Importance of buying your own domain name

1 Spot It!

When deciding to start blogging, lot of people opts for some of the free blogging platforms like Blogger or Wordpress.com. Main reason for this is that nobody is sure that blogging can earn anything so why invest money in such questionable endeavor. I was guilty of using the same logic too.

Now, while you really do not need to invest in paid hosting, domain name is something that you definitely want to buy. There are more than enough reasons for this and it is quite unfortunate that lot of bloggers do not yet realize this.

Your domain name is just like your underwear, it goes everywhere with you and you will not let anybody else use it. In addition, you will probably want your underwear to fit you as well.

When you own your own domain name, you do not depend on your host, and you even do not depend on the hosting platform. It’s easy to start your blog for free on Blogger and once you reach the earnings you wish for, you just pay for hosting somewhere, install standalone Wordpress and import your Blogger blog. Change your DNS settings and in a matter of hours, your blog is up and running on a server half the world away from Blogger.

When you have your own domain name, this migration will not have almost any impact. Your visitors will still be able to find you by typing your old and familiar web address. All the back-links you managed to get for your blog, will still point in the right direction and your site’s rankings will be the same.

On the other hand, if you used a sub domain for your blog, not only would your address look much uglier (for example compare www.me.com to www.me.wordpress.com), it will also be much harder to remember. Not to mention that if you really start becoming popular, somebody might land in on your success, register a domain with the name of your blog and immediately start taking over your visitors.

So, just spend that $10-$11 for a unique domain name and do it right from the very beggining. In the end, if you are not willing to spend money on your hobby or business, why are you doing it at all?

"The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want." - Ben Stein

1 Spot It!

Be the first to comment

via Much ado about nothing
12 months ago

Also in this source

0

Why should you choose Blogger?
People are always wondering which blogging platform should they chose. Today, there are really only three options that are at the top of any list. One is Blogger, the other is Wordpress.com and the third is self-hosted Wordpress blog. Most of the professional bloggers will recommend that you use self-hosted Wordpress instalation for your blog. I disagree. I think that you should start using paid hosting and self-hosted Wordpress only when your blog starts making money. The thing is, blogging...
0

The future of revenue sharing sites
We all know that there seems to be a new revenue sharing site popping into existence every day. At the same time, most of the old and established sites (yes, YouSayToo too) are feeling a big hit from Google Panda update and decline in their page views. At the times like this, you have to wonder if these sites have any future at all?Luckily for us all, Internet is here to stay. So is the Google AdSense. So, what is really the future of what Google termed "content farms" and punished heavily in SERPs?In order to determine that, we should first take a look at why were all those sites punished in ...
7

Making money by providing answers 2
A lot of people are very active on forums and Q&A sites. Well, most that you earn there is personal gratification and possibly, reckognition as an expert. Did you know that you can also make money by sharing your expertise and knowledge online?For six months now, I have been using one site that allows you to earn money for your answers. It works just the same as Yousaytoo, that is it is an AdSense revenue sharing site. It also offers you the 60% of the revenue, which is even more than it is here.One interesting fact about the site is that it also offers bonus AdSense impressions for your increased ...

More from this source

0

The future of revenue sharing sites
We all know that there seems to be a new revenue sharing site popping into existence every day. At the same time, most of the old and established sites (yes, YouSayToo too) are feeling a big hit from Google Panda update and decline in their page views. At the times like this, you have to wonder if these sites have any future at all?Luckily for us all, Internet is here to stay. So is the Google AdSense. So, what is really the future of what Google termed "content farms" and punished heavily in SERPs?In order to determine that, we should first take a look at why were all those sites punished in ...
7

Making money by providing answers 2
A lot of people are very active on forums and Q&A sites. Well, most that you earn there is personal gratification and possibly, reckognition as an expert. Did you know that you can also make money by sharing your expertise and knowledge online?For six months now, I have been using one site that allows you to earn money for your answers. It works just the same as Yousaytoo, that is it is an AdSense revenue sharing site. It also offers you the 60% of the revenue, which is even more than it is here.One interesting fact about the site is that it also offers bonus AdSense impressions for your increased ...
0

PayPal with bad credit rating
You know that PayPal requires Credit Card information in order to verify your account. Problem with this is that if you have low credit rating, you could find yourself without any Credit Card you can use. The solution for this is quite easy and not a lot of people realize this. Most banks will issue Debit Card for your account without any problems. You just need to open an account, deposit a minimum amount ($50 or $100) and you will get your Debit Card. Your best bet would be VISA electron...

Importance of buying your own domain name

Be the first to comment

Leave a comment