Domain Names From eEasy
Choose a domain name that suits your business and encapsulates what you’re about. It is important to use a domain name that logical, easy to remember and, quite simply, makes sense.
The first step to getting your own domain name is using our free online search to see if the name is available, enter your desired name in the form above.
A Good Domain is:
- short
- easy to say and spell
- descriptive
- memorable
- distinctive
- keyword-rich
You should be able to say your domain name over the telephone once and the other person should know how to spell it and they should know what you sell.
Domain names that are complicated or that have unusual spellings make it difficult for potential customers to find you if they are just browsing or if they are trying to figure out what your website URL might be.
It’s always going to be a good idea to have your keywords in your domain name, since people will usually link to you with the keywords found in your domain name. Use hyphens, because currently most search engines are not parsing keywords out of URLs if those keywords are run-together and not separated with hyphens. Google will boldface keywords in URLs on their search results pages.
Ensure that the domain name is secured in the name of the business owner and not the web developer, who should only be listed as technical contact. Unscrupulous designers use this to create extra charges.
Whois
The WHOIS database is widely used to determine the owner of a domain name, an IP address, or an autonomous system number on the Internet. The WHOIS system originated as a method that system administrators could use to look up information to contact other IP address or domain name administrators (almost like a “white pages”).
The use of the data that is returned from query responses has evolved from those origins into a variety of both altruistic (such as a Certificate Authority validating the registration for ecommerce https) and nefarious uses (such as bulk unsolicited email campaigns). Look up a domain name with whois.au