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How to Choose a Name for Your Website - WritersLife.org   Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello its Peter here a game from writers life and coming up today how to choose a name for your website every author has been taught time and time again that having a great website is essential a site can be a useful platform to promote your work to test your writing to gain new readers and loyal fans and to sell your books from - in short having a website is imperative one of the most important decisions you can make when building your website is what you are going to call it a strong domain name speaks volumes and if you choose battling you're stuck with it forever will have to start from scratch what's wrong so what do you need to consider when choosing a domain name first simplicity and memorability one thing that's very important to consider is how to make your website name one that's easy to remember anything too complicated or convoluted and people will forget it get it confused with something else or just spell it wrong and never be able to find it so choose with care and try to keep it simple and straightforward if he can next choosing your own name many writers choose their names their website name and this is usually a safe option it makes sense it's self promotional and will make it easy for fans of your work to find you of course it's possible your name will already be taken in which case you may have to add a number or a word into it to make it unique choosing your name also gives you freedom to make your website about anything you want you can adapt and change it depending on your in in the future so if you're writing changes direction then you won't have to change your website just because of that next the name that explains what it is you might like to choose a domain name that reveals more about the kind of writing you are for example if you are a copywriter you could pick something like copywriting expert com or if you write gothic novels you could pick something like the gothic writer com this can be helpful regarding your website coming up in search results more readily however being this specific will make it difficult if for example you decided to start writing romance novels in the future next a name that says something about you you could also try to incorporate a bit of personality into your website name use a nickname or a play on words or even a different language if applicable this can be a way of creating your unique name that shows you are smart and witty however these kinds of domain names may be more difficult to remember finding the perfect domain name for your website is well worth taking some time over do some research to see what your competitors have used take time to see what popular sites your target audience might be interesting in and then go from there you can call your website absolutely anything but once you've decided you're stuck with it so make sure it's a good one and don't forget if it's struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to   http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up if you like this video and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now
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