How to select a good domain name?

[universe]

How to select a good domain name? Combination of letters and numbers or only letters or any other way?

 

[networkmsia]

Hi universe, thats quite a broad question.

but i can give some examples of Not very good domains.

thisisaverylongdomain.com

thisdomainhasmanywords.com

hypen-domain-not-good.com

11221122cars.com

I think you get the idea whats not good there

As a newbie, i suggest you take your time to read more, looks at the domain sales list, what domains are hot , and what are not.

Take a peep at Greatdomains.com , Afternic, sedo and more to gain experience.

Good luck.

 

[Alex]

Be sure the domain is short.
Look that the domain targets a market.
If possible, buy the .com
If not, b sure the name matches the extension (barcelona.es is a great name but barcelona.co.uk is not that good - if you got the idea)
Look at overture to see how many people search for that word.
And read read a lot, and think twice before buying a domain name.

 

[lpstong]

hypen-domain-not-good.com

Everything networkmsia says is correct.

But if you were to get a domain with a hyphen and to develop it go with a hyphen in it. Search Engines, especially Google do not mind it all.

If you want to read up more of why a hyphen is ok if you were to develop it. Read Search Engine Guru, Matt Cutt's Blog on hyphens in domain. Just be sure not to make it word-word-word-word.com. Just like networkmsia has suggested.

It's like what is commonly known(or 1 of the many reasons) with US phone #'s, why there is only 10 #'s(including the area code) in the phone #. I believe the study showed that the American people had an easier time remembering the phone # depending on the length of #'s. Apparently 10 was the charm.

So use that when selecting domain names. Short, not to short. To the point. Something you are others can remember or work with. Something that means something or has great value to the general public.

But on the other hand I have seen many domain names that were, well, not worth much, sell for alot. Some of them developed or not developed went for more than a pocket full of change.