ABOUT CHOOSING DOMAIN NAMES

The choice of domain name is a highly critical decision as it essentially represents the very core of your business identity on the worldwide web. For this reason, it is highly important to take some time to consider the possible options before settling on getting a www.yourdomainname.org.ph, .ph, .net.ph or .com.ph from any domain registration companies operating in major cities such as Makati, Paranaque City or even in Cebu and Davao City. So here are some handy tips to keep in mind before deciding on a new domain name registration.

Keep it Short

Although there are PH domain registration out there that allows you to register a name even up to 63 characters, you need to consider the fact the people should be able to easily remember it, as well as easily type it. The general rule of the thumb here is to try and keep it under 7 characters.

Dot What?

There are a number of extensions that you can choose from today. For corporate websites, it would be best to simply use a .com suffix, since it is the most popular extension that people when searching any website. However, for other institutions or not profit organization, there are a number of suffixes you can consider such as .org and .edu.ph for academic sites, and even .gov.ph for official government websites.

Avoid Trademarked Names

This is where corporate branding comes in. Since your domain web hosting name is your identity, you naturally don’t want to use a popular name that is not yours in the first place, right. Deftly avoid possible lawsuits and stick to being original.

Register NOW

You may not know it, but bulk domain name registrations are practically selling like hotcakes, from the most expensive to the cheapest domain name available. So be sure to register as soon as possible before you get stuck with a cheap domain registration name that nobody else wanted.

One May Not Be Good Enough

Sometimes, getting several domain names may be a good idea such as www.yourname.com and www.yourname.net, just to be sure online users will not be confused with another site with a different extension.