Comments on: Get a real blog: Deciding on a domain name http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/11/25/get-a-real-blog-deciding-on-a-domain-name/ Andrew looks at Blogging and Blog Life Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:17:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/11/25/get-a-real-blog-deciding-on-a-domain-name/#comment-1639 AndrewBoyd Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:27:04 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/11/25/get-a-real-blog-deciding-on-a-domain-name/#comment-1639 Hi Joe, thanks for your comment, and thanks for the information - I hadn't heard them referred to as navigational queries before, only knew that all things being equal they generally did better. Now I know why :) Thanks once again, Andrew Hi Joe,

thanks for your comment, and thanks for the information - I hadn’t heard them referred to as navigational queries before, only knew that all things being equal they generally did better.

Now I know why :)

Thanks once again, Andrew

]]> By: Joe http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/11/25/get-a-real-blog-deciding-on-a-domain-name/#comment-1638 Joe Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:13:20 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/11/25/get-a-real-blog-deciding-on-a-domain-name/#comment-1638 Also, don't foget that google will often rank you gigher for the keyword phrase in your domain because it regards searches on that exact phrase as a "navigational query". Therefore canberratelevisionrepair will almost always rank number one for the search "canberra television repair" even if it doesn't have many links compared to its competitors. Another great little site for finding names is mydomainfriend.com Also, don’t foget that google will often rank you gigher for the keyword phrase in your domain because it regards searches on that exact phrase as a “navigational query”.

Therefore canberratelevisionrepair will almost always rank number one for the search “canberra television repair” even if it doesn’t have many links compared to its competitors.

Another great little site for finding names is mydomainfriend.com

]]> By: AndrewBoyd http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/11/25/get-a-real-blog-deciding-on-a-domain-name/#comment-1220 AndrewBoyd Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:52:22 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/11/25/get-a-real-blog-deciding-on-a-domain-name/#comment-1220 Hi cerebralmum, it is a really good thing to grab the domain name that matches your nom-de-net - this is a valuable piece of advice that I'll include in the next version of this information. Good luck with the new blog project - and thanks for the Net Logistics link. I know that some people feel better about going through a local registrar/reseller. Best regards, Andrew Hi cerebralmum,

it is a really good thing to grab the domain name that matches your nom-de-net - this is a valuable piece of advice that I’ll include in the next version of this information.

Good luck with the new blog project - and thanks for the Net Logistics link. I know that some people feel better about going through a local registrar/reseller.

Best regards, Andrew

]]> By: cerebralmum http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/11/25/get-a-real-blog-deciding-on-a-domain-name/#comment-1217 cerebralmum Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:33:37 +0000 http://facibus.com/onblogging/2007/11/25/get-a-real-blog-deciding-on-a-domain-name/#comment-1217 This is great. when I bought my domain name recently, I didn't think of SEO, I thought of it more in terms of "branding". In the end, because it's a small personal blog it doesn't really matter. Keeping it simple - my domain, my blog name, the name I post under all the same - is as much (possibly more?)than I needed I think. But I have another blog currently under planning and with the resources above, I just found the perfect .com domain for it. Now I just have to cross my fingers that it stays available until I have the pennies. (Incidently, <a href="http://netlogistics.com.au" rel="nofollow">Net Logistics</a> based in NSW is selling .com domains for AU$24.95/year.) This is great. when I bought my domain name recently, I didn’t think of SEO, I thought of it more in terms of “branding”. In the end, because it’s a small personal blog it doesn’t really matter. Keeping it simple - my domain, my blog name, the name I post under all the same - is as much (possibly more?)than I needed I think.

But I have another blog currently under planning and with the resources above, I just found the perfect .com domain for it. Now I just have to cross my fingers that it stays available until I have the pennies.

(Incidently, Net Logistics based in NSW is selling .com domains for AU$24.95/year.)

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