The Ultimate e-Book Guide!

Writing is an art and when it come to write an e-book, even the great writers can fail. Writing e-books take time, efforts, dedication, knowledge, skills of writing and promotional skills. Many get confused. Which is the correct one. ebook or e-book.

Well the correct one is e-book.

The same goes for email. Or should I say e-mail. Yes last one is the correct word.

Does e-books fascinate you?

I think most people are fascinated and want to know more.

Self published e-books are actually even better than the printed version. E-books started about the same time as the Internet started with it.

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Do you know the history of the e-book.?

You do?

Good thats great, but let me tell those who don't know about it.

It was invented in the year 1971. The man who invented e-book received an amount of $100 000 000 for his time spent on the computer.

It was in Illinois at the Materials Lab, yes their university. On the  Xerox Sigma-5 mainframe. His name was Michael Hart.

But don't just assume wow that's a lot of money. He tried very hard to worthy of this money. He created the idea of e-books.

His words were "the greatest value created by computers would not be computing, but would be the storage, retrieval, and searching of what was stored in our libraries."

This was the start of a project known as Project Gutenberg.

This project now makes more than 50 000 e-books ready for free use.

Now after all this time it is very easy creating an e-book.

Just open your word processor, write transport digest your preferred format. And make it available for people.

Whether it is writers, marketers, bloggers, businesses. Yes let's face it, anyone that wants to read your content.

But to make sure of success you have to remember quality.

If it isn't quality then don't even try it. So lets deal with a questions you may have.

Is it ideal to write an e-book?

First thing to consider is it narrow enough.

The idea of e-books is a shortened version of a subject. It should be focused on one main thing.

That makes an e-book ideal. Creating an e-book that covers everything isn't as effective, unless you cant give the shortened version.

When you write an ebook it also help you to learn how to organize a research paper.

The idea of an e-book is a time limit.

Is the e-book favored for longer times. 

As with most things in life. Things change and some become irrelevant.

• Will your e-book last that long?
• What about a topic that will stay for a longer period of time?

The good news about e-books is it can be updated as times changes.

But it is good to remember that changes should be kept to a bare minimum.

Not a complete change.

This way you can get new interest in your e-book.

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An example is if you have an e-book that you share if people subscribe to your posts, it is an effective and eye catching idea to say your e-book is updated as people may have been hesitant on subscribing because of an outdated version of your free e-book.

Do you have enough content material?

As I said earlier it is important to remember that an e-book shouldn't be too long. But there is the flip side to this.

Nothing worse than a very short e-book. So do you have enough material for your chosen topic?

What about a new fresh perspective, nothing quite ever competes with that.

Example say you want to write an e-book about Amazon.

It is pretty basic to most people.

We know that. But you have to find ways to make reading this e-book interesting.

So what can help you?

Helpful factors.

• Remember to use words that is powerful to encourage conversion.
• Remember there is a difference between fiction and non fiction.
• Always a great idea to use keywords and remember to optimize e-book descriptions.
• Make sure you know about the pros and cons of your e-book when comparing with other authors.
• Do you know how to make your description in HTML stand out.
• Be careful of giving away too much of your e-book description. Don't spoil it. It is meant to be a teaser that makes readers want to read.
• If you can answer all this. You are ready to start your new e-book. Even if you have never written an e-book before.

But remember that you alone will know what you want to write about.

You alone know what to say as well and only you will know how much details you want to give.

Before starting to write.

Think about it, you don't want to start with no words.

As mentioned before an e-book shouldn't be to long, but also not to short. So how long is an e-book then? I guess it depends on your given topic.

Can range from 20 to 150 pages. Whether it is fiction vs non fiction.

Remember your audience.

Is the idea a quick e-book or will a longer e-book be acceptable.

Also where will you publish your e-book.

Only you have these answers.

If the idea is to use your e-book on your website.

Then you can make it as long as you prefer. You can use your own price or make it available for free.

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But if you want to use Amazon, as an example. It means it cant be given away for free.

Yes you will have to charge for your e-book.

This also means you have to consider the length of your e-book. If this is your preferred method it may be fine.

After all, you worked hard on your e-book. But for someone who wants to buy an e-book they consider the quality and length of your e-book.

For readers it about this one thing. If I can get the e-book for $4.99 and I can get the same type of e-book elsewhere for $0.99.

Then why pay more?

Many readers don't care about how long it took you, how hard it was. For them it is about the time they are spending and what they get in return for it.

If you don't give what they want.

You wont make sales on your e-book.

This is just something to keep in mind when you want to write your own e-book.

Choosing your topic.

Thats the wonderful thing about e-books. You can choose from most if not every topic. It is up to you. Yes, you're personal choice.

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Your own stuff in writing.

If it a topic that you know about. You have enough experience to write about it.

Then why not?

You have the knowledge, You share the knowledge.

What about a topic like How to master keywords research in just 7 days, By Gary Smith. Now Gary knows that some courses are done via video or a webinar.

But what does Gary use? PDF, So with this in mind it is an effective e-book.

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Why did Gaurav consider using e-book?

