subject: How To Check Domain Name Availability To Help Your Website Rank Well [print this page] You've got a great idea for a website that you are sure will be the internet's next big thing. What do you do? The first thing is to do a keyword search to see what keywords are the best to target for the particular niche your new website is in. The next thing to do is to check domain name availability to see if you can get a domain name - preferably a .com - with your exact keyword. If you find one you will have a great head start in helping your website rank well.
For example if you are promoting a physical product that you believe will do very well in the marketplace, you should look to see if there is a domain available for that particular product. For example, if you are promoting Doo Dads. You would do a search for doodads.com.
In most cases the more common the product or keyword you are searching for, the less likely the .com you will want is still available. In that case you would want to try variations of the keyword in order to find a good one you like.
It's important to get a domain that is as close to your keyword as you can get. While some people advocate getting a .net or .org if the .com you want isn't available I don't recommend it. If all you are interested in is ranking high in the search engines, then it's okay to do, but if you are at all interested in having actual customers come back to you via direct type-in of your website name, a .com web name is your best bet. People are just automatically conditioned to type in the .com extension of any domain they enter.
If you are able to get a exact match keyword domain this will make it easier for you get more free search engine traffic to your website, provided you have done all of the other things to get your site ready for business.
You should always make sure that you have enough good quality content on your website to attract the search engines as well as having your on page search engine optimization (SEO) completed. This will also help you rank well in the search engine results pages (SERPS).
Doing off page seo is the next important step that needs to be addressed, this should include linkbuilding and other marketing efforts that will help you promote your website and increase your traffic.
When working on choosing a domain name here are a few rules you should try to follow.
1. If possible keep your domain name under 15 characters. This will make it more user and search engine friendly.
2. Always try to get a .com domain name. Dot com domain names are given a higher priority by the search engines which means that they have more seo value.
3. If you are planning on promoting a product and are just interested in search engine traffic not repeat customers or direct type-ins and the .com is taken but .org or .net is available then one of these would be the next best option.
Follow those simple and easy guidelines and you will be well on your way to having a website that has a very good chance of getting a top search engine ranking for the product or service that you are promoting.
