| (A) | BASIC RULES | |
| Use only letters, numbers, or hyphen
("-") Cannot begin or end with a hyphen Cannot exceed 67 characters total Domain names are not case sensitive Domain names cannot include spaces Domain name cannot include special characters (eg: &, *, (, + , etc...) |
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| (B) | CHOOSE AN EXTENSION FOR YOUR DOMAIN | |
| .com, .net or .org | ||
| check all 3 extensions for domain availability | ||
| example: www.fionaderek.com might have been taken by somebody else already, but www.fionaderek.net can still be available | ||
| (C) | TIPS | |
| (a) Make your domain name easy to remember | ||
| make it short and sweet | ||
| example 1: www.FionaDerek.com
instead of www.FionaChanandDerekChung.com example 2: www.KanLau.com instead of www.KanTaiWing-LauWingSi.com example 3: www.dec12.com instead of www.12122002fdw.com |
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| (b) Make your domain easy to type | ||
| avoid numbers & letters that look
alike avoid using too many hypens |
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| example 1: avoid www.f-i-o-n-a.com
(don't double your visiter's typing time by adding hyphen between letters) example 2: avoid www.o0o0o.com (people can easily get mistaken by the letter "o" and the number "0") example 2: avoid www.lI1ll1I.com (people can easily get mistaken by the letter "L" and the number "1" and the letter "I") |
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| (c) Make your domain name means what it does | ||
| you can make your domain most beautiful by using meaningful words | ||
| example 1: www.happyfiona.com,
www.FionaChan.com (for Fiona's personal website) example 2: www.FionaOnlineDiary.com, www.FionaPhotoDiary.net (for Fiona's online diary website) example 3: www.fionaderek.com (for Fiona & Derek's wedding website) |
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