• Students eager to learn can work at their own pace
• Convenient times is always great for students, unlike a webinar.
• Lots of screen shots can be used to help explaining and any given examples.
• The format used is easily used by almost everyone.
• Not forgetting that Gary used keyword research, which he shared with his audience, in such a way that they can benefit from it. 

Or what do you do when there is already so many e-books about your area of expertise that your e-book wont even make any impact anywhere.

Then write about things you feel very passionate about.

Using someone else's stuff.

Now this a very dangerous area. Very tricky indeed.

Thats where words like plagiarism and copyright infringement comes in.

So don't consider this way. It is not advisable.

You can also use online plagiarism checker for college students for this.

The idea is when you want to use someone else's work. You want to make it yours.

Meaning you want to add more details. That you know the e-book can benefit from.

If the idea is to to generate leads then why not give away your e-book?

People love free stuff.

Free is such a good word to your audience.

But you have to remember that you have to promote your e-book.

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If you consider this free e-book give away on your website. You have to promote it.

So here is a few things you need to consider.

• Building your mailing list.
• If you want to generate leads this is an effective way. When email is used in marketing your site. It gives higher ROI than you would find in any other marketing channels.

And how does it work?

Just give away something that is free.

But you want their email address in return. Its direct. Its personal. Its effective.

Give away that e-book of yours.

After doing research Hubspot found that e-mails that offered something free had 2 times better responses than e-mails that offered webinars.

Which means you want your Call to action rate to improve. You just offer a free e-book.

Demonstrating and building your authority

If you are thinking about doing this. An e-book can help you build  can help you in your preferred field. Especially if you are still working on getting stature.

Yes I know you can use Twitter ot your blog. But it wont last as long in social media changes.

But as we talked earlier your e-book should be able to stand the test of time. So your readers can always go back and use it as reference.

Which is why your e-book must have the best quality. So don't think about a fast and quick e-book.

Selling e-book.

You may do it just for the thrill of having your e-book sold. Or seeing your own page on Amazon. Many consider this a career.

Yes it is admitted that the publishing barrier is so low.

Many have successful stories from e-book writing. It can be that you just use Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing or any other platform and BAM you are a bestseller.

But not just that. A millionaire one week later. But if it was that easy.

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Don't get confused. Doing this as a career takes very hard work, diligence, work, talent, lots of patience, perseverance and much more.

But if you want to write a few helpful e-books and make it available then that  low barrier is your friend.

So what platform should be used in publishing your e-book?

If you think about Amazon. Then why not? If you are going to use all your energy and time in creating a great e-book.

Then why not make sure it is available on the biggest sites for best selling e-books.

But if you feel you want to do it yourself. You can do that too.

Is it good to consider using an external platform. Yes, why not. Just be prepared to promote your e-book.

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Now what format should be used for your e-book?

There is many different formats for e-books. If you want to make sure it isn't only readable on computer it means you have to think of a variety of formats.

MS Word - It can be a good format. But doesn't mean you should. It can be seen as a backup? But Not really ideal.

PDF - PDF can be seen as a more convenient way for your readers. It is effective in design. So it is a better option

ePub - Now this is where we start using words like premium format. As it is XML-based. It can be used on more devices, like Kindle Fire, Apple iBooks, ePub via Kindle Direct Publishing, Sony Reader, Kobo Reader and more.

Mobi -  It was made by a French company named MobiPocket, but when Amazon bought the company the format was moved to Amazon's Kindle.

This was a few examples of e-book formats that is available.

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Using e-book tool building

As we all know programs are released and improved to make the process of creating an e-book easier. But in honesty it is already easy.

You only need a few to make your e-book. Examples like Microsoft word, Calibre, Sigil, Kindle previewer, Scrivener.

Using Microsoft Word

If you want to write an e-book then it is without any doubt admitted that great features for building content. All that is needed is use the correct format.

Just the click of a few buttons and you are done.

But if you want ePub format? That is where Calibre comes in.

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Using Calibre

If you want to save as an ePub format. Then Calibre is ideal. It is free to download so its more convenient. It can convert Word docs to ePub.

All you need to do is use your Word document in Calibre, as a book then you can simply convert to ePub format.

You can edit your ePub. But not viewed as user friendly.

Which brings in Sigil.

Using Sigil

Its free. If you want to edit ePubs you will find its very easy.

If you did as mentioned before. (Converted your word doc to ePub using Calibre) Now you can open it with Sigil. It allows you to edit HTML.

You also get the advantage of split screen. With this feature you can see HTML and your text at the same time.

Convenient, isn't it?

Once you find you are happy with your ePub.

You can make it ready to be available to readers.

Either direct or what you choose as your distributing platform. But if you have a mobi file in mind.

Using Kindle previewer

It is actually neat. You can preview your e-book on different Kindle platforms before you upload.

Just open your ePub ot will be changed to a mobi file.

So it means you have an extra platform for your readers. This tool is free.

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Scrivener.

Now this is a different way of handling e-books.

Theres a course available to train on using it. Entire posts get made with Scrivener. It gives you word targets.

Also you can see word counts at a quick glance.

But this isn't free software. If you use the trail version there is a few that gives the usual 30 day trial.

But a word of advice.

Even though your ePub may look  good in one format. It may look awful in another format.

So if you know HTML you are at an advantage.

