Monday, 19 May 2008
How to choose your blog name
If you are setting up a new blog, probably the next important task after choosing your blog niche is to the job of choosing a name for your blog. One of the first questions is whether to have a quirky name that no-one has already got, so that you can easily be found in Google - or choose a keyword carefully based on what people search on in Google and so that they can find your blog by subject.
Here are some key tips for choosing your blog name
- vital to get this right
- choose a descriptive name that is appropriate for your topic
- not too quirky (there are quirky blog names – Boing Boing! - but a new one with a quirky name won't be found as easily by search engines - this blog, for example had a much slower start than if I'd called it E-learning Insights or something!)
- using specific words in the title will give your blog more Google-juice!
- Make sure no-one is using your blog title/name already for a blog or a website
- Chose the name alongside a domain name and make make sure you buy it as soon as you've chosen!
- Don't let it get too long though
- Keep it permanent – you don't want to lose traffic by changing names and/or URLs
Labels: blogging, blogs, choosing name for blog, setting up a blog, starting a blog
posted by Helen Whitehead 9:30 AM
