Help! Help! I need a domain name for my outside Active Rain Blog. Someone here on Active Rain told me about a month ago that when you want to choose a domain name for your blog or website,you should choose a domain name that is short and about you or the business that you are trying to advertise. Of course I want to find a very good domain name so that I can be found by people on the major search engines.
But my problem is just coming up with a domain name that is short-which is where I have hit a brick wall.
I have some names in mind. However some of them are either too long or I think are not strong names that people usually don't search for in the search engines. I want something that is about Washington DC.
However I am thinking that should it be just about Washington DC? What should it be about? Should my domain name be less than 10 letters? And if it is more than 10 letters,is it okay? So what name should I choose?
Since many of you all have already set up your outside Active Rain blog I would really appreciate it if you can help me. Heck,you can even leave some ideal names that I should consider using. Thanks in advance for your all of your help.
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In a competitve market like DC, it will be tough to achieve meaningful page rank unless you specialize in a more narrow market niche within DC. Is there a particular area you primarily focus on? Then simply select a domain name that contains good relevant search terms accordingly, i.e., TruxtonCircleHomes.com or CrestwoodMDRealEstate.com
'Did some checking and just emailed you the best ones I could find that are available.
How about GETSDCSOLD.COM
Lanre, I'm thinking...but unfortunately I'm hitting the same brick wall! If I come up with something striking, I will email you. Looks like you have good comments here. Good luck, Lanre!
Lanre,
You domain name should be 60-65 characters long. WashingtonDCRealEstate would be perfect but I can bet it's already gone. Go to bustaname.com and see what kind of variations are available.
I like Brian's GetDCSold.com That's pretty good. Or you could focus on DCMetro as a combination. That will help you cover DC, Maryland and Virginia...
I vote for GETDCSOLD...that one is great :) Good luck with the search, and if all else fails when looking for blog material...BE FUNNY!
Tracey
Lanre - Some good suggestions so far, I too like GETDCSOLD. This is also a task I struggle with.
Beswt wishes.
Rich Jacobson Your Kitsap County WA Real Estate Agent (Windermere West Sound, Inc.)-Rich I write Real Estate Market Report on areas such as Petworth,Anacostia,Congress Heights and Deanwood. But no data available for those words when I do a search in Google Adwords. Thanks for your response.
Margaret Woda, Maryland Real Estate (Long and Foster, Crofton Real Estate)-I got the e-mail Margaret. Definitely one of my top six right now. Thank you very,very much for your quick response. You are always helping whenever you can.
Brian Faulkner (Pine Island Realty)-Love it. It is one of my favorites so far. And thats what I want to do is get dc sold. Thank you very much Brian. I really appreciate it.
Mary Douglas Red Feather Lakes, CO (United Country Ponderosa Realty)-Hi Mary. I understand. I am very thankful that you even took the time out of your busy schedule to even stop by. Have a great weekend.
Brian Brumpton, Boise Idaho Real Estate (Keller Williams Boise)-You are absolutely right. I knew somebody had that one. Thank you very much.
Christianne Gordon (RE/MAX Realty Affiliates)-You gave me an idea of a name that I am going to choose. I am going to choose it within the next 30 minutes. Thank you very much Christianne. I am very thankful for you helping me choosing my domain name. Have a great weekend.
Tracey Shrouder (360 Realty)-Tracey I actually thought about that. Thats why I thought about doing something different. Thank you very much.
Jennifer Fivelsdal, Rhinebeck NY (Keller Williams Realty - Real Estate Agent)-You are the third person to say go with Brian's suggested domain name "Get dc sold.com. Thank you very much Jennifer. Have a great weekend.
I like getdcsold.com too!!
Hey Lanre. I like getdcsold.com, but how about LanreSellsDC.com?
I will put my vote for the last one..but somehow the word home or real estate might want to be in there. Just a thought. My domain names are usually too long....a real pain when you have to type them over and over :) Good luck with your choices...
Kathy McGraw, Riverside County CA Real Estate (CELLing Realty)- I think www.getdchomesold.com or www.getdcrealestatesold.com was taken. Plus I wanted something short. Thank you very much Kathy. Have a great weekend.
Tanya Venable Greenville Home Staging Spartanburg and Upstate SC Home Staging (Fresh Eye Designs, LLC)-I like Lanresellsdc.com. I might get that for another blog or website. Thanks for the domain suggestion. Have a good one Tanya.
Shelly Whitworth (MorSystems.com)-I just purchased www.getdcsold.com. Thank you very much Shelly. Have a great weekend.
Hi Lanre, I think you made a good choice. Have a great day! :)
Lanre: My web guru said that using my name: janegrant.net (janegrant.com was taken) boosted my name to the first page of google. I was on page 5 only one month ago but then I have a common name and was competing for it! Good Luck in picking!
Lanre,
Good luck, you're getting some good suggestions.