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molinatore
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# Posted: 5 Jun 2009 11:30
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How long should a domain name be? and can i use that domain for another blog or website?,..i am a bit confused about this domain name picking, maybe some one here can explain this to me,..cause i want to purchase one soon. Thank You!!
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# Posted: 5 Jun 2009 11:46
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What you want to do is find a domain name consisting of keywords people type into the search engines. If you can, try and get a dot com, and if that isn't available, try a dot net...and if that isn't available, try the dot org. I would suggest avoiding a dot info, since Google sometimes tends to de-index these (I've heard stories). Also avoid anything with a trademark.
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molinatore
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# Posted: 5 Jun 2009 11:54
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ok, thanks getagrip,..and having a webpage or blog , with this domain name, can i use it for other blogs or webpages??
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# Posted: 5 Jun 2009 14:54
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You can use it for either - you can get a free blog at blogger.com, and "forward" the domain to the URL of your blog, so that when someone types your domain name or clicks on your link from a website, they will land at your blog. You will need to log into your domain control panel to forward your domain to your blog...this will make more sense after you have purchased your domain.
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# Posted: 5 Jun 2009 15:05
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I was going to post a very similar question so I will elaborate and maybe you can help us both a little more. What are the advantages of having the domain name. My it guy where I work implied I was stupid not to have a domain name, so can someone enlighten me on this.
Can you purchase several domains and forward them all to the same website? Is there any advantage in that?
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# Posted: 5 Jun 2009 15:51 · Edited by: A8ch
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molinatore: How long should a domain name be?
A domain name may be as long as 67 characters, including the TLD ending (.com, .net and so on). But for practical purposes it is usually much shorter. Letters, numbers and the dash are the only characters allowed. There can be no spaces or underscores.
robinincarolina: What are the advantages of having the domain name.
There are several advantages to owning a domain name.
1. It represents your online identity.
2. It says you are serious about your business.
3. It promotes credibility.
4. You have absolute control over the website content and presentation.
5. You can make edits and updates whenever necessary.
6. You can use it to earn AdSense revenue.
7. You can optimize it for a variety of keywords and phrases.
8. It gives you tremendous marketing flexibility.
And those are only a handful of the benefits.
robinincarolina: Can you purchase several domains and forward them all to the same website?
You can, but what would be the point? Unless the other domains were bought to prevent competitors from using the same or similar domains to divert traffic away from your main site, that wouldn't be the most productive use.
If you plan to buy several domains you should maximize each one to get the most leverage out of them.
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VictoriaNTC
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# Posted: 5 Jun 2009 16:31
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If possible, you might try to use your keywords in your URL.
Have a great day!
Victoria
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johnjimat
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# Posted: 5 Jun 2009 16:55
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you can create a blog or your website on your won domain. i think it more secure if you blog on your own doamin and hosting rather than blogspot or something like that.. 
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robinincarolina
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# Posted: 6 Jun 2009 09:55
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Silly question, but I can forward my existing blog to its own domain?
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molinatore
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# Posted: 6 Jun 2009 22:41
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Thank you for the answer,..
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# Posted: 7 Jun 2009 22:59
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Hi molinatore,
As far as total number of words in the URL addy - if that's what you are wondering, I wouldn't go over five.
As a TLD addy, it'll look strange to would-be visitors probably resulting in losing out on a lot of clicks. This is especially true if one or more of the words are long (over six characters).
Robin: Not sure exactly what you mean.
You can redirect pages within your site to a new permalink location. Not every free site will allow this but some do. As far as I know, all of the common paid hosting services do allow it.
You can do it with traditional pages, blog pages, and forum pages.
You can also redirect your TLD to an external site or page.
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jaesun16
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# Posted: 8 Jun 2009 00:21
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You can pick one broad !
I mean, do not pick domain name about your products!
Ex) You are selling an apple,
You may want pick domain name as Freshapple.com
But, I would recommend to choose more broader, like
Fruitmarkets.com,  so that way you can sell other fruits on
your site!
I hope this helps you little bit~
Good luck to you
happy day~^^
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