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Registering a Domain Name<\/h1>\n
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A website is the modern day storefront and requires just as much forethought and planning as its brick-and-mortar counterpart. After all, you wouldn’t just drive around, point at a building and say "that one" before moving in. Creating a successful website<\/a> requires you to really delve into the mindset of your potential customers to best understand how to attract them. This challenge is inherent in the process of choosing and registering a domain name, which will be either the same as or complementary to the name of your business.<\/p>\n

How to Choose Your Domain Name<\/h2>\n

Your domain name<\/a> is your virtual address, contact information, and brand rolled into one, so it’s important to get it right. Here are some tips to get you thinking about what domain name works best for your business:<\/p>\n