Good extension – If a person is surfing around looking for a site, and they know its name, most people will try .com. So, for the web site owner who wants their site to be found, the rule is: if at all possible, get a .com name.

Short – Less than 7 characters, ideally. A simple name will roll off the tongue more easily in conversation, look more professional, and have less chance of being mis-typed.

Easy to spell – Make sure it passes the phone test: if you were to say the domain name of your website to a friend over the phone, would your friend be able to spell it correctly the first time without your having to spell it for them? If not, you’ve failed the phone test and should likely try a different domain name. Also, be careful about double letters. Take CyberRadio, for example. Their domain uses a double R, as you might expect, but there is an uncertainty there. The two R’s together look a bit strange if written without capitalization, and a good name will not force the user to assume anything about the name. If you must have a double letter, the best solution is to buy both versions of the domain. Avoid using dashes in your domain name.

Descriptive – A good site or business name will describe exactly what the site is about. In most cases it’s important for a person to be able to get some sort of sense what the website is about just by reading the domain name. Of course that logic doesn’t work for sites like ebay, amazon, ivillage, etc, but then again you likely don’t have a multi-million dollar budget to help you brand your name and teach people what it means.

Keywords– Include descriptive keywords that describe your business, product or mission in your domain name. This will play a very small part, in some cases, in increasing your search engine ranking for search phrases that include the keywords used in your domain name.

(Source from http://www.stir.ca/)

I found that this domain name has a high potential value in Asia market. There are total 54 countries in Asia with the population of 4,050,404,193. Many big cities in Asia like Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, New Delhi, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait City, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila ….. and etc can be consider as fast developing countries.

Anyone can provide me some great ideas on what can I do with this domain? Either I should resell it in higher price or develop it as an Asia forum or seeking for partnership or etc? Making money is my main objective and I welcome any great suggestion.

You still need to have your own web hosting and domain name that will allow you to host a ‘mini site’ to showcase and deliver your information product for download.

Now in my opinion, one of the BEST registrars to get your domain name at for a reasonable price is Godaddy. While not exactly the cheapest, they make up for it with their reliability, commitment to customer service and exclusive benefits for customers.

Go to: http://www.godaddy.com

The regular price for a standard .com domain name here is $9.99.  There are other domains available such as .net, .org, .info, .us, .tv, .biz, .name etc. ranging from $1.99 for .info to $39.99 for a .tv.  The most popular TLD you’d want to go for are .com, .net and .info.

Now let’s talk about web space…

Godaddy will provide you a free hosting account for your website if you register a domain name with them.

While it is possible to find free hosts that give you some quality features, they will more than likely put strict limitations on what you can do with your hosting space.

Plus you will have NO CONTROL over the banners that appear on your site either., and you wouldn’t want any banner on your sales page at all to avoid looking unprofessional and distracting to the sales process.

Free hosting is definitely out if you’re looking at building a serious long-term business and establishing customer trust.

So if you don’t already have a web host, then you’d need to get one obviously.  My personal recommendation is to get a web host that will allow you to host more than one domain for future products you may create.

Usually this will run pretty expensive, but Godaddy gives you a FANTASTIC deal for what you get. It’s also a complete ALL-IN-ONE internet marketing service so it’s very affordable. It’s start with $6.99 per month.

Godaddy offers 3 web hosting plans. I will suggest you to subscribe for the Deluxe Plan which cost you $6.99 per month. With this plan you can host Unlimited Web site on it. That will allow you to host more than one domain for future products you may create.

Go to: http://www.godaddy.com  

The total cost of getting your own domain name and web hosting space will be peanuts considering the riches you’ll be getting out of it with information marketing.

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