So if you are someone that doesn't know HTML you should consider your book formatting being done professionally.

Using Photoshop

Remember that readers do judge a book by it's covers. So the fact is.

You need a great cover to make your e-book much more attractive to readers.

If you know how to use Photoshop. You can make awesome covers.

Canva

If you find that you are challenged in graphic designing.

You will adore using Canva. There is a variety of things that makes Canva great. it is free and has tons of templates.

Headers for Twitter, Covers for Facebook, infographics e-mail headers and lots more.

Also, there is lots of graphics that is free. But there is images that does cost, but even those aren't expensive.

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But if you are still wondering you can consider a professional cover. It is cost effective and lots of times it is already made.

But it also means the cover is exclusive.

So if someone buys it. No one else has the right to use it.

Distribution of your e-book.

If you are thinking of using PDF format then you have the benefit of using it on your site directly or by e-mail.

But of you are thinking of more formats then there is a few options available.

Dropbox may not be ideal but it works.

Because every file has its own link. This way you can just provide the link to your readers.

Whether it is used by e-mail,  social media or your site. But there is down side with Dropbox.

Many readers find it difficult to load it onto their device, So you should give instructions beforehand on this.

Using e-mail to Kindle

With Kindle you can e-mail an e-book. All that is need for readers is to attach their preferred format(ePub , mobi) and send it to Kindle on the e-mail address given by Amazon.

Now to promoting your e-book

To see any results you have to promote your e-book.

No matter who you are, if you don't promote, you wont get readers for your e-book. So now there is a few options on promoting your e-book

Social Media is a very effective way of letting people know about your e=book. But don't just do it once.

Do it many times.

You can also market by e-mail.  Let your subscribers know about the e-book.

Use your e-mail list to spread the word.

Consider Facebook ads. Truth is Facebook does have lots of potential.  As it is your goal you will find it will generate leads.

Then there is Twitter ads. But make sure what you want before you pay any money.

Edit your e-book.
You have to realize there is nothing worse than typos or bad grammar. So make sure you edit your e-book before publishing it.

There is the option of doing it yourself. If you know you are good in writing and editing.

But if you aren't sure you can use a professional editor. But make sure to look around before hiring an editor.

Last thoughts:

There is no wrong or right way for writing an e-book. Nor is there an perfect way to publish your e-book.

The power is always in the publication.

What you write about and how you write. Your cover and your publish formats.

Your preferred platforms for publishing.

Yes it all plays a part. But the success depends on you.

This ultimate guide of ebook will help you to write and get your ebooks publish if you follow these tips.

If you still have any question, feel free to ask me via comments.

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Complete Domain Name Guide: How to Choose a Domain (5600 Words)

A decision which you will have to live with for really long time is the decision of choosing a best domain name for your blog or website.

There are so many questions which will eat your mind when you will even think about registering a new domain.

The first thing, when you are about to start an online business website or blog, choosing a domain is the step which can make you eat out your own head.

Choosing a domain name is one of the really crucial and important steps in the success of a blog or any online business.

 

Complete Domain Name Guide : How to Choose a Domain (5600 Words)

Domain name is not just an address of a blog or website but plays an important role in the success of any online business.

It is the online identity.

Domain is what makes your brand recognizable and help it to become a brand online.

Some popular examples of domain names are Apple.com, Amazon.com, Change.org, eAskme.com, Facebok.com etc.

Domain Name Keyword grab more than 14,10,00,000 results in Google search.

This shows that Domain name is not just an important factor for the success of an online business but also there are so many businesses which are providing domain name service.

There are various questions which come in your mind or mind of some on else who is thinking about a great domain name.

Today I am going to A complete Domain Guide to share each and everything about domain names which will help you not just to understand how to choose a domain name but also helps you to know why domain is important and how it will help your blog to become a brand or your online business to become a brand.

Let`s start with basics of domain name.

What is a Domain Name?

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Domain name is not just the name of the website; it shows the type of website and represents how your blog or website will be known online.

Domain name is an online unique address of your site. You can keep it as long as you are paying annual fee of the domain to domain name registrar.

Domain is the Url for users as they type it in web address and hit enter to reach your website.

Search engines also use your domain to crawl and index your blog and it`s content.

Importance of Choosing a Domain name:

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Choosing a domain name is really important. It make the users find out what is your site all about and it`s your domain which becomes a brand online.

It is important that you choose a domain name about your online business carefully.

You may spend weeks eating your brain and burning your eyes to look for a perfect, unique and easy to remember domain name for your blog or website.

Why Domain Name is really important for a website or blog?

When going online, domain name is the very first thing which grabs the eyes of a visitor online

Where a good domain name brings trust and confidence, a bad domain name can destroy the reputation and bring more harm.

So now in this domain name guide we will see why it is important?

Domain Tip :
For branding, it is must that your domain name and business name should be same.

Not only domain names, but domain name extensions also plays an important role when it comes to rank higher in Google search or Bing search or any other search engine.

Now let`s understand structure of a domain name.

Domain Name Structure:

It is realy necessary that you should understand the domain name structure in this domain name guide. In above domain name structure you see that there are various things which complete it. Let`s understand these.

