Thursday, May 14, 2009

What's In a Name?

What title should I choose for my blog? What should my domain name be?

Your title will be what grabs reader's attention. A good blog should start off with a great title. The title should be clear, target it's readers, be short, and stand out. Two example that Ariana Huffington provided in her book "The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging" are Stuff White People Like and Wonkette.

You'll notice that the two blog names above link to domain names that include the blog name in them. I would suggest using your blog name for your domain name. For example, when I created my first blog "No Sugar No Sweet" I used the domain name nosugarnosweet.blogspot.com. This will make your blog easier for web surfers to find through search engines or direct searches. Another idea would be to come up with a domain name that is close to your blog name. For example, Meep Meep's domain name is doublemeep.com.

If your blog title is Being A College Student, you would't want your domain name to be myblogisthebest.com. How would we ever find that?



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