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Is Your Domain Name SEO Friendly?
© 2006-2007 Rick Carbone
The selection of a domain name has become critical in the pursuit for top search engine placement. This article discusses the reasons why.
Search Engine Optimization and Domains:
When you first start an Internet business one of the first items on the list, after you've written your business model, is getting a domain name. In years past it wasn't as difficult to find a decent name for your site. Today however, it's not as easy to get your dot com name. The process of registering a name has improved substantially but the availability for descriptive names is far more difficult. Why is this a problem you may ask? It's more of a problem for small and home business sites than it is for larger companies. The reason is simple and I can sum it up in one word: money.
Larger companies, especially public companies have the funding to advertise their new sites, therefore they don't really need to have names that reflect the type of business they are in. I can site a perfect example, Go Daddy.com, has absolutely nothing to do with the type of business GoDaddy.com is in. Read Full Article |