Prefix:

For a domain prefix shows that internet protocol of your domain name. HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. This shows how data is transmitted and formatted. It also shows the talk between browsers and web servers.

There are two types of HTTP available these days
1) HTTP : These are standard
2) HTTPS : These are secured

Sub-Domain:

Sub-domain is a subdivision of a domain. It shows at the place of WWW. It always works with primary domain.

For example: in http://whatisthis.eample.com, whatisthis is a sub-domain.

Domain Name:
It includes two things.

1) Domain

This is the name that you register online. When you buy a domain name you will find one domain in two versions.

1) WWW :         http://www.easkm.com is a domain name with www.
2) Non WWW : http://www.easkme.com is a Non www domain

Important Tip:
It is always recommended that you verify both domain names in Google Analytics to make search engine understand that you are the owner of both versions and use Canonical tag to show that the content is not copied it is just the same domain with both versions.

 <link rel="canonical" href="https://easkme.com/" />

2) Domain Extension

Choosing a domain name extension is as important as choosing a domain name. Always choose a Top Level Domain extension (TLD) for your blog or website. It is located after the . of domain name. There are various TLD`s available online.

Choosing a Domain Name Extension:

As I have already mentioned, Choosing a domain name extension is as important as choosing a domain name. It is always recommended to choose a Top Level Domain Extension (TLD).

There are 1500+ top level domain extensions available for you to choose.

I categories Top Level Domains extensions in 3 categories:

1) Original Top Level Domains extensions:

Did is said original?

Yes, But why?

Because they are not the oldest extension, but the most popular domain name extensions also. For example .Com, .net, .org etc.

2) Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs):

There are times when you might not be able to find the domain name you are looking with Original Top level Domains extensions, at that time you can even go for the second type of TLD`s. These are country code top level domains.

Example of Country Code Top Level Domain extensions:
.us (USA), .uk (United kingdom), .in (India), .au (Australia), .jp (Japan), .cn (China), .ca (Canada), .ph (Philippines) etc.

3) Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs):

You can even choose a generic top level domain for your business site. Generic domain shows the type of business as they represent the name of the business.

Examples of generic top level domains are .agency, .accountants, .business, .digital, .city, .social, . photography etc.

List of 1526 Top Level Domain Extensions.

Click here to check the list of top level domain name extensions:

You can choose the LTD from this is the biggest list of Top Level Domain Extensions.  You can even download the list of top level domain extensions from ICANN: 

New premium Domain name Extensions

1. .bargains
2. .bid
3. .bike
4. .blackfriday
5. .boutique
6. .camera
7. .cards
8. .cheap
9. .christmas
10. .clothing
11. .coffee
12. .computer
13. .diamonds
14. .equipment
15. .expert
16. .fish
17. .florist
18. .gift
19. .glass
20. .guitars
21. .house
22. .kitchen
23. .lighting
24. .plumbing
25. .repair
26. .rocks
27. .sexy
28. .shoes
29. .supplies
30. .supply
31. .tattoo
32. .technology
33. .tools
34. .toys
35. .trade
36. .training
37. .watch

Why you should not go for free subdomains?

I have seen many times that people send me their blogs with free sub-domains such as example.blogspot.com or example.wordpress.com. Free is not always the best option.

Why choosing a sub-domain is not a good decision?

When you are choosing a free sub domain from blogging services, you actually giving the full control of your content to those websites, which are proving free sub domains to you.


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It is also not good for branding as no matter how much you promote it, it only help the main domain to become a brand.

What to do instead of choosing a free domain name?

You should always choose a custom domain name. As this give you full control over the domain name. You can even add your own subdomains.

It is also not costly as you can choose it on very low price for a year or 2 years or five years or 10 years.

Objectives and Goals of a Domain name:

When choosing a domain name it is also necessary that you should think about

• Why you want a domain?
• What is the main purpose?
• Who is the target Audience?
• What is the topic of the blog?
• What do you want to achieve
• What style and tone your site or blog carry?

Till now you have learned the following answers in Domain guide:

1. What is a domain name?
2. What is domain name structure?
3. What is domain name extension?
4. What are the top level domain name extensions (TLDs)?
5. Why you should not go for free sub domains?

Now it is the time to understand what factors to consider when choosing a domain name?

Remarkable tips to choose a domain name:

1) Always choose a unique domain name:

When you want to buy a domain name the very first thing is that you should consider choosing a unique domain name.

Choosing a unique domain name is really necessary ot make your blog a brand. If you want to market yourself like John Chow then you can choose a domain name mix of your first name and last name such as JohnChow.

It is not that bad to choose a domain name with your own name but if you are trying to build a blog or run an online business then choosing a domain name with your own name is not a good idea.

The very first step is that you should try to buy a domain name similar to your business name. You can do a domain research on Google or on domain registrar service to find out if the domain your are looking for available or already registered.

2) Brainstorming:

All one word domains have already been registered. So you might not be able to find one word domain name for your blog. In such a case you should use a mix of two or three words to find the best possible solution for your domain name.

3) Memorable : easy to type, easy to remember

The most common mistake which mostly people do when choosing a domain name is buying domain names with fancy and wrong words.

You should always think that if a common person can`t remember the words of a domain how can he/she type that domain.

