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How to Choose Your Blog Name (in a World Full of Blogs!)
Coming up with the name of your blog is a big decision, and it shouldn’t be taken lightly. Once you decide and buy the domain, that’s it. While you can change it if you need to, it can require a lot of work, especially if the blog has been around for a while. So before you start, you want to spend the time to come up with something that checks off all of your boxes and is a name you’ll be happy with for years to come.
The Domain Name Needs to Be Available
Before we talk about anything else, let’s talk about the elephant in the room. A lot of good domain names are taken. Even if you come up with what you think would be the best domain name, it might be unavailable. So before you get attached to a name, check to see that it’s available. Understand that you might have to come up with quite a few options before you find one that is available.
Does your blog name have to be the same as the domain name? No, it doesn’t, but if it isn’t you might have a hard time getting people to remember the domain name. And if they can’t remember how to get to the blog, it doesn’t matter how great it is, people won’t be able to read and follow it.
