You have decided to start a new website for your business. The first requirement to setup a website is a domain name selection and registration. It’s really like giving a name to your business or idea. In this article, we'll show you how to choose right domain name for your website.

Choosing the perfect domain name is not that easy considering the competition over there on the Internet.

If you follow old rules of domain name selection soon it would be irrelevant for your business.

So the point is you need to follow certain rules or tips during domain name selection process to get perfect or right domain name.

Let’s see how to choose right domain name for website.

To see if a domain is available, just type it into the domain checker. The domain tool run by FastWebHost, which offers website hosting, domain name, and email in India for just Rs 50 /month. 

Domain extension .com is the default choice for any global business. However, if you stick your business to India then .in domain extension is the best bet.

There are number of new domain name extensions available today, from the original .com, .net and .org to business niche categories like .online, .tv, .pizza, .photography, and even .blog.

We always suggest choosing a .com domain because it is still the most established, powerful and trusted domain extension.

Use your business name or related keywords

If you are looking for a domain name which is exactly your existing business name then go right ahead with same name.

If you don’t find exact domain name as your business then you can be a bit creative by adding extra words to it.

For example, if you are running a school with a name “Little Hearts”, then you could go with

Littlehearts.com, littleheartshyd.com and littleheartsdelhi.com.

If your business is local, consider including your city or state in your domain name to make it easy for local customers to find and remember it.

You can even try with other popular .in or .net domain extensions. Be creative to use right words for your business.

A short domain name is easy to remember and perfect for sharing across online and offline social media or over the phone.

Don’t go overboard with domain length. Ideally domain names under 15 characters are best and easy to promote.

If you can’t express domain name over the phone then it’s difficult to remember or branding.

You should not use hyphens ( - ) or numbers (0-9) in domain names. It’s just looks messy and spam domains.

It sends wrong impression to your visitors and not good for your brand in the long run.

Adding hyphens, numbers and doubled letters to domains increases your chances of losing traffic to typos ( typing errors).

Avoid branded or trademarked names in your domain name.

When selecting a domain name, first, never include a trademarked name, such as selliPhone.com.

Secondly, it’s unlikely you’ll ever acquire the name recognition of Dell, Amazon, or other famous companies.