This video will help you choose a unique domain name for your new website. The domain name is the web address that people will use to open your site on the Internet. If your site does not have its own, easy-to-remember domain name, no one will be able to reach it. Only half the job has been done.

So how do you go about choosing your domain name?

Using the FreeHostia domain services, you can get your own unique website name in seconds. All you need to do is figure out what your website will be called. There are some important rules to follow to get the right domain for your site.

1. Keep in mind that your domain name should be relevant to your site. For example, if your site is about cats & dogs, you should try to include these words in the domain name. Then your site name may read catsanddogs.com or cats-and-dogs.net. This is important for your site’s visibility in the eyes of your visitors and the search engines.
   
   
2. Try to use easy-to-remember words and be careful when using abbreviations as they can make your site name more complicated. Simple words are more likely to stick in the mind of your visitors, this means they can easily find you and make repeat visits to your site. For instance, an obscure name for an arts & crafts site like wc-paintings.com will look and sound much better as water-color-paintings.com.
   
   If people remember your name from the first visit, they won’t use a search engine to find you again. This reduces the chances of a potential customer finding your competition first.
   
   
3. Keep your domain name short. Short domains are much easier to remember and type. While the maximum size of a domain name is 67 characters, we think you should try and use A FEW less characters than this. With tastyhomecookies.com you will have a much better chance of selling your cookies than with why-dont-you-buy-your-cookies-from-my-home-bakery.com.

If your preferred domain name happens to be already taken, you could make some small syntax changes, by adding or removing a word, or adding a hyphen to separate the contained words. Or why not consider changing the domain extension instead? This way you will keep the original feel of your chosen domain name. 

FreeHostia offers a variety of domain name extensions to choose from. If your site is catering to the local community, then it makes sense to get a country-specific domain like .CO.UK, .US, .COM.AU, etc. If it is targeted at the global audience then you can go with the .NET or .COM, .INFO etc.

When you’re ready with your choice, enter your domain name in the checker field, click the GO button to check the domain availability and then order it with a budget web hosting plan. It’s that easy.