| There are many reasons to start an internet | | | | Generally, no. It is a very rare situation that you |
| business. Maybe you are looking for a primary | | | | would need to buy all the versions of a domain |
| income source, or need to supplement an existing | | | | name. If you have an unlimited budget, buy all of |
| income or retirement pension. Or, maybe, you | | | | them. You can redirect the other ones to you |
| just want to become pithily rich! No matter the | | | | main .com domain just in case someone types in |
| reason, every internet business starts at the | | | | .org or .net by mistake. However, someone |
| same point; buying a domain name. And, every | | | | making that mistake does not happen too often. |
| beginner buying a domain name has very similar | | | | Most of the time, if someone is just tying a |
| questions. Keep reading to learn the answers to | | | | domain name, they are going to type it in as a |
| the top 3 asked questions from new internet | | | | .com, so normally, it is fine just to buy the .com |
| business owners. | | | | version. |
| 1. What is a domain name and why do I need it? | | | | 3. Is it beneficial to have a similar domain name to |
| A domain name is address of your website. It is | | | | someone else's domain name? |
| very similar to a house address. Picture the | | | | Unless you are trying to have something like to |
| internet to be the world and your domain name is | | | | inadvertently grab traffic from a popular site that |
| your physical home address. This address enables | | | | is ridiculously huge then 99% of the time having a |
| people to find you and without this, no one would | | | | similar domain name won't matter. The reason it |
| be able to find your website. | | | | won't matter is because there are millions and |
| To get a domain name, you need to go to a | | | | millions of websites out there. |
| registrar, who is the "middleman" of domain | | | | The way you are going to get visitors will be by a |
| purchasing. By purchasing a domain name from a | | | | variety of traffic strategies. You may end up |
| registrar, this allows you to use this website and | | | | using paid advertising, blogging, article marketing or |
| domain name as you wish. When choosing a | | | | you might end up doing a Joint Venture. In all |
| domain name for your internet business, you | | | | cases, your direct domain name is going to be |
| should pick one that reflects or represents your | | | | emailed to your list. They will be clicking a redirect |
| website. It is also important to choose a domain | | | | link to get to your website and not typing it into a |
| name that is easy to remember, easy to spell so | | | | web browser. |
| that it is easy for people to remember. | | | | Purchasing a domain name is the first step to |
| 2. When buying a .com domain name for my | | | | starting an internet business and allows people to |
| internet business, should I also buy the .biz, .org, | | | | find your website. |
| .us and other versions? | | | | |