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Website Hosting & Domain Registration A Proven Website Hosting & Domain Registration Partner If you don't already own your domain name, we will assist you in selecting an effective domain name and register it for you. Learn how to pick a good domain name. We have partnered with Uniserve Online since 1997 to provide the best web hosting and domain registration solutions - period! Here is the typical process for getting your website online: Research keywords for domain name use / web development & marketing. Register your domain name (see tips below). Register website hosting space with an Internet Service Provider. Build and test your website. Put it online. Provide monitoring, maintenance and marketing to optimize website performance.	Proven Web Hosting Our Web Hosting Partner... Uniserve is Western Canada's largest independent Internet service provider, with local connections across Canada. Uniserve Communications Corporation is a publicly traded symbol listed on the CDNX under the symbol "USS". LEARN MORE: WHITE PAPER - How to Choose the Right Website Professional

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Tips for Selecting a Domain Name

A good domain name registration is easily done, but at the same time requires choices that will impact your site's effectiveness. So here, in no particular order, are some things to bear in mind when doing a domain name registration.

The extension - Will it be a .com, .net, .org, or .info? Any of these will get indexed by the search engines, but we nearly always recommend a .com extension for your chosen name, as this extension is more common and carries an air of legitimacy with it.

Keywords - Probably the most important aspect of your domain name registration is the choice of keywords to use in your domain name. Try to use the main keyword or phrase you'd like to optimize the whole site for, and see if you can craft a domain name around it. The search engines seem to favour keyword-rich domain names. Nuff said.

Keep it short - Whenever possible, register a shorter name as it's typically easier to remember and easier to type than a long one.

Keep it relevant - Try to keep your domain name registration topically relevant. As search engines get smarter and smarter, sites that display total relevance will rank higher than catch-all sites.

Keep it legal - Lastly, be sure to avoid other companies' trademarks and copyrights in your domain name. For example, let's say you're an affiliate of Amazon.com. It's tempting to use some version of that name to promote your affiliate site, but don't do it - unless of course you'd like to meet their lawyers!

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