourname.com
(for all kinds of additional niches you plan to work later)
When using subdomains, there is one thing that webmasters sometimes forget about: always make sure to add an index.html or index.php file to the main domain as otherwise Internet pirates are allowed to take an eye to your files. This might put your site in danger.
Earlier today I spoke about "directories". They work the same way as subdomains apart that they aren't domains and that they come at the end of your main domain link.
Example: http://www.yourname.com/home-improvement
Once you have the domain name and the web host, you're ready to start building your first money making site. Beware: this can be addictive ;)
See you later for day 3.
Posted by Holly Day
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