{"id":61,"date":"2014-06-24T20:59:40","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T00:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d-interventions.com\/wp\/?p=61"},"modified":"2014-06-24T20:59:40","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T00:59:40","slug":"its-easy-to-buy-a-domain-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d-interventions.com\/di\/its-easy-to-buy-a-domain-name\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s easy to buy a domain name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, you have decided to build a website. \u00a0How do you choose a name and how do you get the name?<\/p>\n<p>If you have a brick and mortar business try to get as close to that business name as possible, so the website and the business are seamless. \u00a0If your business is virtual start by brainstorming. \u00a0Write down anything you can think of that pertains to your business. \u00a0There&#8217;s a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\">useful tool for looking at word combinations is\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #144e9c;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dotomator.com\/\">Dot-o-mator.com<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">. It combines keywords to create catchy combinations. It also lets you know if the domain is available. \u00a0<a style=\"color: #333366;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sedo.com\/\">Sedo<\/a>\u00a0is also a good place to search keywords. Sometimes you can find the perfect\u00a0name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">My rule of thumb for choosing\u00a0domains are: they must be easy to spell, easy to say, and .com (no .net, .us, etc.) domains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once you have decided on a name g<span style=\"color: #333333;\">o to\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #333366;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.godaddy.com\/default.aspx?isc=cjc10OFF?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Godaddy.com<\/a>\u00a0and type it in. 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