Let me make it clear for you:

For example : If you want to buy techtricks.com, but you see that domain name is not available for purchase or domain is already registered, than you buy a domain name such as techtrikz.com.

Now you see techtriks.com and techtrikz.com both sound similar, but when you tell someone that you have a blog or site name techtrickz.com, they will always remember and open techtricks.com.

So unintentionally your mistake will lead the other site get more traffic.

Instead of that is you buy alltechtriks.com, this is really easy to type and easy to remember.

I am sure you do not want to do that mistake.

So it is always good that you try various combinations and buy a domain name which is easy to remember and easy to type.

4) Use Keywords 

It is always recommended that you should use the target keyword in domain also. If you want to start a blog or a micro niche blog than using keyword in domain is really helpful to rank higher as compare to those who are not using keywords in domain name.

5) First choice Always .Com

Have you thought for a second that when someone tells you that he has xyz site, you automatically put .com in the end of it to open it.

Now you know that .Com is the extension which is widely living in the minds of every common person.

Read more : How to get free .Com domain`

When you say a website the first thing which hit the mind is .Com.

Over 75% sites worldwide using .Com extension. It is always the most recommended Top level domain extension.

It makes the domain easy to remember.

But what is .Com is not available for your domain. In such case you should go for other TLDs or ccTLDs or gTLDs.

6) Brandable:

Domain name is your brand online. A brandable domain name is a domain which speaks for itself. It tells what the site is all about.

For example: Domain iOSCrunch com shows that it is related to iOS and its updates. It is also an easy to brand domain name.

You can even look at the top 100 brandable domain names shared by DailtTekk.

7) Short is better:

A short name is always easy to remember. But it is not easy to find short names, if that you case you can go for a mix of two or three words domain.

For example if you are looking for a domain name AskMe, but Askme is not available. So you can choose Wikiaskme.com

Tip:
Never use acronym as for a common person it is not easy to remember acronyms.

8) Avoid trademark issues:

The biggest fatal error is trademark issues because of domain name conflicts. When choosing a domain name it is always recommended that you should check trademark terms here to avoid any trademark issues.

Do you know that trademark issue can kill your website or blog and take down your online business?

For example: If you use Facebook in domain name, it is direct violation of Facebook and company can sue you.

9) Avoid hyphens or numbers

If you are using hyphens or numbers in your domain name that means you are clearly ignoring the 3rd factor which we have discussed in third domain guide. Which is Easy to remember, Easy to
type.

It is not easy for a common person to remember the use of hyphen and numbers.

For example if you tell a person that you have a domain name abc-xyz.com. People always type abcxyz and forget hyphen.

In case if you say that if you have a domain name abc2xyz, people will always type abctoxyz. So it is not easy to them what you want to say.

It always confuse users and misguide them to visit some other sites.

10) Trendy misconception:

I have seen many newbie bloggers and businesses fall for the latest trend domains, but they forget the fact that trends always change. So when the trend changes their domain becomes unattractive.

Writing evergreen content is important but choosing an evergreen domain name is mush more important than that.

11) Your Domain is you Best Friend or Worst Enemy

Do not make any mistake while choosing a domain name. Many peopel choose a domain without thinking professionally or without doing any research and after sometime they find that domain is  not that attractive or informational or a best representative of their business.

You cannot rename a domain, the only thing is to replace it and if you replace the domain all your efforts, time and money you spent on domain earlier will be lost.

12) What Social Network Tells?

In this domain name guide I also like to mention that when choosing a domain name you should also check it`s social influence of people. Always go fr the domain name which is easy to brand and can easily make it place on social networks. You can also use Knowem tool to check the brandability of a domain name on social networks.

Read : Strong social media presense

Now you have learned the following answers in Domain guide:

1. What is a domain name?
2. What is domain name structure?
3. What is domain name extension?
4. What are the top level domain name extensions (TLDs)?
5. Why you should not go for free sub domains?
6. What factors you should consider when buying a domain name?

How to Check the domain availability:

As now you understood what prechecks or factors you should take care of when you are about to choose a domain name.

You can easily check the availability of domain name by searching them on domain name registrar sites. If the domain is available then you can purchase it and if it is not available in any extension that you want then you can try using mix of keywords that you want to target.

You can even use the domain name suggestion tools or domain name generation tools to choose the best suitable domain name for your blog or website.

Top domain name suggestion tools or domain name generation tools

Finding a domain name that you want can be really hard if the domain you are looking for is not available. In that case domain name generation tools help you. Here I am sharing the list of most popular domain name suggestion tools for you.

1. Bustaname
2. Domainr
3. Domainhole
4. Dot-o-mator
5. Impossibility!
6. Lean Domain Search
7. NameStation
8. Name Mesh
9. Wordoid
10. ubersuggest

After finding the best domain name for your site or blog, the next thing is actually buying a domain name.

How to Buy a Domain Name for your blog or website?

Now you have a domain name which you want to buy, so let`s do it. There are various popular domain registrar`s which help you to easily buy a domain name from ($10-$15 and sometimes under special discount). There are popular web hosting services which also help you to get a free domain name with web hosting.

