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    Default The 7 Characteristics of Good Domain Names

    1. They are short

    Good domain names are short. It is not a coincidence that all the three-letter and four-letter .com domains are already gone, and that the five-letter ones are going fast as well.
    There is no definite number of characters that you should aim for, just remember that the shorter the better. If you really need some guidance, try to go below 10 characters, and never exceed 20.
    As for the number of words, one-word domains are gold, two-word ones are good, three-word domains are average, and above that it is usually a bad idea.

    2. They are easy to remember

    Many Internet users do not use bookmarks. They just memorize the domains of their favorite websites and type them whenever they wan to visit one. Guess what, if your domain is complex and not easy to remember you will lose these visitors along the way.

    3. They are easy to spell

    The last thing you want is visitors misspelling your domain and ending up somewhere else.
    Avoid unusual foreign words, words that have complex pronunciation, strange combinations of letters and anything else that might cause someone to misspell your address.

    4. They have a .com extension

    Organizations might prefer to register a .org domain, and companies targeting very specific geographical regions might want to register a local domain (e.g. .it, .co.uk, .cn and so on). Apart from these cases, however, a .com domain is always the best way to go. This extension is the most popular around the around, and it is already stuck in people’s mind.
    Visitors coming to your site via search engines or organic links will pay attention mostly to the name and not to the URL. The next time they want to visit your site it is very likely that they will just type its name followed by a .com. Guess what, if you are not there when they hit enter they will just go somewhere else.


    5. They are descriptive

    Many visitors will come to your site through the search engines and via direct links on other websites. That is, they will come if the domain that they will see will be appealing.
    Having a descriptive domain name will give visitors an idea of what your site is about even before they enter it. If related keywords are present in the domain it might also help your search engine rankings.

    6. Or brandable

    A brandable domain will have a nice pronunciation, an interesting combination of letters or simply an appealing visual effect. Sometimes they will not be descriptive, but they can be equally efficient.
    Brandable domains will make your visitors associate the name with your website and its content. (Notice that brandable domains can be descriptive at the same time, but that is not always the case.)

    7. They don’t contain hyphens or numbers

    Domain names containing hyphens and numbers are cheaper for a reason. They suffer the same problem of domains not using a .com extension or with complex spelling.
    Consider Biz-Hat.com. The names that will stick in people’s mind are “Biz” and “Hat.” Many visitors will just forget the hyphen along the way. Eventually they will try to access your site by typing BizHat.com, in vain.

    Numbers, on the other hand, will confuse people with the spelling. Suppose you registered BizHat.com. Visitors might mix it with BizHat.com, if they manage to remember the number in the first place!

    Final remark

    Do not get discouraged if your current domain doesn’t have all these characteristics; or if you can’t find one that does. These are just factors that you should consider when evaluating domain names.
    There are plenty of examples of popular websites with domain names that lack in one or two points covered on the list. Just make sure that your domain has most of the characteristics and you should be fine.



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    Thanks for telling about the domain name. And it should not be brandable. Existence domain name is "Nike" and you create a domain name with "Nikee". Then audience around the world will take you as a fake. Because you have copied a brand name for your domina. Digital marketing company.

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