So, you’ve found the perfect web domain name for your online business. Congratulations! But you’re not done yet. It is also important to consider domain name variations that will help you reap the full benefits of your initiative. Consider the following:

Extension Variations – having a .com website is great. However, having a .co, .uk, .ca, etc. extension might prove to be even more beneficial. That's because the search engines are designed to give preference to “local” websites for searchers in other countries. Aside from this difference, registering the .net and .org extension of your site can prevent others from taking advantage of your hard work.

Plural Variations – Look into whether registering plurals will be a good investment or not.

Typo Variations – Not all Internet users are gifted with spelling skills. For example, they might spell “article” as artical and Google as Gogle. Register obvious misspellings if you have a long domain name.

These are just some of the must have web domain name variations that may be suitable for businesses. Other variations you can look into include transposing variations (for example, changing “domainname.com” to “namedomain.com” and phonetic variations). At the end of the day, it is up to you whether you believe registering these sites will improve your bottom line or not.