Whats yours? Whether for business or pleasure or both make sure you choose the right Domane Name. And since you were also looking for domane name checking you have come to the right place.

Choosing a domane name is very important, if your web site is for business then it is best to have a domane name relevant to the product or service you are selling ie. www.printable-stamps.com .

Of course, if you already have a business name then that would be the ideal domane name for your web site.

There are lots of places you can get domane names from so here at www.domane-name.com we have trawled through the endless sites selling domane names and hand picked some that offer good domane names at affordable prices.

The first we are going to profile is www.GoDaddy.com

The team at www.GoDaddy.com are always happy to help you find the right domane name, if the .com is taken they also offer everything else from .us and .uk to .jobs and .eu.

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And with a monthly newsletter to keep you informed of special offers www.GoDaddy.com are one of the best domane name providers.

The second domane name provider we have selected for you is Dotster.com.

Launched in 2000 Dotster.com has nearly three million domains, and is one of the world's largest ICANN-accredited domane name registrars.

Dotster.com gives customers something worth clicking for: their domain registrations include free URL forwarding, free domain parking, free SpamShield, free TransferLock, and free ownership transfers.

Dotster.com customers can also add features like WHOIS privacy, e-mail services, web hosting, DNS certificates, and more.They are well known for our ability to deliver hard-to-find domane names and unique domain extensions such as .MD.

Dotster.com treat customers like family, and offer superior online account management tools and dedicated support from their customer care team .

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How to Pick the Perfect domane name

What makes the perfect domane name?

Well, it has to be:

1. Relatively short
2. Simple to remember
3. Easy to spell

I was speaking to a customer recently who had a business called 'Otway Valley Trading Company'.

The domane name he wanted was: www.otwayvalleytradingcompany.com

Can you spot some of the problems with this domane name?

Here's a few:

1. It's too long:

Having to type a long domane name into your browser is annoying and also increases the chances of your customers making a spelling mistake.

2. Too many keywords:

Having 4 keywords (Otway Valley Trading Company) makes it hard for customers to remember the name of the site.

Try to stick to one or two keywords in your domane name.

3. Easy to misspell:

The word 'otway' can be easily confused for 'ottway'.

4. Makes the email address too long:

An email address for this domane name would look like this:

sales@otwayvalleytradingcompany.com

... that's a mouthful for anyone to remember.

Picking a Good domane name:

1) The shorter the better

Having a short and snappy domane name makes it easier for your customer to remember your website address, and easier to type into their Internet browser.

2) Go for something catchy

Keep in mind that your domane name doesn't have to be boring. In fact, if you can come up with something catchy - it's a great way to distinguish your business from the competition - just ask the people at Yahoo!.

3) Avoid using hyphens

We've found that hyphens in domane names tend to confuse people.

Sometimes you'll see websites that have a hyphen separating keywords (e.g. ace-accounting.com). This is almost always because the preferred name (aceaccounting.com) has already been registered by someone else.

If the domain you want is already being used by someone else, then you're better off coming up with an alternative name then using hyphens.

4) Avoid using numbers

If possible, try avoiding the use of numbers in your domane name, as this can also lead to confusion (e.g. was that 3phones.com or threephones.com ?).

But if you have to use a number, make sure you register both the written and numerical versions of your domane name (3phones.com and threephones.com).

5) Grab a thesaurus

If you're struggling for inspiration or finding it difficult to come up with a name that hasn't already been taken - grab a thesaurus (or visit Thesaurus.com)

Say you run an adventure tour company and you want to register excitingadventures.com - but somebody has already registered the domane name.

Lookup the word 'exciting' at Thesaurus.com and you can quickly find an alternative like 'breathtaking, sensational or fascinating'.

And don't be afraid to use a little imagination - companies like Google and Yahoo! have benefited a lot by having a unique web address.

Adrian Mullan is the author of 'The Internet Demystified' and founder of WebDummy.com - a popular internet marketing resource for small business owners. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Adrian_Mullan