How To Build A Great Website

Updated: March 17th, 2022

#1 Pick a Domain Name

Choosing a domain name is one of the first steps you'll want to take when building a website, as this is how customers will ultimately find your website.

You may want to consider a domain name that's easy to remember, easy to type and easy to say.

An "easy" and accessible domain name also plays a big factor in your SEO. Here are some key takeaways:

  • Try to pick a .com extension if possible
  • Try to pick a domain name with less than 15 characters
  • Try to be typable and memorable (consider avoiding hyphens and numbers in the domain name)
  • Use keywords effectively for SEO purposes

There are tons of different platforms you can use to register your domain name. We've outlined a few of the most common ones below with their expected costs.

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Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.