Comments on: Be a Blogger: What’s In a Name?

By: Selecting a Blog Host | Frugal Dad

Selecting a Blog Host | Frugal Dad — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:24 +0000

[...] surge in traffic? Oh, that’s right. We had identified a topic, audience and registered our domain. Now it is time to select a hosting service to serve as the all important back end for our blog. [...]

By: So You Want to Be a Blogger Series Roundup? | Frugal Dad

So You Want to Be a Blogger Series Roundup? | Frugal Dad — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:55:26 +0000

[...] What’s in a Name? Of all the tasks required in setting up your blog, this one may be the most important (and is often the most difficult). There are all sorts of factors to consider, from search engine optimization, to offline marketing, to online branding. [...]

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:46:42 +0000

Setting up A records are pain too!!!

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:45:30 +0000

We had trouble with this one- settling on a name is hard. One regret that I have had is not keeping my blog name the same as my site name. I think it gets confusing for people and I didn’t realize that at the time.

Great discussion!

By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal

Ron@TheWisdomJournal — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:17:00 +0000

The name thing was the most stressful part of the whole ordeal. Finding a name that isn’t taken can be difficult. One thing that I wish I had researched a bit further was buying an old domain. The older ones have a lot more “authority” with Google and may already have some established links to it.

Oh well. Live and learn. Maybe I’ll use those ideas for the next site I start.

By: Writer's Coin

Writer's Coin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:16:40 +0000

Finding a name is often a stressful thing, but I agree with you that simplicity is what works best. No one ever says, “Did you read that post on wowIamsuchagreatfinancialadvicedudeandyoushouldlistentome.com”

You know what I mean?

I actually wanted Thewriterswallet but it was taken. The funny thing is, the girl that took it had a lot of similarities to my situation and we became friends. Then I settled on my name and it has worked out great. I used Dreamhost for the domain and the hosting and so far so good, but I’ve heard GoDaddy is good too.