Do you know Domain Auctions ?

Domain auctions like Sedo can be a great place to get a domain that's already been taken. While it can be somewhat expensive to pick up a rare domain, you might find yourself the owner of your preferred domain name.

Privacy

WHOIS privacy can be a dicey affair when you allow your registrar to put their details in place of your own. You run the risk that you may lose the domain if a conflict occurs.

Do Remember...!

Remember that some ccTLD domains require you to be a resident of a certain country. If you don’t live there, you could forfeit the TLD as a violation of the registrar’s agreement.

Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD)

If you want to target a local audience, it may well benefit you to purchase a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in your own country. Something like co.uk may be great for grabbing regional visitors in the UK.

Do you know domain hacks ?

Domain hacks like del.icio.us have become pretty popular, and while they may be harder to spell, they can give you an awesome alternative to a simple but unavailable .com address.

Avoid dashes and numbers in domain names

Avoid using dashes in your domain name. (e.g. icuriosity.in versus i-curiosity.in). Among these two domain names, the website without dash will be given more importance.

Similarly avoid numbers in the domain names. For example webmasterdinesh.blogspot.com is more efficient than webmasterdinesh11.blogspot.com.

Use TLD before choosing brand name

Most of the non-technical general public tend to only recognise .com, .net and .org. It’s worth checking the TLDs you want are available before dedicating yourself to a brand name.

Reserve sub domain for mobile supported formats

Reserving a sub domain called m (e.g. m.icuriosity.in) for mobile devices has become a common web design convention. It’s cheaper than — and as widely recognised as — the .mobi top-level domain (TLD).

Redirect Naked Domains

Many people are used to seeing the www at the beginning of a website address (e.g. www.icuriosity.in). Ensure your website functions both with and without this famous sub domain.