{"id":119,"date":"2008-04-30T12:32:14","date_gmt":"2008-04-30T16:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.directoryone.com\/blog\/internet-marketing\/a-rose-of-any-other-domain-name-just-as-sweet\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T14:21:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T19:21:25","slug":"a-rose-of-any-other-domain-name-just-as-sweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.directoryone.com\/blog\/a-rose-of-any-other-domain-name-just-as-sweet.html","title":{"rendered":"A Rose of Any other Domain Name: Just as Sweet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author: April Hall<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.directoryone.com\/website-content-development.htm\">Internet Copywriter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alas, is what Romeo proclaimed true? Is &#8220;a rose by any other name&#8221; really just as sweet? Does it actually matter what you choose for your domain name? The answer is yes, yes, and yes. (And, our boy Romeo would agree.) Names matter; both for brick and mortar businesses, and especially for internet marketing. So, how do you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.directoryone.com\/domain_registration.htm\">choose an internet domain name<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>If you have a unique business name, it is quite simple to choose a domain name. For example, the owner of Bob&#8217;s Tuna Supply could probably register the name bobstunasupply.com and find that it is available, fairly cheap to register and suits his purposes to a tee. On the other hand, the proprietor of Tommy&#8217;s Cars might find that the simple domain tommyscars.com is already taken. In cases such as poor Tommy, we need to look for a rose of a different name; however, that rose&#8217;s name needs to be easy to remember, logical and affordable.<\/p>\n<p>When deciding on a domain name, keep the following ideas in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dot coms are almost always better than dot orgs. And dot coms are <em>always <\/em>better than dot nets or (Yikes!) dot tvs. <\/strong>The fact of the matter is, every business prefers a dot com domain name. It is simply more recognized, more professional, and most importantly, more likely to be plugged into the browser. Think about it: if you are looking for cheap cars online, would you likely plug in cheapcars.com into your browser rather than cheapcars.net? There is one exception to this rule, of course. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.directoryone.com\/domain_name_parking.htm\">Web hosting companies<\/a> should be able to work with you to find a dot com that is appropriate for your particular business. If you are running a nonprofit organization, you will want to register as a dot org.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If your business name is taken or otherwise unavailable, choose an abbreviation or very similar name. <\/strong>Let&#8217;s go back to Tommy. If the name tommyscars.com is taken, perhaps carsbytommy.com is not; or maybe even tcars.com. Just try to get as close as you can to your business name&#8211;it makes it much easier for your customers to remember and find on the web.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many other ideas to keep in mind as your are choosing your rose, ahem your business&#8217; domain name. Just remember that you need to choose a name that is as simple as possible, as well as one that internet searchers may even discover on their own. Romeo, as young and star-crossed as he was, was right. Names matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: April Hall Internet Copywriter Alas, is what Romeo proclaimed true? Is &#8220;a rose by any other name&#8221; really just as sweet? Does it actually matter what you choose for your domain name? The answer is yes, yes, and yes. (And, our boy Romeo would agree.) Names matter; both for brick and mortar businesses, and especially for internet marketing. So, how do you choose an internet domain name? If you have a unique business name, it is quite simple to choose a domain name. For example, the owner of Bob&#8217;s Tuna Supply could probably register the name bobstunasupply.com and find that it is available, fairly cheap to register and suits his purposes to a tee. On the other hand, the proprietor of Tommy&#8217;s Cars might find that the simple domain tommyscars.com is already taken. In cases such as poor Tommy, we need to look for a rose of a different name; however, that rose&#8217;s name needs to be easy to remember, logical and affordable. When deciding on a domain name, keep the following ideas in mind: Dot coms are almost always better than dot orgs. And dot coms are always better than dot nets or (Yikes!) dot tvs. The fact<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[1316],"class_list":["post-119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-domains","tag-domain-name"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tips for Choosing Domain Names<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Choosing a domain name for a unique business name is quite simple. Business names containing common proper names and words are more difficult &amp; take more creativity. 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