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John Edet
John E, Marketing Manager Easily.co.uk - Domain name registration, register your low cost domain name today! Search domain names quickly, all major extensions and no catches. 
By John Edet
Published on 11/4/2010
 
Before registering any domain name, it is important to ensure that the domain name to be registered has high traffic already or will definitely have it in the near future.

First, keep in mind that a domain name is the name that will be typed in a browser to view a website. Any domain name has two main parts visible to the Internet user: the name and the extension. The website domain name also suggests what the website is about. For example, an ".info" domain must be concerned with posting news, current events or highly sought information; a ".biz" domain must be a business site while a ".gov" domain must have something connected with law or government issues.

Sometimes, buying an old domain can be more lucrative than registering a fresh domain. The following points should guide a potential domain buyer or reseller:

* The history - This refers to how long the domain has been in existence and its relationship with other sites. If the domain has been linked with any ignoble site or activity in the past, there should be no impulse to buy it. There will be little or no traffic at present or in the future for names that have been known for ugly activities. The history of domains can easily be checked through other online resources.

* Using Google's page rank - the page rank is an indication of how often people are likely to visit the domain. To beat the lies that are often told by domain name sellers, a potential buyer can use the Google tool bar to find out the page rank. Alternatively, the domain can be typed on the Google search bar to see where the information about it can be located. Sometimes, fake domain sellers can include something similar to another name on the Internet. Therefore, you must obtain the exact match with what will be found on Google pages.

* Keywords - Keywords help to increase the search potential of domain names if they are good. So if there is a domain that has keywords with a high level of interest, registering the domain may be profitable.

* Fame - The domain has to be a very popular one. To know how popular it is, the traffic listing should be checked. A very useful tool for checking domain traffic is Alexa traffic stats.

* DMOZ and other directories - Google has a lot of respect for DMOZ due to their manual and stringent checks. Failing to get listed on DMOZ you can still submit to other directories which also assist in generating traffic to your websites.

Registering domain names involves spending money and investing a little time. Therefore, the best analytics should be used at any time domain name buying is considered. Truly, buying domain names to resell is not a difficult venture. Sometimes, good domain names are not household names. Therefore, using the search data will help to discover the latest areas of interest on the Internet. To help in selling domain names, they should be parked, redirected or used as back links.

There is no need to hurry when buying or registering domain names. There are lots of good ones coming out everyday, so if you don't find the right one today, you probably will tomorrow.