Everything! Picking a domain name I must say has been a pretty stressful and time consuming process. Even as we speak I am just finalizing on a name for the website. It's amazing how many domain names are already in use or have been bought and are unavailable. Names you would think no one would either want or even think of are taken. I had settled on a domain name a few months ago, but after further discussions with potential website users and other business partners, the name I originally had chosen had a bit of a negative association or connotation so I decided to change it. It was back to the drawing board. Luckily this time I came up with a name I thought would look and work much better than the first. I will share more details on the names once the site is up and live in about 6-8 weeks from now. There was lots to consider when deciding on a domain name for the website. For instance, size of the domain name. I didn't want to make it to long otherwise people will forget it. I wanted the name to be easy to remember, something easy, quick, simple. I also wanted the name to some extent express what the website was. I did this by writing down lots or words that were associated with the website and the idea and was able to cut and paste two words together to come up with the domain name. There were some names I really did like and was leaning towards although they were too close in resemblance to some other popular sites that are already out there so I didn't want that. I want my site to be different, unique, in its own space. Lastly, I really did want a .com address and didn't want to settle for a .net or .org. Some will tell you it's OK to have the latter two but I wasn't comfortable doing so. When I think of websites, I think .com at the end. Luckily I was able to buy all three, the .com, .net, and .org of the domain name I selected so they all belong to me! There are lots of websites where you can purchase domain names. I used Go Daddy although I would recommend the following two due to their reputation and ease of use:
www.godaddy.com
www.networksolutions.com
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