Whether you have an established domain name or you're still in the planning stages, purchasing multiple domains can help ensure that people looking for your website find you. Here are five reasons to consider registering more than one domain name:
1. The risk of typos
If your domain contains any uncommon or unique words, it's possible that people will either mistype it or not know how to spell it. In this case, it's a good idea to purchase the domain names that cover likely misspellings of your name so that you can automatically forward people who accidently make a typo when entering your URL to your correct domain.
2. Look-alike or sound-alike names
If a competitor sets up a similar-sounding domain name and website, your potential customers might be tricked into visiting that site instead of yours. To prevent this, consider purchasing potential 'copycats' of your domain name.
3. Name change
If your brand or business used to have a different name, it's a good idea to purchase the old name as well as the new name to make sure that everyone can find you. Or, if you want to change your company name, you should buy and host the website on the new domain name, and set up the old domain name to forward to the new one.
4. Descriptive name
Different people might think of your brand or website in different ways, and not always by its official name. Depextension on what services you provide or products you sell, you may want to register a domain name that describes your business alongside the business name itself. This is especially true if your business name is not yet established, or if it has a distinctive quality or location that doesn't align with the name. You can also use a more descriptive domain name to point to a particular page on your site like a blog or order page.
5. New TLDs
Domain extensions or TLDs, like .plumbing and .photography, present a great opportunity for you to register a memorable and unique domain name. If you already have a traditional domain extension like .com or .net, purchasing a domain with a different TLD alongside it may allow you to stand out from the crowd and highlight a specific focus of your brand.
Visit our TLD page to view all the domain extensions that we have available!