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A rose by any other name: naming your blog [Blogging 101]

Started by Duncan Riley · 9 months ago

This is part of our occasional series of posts covering the aspects of starting a blog. See Blogging 101 for the full list.
In the first post of the Blogging 101 series, I mentioned that buying a domain name for your blog is as easy as visiting a domain registrar and typing in the name you [.. ... Continue reading »

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  • Randy

    9 months ago

    Good tips Duncan! I've just recently purchased a domain name for my new blog and got lucky. Although, it breaks the rule on domain name length for having 16 letters on it. But, I still believe that it's a good name because of a "Newspaper sounding" type of name. "The Daily Contributor"

    My site: http://dailycontributor.com

    Thanks!
    reply
  • Ziedi

    4 months ago

    Simple

    theisareallylongnamethatshardtospell.com might sound funny upfront, but it fails the simplicity test. Any domain name you pick should be simple to type and recall. As a general rule, avoid names that are difficult to spell, unless you absolutely need the spelling as an angle for the site itself. You want people to be able to type in your name.
    :)

    Great tips, very useful, thanks.
    reply
  • Domain Names

    4 months ago

    Great tips on naming the blog, i was looking for some tips from pros when i found your article. nice post
    reply

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