Keep it simple.
Your domain is your guests' direct pathway to your website. Keep the name as simple and straightforward as possible, so that potential visitors won't get confused. Avoid words with tricky spelling.
Be catchy.
Creating a catchy name will make it easier for guests to tell their friends about your website.
Stay Relevant.
Make sure the name is relevant to your site.
Short and sweet.
Long domain names may be more explanatory, but they won’t be much fun for your guests. BecomingABuddhistTheEasyWay.com may be better off as EasyBuddhist.com – a much friendlier URL.
Keywords & buzzwords.
Try to incorporate keywords and buzzwords related to your website's topic. Try creating a list of your favorite related words and testing them in different combinations.
Choose carefully.
Avoid using a temporary name and changing it afterwards. This will only confuse and upset your regular guests.
WIX TIP:
If you’re using Wix's free hosting service (which is simple, reliable and free!), your domain name will look like this:
www.wix.com/username/your-Wix-doc-name
To create the best domain name for your free website, we recommend renaming your Wix document using a keyword that directly relates to your business, industry or occupation. For example:
www.wix.com/jim123/interior-designing.
Hosting Your Website
Web hosting services are like homes for websites on the internet. Hosting companies use servers, or very large computers, that store your website's information, so that it can be accessed by internet users around the world (hence the World Wide Web!) Wix provides free hosting to websites created with the website builder that include Wix in the URL.
Benefits of Wix Hosting
Flexibility– Although Wix is the host, you're the one in charge. Make updates whenever and however often you wish.
Safe & Secure Wix's servers are guarded by a firewall and load balancer, providing optimal up-time so your websites don't crash.
Free– Some hosting companies can be pricey, but not Wix.
If you want to upgrade your free website account to premium, this will give you control over your entire domain name, as well as a variety of other exciting features.
