MUST READ FOR BLOGGERS!!! 5 Simple Steps To Choose A Domain Name For Your Blog

I hate to talk about conspiracies… But then i believe blogging is one tool the world is really going to use to outrun the conspiracy of the traditional media who have consistently ignored and shut down the ordinary people and their voices.

Blogging is one huge innovation you and i should really be grateful about…

Because not only does the ordinary Joe now have an equal platform to have his voice heard around the world…

So many ‘John Does’ have found an opportunity to add value to others and still, a good number of people have also been empowered to make a living with the help of their blog.

It’s amazing isn’t it?

It really is. And I’m happy to say this again and again.

Indeed if you’re interested in blogging, you’re not in the wrong place at all. Because i feel that becoming a blogger is a very smart decision to make.

That said, in our last post in the Smart Blogging Tutorial, i told you about strategies that will help you in branding your blog in a way that will help you get it to the top in a short while.

Today we’ll be talking about how to choose a domain name for your blog.

Choosing the right domain name is one thing that can make or mar your blog.

Me for instance, i had to let go a blog i laboured for one full year after i realized that the domain name i chose was not realistic.

You really don't have to make this same mistake that's why i'm coming up with this post.

Like i mentioned earlier, your domain name is the name you’ll call your blog. It is what people will type into the internet to search for your blog.

So the domain name for this forum for instance is nairaland.com.

Yours could be anything perhaps; yourname.com but make sure it is something that captures the intent of the blog and is remarkable.

1. Never use your name as the domain name of a site if you intend to sell off the blog in the future.

2. Be sure your domain name is both short, memorable and pictures the topic you’ll be blogging about the most.
3. After that get over to namecheap.com or godaddy.com and check if the domain is available.

If the name is not available, you can still think up something close to what you really want.

So if you needed a domain name like “howtocreateablog.com” for example and the name is taken, you can get more creative and come up with something different…

Alternatively you could try “how2blog.com”, “how2startablog.com” or whatever it is you come up with, until you get a good alternative that will still reflect your blog topic.

4. Immediately you find out the domain name is available, buy it.
If you decide to keep it till the next day, another person might take it.

And when it’s taken you will be forced to find a different name. It’s happened to me.

So get your domain name and register it immediately.

After that, head over to choose a good web hosting company.

A web hosting company is a company that hosts your website content (both pictures, audio, videos and written posts) on their servers.

How they do it? It’s more like you owning a laptop and putting some files in different folders.

Your web hosting company puts the whole data on your website on their web servers.

This is what keeps your site online. And enables people to access it from anywhere.

Without a web host, your site could never exist on the internet.

OK. So when it comes to choosing a web hosting company, I’d recommend Smart web hosting. It's a Nigerian based hosting company. And their servers are based in The US.

They also have different hosting plans, including dedicated plans.

As a beginner, you should start with a hosting plan that reflects the purpose of your blog.

I mean if you’re intending to or have set up a plan for a website that will generate hundreds of thousands of hits in a short while then you have to choose a plan that reflects that.

Choosing anything less can get your site run out of storage memory especially if you upload heavy content.

Also you could run out of bandwidth if you have more site visits than your plan can handle.

This happened to me around July 2015. And for 15 days, my site was down until the following month. I lost thousands of readers. And it wasn’t cool at all.

So you have to choose a good plan. Or be sure to monitor your website traffic and memory limit from time to time and update your plan before you run out of resources.

Alternatively, you can go for a dedicated hosting if you have the money. But i don't advise you take this step as a starter unless you're sure you really need this.


Alright. So after registering your domain name and getting a web hosting account, the next thing you’ll do is design your website.

Check your email address for the email sent to you by your web host after you successfully purchased a a hosting plan with them.

Follow the link and login to your control panel with the login details provided.

When you login, scroll down to where you can find the WordPress scripts, click on install, wait for some minutes and you’ll be redirected after installation.

Click on the redirect link and get over to your WordPress dashboard. And let the main design begin.

That’s where we’ll pause for in today's smart blogging tutorial.
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My name is Obioma Munachimso J Popularly known as legend. A student of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I am a lover of information and Celebrity lifestyle, which is one of the resons why I created this blog. Am an Entreprenuer with a bulk sms website known as smstocustomers.com, blogger editor, advertiser, educationist and a computer maintenance engineer. Follow me on all social media as @legendloaded. One love, One Nigeria.