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Most people who want to make a lot of money online will find that there’s an awful lot of fierce competition out there already.  How do you capitalise on the ability to earn money through the internet? You need to set yourself apart from the rest. You need a USP (unique selling proposition). Sure, you [...]

Take a minute to step back and think about your internet business for a moment. Are you still enjoying it? Does it make you look forward to getting onto your computer and seeing how much money you made during the night? Change your perspective Or have you been lacking in that excitement of late? [...]

What is one of the main activities you are always doing as the owner of an internet business, whether it’s large or small? Put Yourself Out There The answer is advertising and promoting. You are always trying to get people’s attention in some way. But how about just talking to people and getting yourself out there? [...]

Of course you shouldn’t read everything you read, right? This is especially true in internet marketing.  There is a lot of good information out there but quite a lot of misinformation is out there as well.  People fake their ClickBank earnings to sell you a product, people have their ‘friends’ or professionals write testimonials for [...]

You wouldn’t think that a simple little thing like spelling could get in the way of building a successful internet business that satisfies plenty of customers every single week would you? And yet that is exactly what is happening to lots of internet businesses all over the world – and the sad thing is that a [...]

What to do when you hit a milestone or goal in internet marketing?  The road to success is paved with challenges and rewards and the number of successes you achieve can be determined, in part, by how you handle your successes. Celebrate There’s nothing wrong with celebrating the arrival of a goal or milestone. In fact, you [...]

It’s great when you realize how sharing and giving the online entrepreneur community is. Many newbies have a lot of trouble getting advice when they delve into a new area but when you get into online networking, you can definitely benefit from the experience of others. You only have to ask and you’ve got loads [...]

If you want people to click your links and buy the stuff you’re selling, you want visiting your site to be a pleasant experience.  Think like a real estate agent and go for some curb appeal to get people in the buying mood. Here are some tips in terms of design that can help you up [...]

Internet marketing has some stiff competition and if you study your competition, you can get ahead. The great thing about online competition is that there are almost no secrets, really. Sure, your competition might not be 100% transparent but there are a lot of things you can research and learn in order to improve your chances [...]

If you are still in the planning stages of your website and you haven’t even got your domain name in the bag yet, now is the time to make sure you pick one that won’t embarrass you at a later date.

An Appropriate Domain Name

We all know that all the good ones have gone – allegedly – but it’s still important to make sure that the one you do finally decide on is easy to read, easy to understand and doesn’t need to be spelt out when you say it out loud to someone.

Here are a few good ways to see whether you have chosen the right domain name:

• Write it down – complete with the http:// bit – on a piece of paper. This sounds a bit mad but if you can see what your domain name looks like written down you’ll get an idea of whether it will work or not

• Tell a few other trusted people what domain name you are thinking of using. If you get comments like ‘Huh?’ or ‘Say that again?’ or ‘Can you spell that?’ then it might be worth having a rethink

• Try it with and without hyphens if you have more than one word in your suggested URL. Hyphens can be a pain but a longer URL can look totally confusing without them

Think About Keywords

In the end it’s just as much a matter of personal taste as it is anything else. You will have to live with your choice so make sure it’s a good one. You also need to ensure you think about keywords – don’t go for an obscure title that won’t help you in the search engines just because it sounds good. Put traffic flow first – you won’t get many visitors without it.

Ok? So go and choose a great domain name – and then grab it before someone else does.