8 Rules for Choosing a Domain Name - Whiteboard Friday

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One decision that you'll have to live with for quite a long time is the domain name of your website. You may have a list of options available, but what should you keep in mind when you sit down to register it? What will resonate most on the vastness of the web? What should you avoid?

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[@financialfreedom9667]

Thanks for the advice, I've been hung up on keywords in the domain name. I appreciate the examples.

[@benfriedland7971]

Thank you, amazing content and is still very relevant in 2020

[@Moz]

We're so happy you enjoyed it!

[@recording.clouds]

This is great content actually.

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[@usa_kenyan]

I like your discussion style. Also, you're a perfect sounding board!

[@Moz]

Thanks for watching!

[@somaliweyne676]

thanks sir you are amazing side of teaching

[@thewayneschannel1]

Great presentation. Thank you .

[@raghavanrsri]

Great video ...

[@theSpiritScribe]

This was SO GOOD, thank you!! I'm foreign to the US and I would have gone with hyphens but now I know it's a no-no. Thanks again!!!

[@Moz]

We're so glad you liked it! Thank you for sharing.

[@Maksitto]

Thanks for video! Is that working in 2021?

[@adventureinallthings]

Thanks great video

[@ravikumar-uu5ph]

well explained. Great Video Thanks !!

[@Moz]

We're glad you liked it

[@edwnx0]

5:08 - That's what she said.

[@emresert]

0:44 as well

[@jessiecarney2072]

So what about adding the word and or & between 2 services your wanting to brand in your domain.

[@saadmaksood]

suppose i am writing post on Python programming language ,is it ok for me to buy ProPython.com?

[@ChuckBricker]

If we have a service company is it wrong to use my name (and service) in the domain name , instead of a keyword?

[@KenSDCA]

So, Moz, this is 5 years old. Is it still relevant to late 2021 sites competing with the "Rank and "Rent" crowd??

[@samnama9871]

Quit informative video... Though few things to point, may help
Too many colors in writing are distracting. Moreover, colors yellow-green becomes too light to clearly present contents of video, i. e. Visibility

[@jagrox22]

Hello, what do you think about a domain name highlyhelpful.com for a handy products site?

[@akashmahadevpatil]

Thanks sir.

[@spokeoutmichigan2862]

my thumbs up made it 420 yea.....win win great info thanks

[@aaron2236]

Great. But I can't really see what you wrote on the whiteboard tho. Please think of something else.

[@NeilBolandGuitaristWriter]

Click the link in the description. They always publish a close-up photos of the whiteboard after the video goes up.

[@NicolasDiakonisMAGICHYPNOS1]

Great! Hi Moz, I am Nick and I am torn to combine my businesses and create a connection between Life Insurance-automated-quoting as well as application-submission and CBD-oil sales. This is to help my clients/prospects to consider life insurance as well as the benefit of using CBD-oil for their future health benefit and perhaps income opportunities.
This combination is with my company's initials of DNA and CBD, concluding to "DNACBDbenelife.com" for the branding? Do you have a recommendation if I am in the right direction or will this confuse? Thanks, Nick

[@Raveller]

can i use a domain name such as t-ravel.com where my original name is ravel. do let me knwo?

[@techscyence5177]

its a clever one

[@brunovancin522]

VERY VERY GOOD EXPLAINATION

[@Moz]

We're so happy you found this video helpful!

[@CHMARKHELMEHDI]

thhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhanks your example

[@rickboiardimindshiftingaca6975]

Super helpful video. You remind me of Edward Norton...Fight Club!

[@Moz]

Really? Wow! Thanks for watching Whiteboard Friday!

[@mfacademy]

Hey. My niche is memory training. Can I go with memorytraining.co

[@sinatalebi83]

Thanks Moz
It's was really helpful
I have a hvac business that I named Local Heating And Cooling
would localheatingandcooling.ca would be a better choice or it's better if I go pick localhvacr.com?

[@theoneandonlyworldruler418]

what you choose? :) and how business go ?

[@deborahwarner6786]

good this video

[@ethanrodgers6712]

iam happy

[@hannyhamora7377]

nice

[@mytechvids1060]

Great video. I hope my website gets your check mark

[@Moz]

Thanks!

[@SANJAYKUMAR-lr3tr]

I have a domain name called Snolly.com; fijack.com; yeelf.com; scanrr.com; zolme.com how are these ? Brandables ?

[@dan280]

*aficionado

[@ethanrodgers6712]

yes can

[@mchase2876]

Which is better mypasta.com or MyPasta.com

[@joeoh2k]

M Chase 😂

[@theoneandonlyworldruler418]

its same

[@TheUltimuteGamer]

Should you make your domain different to the name of your company? I have a photography portfolio site under the name 'Josh's Photography' Simple, memorable, clear I'm now wondering if it's a little too simple tho would be a bad idea to have a domain maybie Josh'sGallery.net I'm also wondering about funky domain endings considering. art,.gallery ect.

[@user-yr3uj6go8i]

Picking a website name is such a huge pain in the ass, frankly.

[@jamesclements3463]

would fridgenow.com fufill those requirements

[@createmomomentsphotography5585]

Help

[@Moz]

Hey Emma, how can we help?

[@createmomomentsphotography5585]

@@Moz I'm stuck its like the name i want is use and im trying so hard to find a unique way to use it

[@Moz]

@@createmomomentsphotography5585 We can see how this could be challenging. If you're on Twitter, we invite you to tweet us your question with #AskMoz.
This Wednesday, May 6, we will be hosting a Twitter question and answer hour with Dr. Pete Meyers at 1:30 PM PST. Follow us on Twitter, and we'll get your question answered. twitter.com/Moz

[@MartinZanichelli]

If it is so bad and generic, why "pasta.com" was sold for half a million dollars?

[@DevTechSpectrum]

Martin Zanichelli He said "Pasta hyphen" not just Pasta, big difference in what you are thinking. Pay attention; he said no hyphens or numbers.

[@namasterising]

I feel like you keep contradicting yourself, very confusing.

[@DavidOlshan]

7up 9/11

[@dneuman7455]

name squatters people who are just annoying , great way to get gov hackers to spend money on names

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[@sergioramio]

gay music bro, but great presentation