So, you want a "new" domain name for your "new" website. First of all, decide what are you attempting to communicate to everyone visiting your website. Do you want your visitors to remember a product or service for branding the site? Or, do you want them to remember a catchy phrase or "social" lingo that identifies your website?

Next, begin writing and typing your "new" domain name ideas. Does it make sense? Is it easy to type? Can anyone understand the website or product? Will your visitors remember to spread the word of your website based upon the domain name? The key is not to be too long and extremely complex. My son sings his nursery rhymes over and over and over. Why, because they are easy to remember and very "addictive". Be creative; but, make it easy. I made the mistake once and registered a 14 letter domain name. Needless to say, I had no visitors for a very long time.

Next, ask your friends and associates for their input. Review their suggestions and revise your names if necessary. Go to a domain registrar site. I use Godaddy.com. Why? After you input your desired domain name, Godaddy.com alerts you if the name is available or currently in use. Godaddy.com also gives you hints and ideas for other available domain names that are similar to your desired domain name.

Before you purchase your favorite domain name, Consider a SEO tool, that means (Search Engine Optimization) at http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/keyword-research-to ol.shtml. This free resource analyzes the keywords related to your domain/website and will report on how the major search engines like Google and Yahoo.com ranks those keywords. This is important for you to know how to drive traffic to your website based upon your chosen domain name.

Finally, choose the name.

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