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Picking the right domain name

.com vs .in vs .shop. Length, spellings, brand match, and the three-second test every good domain name passes.

The three-second test

Say it out loud. Can someone type it after hearing it once? If not, keep looking. Domains are spoken first, typed second.

TLD: .com still wins, but .in is fine

For Indian-only businesses, .in is neutral. For global aspirations, .com. Avoid .info, .biz, and anything unusual — they pattern-match as spam to some users.

Length and spelling

≤14 characters. Skip hyphens. Skip numbers unless they're part of your brand. Stick to single-word or obvious-compound. "copperoven" > "the-copper-oven-bakery".

Own the domain yourself

Never register under an agency's or friend's account. If they vanish, your business does too. Neweb registers every domain in the customer's own name.


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