When You Have an Idea, Secure Your Domain
Since we have this innate characteristic of building new things and creating, it is only natural that we will eventually stumble across the next BIG idea. You know the kind I'm talking about… It's not just something that comes up and you think, "Yeah, I could do that…" but it's something that you think of that makes you think, "Wow! I NEED to do this!" When you get an idea like this, what is the first thing you do? Tell a friend? Tell a colleague perhaps? The first thing I recommend doing is registering an applicable domain name.
So, for those of you who don't speak tech-talk, I am sure you are asking yourself what is a domain name? A domain name is simply where your website (when you create one) will "live." It is the name of your website. For example, my website is www.bsetc.ca. That registered "name" is my domain name. I also own many other domain names which are being held for future use and for those BIG ideas I was talking about earlier.
When you create an idea and there is thought behind it, securing a domain name does one of two things. One, it creates a sense of responsibility. It will make you feel as though the project just isn't an idea but something that is tangible and something that exists. This may help give you that drive to start and finish your projects. Two, it ensures that no one else will take your must-have name before you do.
When choosing a domain name, make sure you are choosing something that will be easy to remember for your visitors and something that means something to your business. For example, Ford Models' domain name is www.fordmodels.com. It's easy to remember and the business name is spelt out which makes you instantly recognize what it is for. In the case of my own website, even though www.bsetc.ca may not tell you what the website is right away, it is still the initials that I use when talking about my business in the short form. I often make reference to BSETC in that manner so people will begin to remember my website's domain name.
Once you begin registering all of these domain names, make sure to keep track of them. Keep track of things like when you purchased them, when they expire, etc. What I have found most helpful is www.GoDaddy.com. You can purchase your domain names there for a really low cost and they keep all of your domain names under one account. I think it's a great way to manage the domain names you own.
You will find that as you grow and come up with new ideas, you will begin to secure more and more domain names. Consider them an asset. It will protect your future ideas and if another person is dying to have that domain name, you could potentially sell it to them for a lot more than you purchased it for. There are bidding wars over domain names all of the time which means that buying them is certainly a great way to hold onto something that someone may want to give you a lot of money for in the future.
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Erin Blaskie is the owner of Business Services, ETC (http://www.bsetc.ca). BSETC is a virtual assistance company that gives freedom to small business owners, coaches and speakers by managing the BS, etc.
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