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If you do not take care in naming your blog, you may find down the road that your choice does
not serve you well. It may duplicate the name of an existing blog, or you may decide you want
to get a domain name but a Web site with your blog’s desired domain name already exists.
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Blog Title versus Domain
Your blog title generally appears across the top of
your blog’s front page. A domain name is the part of a
Web address that includes .com or .net or one of the
other domain name extensions. You can read about
buying a domain name in the next section, “Buy a
Domain Name.”
Self-Hosted Blog Names
On a self-hosted blog, it is helpful for the blog title
and domain name to match, or at least to correspond,
so that people can find you more easily. If you want
to name your blog In My Opinion, it would be wise to
see whether a domain such as inmyopinion.net or
imo.com is available.
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WordPress.com Names
At WordPress.com, the username you choose when
you sign up becomes part of your blog’s Internet
address. If your username is example, your blog’s Web
address will be example.wordpress.com unless you
buy a domain name. The Web address is separate
from the blog’s title, but it is good for the two to
correspond.
Consider the Long Term
If you are going to keep your blog private or are
certain that you do not want to develop a significant
audience, the blog title makes no difference. Most
people start blogs, though, because they want to be
heard. If you are one of those people, then consider
the steps on these pages.