We’re going to start this article on the assumption that you’ve made a decision about a topic for your new site, and have done some studying into the keywords and keyphrases that are associated with it.

Once you have drafted up your chosen list of keywords, and key phrases to target for your website, the next step is to find a suitable, relevant domain name. Something relevant, catchy, simple for visitors to remember and crucially search engine friendly.

There is a simple way to find a keyword-rich, search engine friendly domain name which will help greatly when it comes to Search Engine Optimisation.

Probably the most efficient way to find your new URL is to use the www.GoDaddy.com bulk URL lookup which can be seen on the bulk domain register web page.

You can do this by simply copying and pasting your key phrases and keyword list into the domain suggestion box, and also your chosen keyword phrases with the spaces replaced with ‘-’ (in notepad, choose ‘Replace’ then replace a ’space’ with ‘-’) for example thisismydomain and this-is-my-domain.

All you then have to do then is tick the three most popular extensions (com, net and org) and away you go (I personally don’t recommend any others if you’re after the most hits). You can search up to 500 keywords or keyword phrases in a single go, and it’s a very quick process.

If your chosen niche is a highly competitive one, you may find that a lot of the web domains are already taken, and the register will tell you which ones have already gone. If you’re very fortunate you’ll be able to register a domain name which is also your main focus keyword or keyword phrase, and that will help a lot when it comes to ranking highly in the search engines!

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