First Impressions Last!
All in all I think there is a fine balancing act between getting a domain name with the most common extension, getting a domain name which includes a good ‘theme’ keyword, and creating a unique, catchy and memorable domain name that sticks in the mind of anyone who comes across it and a domain that is easy to type and compliments your blogs overall theme and branding.
If you can check all of these boxes I think you are onto a winner!
I think though that most people settle for a domain name with preference on a generic keyword within the domain and will compromise using a .com domain just because the .com domain name with their desired keyword is taken.
I think this can be a big mistake, and a mistake I have made myself!
My opinion is that you should give more weight to the originality, creativeness and uniqueness to a domain name and gravitate strongly to a .com domain as well, even to the point of sacrificing the use of a keyword in your domain name.
For everything a domain name is, your domain is really your calling card for your blog or site and is the very first element of your blog which has the potential to leave a positive and lasting impression even for someone who hasn’t yet seen your blog.
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