Written by Austin Gaddis | 25 July 2010

How much money are you spending on SEO? I have met to many people that spend hundreds to thousands of dollars on search engine optimization(SEO), but they continue to make the same big SEO blunder over and over again. This blunder is, not putting enough thought into the domain name. In this article I will go over a few tips, so you can choose the absolute best domain name!

When choosing a domain name, try to view it as someone typing in your website. It is proven that short domain names work much better than longer domain names. A shorter domain name is, easier to remember, easier to type in, and looks more professional. Overall a short domain name is what you are aiming for. Also, try to make it as easy to type in and remember as possible, if you can try to avoid numbers for words, or using z instead of s, you get the point. This also shows great professionalism.

Alright, you have the basic outline of your domain name, what now? You have to choose a TLD, the best thing to do here is always get .com domains, there is an exception if you're starting a network or organization. This is because people will always relate a website and the internet to .com. Like I said earlier, try to keep domain names short and professional, this also means try to avoid hyphens because they usually just add confusion to the mix of things. Try to avoid copyright infringement at all costs, this is a no-no.

When choosing the right domain name, try to think about what your doing. A domain name like rickscomputers.com, is much better than ricksstoreofstuff.com, the first is to the point, professional and targets the keyword computers. Something great to know is keyword research, this can make or break the SEO of your domain name and website. Keep things as relevant as you can to what your doing, and what your website is doing.

Now that you know some great tips to choosing the perfect domain name, you can go out and start your website without making the common blunder of many website owners. If you ignore these key elements, you are dooming your website to failure, so put all this knowledge into practice, and you will be making great domain names.