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Domain names<\/a> are exactly like the name of a brick and mortar shop. It represents your website and gives visitors an immediate idea on what your website is about. <\/span><\/p>\n In addition, Domain names also affect your website search ranking in Google (SEO), brand and Internet marketing. <\/span><\/p>\n Thus it is crucial to choose a domain name<\/a> that works for your website. <\/span><\/p>\n Here, we are glad to have 6 website owners who share their valuable tips on how you can choose and own a powerful and influential domain name .<\/span><\/p>\n Japhanie Chay, Blogger, <\/b>sgmumblogger.com<\/b><\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve been a blogger since 14 years old (from a student to a mum). Based in Singapore, I know one of the most common searches is, \u201cI read a review from a sg mum blog\/post\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n In fact, most Singaporean parents do search and read the blog and reviews written by other parents too! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As a co-founder of a creative design agency and a digital mum, I\u2019d like to share that the keywords used in a URL also contribute as a search engine ranking factor. <\/span><\/p>\n This can also help to improve your site’s search visibility too! So this is how my domain name came about — something strongly related to the nature of my blog posts and target readers.<\/span><\/p>\n Lau Wee Kiat, Owner, eFusion Technology<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n When choosing my domain name, I avoid hyphens, weird spelling, and don’t end with a Z (it is not cool actually). Numbers and hyphens are easily misunderstood. <\/span><\/p>\n People who hear your website name does not know whether the number is numeral or have to be spelled out; they can misplace the hyphens or even forget to place it there. <\/span><\/p>\n Another suggestion that I would like to share is, do not go for “XXX.sg” only. <\/span><\/p>\n Most people are still used to typing “XXX.com.sg”. You can buy both (xxx.sg and xxx.com.sg) and do a URL redirect. Don’t be stingy and buy “XXX.sg” only.<\/span><\/p>\n Jeremy King, Owner, <\/b>jeremyking<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n When I signed up for this website, I did not foresee myself featuring what I\u2019m featuring now, which is my portfolio. It could have been a blog or a CV but it ended up like this. <\/span><\/p>\n So I would like Generalism inspired me in some sort of ways. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Sometimes the easiest way to decide a domain name<\/a> is to look at the name on your own identity card. <\/span><\/p>\n If the desired domain name is taken, be humble enough to jumble the words. Or you can try look up for synonyms or related meaning of the origin name that you came out with.<\/span><\/p>\n Mark Javed, Owner, <\/b>RED PANDA<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Choosing the right domain name can be crucial. A right domain name is when the brand name & brand services are shown in a couple words. <\/span><\/p>\n A good tip is to come out with brandable SEO friendly names<\/a> which are not too long (preferably 1 or 2 words). Nowadays, it\u2019s difficult to find a great domain name but when brandable meets Google SEO, yes, it’s easy. <\/span><\/p>\n If you ask me about my domain <\/span>redpanda.com.my<\/span><\/a>. Being brandable yet marketing friendly was my thing, which eventually worked out quite well. <\/span><\/p>\n P<\/span>eople smile and ask me WHY RED PANDA, that’s exactly what I wanted. \u201cRed\u201d represents my favorite colour, which catches attention and \u201cPanda\u201d represents our team. <\/span><\/p>\n It helps a lot in marketing as it gets immediate attention. That’s the inspiration in a nutshell.<\/span><\/p>\n Lua Cheong Rui, Owner, <\/b>SGshop<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SGshop is an e-commerce business originated from Singapore, started on a mission to help users to ‘Shop Global’, which abbreviated into “SG”, and “shop” is to tell people that they can buy things here, hence the domain name – SGshop. <\/span><\/p>\n When we expanded to the Malaysia market, our mission to help users to ‘Shop Global’ did not change. Thus we decided to continue using the domain name, but with .my domain extension. <\/span><\/p>\n By using .my country code domain extension<\/a>, we could improve our website search ranking on Google Malaysia. <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Exabytes.sg<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Try to create your own name by combining two words together, or be creative and come out with words that is not in the dictionary (Note: it\u2019s fine even if the words are meaningless).<\/span><\/p>\n Read more about domain name and learn the domain naming structure<\/a> for better SEO strategies.<\/p>\n For Example, Elon Masks purchase X.com for an undisclosed amount, and he also named his company boringcompany.com. Facebook purchased FB.com for 8.5 million dollars. <\/span><\/p>\n1.The Power of Keywords<\/b><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n3.Look for Synonyms or Names That With Related Meaning<\/b><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n5.Keep Your Location In Mind <\/b><\/h2>\n
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6.Creative and Innovative<\/b><\/h2>\n
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