When you have decided what you are going to blog about then the next step is to pick your domain name. I recommend you pick a domain name that will have your main keyword in the URL. A keyword is the word that is searched on Google everyday by users that will hopefully get directed to your blog.
To research what keywords are searched on a monthly basis on Google I recommend the following free tool:
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
As an example I am going to target the keyword “LCD Tvs” in this guide
You will then be shown a list of the commonly used keywords used in that niche, with the Global monthly search volume is the amount of times a month that keyword is searched on Google worldwide and the local search volume is the country your in. On the “Match Type” box on the right select “Phrase” and this will highlight the keyword phrase with “commas”. Now what you want to do is go to Google.com and see what competition there is for this keyword. What you want to do is find a keyword that has less then 50,000 competing websites because the less competition for that keyword the more likely you will rank on page 1 for that keyword.
For example go to Google and do the following with your chosen keyword (The keyword I chose from my list was “best flat screen tv” which has a monthly search volume of 9,900) making sure to put the quote marks around your keyword.
Now once you have chosen the keyword you want to target, next is to search online to see if there is a domain available that has your main keyword within the domain name.
The ideal domain extensions you want are
- First option for .com if its available
- 2nd option if .com is taken is .org
- 3rd option if both .com and .org are taken then get .net
If all 3 extensions are taken then what you can do is add something to the end of the domain for example:
www.bestflatscreentvonline.com
etc..
Make sure you don’t have any dashes (-) in your domain name and make sure your keyword starts at the beginning.
