When seeking domain names most people get confused over whether to settle for a do.com address or a dot net one. More so in recent times when dot net addresses have risen in popularity and usage on the net.
There are a few important facts
that one needs to realize before they opt for a dot net address. Quite often when people need t.commit the address of a website to memory, they will not remember the dot net and the first place they will check is the given address with a do.com ending. Many times when they do not find it there, they will hardly ever think of using dot net to repeat the search. That is a lost visitor and maybe even potential client.
What is even more worrying is that there is increasing evidence to suggest that an increasing number of people end up at a website after hearing about it either from a friend or acquaintance, or by seeing an advertisement on Television or hearing about it on radio or reading something about the site. Whe.committing the website address to memory very few will distinctly remember the dot net address if that is the domain name that you have chosen.
Having said that, let us also appreciate the fact it is becoming increasingly difficult for anybody to land a decent do.com address. After years of use, there is hardly any short catchy name that you can think of that will not have been already taken up. Do not even mention search-engine key word friendly domain names which will be virtually impossible to get. This is the reason why folks often settle for a dot net address. Others do not even bother to start their search with do.com domains. This is a big mistake despite the unavailability of good do.com domains, which we have already acknowledged.
Exhaustive efforts should be made to try and secure a do.com domain before you give up and move to dot net. For example you can try and search for abandoned domain names. In fact by making an effort to be really creative and not hurrying the process, it is quite possible to secure a reasonably good do.com domain. You can be sure that it will be well worth the extra effort and time you put into it. More so when you begin to seek traffic. Of course if you just cannot get a do.com domain, a dot net one is a good second choice.
About the Author
About the author: Chris K. is a Technical Executive Writer for Website Source, Inc.
websitesource.com. His established writing skills coupled with experience in the website hosting industry have provided internet professionals with marketing, product and service ideas for many years.
