If you are lucky (?) enough to become a parent, for God’s sake before you name your child, make sure the domain name is available.
This just in from Wired Magazine . . .
“…One of the criteria was, if we liked the name, the domain had to be available,” Pankow said. It was, and Pankow quickly grabbed Bennett’s online identity.
A small but growing number of parents are getting domain names for their young kids, long before they can do more than peck aimlessly at a keyboard. It’s not known exactly how many, but the practice is no longer limited to parents in web design or information technology.
They worry that the name of choice might not be available by the time their babies become teens or adults, just as someone claimed the “.com” for Britney Spears’ 11-month-old son before she could. The trend hints at the potential importance of domain names in establishing one’s future digital identity."
In any regard, your domain name is VERY important, and it's not child's play. It acts as a little advertisement for your website, and your services. It's can often be the very first contact with a potential client. They will make a decision whether to visit your site or not based on what they see. It's the first chance you have to be clear about what you do. Choose carefully.
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