If you plan to start your own social bookmarking website, the very first thing to do is to choose a name for it. Below are some basic rules if you're looking to create a top notch bookmarking website:
#1) Choose one of the most popular TLDs. .com is always the best. Avoid cheap TLDs like .info.
#2) The name must be "very" unique. The branding is one of the most important factors on this niche. Some good examples are Digg, Reddit, Mixx, Squidoo, Kojaxx etc. Avoid long names containing common words (eg: MyOnlineBookmarks).
#3) Make sure that your name can be easily pronounced. Avoid strange letter combinations like Ekw, Dqz etc.
#4) Avoid special characters like numbers and hyphens.
#5) The short names are better than the longer ones, but the very short pronounceable names are really hard to find. If you get a 4-characters pronounceable .com name then you're very very lucky.
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52 days ago
51 days ago
But there are some good news:
Is a short time I'll be releasing a modified version of Pligg with a brand new template, pre-configured for social bookmarking type sites.
I will also create a tutorial about "How To Start Your Own Social Bookmarking Website" with all the necessary details, resources, hosting deals and maybe some basic technical support. Stay tuned and you'll get all you need to start your own site on the hottest web2.0 niche.
2 days ago