What Is A Domain Name?

A domain is a name that identifies IP addresses on the internet. The domain name Yahoo.com represents about fifteen (15) IP addresses. Domain names are used to identify Web pages. For example, in the URL http://www.yourhostmate.com/index.php, the domain name is yourhostmate.com.

You register a domain name by registering with a domain name services registrar. The domain name industry is regulated and overseen by ICANN, which is an organization responsible for providing standards and procedures for certifying companies as domain name registrars.

The right Domain name is extremely important in any Internet business venture.

To start correctly, before you even begin to look for available domain names you need to have a clear idea of--

Sweat Who your target market is.

What keywords are they searching for

For help on this you can download Wordtrackers free ebook on keyword research. ---Now that you have a list of relevant keyords you can start considering domain names.

Remember the best Domain names are ones that-

Describe what your website does or offers

Are easy for people to remember

Use one or more of your top keywords in the Domain name

Use The domain name tool Above to check if the domain name is available for registration.

Once You have found a domain you want to register click on register in the domain tool or here

Check Your competition

Do a Google search using your main keyword now copy the domain name's of a random few top ten results. Paste those results into the tool below.

You will get the page rank and back links of your competitors. That is the least you will have to achieve to get your site into the top ten.