{"id":3589,"date":"2016-06-13T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T17:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.funio.com\/en\/?p=3589"},"modified":"2016-06-13T11:19:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T15:19:43","slug":"choose-right-domain-name-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.funio.com\/en\/2016\/06\/choose-right-domain-name-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose the Right Domain Name for Your Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/funio.com\/en\/domains\/\">domain name<\/a> is your address on the internet. <strong>It is your brand, your identity<\/strong>. In other words, it is one of the most important elements of your online strategy. Therefore, don\u2019t neglect it.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Choosing the Right Domain Name<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To choose the <strong>best domain name<\/strong>, make sure you choose one that\u2019s easy to remember. One that is too long or too complex won\u2019t help your future clients or the visitors of your website to find you again easily, and you don\u2019t want this. It is also recommended to highlight where you\u2019re from with a regional extension. Showing where you\u2019re from is usually a positive thing and will also help your search engine ranking in this very area. <a href=\"https:\/\/funio.com\/en\/domains\/regional\"><strong>You should therefore consider the .ca and .quebec extensions<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Buy and Keep the Similar Domain Names<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As your domain name is part of your brand, you have to protect it! It is highly recommended to buy the similar domain names with other extensions. You own a .ca domain name? Buy the same one with .com and .net as well as the other relevant ones. With a simple redirect, <strong>you can send all these domain names towards your main website<\/strong>. More importantly, it will be impossible to stumble upon another website when looking for you.<\/p>\n<p>To check if your domain is available, <a href=\"https:\/\/funio.com\/en\/domains\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 80%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.funio.com\/images\/kb\/blog\/domaines.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Be original!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For the last few years, a lot of new extensions appeared on the domain name market. From <a href=\"https:\/\/funio.com\/en\/domains\/colors\">colorful ones (.black, .pink, .green or even .gold)<\/a> to other extensions that will allow you to stand out (<a href=\"https:\/\/funio.com\/en\/domains\/creative\">.pizza, .buzz, .shoes, .tech and many more!<\/a>), these new and creative <strong>TLDs<\/strong> are a perfect fit for <strong>special campaigns or microsites for instance<\/strong>. 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