You can even buy a domain name from one registrar and buy web hosting from other registrar and update nameservers to connect them. Some domain registrar also offer your business emails which is good.

There are numerous domain name registrars available, But I recommend you to buy from the relabile registrar`only.

You can even start your own domain and Web Hosting company.

I must say that when you want to buy a domain name, the domain name registrar must be accredited by ICANN.

ICANN is a non-profit organization which helps you to understand the functions of domain names. You should also check the proce and top level domain extension.

The top 11 Domain Name registrars to buy a domain name:

Best Domain Name Registrars Company Name

1. iPage
2. NameCheap
3. GoDaddy
4. BlueHost
5. 1and1
6. HostGator
7. Bigrock
8. InMotion Hosting
9. Name.com
10. Register.com
11. DreamHost
12. Google Domain registration service

Domain Buying Tip:

When you buy a domain name and hosting from two different registrars then it can cause you to do some extra steps to connect your domain name with web hosting. Connecting domain name with hosting using DNS records is easy and anyone can do it.

Common Steps to buy a domain name:

• Go to Domain registrar site
• Enter the name you want to buy in domain name box.
• Search for the available domain and add to cart or click to buy.
• Enter your personal or business information and payment details
• You will successfully register a Domain name and get domain name confirmation in your email.

These are the common steps that may very from one domain registrara to another.

Till now you this Domain name guide helped you to understand:

1. What is a domain name?
2. What is domain name structure?
3. What is domain name extension?
4. What are the top level domain name extensions (TLDs)?
5. Why you should not go for free sub domains?
6. What factors you should consider when buying a domain name?
7. How to choose a domain name?
8. How to buy a domain name?

Now let`s talk about Premium Domains.

Buying Premium Domain Name:

Premium domain name is usually known as the domain name with very high value. Premium domain names are already owned by domain registrar or some other companies because of high values of thes type of domains.

Companies and registrars sell Premium Domains on very high rate from thousands of dollars to millions.

There are the domains such as yatch.com, travel.com, beer.com, hotel.com, seo.com etc. has been sold for millions of dollars because of their easy to brand nature and higher values.

How to buy a premium domain name?

As I have said premium domain names are under the ownership of registrars or companies which sell these domains on very high rates.

Buy domain using Domain Auction services:

The very first thing you can do to buy a premium domain name is to search on domain registrar to find out if the domain is available with the domain registrar or not. If it says that domain is available then you can buy it.

Otherwise, you can check the domain name by entering it in web browser and it will displays a page from the seller of that domain. You can contact them to buy that domain or to know the price.

You can even look the premium domain names in the domain auction services like Sedo, Namejet and Godaddy Auction.

You can go there, make the deal and buy domain.

Buy domain using Whois search:

What if the premium domain you are looking for not on sale but only reserved by the owner? How can you buy domain in that case?

In this case you can check the contact details of the owner running Whois search. In many cases you will find the information such as phone number, email id and address. You can contact them to find out if the domain is available for sale and make your offer.

Buy Domain using domain broker service:

You can even use the service of a domain broker to find the best premium domain on best possible rates for you.

Premium Check before you buy a domain:

I call it premium check because it shows that how good a domain is for you. You can check the domain seller history, his social profiles and how trust-able that person is.

These things will help you to negotiate and make your deal.

Also check what content hs been published on the domain if the domain was used earlier. Make sure that there is no adult history of that domain name. You can take help of Archive.org or use cognitive SEO site explorer 

You should also check the availability of social profiles using Knownem.com. It is not good to buy a domain name if social profiles of that domain are already taken.

How to close the deal an buy premium domain:

Buying a premium domain is not an overnight process. It takes time as seller and buyer never reach on the common price in one go. There can be a long negotiation talk.

Also you have to do all history check to make sure you are not doing any mistake.

Get the written agreement to legally bind the terms. You can use Escrow to complete the deal.

Domain name Guide : Conclusion

In this domain name guide I have clearly mentioned it that how important is it for you to choose a domain name and what steps you should take when buying a domain name.

It is a really crucial steps and this domain guide will help you to choose domain carefully and a domain which is easy to brand.

Never do hurry, when buying a domain. Always consider above given domain factors and follow the rules to buy a domain which help your business or blog to be successful.

After reading this domain name guide, If you have still any question about how to choose a domain? or how to find best suitable domain name? or where to buy the domain name you are looking for?

Feel free to ask me via comments. I really like to answer your questions.

It took me over 5 hours working on this domain guide to help you to understand what you should do when buying a domain?

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(31 Tips) How to Be More Productive & Successful While Working from Home

According to Flexjobs, more than 4 million people work from home.

Even the managers from big brands have reported that remote employees are more productive when they are working from home.

Even the remote workers said that they feel less stressed, which is useful for decreasing absenteeism and increasing morale.

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Top 31 Tips to Be More Productive & Successful While Working from Home: eAskme

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Work from home is not only good for employees but also good for businesses and brands.

When working from home, there are particular challenges that you have to face.

Some of them are related to your mental health, and some are related to physical health.

Today, I am sharing some of the essential tips that you should follow to be more productive when working from home.

Schedule:

Routine:

Routine is the first thing that you manage to increase productivity when working from home.

