Google AdSense-Choosing Your Domain Name

You must also have your own domain name if you are serious about generating revenue from AdSense. Free websites are not looked upon as favorably as there is little incentive for them to be maintained. Are you more likely to visit a website at www.personalfreewebsites.com/howto/roofing/  or one at www.roofing.com? 

You will need visitors to visit your website if you want to make money from your ads. Fewer visitors mean fewer clicks. Fewer clicks means less revenue. Its that simple. So Rule#4: Register your own domain name and make it something relevant to your subject. For example, if your site is on roof repair you could try:www.roofingideas.com or www.fixyourownroof.com, not www.davidhomerepairtips.com or www.hayward2.com or, well...you get the idea.(Note: these are JUST examples..I have no idea whether these sites are already registered or not,and that's not the poinit here).

There seems to be a consensus that the best domain names are single words. Well, most of the single word domain names are gone, so unless you can inventor buy one, chances are you'll be looking for names like quickrooftips.com or fix-your-own roof.com.  Some registrants will hyphenate their domain names, for example  quick-roof-tips.com. While these may be easier to read, people will have  a harder time remembering them or typing them in correctly. Here are some tips on choosing a good domain name if you really want to get in depth on this. You can agonize over this for hours if you want, but its not necessary...

 Registering  a domain name has become both cheap and easy. There are literally hundreds of online businesses where you can search if a domain name is taken, and if not, register it immediately for less than $10 a year. Most online registrars will also be able to host your website for you, for as little as $4/month. I like to use GoDaddy.Com as they offer a range of products and excellent pricing. They also host my websites and my websites have never been down.

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