Q:Should I get a domain name with my name in it or go with names that mention my niche?

Great question!

Here is what I suggest:

1. Get your name if you do not already have it - if yourname.com is gone, get yournameonline.com

2. I go a little crazy with domain names and have about 150 so keep that in mind with my suggestions.

3. Godaddy.com is having a sale right now with domain names going for $7.20 including tax instead of $9.20.

4. The coachyourname.com names are a good idea.

5. Then you want to get domain names that include your niche, for example for me, articlewritingandmarketingsecrets.com, privatepracticemarketingsecrets.com, etc.

6. These are enough to get started with. You can add more as you grow.

7. If it fine to have domainname.com/ to start off. As you grow you can get domains that point to specific things in your site, for example, TheArticleEmpireMentorProgram.com, TheArticleGuyTeleSeminars.com, PrivatePracticeMarketingPodcast.com, etc.

8. MAIN RULE!! - Do not search for a good domain name unless you are prepared to buy! Companies that buy domain names for resale are somehow able to scan what is being put it into searches and then buy ones that are good out from under you if you do not get them right away.

Hope that answers your question, and let me know if there are more.

Be careful that you do not go hog wild buying up all kinds of domain names. It is a simple fact that you do not have to spend tons of money to do your private practice marketing.

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