You may have the feeling that you can do whatever you want and whenever you want.

But, the same time it is important to schedule everything.

There was a time when in college you have time between two classes, and you were doing whatever you wanted. Working from home brings the same kind of freedom.

In college days, it can be crucial for students to establish a routine, but at the same time, they find themselves surfing the internet, using social media and streaming YouTube.

Routine is important.

You need to manage your time and fix the time slots of all the essential things to do.

By maintaining a schedule, you can easily understand that how long it will take you to get the desired results or get the job done.

Batch:

Batching is the strategy that will help you to the more in less time.

People mostly fall for multitasking but batching is different than this.

In batch, you will spend time to set a significant amount of time to get the work done completely.

For example, you can spend the first day of the month planning what you want to do in the whole month or create a social media calendar or content calendar.

Get Dressed:

When working from home, if you hop on to your system in your nightdress, then you are not ready.

You may think that it is more productive than you may be investing more time.

There is something we all know as “get ready.”

Getting dressed gives you a feeling of “I am at work” and also make your mind stay focused.

Remember: What you wear shows what you think.

I like what people call “Dress for Success.”

Fixed Time:

When you work in an office, you have to set the time to start and stop work.

But when it comes to working from home, most of the population keep stretching the work for 30 minutes or more.

You can overburn yourself with this behavior.

If you are not able to stop the work at the designated time, then you should schedule something that will force you to finish the job at the designated time such as, Dinner, time for family, exercise, etc.

If you are working more than 8 hours daily, that means your productivity is decreasing day by day.

Both your body and mind need to break at 5 p.m.

You can also batch your work by scheduling days for tasks, meetings, and calls.

Before you do that you also need to be ready for the type of conversation and what you want to achieve with these tasks.

This will save you from interruptions when performing these tasks.

Since I started working full time in 2014, I realized that it was not easy to start a new task without closing the already running job.

Most of the times, I thought that after I finish one task, I will do the call.

This was a time when I was rescheduling calls again and again.

I also had days with no calls, conversion, and emails.

Track:

Tracking is essential for every business.

Some professionals believe in tracking every hour or measure the performance.

If you are working from home or working as a freelancer, then you should track hours for clients.

Tracking will also bring your attention to all the critical details.

Tracking will help you to find out where you are losing your precious time and where you can be more productive.

Manage Physical Space:

WorkSpace vs. Home Space:

There is no doubt that you can work from anywhere when you are working from home.

Sometimes you may find yourself working in the living room or kitchen table also.

But this is not how you can improve your productivity.

I am always the most productive when I am sitting in front of my computer, not a laptop.

You need to create a separate workspace in your home space to save yourself from distractions. Of course, this doesn't mean you can’t have some musical In fact, boosting employee morale with music is something that really works in offices and it can work at home for you too.

This will also tell your family that they should not disturb you as long as you are in your working space.

Maintain order in your physical workspace:

A nice clean and tidy workspace not only brings positive energy but also save you from distractions. It will also save you money and time.

Lack of organization in your workspace will cause a lack of productivity.

Dirty desk not only decreases your productivity but also spread viruses that may infect you. You must keep your desk, computer, laptop, and smartphones clean.

It will hardly take 10 minutes of your time to clean your workspace.

Invest in Office Furniture:

When running a blogging or freelance business or working from home, you may end up sitting more than 8 hours every day in front of your laptop or computer.

This will surely hurt your body.

To save your body and mind, you need to invest in ergonomic and comfy furniture.

Take breaks, drink water, walk for a minute or two, or do calls.

Invest in furniture that suits the human body posture and according to your body ergonomics.

Work Ambiance:

The big reason behind open office controversies that we all are different, and we all behave differently in different situations.

As a work from home professional, it is your job to ensure the professional environment. It also includes a perfect desk, perfect lights, and the right playlist.

If you think about working in a coffee shop or open office, then you find yourself in the middle of a lot of distractions.

So, it is your job to ensure that your focus should be on your work.

Breakup with distractions:

Social Media:

Social media is the biggest distraction for all.

On average, we waste more than 2 hours daily on social media.

Here I am not saying that you should not use social networks, but you should not get carried away.

I have learnt this lesson in the past few years, and now I get less distracted when using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other social networks.

Social media connects us all, and I also utilize social meetings for my business, but you need to make sure that you should not waste your time in non-productive things.

Use Apps but set the timer to remind yourself of the time you have spent on these.

Emails:

You may find 100’s of email every day falling into your inbox. It can be time consuming for you to go through all of them.

You cannot waste your time in your inbox if you want to be productive.

I recommend you to check the email only at a predefined or specific time.

You can also take help of autoresponders to let the sender know when will you reply to them.

Manage Expectations:

Your family always has a lot of expectations from you, but you cannot spend your whole day managing things other than your work.

It is your job to manage expectations.

Set expectations about your work time and let your family know that when you are available. This will make them happy and also save you from interruptions.

Procrastination:

Breaks will help you to refresh your brain and be more productive, but sometimes procrastination will make you waste a lot of time.

Have you ever visited Facebook to find some solution, but end up watching movie trailers? If not, then it’s okay.

• Get dedicated cut-offs rather than long unintentional breaks.


