Written by peterhart Here are some helpful tips and suggestions on where to purchase a domain. As well as how to choose a domain that’s effective, and SEO friendly, and why not to overthink the process of choosing your domain name.
How to Choose?
There are many things to consider when purchasing a domain name; however, we don’t recommend choosing domain names based on SEO. Domain names have a very small percentage when it comes to ranking a site for a specific keyword. It’s so minute that we don’t recommend using these keyword-specific domains because they tend to be rather long and aren’t always great for credibility.
Rather, we recommend choosing domain names that help the credibility or your business and that help set rapport for your visitors as soon as they come to the site. Most buyers and sellers will resonate with a domain name that has the action they are looking to take. For example, you will see a lot of seller sites with domains such as:
sellmyhousefastdenver.com – this is a keyword, short, easy to spell, and gives the action
richardbuyshouses.com – this relays who you are and what you do
cmshousebuyers.com – this is company-specific and tells what you do
Where to Buy?
Buy your domain from Namecheap
Namecheap is by far our favorite domain registrar. They make it easy to find and purchase your domain name. In addition, here are a few other benefits of buying with Namecheap.
- They don’t upsell you like crazy
- We have multiple tutorials showing you how to connect your Carrot site
- They have an easy to navigate the backend
- Their support is awesome
- They suggest alternative domains when yours is taken
- They allow email forwarding
Don’t overthink it!
Don’t buy the domain just for SEO, but if your keywords are in the domain, AWESOME!
- Keep it Simple
- Avoid Dashes
- Location can be a good thing – but not required
- Easy to remember
- Go with .com or .net
Some other useful suggestions to think about
- Base it on your company name
- Base it on keywords
- Base it on your keywords + location
Bonus:
If you do go with Namecheap, we have a How to Connect Namecheap to Carrot tutorial for you. You can find that here: https://help.carrot.com/tutorial/namecheap-domains/
Affiliate Relationship Disclaimer: While our recommendation of Namecheap is based on our experience and success with their service, Carrot is an affiliate partner with Namecheap and may receive compensation for referrals via links on this page.