• Go to the kitchen grab some cold drink, have some snacks, and come back.


• Or take a walk around your house.

Remember: Your mind needs a break, but you should not waste that time.

Working from home Parent:

Are you a parent who is working from home? If yes, then you have to face some unique challenges.

You may find it challenging to manage your time when caring for your children.

Taking care of the kids is itself an outstanding job.

This is the time when you have to create the balance between your work and your family life.

You can also take help of your family to take care of kids for the time you are in your workspace.

Say no to Notifications:

Notifications are the culprit behind distraction.

Notifications are there to be seductive and attract users to spend their time on all such networks.

Apps always trying to grab your attention with what’s new, offers, and other sorts of notifications.

Turn off all the apps when you are in your workspace. Only check them in breaks.

Use Technology:

Use Right tools:

As a blogger, I understand the importance of tools.

Tools are there to make your job easy and effective.

If you are a freelancer or an entrepreneur, then you should invest in useful tools.

In an online business such as SEO or blogging, you should use available tools to boost your productivity.

For example;

• If you are in the SEO business, you should use these SEO tools such as ubersuggest.


• To make listing useful, you should use these listing management tools.


• If you want to make content marketing effective, then use these content marketing tools.


• If you want to launch a webinar, then use these webinar tools.


• If you want to rewrite the article, then you can consider using these article rewriters.

In short, no matter what you want to do, there are tons of tools available online, use them wisely.

Noise Cancelling Headphones:

Noise-canceling headphones!

Why?

Use them to save yourself from audio distractions.

If you are traveling and working at the same time, then noise-canceling headphone can be valuable.

Save Yourself from WFH Loneliness:

The biggest drawback of working from home is that you will not have the chance to build in-person connections.

Sometimes you need someone to talk and engage with to not only refresh your mind but also create a place for new ideas.

Online communities will save you there.

You should join online communities related to your business on popular social networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Slack.

Go Outside:

The most significant benefit of working from home is that in fact, you can work from anywhere you want. You can even sit in a coffee shop and working when having snacks or drinks.

You can also establish a coworking space with other freelancers or your work from home friends.

Sometimes changing the location of your workspace will help your mind to give birth to new ideas.

Tell your family About Your Work:

This is something that you can do on a daily basis.

Telling your family about your work will help them understand the importance of your work. This will also save you from interruptions.

You can also earn respect from your family and friends.

Sometimes you might find helpful ideas coming your way.

Breaks your routine:

I have already said that you must have a habit to improve your productivity, but sometimes you need to break up the routine.

Rather than just working from home every day, plan some days to go out for networking events, plan seminars or meetups.

Go to the local cinema, a park or attraction.

Work from home brings flexibility in your schedule, and this improves the circle of your life.

Physical Health:

20-20-20 rule:

My doctor told me about this rule.

The rule says that takes a 20-second break after every 20 minutes and focus on an object 20 feet away from you.

This will relax your eyes.

Eat Healthily:

When I started working from home, my desk was a place for junk food.

Within a few months, that showed the effects.

I realized the importance of healthy food and exercise.

From that day, my home-cooked food is my preference.

99% times I skip the readymade meal.

I am surely not the healthiest person, but still, I am better than many who live on junk food and complaining that work from has made them like this.

Take lunch break:

Lunch break plays an essential role in your life.

Every day you must take a lunch break and get away from your computer or laptop.

This will help you stay productive.

Drink enough water:

How much water do you drink every day?

1 liter, 5 liters, 10 liters, let me know via comments.

Study shows that half of the Americans do not drink enough water.

Your body must stay hydrated.

Do you know that dehydration can cause short term memory loss?

So start drinking more water.

Walk and Stretch every hour:

Moving around will help your blood to flow correctly in your body.

If you are already drinking enough water, then you must be leaving your desk regularly, but if not, then you must take short breaks after every hour to walk and stretch for a couple of minutes.

Here is the list of stretches that you can do.

Mental health:

Meditation:

Meditation can be life-saving for you.

Meditate for atleast 10 minutes every day.

You can use some meditation motivation from Youtube or add meditation music to your phone.

Meditation can also clear unnecessary thoughts from your mind and help you stay positive and focused.

Day Off:

When working from home, most of the people forget the importance of a day off.

Day offs are importance to cure your physical and mental health.

You can work from anywhere, but it doesn’t mean that you should be working on the hospital bed.

Travel:

One of the significant benefits of work from home is that it allows you to work even when you are traveling. All you need is a laptop with an internet connection.

Take advantage of this and plan a trip to your favorite destination.

Perfect or not:

Perfect or not, you are always a human being, and you have the right to live your life the fullest.

There are the days when you get stuck at something can can’t complete the job, or you choose sleep over-exercise.

Sometimes even your happiest clients can yell at you.

But this is the life.

You cannot make every day perfect for everyone.

Be flexible, and that is the beauty of working from home.

Flexibility will also improve your productivity and make your life more happening.

Conclusion:

Now that you've figured out how to be more productive when working from home, it's time to work hard and earn your much deserved paystub. You need this financial document later when filing for taxes. So be sure you get them from your employer on a monthly basis.

If you still have any question, do share via comments.

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